The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-19
CASE
TO Be TRIED
Delays End In An Old
Suit.
PACIFIC HEIGHTS CASE
Petition Cor Continuance of Matter
Denied--ln Judge Estee's
Court Court News.

Court--Court News.
Judge Humphreys yesterday set the
case Of Berger VS.. Booth ct al. for trial
to-day. refusing to delay it longer as
was requested in an affidavit for the
plaintiff which was presented on Mon
day. The defendants in the case filed
opposing afIidavits yesterday wherein
they assert that unless the trial goes
on at once they win be much damaged.
In the affidavit of C. S. Desky he
asserts that he has been obliged to ex-
pend the sum Of slss,OOO upon the land
in addition to the purchase price hav-
ing made roads. laid water pipes and
constructed water system for the
property. He states that since the suit
was begun the sale of lots has almost
ceased and many who had already pur-
chased had declined to carry out their
contracts fearing that the title to the
land was affected. He likewise asserts
that some persons who have been will
ing to purchase the land and have not
had sufficient cash have been unable to
borrow money on the land on account
Of the litigation. He asserts in con-
clusion that the plaintiff, Mrs. Berger
Is irresponsible and unable to respond
in damages that he may recover
against her i'm case she fails to sustain
her claim and he urges that the case
go TO trial at once.
IN JUDGE ESTES COURT.
In the Federal Court yesterday morn
ing Judge Estee heard the testimony
In the All Sing habeas corpus matter.
But two witnesses, Captain Gould Of
the ship Challenger wherein All Sing
Is cook and seaman. told of shipping
the Chinese at New York for the voy-
age to Honolulu, and All Sing himself
stated that for the past twenty-three
years he has been sailing out of New
York for various ports. Judge Estee
will announce his decision in the case
to-day.
In the case Of Christopher Collins vs..
r. r. Knacke judgment was rendered
In favor OF the libellees. the latter to
pay the fees for the transcript
The following new citizens were ad-
mitted
Frederick Wright of England, Carl a
SpilIner Of Germany. Henry Gumpfei
Of Germany. John William wulbers Of
Germany. r. II. Worrall of Ireland. c
Lehrmann Of Germany, w. r. Camp
: bell OF Ireland.
THE FEDERHEN MATTER.
In an article on the guardianship o
. Henry Federhen the Advertiser yester
day stated that Judge Humphreys haS
ruled that Federhen must wait until h
became twenty-one years of age befor'
! he could receive his property. This wa
\ an unintentional error Judge Hum
phrcys ruling was that Federhel
should be- paid a monthly sum out o
l. his estate until he reached the age O
) twenty, about the first of the coming
| year
According TO the Hawaiian law a mi
, nor became Of legal age when twent
, years old. but under the American lay
, twenty-One years is the legal age. No,
\ that Hawaii is a Territory a man ma
, not exercise the right Of suffrage unit
twenty-one years OF age. but for a
' other civil purposes he becomes Of ag
at twenty as heretofore.
y H. A. p. CARRIERS ESTATE.
George r. Carter. trustee under tn
I n T.
y an inventory OF the estate. 1t show
y property Of the total value of $244, 97S. Z
= OF this 1898 "a Is in real estate in Stocl
a ton. California. There are 2S3 share
' OF G. Brewer & Cos stocks. valued
' Sl2S.3O0. and one share of the Kapiolal
= Park Association, valued at $50. {
bonds there are: Five Ookala fir
- mortgage 6 per cents. worth $5.075:
-. X. a J.. COS worth 500 200, and
q. II. a. l.. Cos 81 900 six per cent
worth $24.201 so. and as Hawaiian Co
eminent five per cents and six p
cents worth $4693O. Three mortgage
on property owned by J. F. Scott. r.
Pratt and Charles Williams IS 500 Cas-
amounting to s2,026.33. brings the tot
. up TO S244.97S.0.
NATURALIzATIoNs IN KoNA.
Judge w $. Edings Of the Third CT
cult Court held a special term at IA
:, lua. kOna, Hawaii. last week at whiC
y he attended TO naturalization matter
)" Eleven aliens took out citizenship %
en- pers. as follows: George Clark Bri
ish: James Cowan. British: John Grei
British: Alexander Cockburn. Britis
y J. l.. Coerper. German: n. Wilgerot
n German: j. Atcherly. British; John
"A Mello. Portuguese; Thomas Silva. Pc
tuguese: woldeman Muller. Germa
81 n. N. Smythe. British
SOffEMts COURT MAITEftS.
IA. In the Supreme Court yesterday b
two cases were presented. They we
'e- Sarah YOwell vs.. /. r. Ray. an appe
to from the Third Circuit Court and j
o" Hoare VS.. S. G. Allen. Both cases we
~. argued and submitted and taken und
Amusement.
-, CHINESE AT ODDS.
m Chang Yau has brought suit agar
g. Ching Hang Cho in the Circuit Cot
To eject him from certain property
- Hakipuu i'm KoOlaupoko, oahu. He 9
r." serts that the defendant has been
possession OF the property for term
- some length, and he demands $500 da1
ages.
WON'T REOPEN TEWKsBURY
CASE.
No Judge Humphreys yesterday dem
'e~ the motion OF II. A. Bigelow for
opening Of the Tewksbury guards
ecu ship case wherein II. A. Bigelow p
sented an affidavit stating that NJ
Tewksbury was incompetent. as shO
by her loans to George A. Davis, {