The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-16
FIGHT FOR
ADMISSION.
Chinese Maiden Wants
To Stay.
SAYS She WAS BORN HERE
Hearing Of the Habeas Corpus Case
in Judge Estee's Court
Other News.

A LII day yesterday the habeas cor
n pus case which zap Keau is
bringing in the United States Dis
trict Court to secure her admission to
this Territory was on trial before Judge
tsstee. But from the evidence adduced
u does not look particularly favorable
for zap Keau. She is a handsome lit
tie Chinese maiden and she says that
she has a right to enter the Territory
as she was born here, but this Collector
StackabIe denies and he alleges that
she has no right to enter at ALL
zap Keau's putative father zap Fook
was on the stand for good portion of
the day and he stated that the girl was
born i'm Honolulu and went to China
with her mother ten years ago remain
ing there until her mother died which
was something less than year ago.
Then he sent for her and zap Leong
her uncle with whom she had been liv-
ing In China sent her on to the Islands
under the care of "A man named Ngee.
When she arrived here she was at once
taken To Quarantine Island and has
been compelled to remain there for Col
lector Stackable did not believe the
story of her birth i'm Honolulu and said
she must go back to China on the next
steamer.
zap Keau herself. in all the glory of
silken apparels little white shoes and a
gorgeous fan. sat on the stand for a
long hour and her attorney, Judge Da-
wilson and District Attorney Baird
piled her with questions. She was not
very clear on many points but of a few
things she was absolutely certain, that
she was born In Honolulu and went to
China when she was six years of age
and that she Is at present sixteen.
| These facts were firmly fixed in her
memory and she let them fall at every
other moment no matter whether they
were relevant or not.
\ At the conclusion of her testimony
Judge Estee adjourned the case until
Monday morning.
WALL ESTATE DISTRIBUTED.
Receipts were filed yesterday in the
Circuit Court by Cecil Brown. executor
OF the estate Of Charles F. Wall. show
ing that all Of the various legacies un-
der the win have been paid. They were
as follows:
From Mrs Wall. widow. for "a shares
oahu Sugar Co. II shares Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Co. and $969s.06
From Allen $. -Iall. for 10 shares Oahu
s shares Inter-Island and $3s79.22. From
Mrs. Nellie Ball. for 10 shares Oahu.
shares Inter-Island and $3S79.22. From
Mrs. Annie Miller. for s6s7Os7. From
: Mrs. Margaret r. Gray. for s13,741 81
GULIcK ESTATE.
4. u. Kellett, Jr.. has filed his repor
as master In chancery to examine thu
accounts OF Parepta A. Gulick. execu
, trix of the estate OF Charles Gulick.
|, The report shows that the estate wa
!. insolvent. there being an aggregate o
' claims against IL amounting to $50, O0O
while there were assets of but $40. PAST
This sum was paid out by the executric
on the basis of 80 1-3 per cent on eacl
J, claim. Her accounts are approved ant
: her discharge recommended.
ANSWER IN PHILLIPS CASE.
j. A. Gilman has filed in the Circui
Court his answer to the suit brough
against the estate of John Phillips, O
which ne is the executor by Dalziel an
Moller. He states that he has collecte
! s12. 200 as administrator and that ther
are claims against the estate amountin
! Co S16.4SO. There are still debts out
! standing In favor of the estate amount
- ing to $4,000 and these he Is endeavorin
10 collect.
FL OTHER CHINESE CASES.
The two cases brought by Collectc
=, OF Customs Stackable against Lau Kin
and Chun Hoy were yesterday ordere
consolidated by Judge Estee and will
tried on the same statement Of fact
ID Lorrin Andrews and $. F. Chillingwort
represent the two defendants.
IT George :. Kinney was admitted
citizenship yesterday by Judge Este
, Judge Humphreys was slightly indi'
posed yesterday and did not come dow
To chamber.