The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-21
REPLY is MADE.
Demurrer of Defendant in
the Big Stock Case.
Protest Against InJunCtion-An APP
Bond-Ruttmann Loses.
Saturday, November 19> 1898.
IN THE SUPREME COURT.


IN THE SUPREME COURT.
Decision was rendered by Chief Jus
tice Judd, Judge Whiting and \. 5.
Esq, in place Of Frear, j.,
absent, in the matter of The Republic
Of Hawaii vs.. George II. Ruttmann, eX-
ceptions from Circuit Court Of Fourth
Circuit. The defendant was tried and
convicted at the July term this year.
held at HonOkaa, under an Indictment
charging him with attempt 70 murder
the newborn child of his wife. Pauline
Ruttmann, also charging him as Access
sorry before the fact 10 Pauline Rutt-
mann in an attempt by her TO murder
her said newborn child. The excep-
lions are overruled and the sentence
Of the lower court is affirmed. Deputy
E. p. Dole for prose
cution; Wilder, Wise & Wakefield and
Paul Neumann for defendant.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT.
Benjamin F. Dillingham; and The
Waialua Agricultural Company, Limi-
ted, by their attorney, F. NJ. Hatch.
have filed a demurrer in equity suit of
John H. Soper and E. S. Valentine. The
document may be briefly recspitulated
in the following paragraphs
ID THAT the complainants have
not set out in their bill or attached
thereto copy of the contract or
voucher upon which they found their
claim
% That said bill is defective for
want of parties, to wit, the parties TO
whom it is alleged the defendant cor
poration is about to issue and deliver
the shares in question.
go THAT complainants have a
plain, adequate and complete remedy
at law.
(4) THAT the compliments have
shown no sufficient or legal considera-
ton TO support the alleged undertake
ing on the part of the respondent,
Benjamin F. Dillingham;.
90 THAT the bill does not state
facts such as would entitle the COM
plainants to the relief prayed for in a
court of equity or any relief
The Hawaiian Star Newspaper AS
ISOLATION, Limited, is going to appeal
against the decision of the court in the
action for damages of Harry Saylor for
libel, in which a verdict of $500 and
costs We're awarded, and have filed a
bond for $1,000.
Guardians bond in the sum of S10,-
000 approved by Judge Perry, Nhas been
filed 10y Irene Ii Brown, principal, and
Alfred w. Carter, surety, in the matter
of the guardianship of George Ii Brown
and Francis Hyde Ii Brown, minors
and children of the first named. Irene
Ii Brown.
Judgment for the defendant for the
recovery of costs, $3.50. in the action
of Kalua Kahaleanu (w) VS.. Kipahulu
Sugar Company, corporation. eject
ment, has been issued by the. Circuit
Court.
William Larsen, one of the bondsmer
in the w. ]. Coon opium case, has filed
an answer by his attorney, Charlie:
Creighton, denying each and every al
| LEGATION contained in plaintiffs com
Iplaint, and gives notice that in his de
fence he will rely on fraud, inegality
Irelease and payment.
In re Guardianship of Samuel II. X
iDowsett, Marion c. Dowsett and Gene
IL ,,t NJ
dren of James l. Dowsett, deceased
land Annie G. Dowsett, deceased, Judg
lStanley has appointed ]. NJ. Monsarra
Iguardian Of the persons and prOpert
lof Marion c. Dowsett and Geneviev
lDowsett under a bond OF $500. TIL
lappointee is the cousin german of N
lS8id minors.
An exception to the decision recent
filled in the case. of 4. Mouritz V:
Elizabeth Cockett and Charles Cocket
loverruling the demurrer of the defend
ants, has been allowed by Judge Perry
In the divorce suit of Bell X. Ric
Bailey VS.. George II. Bailey, thes de
Ifendant by his attorney, LOrrin
Thurston, has filed answer and agree
that the cause may come on for hear
ling at the November term.
Republic of Hawaii vs. Joseph Ban
ros, forgery, was concluded. a tru
Ibill having been found against defend
ant on November eth, the Court ser
fenced him to be imprisoned at har
ilabOr for three months and TO pa
costs. The offense was the issuing {
a valueless check for s20.1O to one Sal
Andrews, on the 9th day of Septembe
I1S9S.