The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-25
CASES
ARE ARGUED
Supreme Court Hears
Appeals.
LITTLE DOING IN COURTS
Some Probate Matters Considered.
Appointment for Morris Keoho-
kaIole--Court Notes.

In the Supreme Court yesterday a
number Of cases appealed from the
courts of the Island of Hawaii were
argued so as to give attorneys inter-
ested in them an opportunity to return
to Hawaii today.
The case of +. ". Holmes VS.. /. Z.
Ray, an appeal case from the Fourth
Circuit, was argued by Charles Creigh-
ton for the plaintiff and Carl S. Smith
for the defendant. The che ia cases
against Young In and All Sam were
argued by j. NJ. Kaneakua for the de-
PENDANTS and Deputy Attorney General
Cathcart for the prosecution. The bill
of exceptions was overruled.
In II. Hackfeld & Co. VS.. j. r. vii.
son. Carl s. Smith appeared for plain
tiff and Charles Creighton for defend
ant
G. McDeacon was dismissed by the Su-
preme Court yesterday and the case
, was remanded to the Fourth Circuit.
, Carl S. Smith appeared for the credit
ors.
In the case OF f. c. Greenwell VS.. NJ.
. G.. Silva, a case which began in the
District Court Of North Kona, Hawaii,
and has been prosecuted to the SUI
preme Court, the appeal was dismiss
ed.
. The cases of Keliiilihune VS.. c. Vier-
: ra, Joseph Scharsch VS.. Kilauea Sugar
Co.. II. II. Hind VS.. n. c. Willfong. and
Henry Smith VS.. Hamakua Mill Co,
will be heard in the Supreme Court to-
= day.
? JURY COMMISSIONER APPOINTED.
2 Judge Estee yesterday appointed
: Morris X. Keohokalole as a jury COM
! missioner to act with Walter b. Mailing.
: clerk of the Federal Court, in selecting
2 jurors for the October term. In the
order appointing II is announced that
Mr.. KeohokaIole is a Democrat as was
!, required BY law. Mr.. Mailing being a
: Republican.
The only other business done by
= Judge Estee was the naturalizing of
, the following applicants for citizen
ship: James w. Wiley of Canada, An
tone F. Tavarez of Portugal, Joaquin
a. Gonsalvez OF Madeira, Portugal,
James Steward Of Australia. II. Greg
O son Of England.
PROBATE MATTERS.
George r. Carter was yesterday ap-
pointed by Judge Humphreys admin
istrator OF the estate of Robert Hal
stead under bond of s1s5OOO. The es-
tate is valued at $213.s2O.
The accounts of the Bishop trust
70
ter for examination and report.
Keola Paukealani was appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of ]. Pau
kealani Of Kahuku, Oahu.
In the matter of Nj. A. Barete's es-
tate. c. c. Biting was appointed mas
ter to examine the report of the execu-
" tor.
- J. a. Magoon was appointed trustee
y under the will of the late Antoine Rod
y rigues In place of the late Antoine Rosa
y Mr.. Magoon was also appointed guar
y dian Of Annie and Simon Rodrigues.
y WANT CASE REOPENED.
y A motion was filed yesterday in tn,
y Circuit Court by Kinney. Ballou & Nc
y Clanahan for the opening of the default
y in the case of II. +. Mcintyre VS.. S. c
y Allen.
= by Paul Muhlendorf and Z. B. Nc
b Clanahan for the defendant. Mullen
l. dorf asserts that the matter was al
4 lowed to go to default because he wa
. so occupied with business that he ha'
no time to attend to II. His principal
$. c. Allen, he said, was expected Z
return to the Islands from San Fran
! cisco very shortly. McClanahan, IN hi
- affidavit says that he was employed b.
Muhlendorf to look after the case
\ few days after the default and that 1
was allowed to go by default purely b.
mistake.
The amount in controversy is $3.50.
s5.
, THE BECKLEY- NAKUINA SUIT.
Mrs. Emma NJ Nakuina has fled a
answer TO the complaint of George {
Beckley who began proceedings in tn
Circuit Court some time ago for cer
, tain property scattered about the Isl
ands. The answer consists OF a denit
% OF most Of the allegations in the com
zen plant. Large property interests al
,. concerned and the parties are quit
L.. prominent. Beckley being the purser {
in the "Kinau," and Mrs. Nakuina is con
"a missioner of private ways and waite
lsh THREE DAYS Welded.
nh Mrs. Emily Kapuaala Kuhia hs
or brought suit for divorce In the Circu
OBJ Court against William Kuhia, on II
Sc ground OF desertion. In her libel ST
10 states that on Jan. LIST. 1894. she ws
;. [. married TO Kuhia by Rev. II. II. Pa
~. ker and that three days later her hui
=. band deserted her and has since th'
70 time refused to support her. She asl
per absolute divorce.
LIEN FILED
a. Levers and Cooke have filed noti
-. OF their lien as material men again
- II. II. Macfarlane. c. w. Macfarlai
and ]. NJ. Dowsett, trustees under u
viii OF II. A. widemann. for materia
furnished TO the late /. y. Hayde
who was the contractor building q
Pantheon Saloon at Hotel and Fo
streets. Their claim amounts to 1.52'
{. a.