The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-17
BARNEY IS
INDICTED.
Must Answer to Murder
Charge.
he KILLED ]. ". L0RBEER
John Antoine and Eugene Avery
Also Billed BY the
Grand Jury.

Samuel Barney. who shot and killed
John w. Lorbeer. the yardmaster of the
oahu Railway. was formally indicted on
a charge OF murder in the first degree.
The amended indictment against John
Antone. the young Portuguese who was
accused OF converting to his own use
teachers warrant belonging to w. b.
welgel. was filed yesterday by the Grand
Jury.
| INDICTMENT DISMISSED.
| The indictment against Kane. the native
who is accused of hiring Chinese hack
man to the summit Of Tantalus and there
attacking. woefuny misusing and robbing
him, was dismissed yesterday by Judge
Humphreys.
W. a. Kinney had demurred to the in
Id.ctment on a number OF different
grounds and his demurrer was sustained
on tie ground that the Indictment did not
show that Kane had committed the out
rage with intent to steal" This being
OF the essence OF charge Of robbery, the
Indictment was dismissed and Kane was
ordered into the custody of the High
Sheriff and the Grand Jury will re-indiet
him.
AVERY INDICTED.
An indictment was brought by the
Grand Jury yesterday against Eugene Az
cry. the former member of the Southwell
Opera Company who was arrested on a
charge OF embezzlement as he was about
TO depart for the Coast on the last Aus
tralia.
The Indictment charges that Avery, be-
ing entrusted with the sum Of s72, the
! property of william C. King, did feloni-
! lously convert and dispose of to his own
use the said sum of money and thereby
commit the crime of embezzlement.
} RULES FOR FEDERAL COURT.
The committee which has been consider
ing rules for the Federal courts returned
4 with a volume of thirty typewriter
I pages which Chairman j. G. Baird pre-
! sented TO Judge Estee with the comph-
y ments OF the committee. Judge Estet
\ breathed little hard at the sight of then
I bulk, but on motion of Mr.. Baird he or
dered them printed and they will b'
, adopted as the rules of practice of th'
: United States Courts for Hawaii. Th'
rules are largely the same as those II
use in the Federal courts in the States.
DlAMOND HEAD CHARLIE.
Diamond Head Charlie" is an Ameri
can citizen. The man who gives the com
munity its first news of the coming o
vessels from the outer world applied i
the United States Circuit Court yesterda
for admission as an American and in
very few moments later he departed wit
"A document that announced to all an
sundry that John G. Petersen, forme
citizen Of Sweden, was now an America
qualified to exercise all rights as such.
n INTERPRETER APPOINTED.
James Harbottle Hakuole was yeste
v day appointed Japanese interpreter Il
the courts by Judge Humphreys in pla'
Iof Chester Doyle. Hakuole Is endorsed |
Mkt Saito. Japanese Consul, most OF Il
important japanese firms and banks
the city. and Police Judge Wilcox al
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth.
VESSEL RELEASED.
Judge Estee yesterday released the ba
Empire in bonds of $500 furnished by
A. Gilman and Charles Atherton. The Er
pire was ubeled 10y a number OF sailo
for their pay.
GOMEZ CASE TRIED.
Judge Silliman was occupied in heart
the case OF ]. r. Gomez against the III
waiian Gazette Company yesterday. T
case Is an old one which was first tri
O In the Circuit Court. appealed to the 5
D. preme Court and there reversed and
manded. Yesterday the case was bel
retired. Judgment was given the plant
for 81.
CIRCUIT COURT ORDERS.
Territory W. All Chong. selling opiu
motion TO quash indictment overrul'
prosecution ordered to file bill of partiC
lars making indictment more specific
n TO time.
VI Territory vs.. Amimoto, motion TO qua
nj. indictment overruled; demurrer overrul
FEDERAL COURT ORDERS.
Spreckels vs.. bark Dunreggan; one we
granted to file answer.
In re habeas corpus OF Lau San: pro
Cution granted until Saturday to Tile bI
Answering plaintiff.