The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-03
JUDGE ES1EE HERE.
Federal Courts to Open
Saturday.

on Saturday afternoon at |: 30 o'clock the
United States Circuit and ID strict Courts
FOL the Territory of Hawa VIII be for
ma ~ opened for business. Judge NJ NJ
Estee. Judge of the United ates Court.
together with United States ID strict Al
(, rney John c. Baird, arrived on tho
Australia yesterday morning and after
visiting Governor Dole and inspecting the
new court rooms In the Jude arv building.
and comforting with United States Mar
shall Ray, he decided to open The courts
for business as soon poss BILE.
The new Federal Court rooms win not
be the scene of the opening ceremonies.
as they will not he ready for occupancy
for another week or more. Therefore
Judge Estee has decided to make use Of
the Circuit Court rooms for the occasion.
and yesterday he saw Chief Justice Frear
and Judge Humphreys and they read ly
consented to allow the use Of the Circuit
Court for the purpose,
Judge Estee Ia anxious that ms many OF
the members of the Honolulu bar he pres
ent at the opening as possible. He VIII
suggest that a committee OF the bar be
appointed to suggest rules for the practice
In the District Court, so that these rules
may be perfectly and mutually satisiac-
tory. The rules for the Circuit Court are
established by the Federal statutes, so no
action VIII be taken In that respect.
1T has been matter of regret with me
that was not able to come to Honolulu
sooner" said Judge Estee yesterday aft
ernoon. II had planned to come on ohe
OF the transports and had made all ar
engagements to take the Sumner. but she
vas suddenly ordered to 30 rect to Ma
Gasaki and so ! had to change my plans.
| found considerable difficulty In secur-
inB passage on any of the outcoming
steamers, for they were all crowded. On
the Rio we were unable to get any kind
.Nf .luf ls.tNp IA
the Australia.
Il am anxious to get the Federal Courts
INTO operation as soon as poss BILE. for
understand that there IL much business
waiting to be taken up. and as soon ag
the courts have been formally organized
shall he ready for any matters that may
CO me before me. IL was In order that the
court might be delayed no longer thar
could be helped that decided not to wait
for the completion OF the new court
room"
Col. John c. Baird, United States Dis
trict Attorney, was with Judge Estee
when the Advertiser reporter called II
have little to add to what the Judge has
told you" he said FOR of course all OF
the work here will Re new to me. We
hope to get the machinery of the Federal
CO Urts In operation as soon as possible,
that there may be no delay In any ltiga-
ton that may come within the jurisdir-
Col. Baird is a Wyoming man. and has
FOR many years been prom nent In that
State. He was born In Pittsburg, and be-
gan life as newspaper man. doing his
FIST work as a reporter for the Pittsburg
Dispatch. He moved to Cheyenne. Wyo.,
about twenty years ago, and was the
managing editor of the old Sun. after
wards tme Sun-Leader. the most inluen-
tlai Republican paper in Wyoming. While
retaining his newspaper Interests he stud p
led law and was adm tied TO practice He
was active In political work. being for two
terms District Attorney of Laramie cuun-
ty. member or the Leg stature, Judge Ad-
Vtoate General of the National Guard and
prominent member of the cheyenne
Board Of Trade. He was head of the Pu-
ciflc jurisdiction of the Woodmen OF the
World and II well up II, the Masonic fra
ternity,
The other members of the party ac,ar4-
panying Judge Estee and Col. Bard wpe
Mrs. Estee. Miss Ryan, Judge Estee's psi-
vate secretary; w. B. Mailing, clerk OF
the Federal Courts: b. X. Baird, son OF
Col. Baird, who VIII be the Coloners Sc
rotary, and c. II. Reynolds, official ste
nographer of the Federal Courts.