The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-04
"A SUIT ON
CONTRACT
Cook Asks $4,000
From E. Colt
Hebron.
BENCH WARRANTS
FOR WITNESSES
Grand Jury Fails TO lndict in
Thirteen Cases-Motion for
NOn.Suit Signed.

!NOkFS0tG S1SasSO'
The case of John Cook VS.. E. c. Hob
ron was on trial before Judge Little all
day yesterday, and was submitted be-
fore the adjournment of court in the
evening.
The suit is on a contract, which plain
tiff claims was not fulfilled by defend,
ant Cook alleges that he agreed to
sell Hebron a certain piece Of land for
"a, 900, which was to include a dwelling
house Plaintiff says that he erected
the house at cost Of $1,000 according
to contract, and carried out all its
terms, but that Mr. Hebron refused to
carry out his part of the agreement.
Defendant alleges that the agent, one
Egan, who sold him the house and land.
agreed to have water pipes laid upon
the premises, and that this has never
been done.
In the morning Judge Little sustain
ed demurrer to the petition, and an
amended petition filed.
Evidence and arguments were pre-
sented, and the case submitted to the
court at o'clock.
HARRISON VS.. MACON.
Judge Gear was occupied the entire
day with the arguments upon a motion
for non-suit in the case of Harrison VS..
Magoon ct al. The defendants claim
that they cannot be sued as individ
uals but only as partnership concern.
The jury was excused during the hear
ing of the arguments and the motion
was submitted at four O'clock. A de-
cision will be given this morning.
THE HUTCHINGs ESTATE.
F. L. Waldron, administrator of the
estate of James Hutchings, filed his
final accounts yesterday which were
referred to ]. A. Thompson as master.
The receipts were S15,444.15 and ex-
penditures sI4,960.9S, leaving a balance
of $48317 The estate is valued at
$5,258.30.
DILATORY WITNESSES REPRI-
MANDED.
Two witnesses who failed TO obey
the summons of the grand jury were
severely reprimanded by Judge Gear
yesterday. Acting Attorney General
Catheart reported that Manuel Santos
and Joe Hollerson, who had been sum-
moned by the grand jury, were not
present when wanted. The court there
Ion{1
boys were arrested and brought into
court They lamely pleaded ignorance
of the law, and said they were here and
didn't know they were needed any
longer. Judge Gear lectured them
severely and both were instructed in
the future not to disobey a summons
from the court, under promise of pun
ishment. They were released with an
order to return this morning at $50
o'clock and remain until they were ex-
cused by the grand jury from further
attendance.
| GRAND JURY REPORTS.
! The Grand Jury came into court
yesterday morning, and reported thir-
/ teen cases ignored. No indictments
/ "CiV iCPoi kG0 LS vi anu Jul It
ported as follows:
To the Honorable Circuit Court of the
First Circuit, Territory of Hawaii:
The Grand Jury respectfully reports
that after full investigation the bills
| of indictment have been ignored in the
following cases:
1. Kaaiuaiu, charged with mayhem.
2. All Chung. charged with larceny
second degree
3. Ton Aukai alias Komoliilii, charg-
ed with larceny, second degree.
4. All Sing, charged with larceny
second degree.
5. Apau, charged with mayhem
3. KahoohuIi. charged with mayhem
.. William Perry Jr., charged will
malicious injury.
s. Tanaka, charged with maliciou!
injury
: 9. Hanale Kaliko, charged with ma
licious injury.
10. Kalaui and Keau, charged witt
malicious injury.
II. Hao, charged with malicious in
jury
u. Lono Kaiaiki, charged with EN-
bezzlement
10. John waipa, charged with mali
cious injury.
Respectfully submitted this Sd day O
? October
DAVID KAWANANAKOA.
Foreman of Grand Jury
APPEALS ARE IN HAWAIIAN.
An appeal has been taken from tn
District Court of Koolaupoko. in tn
case of Yoshida. Eki and Kunuibc
three Japanese charged with cruelt
to animals. The men are alleged |
have brutality cut the tendons an
muscles of a horse. and to have caus
the animal such injuries as TO max
its death necessary. The district mag
istrate fined the defendants 500 each
{ The proceedings of the court were i
the Hawaiian language, and if Judg
Gear follows former ruling he made
there will be dismissal in the Cir
cult Court
There is an appeal from the sam
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