The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-18
THEY MUST
KEEP MUM.
Grand Jury Witnesses
Warned.
LEAKS MUST Be STOPPED
Judge Humphreys Cautions In
quisitors to Swear Those
Testifying.

has become such byword |
Of late that Judge Humphreys called |
the jurymen into court yesterday and |
gave them a talking to on the subject. !
His Honor said that the news of what |
had transpired in the grand jury room
had evidently gone abroad through the |
witnesses that had appeared before
that body. Each member of the jury
had taken oath not to dlvulge the mat
tiers that had come before 1t, but no
such oath had bound the witnesses. He
urged that in future all witnesses APP
pearing before the court should be
sworn to absolute secrecy on all mat
tiers which came to their knowledge
while within the grand jury room.
1t was not compatible with the dig
nifty of the Grand Jury, Judge Hum
phreys said in concluding, that the
matters which it discussed in it's cham
Der should be talked of as OF common
report on the streets, hence the neces-
sity of compelling secrecy on the part
of all witnesses appearing before IT.
II. E. Waity, foreman of the Grand
Jury, asked to be excused from further
attendance on the sessions of that
body, as he had urgent business in San
parture by the Mariposa. His excuses
were accepted and he was discharged,
E. 1. Spaulding being appointed in his
stead.
Charles Graham, whose father was
reported to be seriously Ill in San
Francisco was also excused to sail on
the Mariposa.
MANY CRIMINAL CASES DISMISS
ED.
Following the precedent established
in the Ottman liquor case a few days
ago, Judge Humphreys dismissed ten
criminal cases which had been appeal
ed from the District Court. In each Of
these cases no formal sworn complaint
against the defendants had been filed
and Judge Humphreys held that they
had not been properly before the Dis
! trict Court, hence he had no jurisdic-
ton.
! Three of these cases were against
Frank Fisher, accused on two charges
of selling liquor without license and
on one OF assault and battery.
The other cases were against Sam
Hoy, accused of having opium In pos
session; Bob Gardner. selling liquor
driving; F. c. Parker, gross cheat; Ka-
I imi Naauao. selling liquor without
a license; Fred Myers, selling liquor
without a license; Tai Hing, having
| opium in his possession.
! ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTED.
/ George r. Carter was yesterday ap-
! pointed administrators of the estate of
Jacob Jurgensen with the will annex
ed. His bond was fixed at $1,500.
! THIRD DEMURRER SUSTAINED.
I Since last November the "Hagey Cure
case has been in the Circuit Count but
/ it is just as far from trial on its merits
as it was eight months ago.
On the court records the case is
known as Thomas NJ. Harrison VS.. J.
A. Magoon ct al, and it was brought
to recover $4,000 for services in work
! ing up interest in the Hagey Cure in
Tasmania. Suit was filed in November
and the defendants demurred. The
plaintiff was given leave TO amend and
then the defendants demurred again
Again the plaintiff was forced to amend
and yesterday in decision by Judge
Silliman the complaint was declared
defective on account of misjoinder OF
parties.
The plaintiff appears in person in the
case assisted by Robertson & Wilder
Kinney, Ballou & McClanahan and
Long are defendants attorneys.
LEFT A PECULIAR WILL
w. III. Hoogs was yesterday appoint
ed by Judge Silliman administrator O
the estate of Edward v. Everett, OF
petition of his brother Charles H. Ev
erett. Everett left property valued q
S,225, consisting of cash In Spreckels
bank amounting to $s75 and wages due
$3.50.
Everett left Photographic will. un
witnessed, dated at Waimanola, No
vember 10, 1S99 in which he espresso
a desire that all his property go to hi
little friend, Miss Polua Malina" H
says that he is member Of the Marin
Engineers Beneficial Association, from
which death benefit will be due him
Everetts relatives are Charles II
Everett and Louis M. Everett, of Homo
lulu, and D. H. Everett of San Fran
cisco, all brothers of the deceased.
AMENDED INDICTMENTS FILED.
Amended indictments were flied yes
terday by the Grand Jury In the case
against Kane, the native accused O
the robbery on Tantalus, and A.
Ching, accused of selling opium.
EX-QUEEN ANSWERS.
Former Queen Liliuokalani has file
an answer to the suit brought by d,
c. II. English for $4,000 for breach q
contract. wherein she pleads the stat
ute of frauds as a defense.
ANSWER IN DIVORCE.
Nellie Ellen Osmer has filed answer t
the suit for divorce Instituted by he
! husband. j. L. Osmer, admitting tha
she has not lived with him for severe
years. She consents to the trial of TIL
case Immediately, and asks for the Gus
tody of her children.
WANTS A DIVORCE
Henrietta Machado Toogood ha
brought suit for divorce against Abe,
Toogood. asking divorce on account {
desertion and neglect to provide. Sh
prays for the custody of her childre,
AMERICANS MANUFACTURED
: QUICKLY.
Twenty minutes sufficed to dispatc
the business of the United States Di,
trict Court yesterday. Judge Estee
that time turned out five nev citizen