The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-23
JUDGE EDINGs' COURT.

bribery against the members of the
Legislature.
JUDGE EDINGS' COURT.
Yesterday afternoon the suit for 50. 900
damages of Nellie A. Cooke VS.. the HoI-
ilster Drug Company came up in Judge
Edings' court, Attorney Peters appear
ing for the defendant and Attorney
Robertson of Robertson & Wilder for
the plaintiff
The action for damages is brought
for alleged injury to plaintiff by reason
of the application of a face lotion pur-
chased from the defendant upon pre-
scription; the complaint stating that
some harmful and poisonous ingredient
had been added to the prescription
through the negligence or carelessness
OF drug clerk in defendants employ.
and that thereby the plaintiff suffered
pain and injury in the swelling and
diseoloration Of her face, to the dam
age in the sum of $4,000.
The taking of testimony was COM
pleted late in the afternoon Counsel
for defendant moved for non-suit, the
motion being overruled by the court
and the argument was continued until
this morning.
The following is the list of jurors in
the case: Ernest A. Ross, James l.
Aholo, Ward s. Aholo, Vincent Fer
nandez, John Markham, VIM. H Cum
bingham, William H. McInerny. Wal
ter M. Pomroy. Henry Lose, William
b. Rice Manuel a. Gonsalves. Samuel
L. Reckumano.
COURT NOTES.
William Fleming, secretary to United
States District Attorney Baird. has
been i'll for some days, but is recover
ing from his indispoSition and able te
be at his work again
Harvey II. Hitchcock, plaintiff in the
case OF Hitchcock VS.. The Hawaiian
Tramways Co., Ltd, has filed his bill
Of exceptions on appeal to the Supreme
Court.
A bench warrant issued Tuesday on
indictment of the Grand Jury for the
arrest of H. Ancion, on charge of lar
ceny in the second degree, was yes
terday filed with the clerk of the First
Circuit Court, having been served
Also, the Indictment for perjury
against Walter G.. Smith, bench war
rant issued thereon, and his bond of
$1,000, and similar papers in the in
dictments against Kamalu for rape
and against SWeetie Smith for assault
and battery with dangerous weapon.
The judgment role and bill of costs
in the ejectment case of Sing Chong
& Co. VS.. Lun Hop Wal Company. in
which judgment was given for the de-
PENDANT in the sum of ISL IS, were filed
yesterday by plaintiffs attorney. Costs
are taxed at SO.
MEYER VS.. NAONE ANSWER.
The defendants in the case of Fred
Meyer VS.. David *. Naone and Jessie
T. Naone have filed an answer to the
complaint of plaintiff.
They admit the execution of the lease
set out, but say that said lease was
made upon the express covenant that
the said lessee, plaintiff in said case,
should faithfully keep and observe all
Of the covenants and conditions of said
lease, and that in consideration there
Of, as well as the payment of the rent
in said lease stipulated. the lessee
should enjoy peaceable and quiet pos
session of the premises so leased dur
ing the term of said lease: and by rea-
son of the terms of said lease, which
the plaintiff failed to keep and per-
form, the same became null and void,
and the plaintiff thereby forfeited all
of his rights Hereunder. They deny
that they have any knowledge or in
formation sufficient to form belief in
regard to the allegation that plaintiff
expended the sum of $500 or any other
amount in improving said premises,
and therefore deny the same, or that
defendant expended any sum whatev-
er as alleged They also deny that by
g f11l aatG nf dafpn-
dants, the plaintiff was prevented from
collecting any rents from said prem
Uses. and that plaintiff has been dam
aged in the sum Of $4,000 or any other
sum. and also deny that the special
damage was suffered by the plaintiff
by unlawful acts of defendants, or that
attendants have taken into their pos
session the building mentioned in
plaintiffs complaint, or that plaintiff
owns any building on said premises.
General denial is made to all the other
allegations of the complaint. c. G. Bit
ting is attorney for the defendants.
WAS VS.. SILVA CASE.
In the case of j. NJ. Vivas VS.. M.
Gusmao Silva. an answer has been
filed by the defendant, denying that
the cursory estimate made in April,
1901. showed that defendant was in
debted to plaintiff in the sum of ST.
o22 40. but. on the contrary. alleges
that that sum was shown to be due
from the plaintiff to defendant Other
denials and allegations less material
are made. a. G. Correa is attorney for
defendant.
FEDERAL COURT.
william Turnbull. native OF Scot
land was Yesterday made a citizen of
The Tinted states by process of the
United States District Court.
PROBATE.
G. p. Grimwood. the commissioner
appointed by the court TO make certain
sales under order given in the case Of
Genevieve Dowsett, by her guardian,
] M. Monsarrat, VS.. Marian G. Dow
sett ct al, has filed his return and ac-
coIlpt of sales,