The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-07
MAY TERM
BEGINS
First Day a Busy
One In First
Circuit.
MANY CASES
CONTINUED
Jury is Sworn and Trial of Henry
Smith VS.. Hamakua Mill
Co. Begins.

The May term of the First Circuit
Court convened yesterday morning, and
at $50 O'Clock the bailif called the
names of the jurors summoned, finding
all those on the list present. Eight
jurors were excused or denied and trial
jurors were examined until o'clock in
ceeded with the calendar.
The First Judge of the First Circuit
Court being disqualified to sit in the
case of T. r. Mossman VS.. c. Menting,
it was resigned to Judge Edings. who
had been previously notified to come to
Honolulu to sit in any case in which
the presiding judge is disqualified.
The case of Hassinger ct al VS.. King
ct al, was continued by injunction.
AT the request of Mr.. Dickey it was
ordered that the names of Andrews
ord as associate counsel for plaintiff in
the case of Smith VS.. Hamakua Mill
Company, and al the request of Cecil
bTOWI TIE Oh L. w. as
entered of record as associate counsel
for the defendant. 1t was also ordered
that this case be set for trial at 2:30
o'clock.
By consens of counsel the case of
Bachelor VS.. Wilson. was continued
until next term.
The case of Kaupena Kaimana VS..
j. H Kamaunu was set for trial for
80
and it was ordered that Kinney Bal
lou and Mechanism be entered as as
sociate counsel for defendant
The cases of Hanakaulain Holt VS..
Hamakua Mill Company and Rookie VS..
until next term.
The case of Rookie VS.. Carter was dis
missed by plaintiff, as was also that of
the Republic of Hawaii VS.. Oahu Rail
way and Land Company.
The ejectment suit of w. R. Castle VS..
Kapiolani estate was dismissed by the
plaintiff.
The case of Liuka Kilinahe VS.. H. R.
McFarlane ct al, was continued by con-
sent until next term.
Rookie VS.. Queens Hospital was dis
missed by plaintiff, and Iaukea VS.
Cartwright ct al was discontinued.
The judge was disqualified in the case
Of Sol. Kauai VS.. J. K. Sumner ct al.
1t was ordered that P. L. Weaver's
name be entered as counsel for plain
| tiff in Wing Wo Tai Company VS.. AL
| lance Assurance Company and Wing
| Wo Tai Company VS.. Royal Insurance
| Company and Tuck Chew VS.. Makee
Sugar Company was continued by in
| junction.
| In the case of Kalau VS.. Eva Planta-
ton Company ct al. the judge was dis
qualified.
| On suggestion the court stated thai
| it will be directed that the clerk shall
post list of cases to be ready for tria
from day to day, also to have the
same published in the morning and af
ternoon papers.
| The names of Holmes and Stanley
were ordered entered of record in place
of Hatch & Silliman in the case o
Ropert VS.. Kauai ct al. In this case the
Judge is disqualified.
By consent the case of Harrison VS.
A. NJ. Brown was continued for the
| term, as, was also that Of Carter VS.
Haleakola ct al.
| The cases of Kanaka Kekauoha VS.
schooner Robert Levers and Kapio
| lani Estate VS.. II. c. Reid were dis
missed by respective plaintiffs.
| It was stated by the court that pro
| bate matters will be taken up in case
| of emergency, otherwise to be continu
| ed from week to week until the expi
ration of the term.
In the case of Nabrega VS.. Nabregs
the court sustained defendants demur
-, ;ha1 sod
Paul Neumann, for plaintiff, asked
| leave to file the complaint, and thu
court suspended the order of dismissal
stating that the matter would be fur
Their considered, but If no appearance
is filed by Saturday, May 18th, the bill
will be dismissed.
| /Charles Lewis was appointed by tn,
Ecourt to serve as an additional baflif
/ during the remainder Of the term, and
any extension that the court may or
/ der.
The case of Henry Smith VS.. Hama
kua Mill Company then came up, L. A
Diekey, Andrews, Peters and Andrad,
for plaintiff, and Cecil Brown and F
/ w. Hankey for defendant. A motion
was made by Attorney Dickey t
amend the first paragraph of the com
plant, which motion was allowed, ant
! the amendment ordered. The case will
| be continued this morning. The JUROR
are as follows:
D. F. Thrum, M. A. Gonsalves, A. M
Mellis, J. E. Fullerton, E. c.. Holstein
Sol Peck, George A. Howard Jr., w. M
Cunningham, H G. Crabbe, w. s
Bartlett, w. M. Pomroy, Thomas j
Quinn.
At the close of this case that of J. D
Holt Jr., VS.. Kauhi, an action in eject
ment, will be taken up.
MIST VS.. KAPIoLANI ESTATE.
The long drawn-out case of Mist VS.
| Kapiolani Estate was taken up agail
at p. m. yesterday, and will be con
tinued every day, beginning at tina
1 hour. of each afternoon, from day t
day until it is concluded.
COURT NOTES.
In the case of w. F. locker VS.. c. II
Patzig and Caroline Patzig, Pau
Lenipke, by C. G. Biting, his attorney
has filed a motion that he be made
/ party defendant therein for the pur
pose of setting up a judgment lien in