The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-14
SEVENTY
FIVE FOR
EACH ACRE
Jury Fixes Value
Pearl Harbor
Land.
But ONE MORE
CASE FOR TRIAL
Bishop Estate Interest Placed at
$50. 737. 50-Suit Dismissed as
to Other Defendants.

Seventy-five dollars per acre, or a to-
tai OF $50. 737.5O was the opinion of the
jury as to the value of the and owned
by the Bishop estate and condemned
by the United States for use as a naval
station at lei Harbor. The jerry
agreed upon the verdict shortly after
eight o'clock yesterday morning. but it
was nearly an hour before the attor-
neys made their appearance in court to
hear the findings.
Within a short time after the return
Of the verdict dismissals were filed by
United states Attorney Dunno virtually
settling the remainder of the suits ex-
-ceptins that against the HoneIRlu
Plantation Co, which holds a thirty
year lease upon the property valued by
the jury at $52,737. A compromise had
been effected as-to the-Oahu Railway
and Land CO. and Oahu PlantationaGO.
and the John II Estate. as has been
previously noted, and the dismissals
were filed by stipulation yesterday
morning. A compromise is expected
also as to the twenty-three acres still
III COhNGoby II ny NAAc l. GSNdlt All
also as to the lease held by the Dow
sett Estate, which is nearly expired.
The remaining defendants named in
the petition originally fled are VIM, G.
Irwin and Biship & Co. and agreements
already made practically dispose of
these interests, their names having
been inserted in the complaints as a
precautionary measure.
THE JURY'S VERDICT.
The jury labored on the verdict until
midnight Thursday, and at six o'clock,
after breakfast were taken pack to the
jury room to continue their labors.
Judge Estee was the first on hand to
receive the verdict and Z. b. McClan-
ahan appeared for the respondents.
while Mr.. Dunno came into court just
as the jury was brought in
The jury vas called, answering II
their names as follows: J.. T. Cope
land. w. T. BaIding, Stanley Stephen
son, W: Z. Skinner. Harry F. David
son, J. G.. Smith. W. II. Barth, b. D..
Mitchell. w. c. HoIlinsend. d. z. Whit
man. f. f. Mossman. o Callahan
The verdict was then read as fol-
lows: 80.
United states of America,
District or Hawaii
'In the District Court OF the United
States, in and for the District of Ha-
wall.
The United States Of America, plain
til and petitioner, vs.. the Estate OF Ber-
nice Pauahi Bishop. deceased. and Jo-
seph o.. Carter, William f. Allen, WI
liam o. Smith. Samuel NJ. Damon and
Alfred w. Carter. trustees under the Will
OF Bernice Pauahi Bishop, deceased, and
OF the estate of said Bernice Pauahi Bish-
CD. deceased. ct al. defendants and re-
spondents-
we. the jury in the above entitled
action upon the issues framed in said
action between the above named plain
til and petitioner and Estate of Bernice
PauahI Bishop. deceased. and j. o. Car
ter. W. +. Allen, W. o. Smith, $ NJ Da-
mon and a. w. Carter. trustees under
the viii and OF the Estate Of Bernice
PauahI Bishop. deceased, defendant and
respondent above named, find the follow
ing verdict, to wit:
I'VE find that the above named plain
tiff and petitioner is entitled to have al
the right. title and interest OF said de-
fendant in and TO the tracts and parcels
OF land involved herein condemned for
the uses and purposes set out in the Pc
titou On file herein, and to take. hold
and acquire said tracts and parcels or
land and their appurtenances In Zee sim
pie absolute. subject to existing leases
for the public uses and purposes IN said
petition set out:
we find the value Of all improvements
on the property condemned in the above