The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-01-18
QUIET DAY
IN COURT.
ConsueIo Owners Sued
For $4,000.
MANY DEMURRERS FILED
C. K. Towt Asks SIP, 1000 Of the Kona
Sugar Company for
Damages.

when the brigantine Consuelo reaches
the port of Mahukona, her master Will
find Chief Deputy United States Marshal
Il r. Hendry awaiting him ready to
serve process against the vessel. The IL
bel proceedings are the outcome of sal
wage money claimed by Robert r. Hind,
living at Kohala, and owner of the
steamer Upolu.
1t seems that the Consuelo was lying In
port at Mahukona on November 10. 1900,
when a severe storm broke over the
vessel, and she became endangered 10
such a degree that she was abandoned
BIZ her officers and crew, and all sought
safety on shore. Then one Frazer, VINO
acted as agent for the Consuelo, request
ed the captain of the Upolu to assist me
brigantine and prevent her being driven
ashore. The Upolu went at once to the
scene and, making fast to the vessel,
lowed her out to sea and saved her from
being wrecked
The Consuelo is of 279 tons net register
and is of great value, being appraised at
$1,000. and in addition had on board
valuable cargo.
For the service the owner of the Upolu
claims the sum of $1,000 and asks that the
Consuelo may be condemned and sold to
pay the amount demanded.
Judge Estee ordered that the papers be
served at once, and the first hearing TO
take place on February 25 in this City at
10, o'clock.
TOwT SUES SUGAR COMPANY.
C. X. Towt has filed a suit in the Cir
cult Court against the Kona Sugar Com
many. Limited asking for $4,000 damages.
In his complaint Towt states that some
time before February 10, 1900, the kona
SUGAR Company through Its manager en-
tered into an agreement with him to set
aside 100 acres of plantation land for his
benefit, and upon this he expected TO
plant cane and deliver it to the planta-
ton for grinding, receiving certain per-
centage to be determined by the price OF
sugar upon the market.
The plantation was also to furnish ma
chinery at the rate of 50 per month for
every acre. fertilizer at half price, TO do
the blowing and to take the cane Off the
hands of the plaintiff. Towt AYERS that
the plantation people have not fulnileu
any part of their agreement, although ne
has gone to a great deal of expense TO
carry out his part. BY reason or this,
Towt feels that he has suffered damage
to the extent of the sum named.
SCHOONER TWILIGHT REPAIRED.
In pursuance with an order made in
the United States District Court on De-
cemher 81 1898. Thomas J. Clarke, John
r. Haelund and r. e. Rinsch have eX-
amined the schooner Twilight and re-
ported that the vessel was in an unsea-
worthy condition. The Court immediate
" ordered that the necessary repairs he
made These were at once made and
Yesterday the Twilight was allowed to
proceed upon her intended voyage upon
payment IN full of all costs of review,
report and judgment.
NOTES OF THE COURTS.
A motion to amend bill Of exceptions
in the case Of Rose A. Miner vs. F. L.
Miner was fled In the C'rcnit Court
Yesterday nv Hatch and Silliman. attor-
neys for tho plaintiff. The motion viii
he heard today before the First Circuit
Judge.
In the estate Of Katie Ellen Sims. de-
ceased tho First Circuit Judge Yesterday
ordered that tho costs of court deposit
cd nv Nnrv a Pose he returned to her
hv tho clnrl, Of the court. and that the
administration no reoured tn make the
nereesarv danoeit Mt once with tho clerk.
In tho carn Of Harvey r. Hitchcock ct
pN va Tranls Hnstace. the n'aintiffs saw
that the hoII rresented bv them Is true
and tho darendart's answo~ 's not true.
Tho n1afrt'Ns CLAIM that they can sub
-tantiate their statement.
Tho Tiret Circuit Judge rece'ved
ccrrrrunica ton Yesterday urdnr date If
Torunrv H. from Judge William
PathN,,~r 90 yonlarloa, saving that he
N'GOrnNfnN nv reason OF 'flHb MS
sossor ard collector, and would there !
fNrn no unable to trv the case OF one
Noltuh'a for ron-navment NJ personnel
nrd cart tar for 1oOo. The First Circuit
Judge sert Iud~a A. e Mahaulu. the
district JUDGE Of waialua, to hear the
cae~
w tho caae NJ Nellie A. Cook VIC. Hol- |
,star Drup Comnanv. LIMITED. the de-
ford,rt NV its attorney Lorrin Andrews.
don'es oach md every allegation con- |
ta'ned IN the original COMPLAINT They
thcn dernand that the complaint be
d'smfosad with costs
Tn the case NJ Wong Kwai vs.. Lil'no-
ta'a,t . motion 70 set dav for trial
hoe hner e'oS with tho Circuit Court and
will he n-oannteS IN the nresidine tud~e
~ char'hArs On Thursday. January II. at
IL O'CLOCK n. m.
THE Seferdarts IN the case NJ long
Chore Chau We. New Zealand Insurance
ror,nam'. FOREIGN corporation, have
fled dernurrer IN the C'rcu't Court.
rrnv're that the case he dismissed with
costs.
Yes'erspv tho Lost dav ~ circuit
cnur, summoraes for the Fehruarv ter-n
In consenuence NJ 'h's. Denutv Sheriff
Albert HcGurn has been very busy,