The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-11
All F0He is DECLARED
GUILTY OF BATTERY
ONE JURY FAILS TO AGREE suT
The OTHER AGREES
WITHOUT TROUBLE
Disagreement Net Satisfactory to
Judge Gear and New Trial is
Forthwith Ordered With Resui,
Stated.
Stated.

The secord jury in the case OF Al
Fong. ChinAmza charged with assault
and battery IN eonnection with 3 riot al
the Chinese rheaTeE, yesterday efternoon-
found tie accused guilty The verdict was
reached after a very short conference in
the jury roon- A remarkable feature in
connection with the matter is that an
other jury only a few hours before report
ed hopeless disagreement.
The first jury in the ease took up the
matter Monday morning After del-ser-
ating upon a verdict for nearly three
hours in the afternoon the Jury reported
that il could not agree II was there
upon sent 70 the Hawaiian Hotel for the
night, but only to report again this morn
ing thar an agreement could not be
reached In the jury room j. b Ather-
ton. = " Damon. \ ". Pearson and
three natives stood for conviction T. C
Jones and Thomas krOuse led the fight
for aeQuittal The jury was composed of
the following. F. c. Jones. E. :. Holt
George Nawaakoa. \. W Pearson. ]. A.
Legros. Frank Harvey. ThOs. krOuse.
Oscar Cox, b. Naukana and f. X. Hama
pi.
Judge Gear discharged the jury this
morning and Immediately ordered another
trial. 1t was begun at once The same
evidence was put in. and conviction was
prompt The following jury handled the
caes second time: William Buchan-
an. NJ p. Robinson. Joseph kunewa, D.
X. Hoapili. Y. Fernandez. IT, Kenaohao
A. Fernandez. J. Fabian. r. w. Davis.
| H. Bertlemann. j. ID. COckett. W. X.
| Chiffon.
Ching Hong Wa Ali has petitioned 10
e appointed administrator of the estate
of his father. the late Ching Ahi- The
estate is represented TO be worth $53,9O,
the largest asset being. however. a fire
claim for S43. 200 for property alleged to
have been destroyed in the great fire.
| High Sheriff Brown and Deputy Sher-
| if McGurn were summoned before Judge
Little yesterday morning 20 explain why
q court summons 10 appear was not
served promptly on \. s. Cleghorn. II
| appears thar CleghOrn was summoned to
| show Cause why he should not be adj
| Judged in contempt for not paying the
sum OF 81. 036.54. due the Filipe Esta re,
| 'nto court as ordered. The summons was
not served. the papers being overlooked
| m transit between the court and Mr.
| Cleghorn's residence. Judge Little inti-
i -,ated that he could impose some con
| 'e-rpt sentences for failure 10 obey It's
| Instructions. but would rot do so. The
/ -attar of Cleghoru went over 10 Friday
/ Judge Gear gave 4 peremptory order
rom the bench 10 the jury to aeauit Al
Soon. charged with completely in the Chi
lese theater riot Lack of evidence was
he reason The following was the jury
7. s. Walker ]. NJ. Camara. 3. F. Wick
rs. w n Adars s. NJ Whitney. vii
IAN Rlaisdell II. A. Giles. +. c. Bertel
ran. Y. Fernando. James Il. Shaw. J
Mcclure. James Odds. Ir.
Wong 0uai. Wong Chow. Lum Cow
md Wong Mung have brought suit
against Kun Chong. All Nang All He,
md All Pc for damages alleged to have
Neen done by the defendants to tbs
property OF the plaintiffs in Palolo val
ey during the months of June. July
August and September of this year. Tbs
plaintiffs claim they have been damaged
n the sum of $1,000 in that the defend
! ants have. at various times, wantonl'
md oppressively and with force and arm:
appropriated water belonging of right and
~ ancient custom TO the lands mentioned
The same plaintiffs have brought a like
suit for the same amount against 4. F
Cooke and Loo Chit Sang. The com
olaint is the same. Kinney. Bellou
McClanahan for the plaintiffs.
In the equity suit of +. S. Taylor vs
NJ. " Kohn ct al. bill for specific per
Torrance. Hatch & Siliman for defendant
Kohn fled objections to signing of deere,
IN favor of plaintiff.
Judge Gear has signed decree allow
ing Henry Nav K Co. Ltd. TO file al
amended complaint against the waikiki
; Beach Co. Ltd. f. ]. Taylor ct al gar
nishees. F. ] TAYLOR for plaintiff
1t is stipulated by Peterson & Mat
! thewson for plaintiff and Kinney. BaIIoI
( McClanahan for defendant in Franz
Lillis vs. James Carly. that plaintiff ma,
have twenty days 10 file his bill of ex
"eptions.
. The case of T W. Hebron vs. c.
Helm. assumpsit. was called in Judg'
Little's court yesterday. heard for tins
without jury. and then went over TO TO
Hay. Colonel W. f. Fisher was called
as an expert on distances in Alaska anC
,be difficulties and expense of gettin,
from place 70 place. Fisher went to til,
Elondike at the beginning of the golC
fever about four years ago.
When the Klondike craze started
Helm. who is a resident of Washington
was in Honolulu He made proposal e
T. W. Hebron TO 90 to Alaska to Dros
meet for gold. Hebron put no the S20o(
required for expenses and Helm was ex
Dected to find the gold. After going al
over the country around Dawson City
and running 400 miles on the wav bacl
% keep warm. Mr. Helm returned to re
port 70 Mr.. Hebron that his mission hai
been a failure. Mr. Hebron thereupor
sued for the amount of money he had ad
vanced. At the Nav term the jury founC
sor the defendant but q new trial was
| -ranted