The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-12
GRAND JURY
TRUE BILLS
Report Filed in Court
Yesterday.
THE BARTLETT DIVORCE
Action Dismissed fer Lack Of SufH-
cient Cause--Damages for
a Ruined Plant.

~oRINNE BARTLETT is yet the
~ wife Of Ward S. Bartlett, the Cir
cult Judge refusing yesterday to
grant her a divorce from her husband,
although she recited a tale of sufferings
/ and abuses at the hands of her hus-
band, in which she alleged he was ha-
bitually incorporate and possessed OF
an ungovernable temper Ward Bart
lett was not put on the stand by his
attorney, it being claimed that there
had been no evidence produced which
should convince the Judge that the al
legations contained in the wife's COM
plant had been sustained by the state
ments made in the witness box.
S. NJ. Ballou, attorney for Mrs. Bart
lett, noted an exception to the ruling
and was given until 10 o'clock this
morning to present authorities in sup
port of his clients case. Mrs. Bartlett
was put upon the stand and told much
of the domestic infelicity which has oc-
Cured in their home during the past
year or so. She burst into tears when
relating the incidents surrounding the
death of her little boy, declaring that
her husband would not allow her to
employ physician. although the child
was desperately i'll, and finally died. On
other occasions the libellee had been
grossly cruel toward her and she had
been forced to leave their home on four
or five occasions until asked to return
by her husband, who she said promis-
ed to behave. A witness put on the
stand in her behalf did not strengthen
her testimony or make any statements
which could be considered derogatory
mariIy dismissed.
BURNS AND THE TELEPHONE.
l. r. Burns is having trouble with the
Mutual Telephone Company over a lit
tie bill of 3d. damages which he claims
for the destruction of property belong
ing to him by linemen of the company.
He brought suit against the company on
January Is, in the Second District Court,
and obtained judgment for s13.55, includ-
ing costs, and the company promptly APP
pealed.
Burns recited tale Of woe in his COM
plant to the effect that in December last
linemen and repairers entered upon his
premises, on Emma street near Bereta-
MIA, and while there 'wilfully and care
lessly destroyed a plant called the
trumpet vine then and there growing,
of great value, to wit, of the value of
$780," The defendant answered the COM
plant by saying that the District Court
had no jurisdiction, as the amount sued
for was over $50.
The plaintiff in court said he found
native lineman on the premises fixing a
wire. Afterwards plaintiff found the
plant dying, and upon investigation found
the vine cut about four inches above the
ground. He had correspondence with the
company and the superintendent had
asked how much money damage had been
done The vine was valued for its great
beauty. The telephone company yester-
day filed an appeal bond in the Circuit
Court for 800.
PILE-DRIvER'S PLANT.
Litchfield Kittrell, who brought suit in
the Second District Court against Cotton
Brothers and Company for wages due
him as a bridge-builder and pile-driver,
and who received Judgment for 800, has
filed a bond on appeal in the Circuit
Court. Kittrell entered into an agree
ment with the firm in Oakland, Califor-
nia to come to Honolulu on the City of
Picking October 26, 1900. to work as
bridge man, pile-driver, or on top work
at $3.50 day. If he stayed the job OUT
| or stayed until his services were not
wanted, up to eight months from that
time. a ticket to San Francisco was to
have half-time from the date of leaving
| San Francisco until arrival here. He
claims the company did not keep good
faith with him.
| GRAND JURY REPORTS.
The Grand Jury came into the Circuit
Court room yesterday morning at Has
and presented true bills of indictment
against the following defendants: Wa
hineaukai Hulihu, embezzlement; Jos.
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4 cious injury; Yamamoto and Ogata, ma
licious injury; John Mailua, assault and
| battery; W. Smith, assault on public Of
/ ficer; John Benson, assault On public Of
| ficer; Manu-, assault and battery with
weapon; Charles Kaeha, assault and
battery with weapon Candida, assault
| and battery with weapon; Hookano Hoo
lewai. larceny. second degree; Willie
l Solomon, larceny second degree Kauwi-
| la, larceny second degree; Kepano, lar
ceny second degree; Nahinuliilii and
| Kanoho, larceny second degree; F. D.
Haskell, larceny second degree; Kawika
larceny second degree; Harvey Chiffon
larceny second degree; Lunuing, larceny
second degree.
The defendants in these cases will DE
arraigned at 10 O'Clock this morning be-
fore the Circuit Judge
! NO PROVISION FOR SUITS.
mary "A. SOHlelu, VINO sought damages
in the sum of $4,000 in the Circuit Court
against the Territorial Government or
account of injuries received from falling
into an unprotected sewer trench las
year, suffered a defeat yesterday. The
Territory's demurrer was sustained by
the Circuit Judge after much argument
by E. P. Dole, Attorney General for the
Territory. and s. NJ. Ballou for the plain.
. tiff. Mr.. Dole argued that there was Nc
provision under the Organic Act under
which the Territory could be sued al
exception was noted to the ruling
COURT NOTES.
The Maunalei Sugar Company has flee
a demurrer to the complaint of the ia
pan immigration Company, declaring
that the latter has not made or stated
cause which entities it to any such dis
covery or relief as sought and prayed
for. and asks that the action be dismiss
: ed with costs.
/ Portuguese Consul Canavarro has peti
toned the Circuit Court for the appoint
ment of Frank andrade as guardian o
the person of Jacintha Pestana, an in
sane person. An inventory of her proper
~ shows she is possessed of house ant
lot on Makiki street valued at 800.
NJ. G. Silva was appointed guardian o
Maria, Caroline. Jacintha, Manoel, Emil;
and George Medeiros, minors
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