The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-06
Ne v TERM
BEGINS
Gear is Chary
About Excusine
Jurors.
COURT CALENDAR
IS CALLED
Attorneys Ask postponements Be.
lisvins That Third Judge Will
Soon Be Appointed.

Court room and corridors were tnronsed
with crowds Of curious people yesterday
morning, when Judge Gear called the
grand and petit juries for the August
term. The attorneys were out in full
force. and the long calendar called forth
many comments from the members OF
the bar. There seemed to be a general
impression that a third Judge was soon
to be appointed, and several attorneys
had cases postponed in anticipate of
this appointment. Unless there is third
Judge. Judge Gear stated that the cases
passed yesterday will not be reached Cor
two years.
JURORS ARE EXCUSED
The jurors summoned for the term were
called up at 10 O'Clock. Henry r. McFar-
lane was the first man to request that he
be excused from serving. stating that as
he was consul for Denmark here he was
afraid 1t would Interfere with his duties.
His request was granted
l.. c. Ables asked for his release from
jury service, On the ground that he had
Already done his duty in this line hav-
ing served on every jury since the first
Grand Jury was drawn in the Territory.
Mr.. AbleS was very strenuous in his
quest that he be allowed to go, but the
court refused the desired permission.
James Lowe asked that he be excused
on the ground that 1t wound interfere
with his attendance in the Federal court,
as the Pearl Harbor condemnation pro-
ceedings were soon to be heard, and he
was needed In the suit against the Homo
lulu plantation, Of which he is manager.
George P. Castle started to tell the
court that he had planned a trip to Maui,
but Judge Gear thought that The excuse
was insufficient and Interrupted him.
Bert Peterson, who said he was not
feeling well, was also retained as juror
in the hope that he would recover.
A W. Pearson, manager and treasurer
OF the Hawaiian Gazette Co., asked to be
excused, stating that the president of the
company was on the coast and that the
secretary had been drawn as juror,
leaving the company without a single Of
ficer. The court asked if there was no
provision in such a case and was told
that there had never been such a contin-
gency before. Chas. S. Crane. secretary
of the company, was then called, and
stated that he was willing to serve as
long as one officer of the company was
excused Judge Gear then excused Mr..
Crane.
Prince David was excused for a week,
as he is going to Hawaii with the res
mains of Mrs. Parker this morning.
Messrs. B. F. Dillingham; and P. c. Jones
were not in court, having been excused
by Judge Gear for a week. Both juries
were dismissed, to appear in court this
morning at 10 o'clock.
CALENDAR IS CALLED.
Judge Gear then called the calendar
for the August term. Because OF MS nav
ing been connected as an attorney or IN
some other way the court held that ne
was disqualified in the following cases,
. f,.,h hoo nd nv
other judge: 8. Ahmi VS.. Annie Waller
ct al, J. P Mendonca VS.. George Mark
ham Rosamond Naylor VS.. Orpheum
Company, Honolulu Investment Company
We Wilson and Whitehouse Company
J. L. Rowland VS.. Byron o. Clark. Eu-
gent Avery vs.. The Hawaiian Gazette
Company, Eugene Avery VS.. w. Z: hlng'
Henry Zerbe VS.. the Honolulu iopacSo
Company. David Dayton, guardian VS.
Helen K Rowland ct al, Honolulu In
yestment Co. VS.. K. Rowland ct al, john
Cook VS. E. Colt Hebron, John Loeflier
VS.. Palama Cooperation Grocery com
pany, T W. Hebron VS.. Charles Il. REIN
F.. H F. Wolter VS.. F. H. RedWaro' "
r. Gouyesa VS. T. r. Walker ct al trus-
tees, Rita c. VS.. Irving K. TeWsbury, III
yorce.
Notice of discontinuance was hieu III
the following cases:
Keapum Kakaha vs. Kahapniam' III
vorce J. Cabral VS. n. J. Luiz. Cen
ring Rutzke VS.. Campbell and Minton'
and T. r. Burns VS.. Mutual Telephone
Comnanv The case of G. F. Roper'
trustee VS. S. Kauai ct al, was strlcheh
from the calendar.
Judge Gear announced that ne "ouiu
hold a special term of court fnlmeoia'ely
following the close of the August 'erhi'
and that he would continue TO hold coui'
until the calender was in better shape.
Divorce cases were set down lot mean
ing as follows:
Strauss VS.. Strauss. noon today; hao-
noho We Kaonoho, Monday, August ~
kaiolawe vs. Kimokeo. August o. sam
Moe VS.. Chang Quon, August ~ Lopez
VS.. Lopez, next Thursday; Napua vs., S
ma next Monday: Daniel vs. Dahlei'
Tuesday. August 10; Noholoa VS. Eonola'
a week from Friday; Peters VS.. Peters
two weeks from yesterday Nunes vs.
MINES two weeks from today; Chrls'ie''
vs. Christley next SATURDAY thoea
Houpo. August 23rd. Nearly an IN
ca SEES are to be heard at noon anu
not interfere with the regular
of the court. l., tho
Annearances were also entered III
various criminal cases. In the case
tho Territory of Hawaii VS. WIN. VIZ
CO.. groes cheat continuance was
,ran+ed until next term on the pea ina
sofordant was an enlisted soldier VI INC
ITnitad states and it was necessary
communicate with the
40 ellington.