The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-30
QUEEN ON
THE STAND
Denies She Tried
to Defraud
! Ane HiIo.
MACON CITED
FOR CONTEMPT
imprisoned Jury Stood Ten TO
Two When Finally Discharged
Yesterday Morning.

Queen Liliuokalani was witness in
the Circuit Court yesterday in the suit
brought against her by Ane Hilo, charg
ing fraudulent possession OF real es-
tate. The plaintiff claims that the
Queen did not cancel not" -nort-
gage given to her, and .hich had be 4
paid by her. but Liliuokalani disprov-
ed this charge by an explicit contradic-
ton She was on the stand the greater
part of the afternoon and told the story
of the transaction with the Hilo's in
plain terms denying any fraud or intent
to defraud She said she had paid the
mortgage at the request of plaintiff,
and understood that it had been can
celed. Cross examination by Mr. Ma
COON failed to shake her testimony a
particle. The case was closed at three
O'Clock and submitted to Judge Gear.
He reserved his decision in the matter
SUPREME COURT.
The Supreme Court will not sit until
tomorrow morning when the fisheries
case in which Liliuokalani is a party
will be heard. Judge Gear Will be the
third member of the court.
| MACON CITED FOR CONTEMPT.
An order TO show cause why he should
not be punished for contempt was issued
against j. Alfred Magoon yesterday at
the instance of T. McCants Stewart. The
order is returnable November 3rd, and is
! issued in the matter of the estate of w
H. Cummings.
In his affidavit concerning the with
| holding of an attorneys fee of $50 which
he says is due him from T. b. Cum
mings Mr.. Stewart says:
ION Friday last, this deponent called
said Magoons attention to the opinion of
| this court, and TO the fact that a state
ment had been made by his representa-
| tive in open court to the effect that the
said sum of money would be paid into
court; that said Magoon replied that he
did not see how he could pay the money
into court, as he had no money, or words
| to that effect; that deponent thereupon
replied that he would be compelled to
apply for an order to show cause why
an order should not be made requiring
said Magoon to pay the money into court
| forthwith, and that Magoon replied,
! "WiIl you have to-" or words to that eff
| feet.
Stewart further alleges that he has
been injured in his rights by Magoon,
and asks that Magoon be cited to show
cause.
NEW DIVORCE SUIT.
Suit for divorce was filed yesterday
by Mauni B. Rhodes VS.. F. C. Rhodes,
charging cruelty. An injunction was is
sued restraining defendant from interfer-
ing with plaintiff in any manner.
HARRISON VS.. MACON.
Plaintiffs have filed brief as to the
motion for new trial in the case OF
Harrison VS.. Magoon-the Hagey Cure
case. The brief recites:
why Juror Fernandez should be moro
lprejudiced against the gold cure business
when he found that he himself had been
deceived than he would if he had only
learned that others had been so deceived
. is something defendants counsel have
failed to show.
But even if Juror Fernandez had
formed a prejudice against the Hagey
Cure business, and this was made appar'
ent at the vor dire. that by itself woulc
not be sufficient to disqualify if he hae
no prejudice to any of the parties to the
acton
HOI.TS MAKE a KICK.
In regard to the overpayment by Bruce
Cartwright to the Holt heirs of 81, 114.7o
d reply was filed yesterday severely crit
icizing the action of Cartwright. II
conclusion Mr. Fitch, attorney for the
Holt boys, says: II submit that the per.
emptory, oppressive and unauthorized
method adopted by Mr. Smith of collect
ing the improvident loans made by his
predecessor ought not to be approved by
the court" He asks that the repayment
OF the S2,114.70 be extended over perioC
OF four years.
COURT NOTES.
The defendant, Arthur NJ. Brown, ha:
filed a general denial in the case of G
F. GOuveia ct al. VS.. a. NJ. Brown ct al
= Kahala has been appointed administra
tor OF the estate of his deceased wife
amounting to $500.
J Ia reply to the demand for admission
the case of Fowler & Co. vs.. Robert Cat
> ton and Geo. W. Macfarlane, the frs
> named defendant denies all matters Sc