The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-25
HITS
HIM HARD.
Long Sentence for the
HighWayman.
TWENTY YEARS ON REEF
Kane, the Tantalus Robber Must
Pay Heavy PenaIty--News
OF the Courts.

Kane. the burly native who was con-
victed In the Circuit Court On Thurs
day Of the brutal assault and robbery
OF a Chinese hackdriver on Tantalus.
received hls deserts yesterday at The
hands Of Judge Snnman. a twenty
year sentence was inflicted by his hon
or. and while this was not the limit
provided In such cases a residence OF
twenty years in the oahu penitentiary
may give Kane time within which 20
come 20 realization OF the enormity
of his offense.
It does not seem % have been borne
In upon the mind Of the native that he
had been guilty OF any great crime. All
during hts trial he sat calVly gazing
about him taking no interest'in the case
even when the narrowing details we're
told into his ears by an interpreter.
Yesterday morning when he came in
To court for sentence Deputy Attorney
General Cathcart requested TO give the
man the limit OF the law. Imprisonment
for life. urging the enormity and ex-
IRENE brutality of the crime. and say
ing that such a man should not be al
lowed at liberty. George ID. Gear. de-
remnant = AINUEUtls Ilfahfh loi NAfIifA-
cy. stating that a spark of virtue re-
manned In every mans breast. no mat
ter what crimes he might have been
guilty 81. Gears alleged spark was
not seen by the Judge. evidently.
When asked what he had 10 say for
himself Kane replied through an inter
prefer. denying all knowledge OF the
crime. When he was made to I'M
derstand the sentence he shrugged his
shoulders and stolidly moved away
with the officers.
LAZARUS ESTATE DECISION.
. An oral decision was rendered by
Judge Humphreys yesterday approving
/ the masters report on the executor $
application for discharge OF his care OF
the estqte Of Joseph Lazarus.
In his decision Judge Humphrey
takes exception TO some OF the acts OF
J. :. Walker as guardian Of the child OF
MIR Lazarus. saying that from his ac-
counts he has made use Of the fund OF
81 500 which was In the bank, and
ought to be charged with interest on IL
The masters report l. accepted, how
ever. cnd the decision states that no
reflection Il mean on the integrity o.
the executor. or any wrongful motive
on his part
EMPIRE CASE SUBMITTED.
} Judge Estee viii give his final de
.cision on the Ibel case against tn
bark Empire at o'clock this afternoon
The matter has practically been decid
ed already. as Judge Estee ruled fror
, the bench during the progress OF tn
trial on both Of the material point
in the case the validity Of the shippin
articles and the question OF the snip
liability for poor food furnished IN
sailors. but formal decision will b
' rendered today.
Yesterday the case came up for fur
Their evidence and Captain knack
|, gave n schedule OF the amounts whic
: he SAYS will be due the sailors VII
brought the libel Both sides submitte
the case without argument. and 1t wei
over until this afternoon.
e FLINTs HAVE MADE UP.
capt. Harry W. Flint OF the watt
front police seems To have made II I
u. with his wife. Nina j. Flint. who SUI
- him for divorce some time ago. In SUI
port OF a motion TO vacate a decree Z
temporary alimony issued some tin
OK ago by Judge Humphreys. the af
issuance Of the decree Mrs. FIJI
II. has cOndoned and forgiven her husbal
&c for the acts alleged in her applicati
8 for divorce. and resumed marital rel
or lions with him. Mrs. Flint left on {
China for the Coast.
- HALsTEAD ESTATE.
-, 60 r.tt- rr-t-.a --ts
yesterday TO the Circuit Court for
appointment OF George II. Carter
|. administrator OF the estate Of Rob
~ Halstead, the we'll known capital
who died on June 10 last. The value
the estate Is set forth to be S213,S
consisting Of real estate valued
10000 and SIS. 800 In personal proper
and the heirs are Annie II. Lackla
W Edgar Halstead. Frank Halstead. Il
nice :. Reid and X. Norman Halste
A WANTS TEMPORARY ALIMoNI
Mrs. Rose Miner. wife Of DR.. F.
Miner. who recently filed suit for
vorce from her husband has appl
IA To the circuit Court for temporary
- mony and the custody OF her ch
Gladys Miner. during the pending
the suit.
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION GRAZ
I'D.
res. 4 temporary injunction was issued
req Judge Humphreys yesterday restrs
CT ing the Hawaiian Tramways from
to' ing any further work In the propo
loops and double tracks on King
Beretanla streets.
NEW CITIZENS ADMITTED.
Judge Estee admitted four aliens
citizenship In the United states
trict Court yesterday. They W
stephen Smith and James Barrins
.., % England. r. A. Becker OF Germi
ny and c. Erickson Of Sweden.
SUES FOR SALARY.
W. r. G. Hasson has brought
against the Paiawai Development c
, "A pany for s.. 500 alleged TO be due
IN FOR services as an engineer for the
wv pose OF investigating and develo
the water supply on Palawai Islam
Lanai
, COURT NOTES.
I1eS The case OF Emmeluth & Co. vs..
anpaaT fwnvv, fha