The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-09-24
WAS A CAUTIOUS GROOM
AIU BROWNS BREACH OF PRO
MISE SUIT.
Andrew Bannister Took Two Years
Trial to See If She Would Be an
Obedient Wife

A breach of promise suit in Judge
Gears court this morning brought out
an amazing story of manly nerve" and
Womanly trustfulness and gullibleness.
1t was the case of Aiu Brown against
Andrew Bannister, the plaintiff seeking
$4,000 damages. Aiu told the jury a
! long story of promises to marry, day
after day, during several years. To cap
the climax she swore that Andrew final
ly left her to marry another woman,
cody promising that If the marriage
was failure he would come back to
her.
The plaintiff is quite pretty young
half Hawaiian woman. She took the
stand in her own behalf at the opening
of the case and under questioning by
Attorney Peters, went through the his
ttory of her relations with the defend
| ant. The promise of marriage was first
made as far back as September, 1898 she
stated. Her mother was present and
wanted to know of Bannister if he was
sincere in asking for her daughter 8
hand. The result of the conference was
an engagement. 1t was then that An
| drew's superior nerve began to show
up. He took his young bride to be with
| him for a drive, after the engagement,
and propounded new scheme of mar
! riage after probation.
He wanted me to come and live with
! him at once" said Aiu, land told me
that if I was obedient, marriage would
soon occur. asked him when we would
| get married, and he said %, after a
! while.'"
The young woman went with Ban
| mister a few days later, to live in his
home at Makiki under prom Sc of i'm
mediate marriage, she stated. Her
| mother didn't know about it, but learn
| ed later and the couple finally went
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| Bannister bought some land close by
and built house on it. Two children
were born in the two years that fol-
lowed, Many times Aiu Brown asked
| when the marriage was to take place,
| and Andrew remarked that it would
| be very soon.
After the house was built there was a
| house warming, and an aunt of the
young woman asked about the wedding
and got the same reply. Now that
the pig has been offered" said the aunt
when a luau had been enjoyed "how
about you two?"
80, that's all right, We'll be married
soon," said the procrastinating groom
| On the occasion of later visit the in
| quisitive aunt wanted to know why
Bannister was raising so many pigs,
and was told that they were for the
| honeymoon.
In spite of these and many other pro-
misses of speedy marriage, Bannister
suddenly left her one day, declared the
plaintiff, informing her that he was GO
| ing to marry another woman, and have
| a honeymoon to Hawaii. This was on
the day of the birth of her second child
| IF the marriage is failure, I'll come
back and live with you" said the far
| seeing young man.
81 told him never again, because he
! had not married me and had deserted
me-" said the plaintiff.
| Since then Miss Brown had been liv-
ing with her parents, while Bannister
true to his word, married another wu-
| man and gave nothing to the support
of Aiu and the children.
After telling this story the young
woman was turned over to De Bolt fol
| cross examination. De POlt sought Io
show that she had not been faithful tC
the man who wanted to take her on
probation and marry her after she had
found out whether she would obey OF
| not.
The following jurors are hearing the
case: Edward Montgomery, Frederick
Angus, Eli j. Crawford George r.
Roenitz, Harry o. Austin, William H.
Holokahiki, E. Buffandeau, James r.
Shaw, w. G. Ashley, w. B. Jones, j.
| d. Cockett, e. Dekum.