The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-29
HIS LIFE
IS SAVED
AmimOto Will Not Be
Hanged.
SECOND DEGREE VERDICT
Reports on Estates Of Two Wealthy
Men Filed Other Court
News.

After just a half hours consideration
behind closed doors the jury which has
been for two days listening 10 the tes-
timony in the case against Amimoto,
charged with killing a fellow laborer at
Kahuku Plantation last March, found
him guilty Of murder in the second de-
gree. Amimoto viii be sentenced at 10
o'clock. The penal code Of Hawaii pre-
scribes imprisonment for twenty years
or life as a punishment for the crime
OF which he was found guilty.
The case was hard fought through
out. Messrs. r. W. Hankey and A. l.
I g. Atkinson. who defended Amimoto
made hard struggle for their clients
life and the prosecution. with Attorney
General Dole and Deputy Attorney
General CathCart made a ma sterly pre-
sentatiOn Of the case for the Territory.
That Amimoto had a hand IN the muir
der was shown beyond question, the
element OF doubt being as TO whether
he had inflicted the wounds on the muir
dered mans breast that caused death
or had stabbed him in the back. where
wounds less dangerous and not neces-
sarily fatal were found. II was this ele-
ment Of doubt that saved Amimoto's
life.
The case for the prosecution occupied
all the morning. most of the witnesses
who were put on the stand being Jap
anese who were engaged in the poker
game at the plantation the night the
murder occurred. Shortly before noon
the prosecution rested and the defense
announced that IT would introduce no
testimony. There was a long discus
sion anent the instructions to the Jury
and the arguments occupied the rest Of
the afternoon. The case went to the
jury at a quarter after five o'clock and
the jury returned at a quarter before
six O'Clock with a verdict Of murder in
the second degree.
THE DCNREGGAN INQUIRY.
United States Commissioner w j. Rob
.iuson was occupied nearly all day yester-
day in hearing testimony in the libel case
90 the Spreckcls Towing Company vs. the
bark DunreEEan. The Spreckels Company
.lileled the Duureggan for $1,000 for sal
wage in towing her from the reef at Dia-
mond Head, where she went ashore two
weeks ago.
Lieut.. Comdr Chas. T.. Pond OF the
United States tug Iroquois was the first
ON Ilf -IdUl. ttf fNII or going out 10 the
Duur, gCan ON the Iroquois and helping
her OF the reef and BE- located her posi-
ton with reference To- the land on the
/. chart Captain \. L. Carver Of the T. b.
sutton told Of going out TO the Lighthouse
in carriage the morning she WAS re-
ported ashore and noting her position.
Charles Peterson. better known as ''Dia-
|. mond Head Charlie" the man who gives
the first word OF the coming OF ships from
the Coast. described how the DunrC ggar
; bore down on the shore until she STRUCK
} the reef. J. j. Harvey. a stevedore. told
|, os going aboard the Duureggan the day
|. % the accident and described her appear
. a1Ce and position.
I The inquiry viii continue today.
= ESTATE or T. II. DAVIES.
Z. T. r. Walker and F. NJ swanzy hav,
filed In the Circuit Court their first an,
j hnal report az executors OF the estate o
'ITheo. u. Davies. They charge themselves
with ys7S.9'5. % and ask 70 be allowed tn
sum Of S5.l2, s6iG -. leaving balance in IA
vOr Of the estate amounting TO Sli5. g99 g
The inventory Of the estate shows rea
property In kona oahu. 20 which no val
4 uation Is given. and the following person
al property: 20 shares Kahuku planta
- ton. Loo shares Hamakua Min Company
!. 2.50o shares Waiakea Mil Company. 500
shares LaupahOehoe Sugar Company, q
shares Union Min Company. ~ shares GA
hu Sugar Company. half interest in Bee
croft plantation. half interest in Kukaia
Mil Company. $500 shares in Theo. II
Davies q Co, Ltd. 81 debenture bonds Il
T. n. Davies 4 Co, Ltd. loan 20 $. +
Woods &2.o"p secured by mortgage. bar
In the hands Of T. H. Davies * Co. Ltd
JAMES CAMPBELL ESTATE.
The report OF K H. Mead as master /
fchancery verihes the appraisement OF tn
fe-tate or James Campbell. the decease
millionaire. II was filed in the Circu
ICCurt yesterday.
Mr.. Mead goes carefully over the ac
counts Of the executors. Mrs Abiga
y Campbell. J. -. Carter and Cecil Brow
lanc finds their appraisement Of the estat
q Dee practically correct IN every respec
A complete inventory Of the property q
rho estate has already been published /
the Aiyertiser. 10 includes PERSONAL
yalued az t.of.oi7cs. interest on person
atty s5.N1l?". income since the death
James Campbell 1885 IL. "A total OF 81
0'S.2-5. %. The real property Is valued
&'a'lN. rents since death Of the testatC
S3J.&S.So. rents unpaid since July 5ist. 81
! 81. total % Sg55.SeSo This gives
grand total 81 real and personal properi
equalling zoe, >55J4
ASKS FOR ALIMONY.
p. Mrs ADELAIDE Andrade has applied
the Circuit Court for 800 per month al
mouy during the tendency OF the divorC
proceedings recently instituted again
her by her husband. John s Andrade. u
hackman.
Mrs. Andrade. In her affidavit in suppo
% the motion. states that her husbar
owns a number OF hacks from each
which he receives an income Of 81 %
day. and that he j. besides part owner
livery stable. She asserts that she
entirely without means TO support herse
or her child and that since she was dri
EN- from her home I'm October. 1S9 by n,
husband she has been dependent for n
support upon her father and brothers.
LAND WILL NOT BE SOLD.
ial II was agreed yesterday between Il
ng parties 20 the suit Of W. O. Smith ct
uo W W. ~. Winchester that the decree r
Gently issued by Judge Humphreys shou
- u satisfied without the sale on Ssturds
o. the land on quarry street and ne
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