The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-02
AND
BAIRD HERE
Federal Courts to Open
Saturday.
BEGIN WORK At ONCE
The Judge Wishes to be Ready for
Business as Soon as
Possible.

on Saturday afternoon at / 80 o'clock the
United States Circuit and District Courts
for the Territory of Hawaii will be for
mally opened for business. Judge M. M.
Estee. Judge Of the United States Court.
together with United States District At
tCrney John c. Baird, arrived on the
Australia yesterday morning and after
visiting Governor Dole and inspecting the
new court rooms in the judiciary building.
and comforting with United States Mar
shall Ray, he decided to open the courts
for business as soon as possible
The new Federal Court rooms will not
be the scene of the opening ceremonies,
as they will not be 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 readily
consented to allow the use of the Circuit
Court for the purpose.
Judge Estee Is anxious that as many of
the members of the Honolulu bar be pres
ent at the opening as possible. lie will
suggest that 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 satisfac-
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 a matter of regret with me
that I was not able TO come to Honolulu
sooner" said Judge Estee yesterday aft
ernoon. II had planned to come on one
OF the transports and had made all ar
rangements to take the Sumner. but she
was suddenly ordered to go direct to Ma
gasaki and so 1 had to change my plans.
I 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
of accommodations so we had to wait for
the Australia.
/ II am anxious to get the Federal Courts
into operation as soon as possible for i
understand that there is much business
waiting to be taken up. and soon as
the courts have been formally organized
! shall be ready for any matters that may
&C me before me. 1t was in order that the
court might be delayed no longer than
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 Esteo
when the Advertiser reporter called. IL
have little to add to what the Judge has
told YOU" he said, "for of course all oil
the work here will be new to me- We
hope to get the machinery of the Federal
&C trts In operation as soon as possible
that there may be no delay in any litiga.
ton that may come within the jurisdic
ton OF the court"
Col. Baird is a Wyoming man. and has
for many years been prominent in thai
State. He was born in Pittsburg. and be-
gan life as a newspaper man, doing his
fist work as reporter for the Pittsburs
Dispatch. He moved to Cheyenne wyo.
about twenty years ago. and was tn,
managing editor of the old Sun, after
wards the Sun-Leader. the most infiuen
tial Republican paper in Wyoming. Will
retaining his newspaper interests he stud
led law and was admitted to practice. HI
was active In political work. being for tw,
terms District Attorney OF Laramie coun
~, member OF the Legislature, Judge Ad
vCcate General OF the National Guard AM
n prominent member of the Cheyenn
Board OF Trade. He was head of the Pa
cihc Jurisdiction of the Woodmen OF tn
World and IL well UP Inv the Masonic fra
ternity.
The other members of the party &C con,
! panying Judge Estee and Col. Baird wer
Mrs. Estee, Miss Ryan. Judge Estee's p5i
, vate secretary: w. II. Mailing. clerk G
. the Federal Courts. Il. X. Baird, son G
Col. Baird, who will be the Coloners sec
rotary, and G. +. Reynolds official ste
nographer of the Federal Courts.