The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-26
FIND JURY
To DECIDE
LAND VALUE
Pearl Harbor Case
Now in Full
Blast.
MAY VISIT SITE
OF STATION TO-DAY
Bishop Estate Case Only Being
Hea,d-Three Jurors Not
Hawaiian Citizens.

~ HE jury to fix the value OF the
land owned by the Bishop Estate
u and condemned by the United
States Government for use as a naval
station at Pearl Harbor was secured
in Federal Court yesterday.
Today II is not unlikely that the jury
will be taken to view the proposed site
Of the station. and with the Marshal
and Judge Estee go over the ground
OF the Bishop Estate which is wanted
by the government. Altogether about
five hundred acres belonging to the first
Of the respondents is required by the
United States. the total value of which
the Bishop Estate trustees claim is
1927 200. or about six hundred dollars
an acre.
One of the interesting questions to be
decided today is, whether the United
states or tie Bishop Estate is to be
considered the plaintiff in this case.
though in the proceedings yesterday,
relative to the jury drawing, the gov
ernment was so considered by agree
ment with Mr.. Kinney. Argument will
be had on the matter this morning, be-
fore the court proceeds with the hear
ing of evidence.
The examination of the jurors yes
terday to sit on this case developed one
rather startling fact. 1t was that three
OF the men. who had been serving on
the jury since the beginning Of the
term, and who were on several crimi-
nal cases. are not qualified as jurors
under the rule OF the court, that all
jurors must be citizens of Hawaii as
well as of the United States These
men were L. b. Wood, Philip Friedman
and T. Fleming, all of whom were citi-
zens Of the United States, but had not
tory from the Tact that they had been
in the islands for a less period than a
year. This fact will not it is thought
have any effect on the cases already
considered by these men.
The jury as finally secured to hear
the case is composed as follows: ]. T.
Copeland, Wm. T. BaIding, Stanley
Stephenson, W. E. Skinner, F. G. Smith.
w II. Barth, b. ID. Mitchell, w. c.
HoIlinshead, ID. f. Whitman, Z. Z.
Mossman, John Callahan and Harry F.
Davidson.
J. j. Dunno appeared on behalf of
the United States and Captain Pond
represented the naval branch of the
government: while the Bishop Estate
was present by Mr.. Kinney and Mr..
Holmes as attorneys, and various other
representatives OF the estate or of the
trustees
Mr.. Dunno in presenting the case to
the first twelve men stated that the is
sue in this particular matter was only
between the United states and the
Bishop Estate, though all jurors were
questioned as to any connection with
any OF the other respondents.
The general questions asked each
Juror referred to their ownership of
STOCK IN any OF the defendant corpora
uOhs' OF by their relatives OF employ
trs' ana also as to any relation with
lhe United States government. Mr..
Dunne stated at the outset that "The
United states government is desirous
ot establishing a naval station at Pearl
Haroor' and you are required 10 fix the
amount OF proper compensation"
In brief is given the result OF the
examination OF each juror:
T. Copeland-''Am n carpenter and
builder; reside on Beretania street. 1
was employed by Mr.. Bertleman untu !
was unfortunate enough tog et on this 1
jury. ] have lived here twan.,--+v-o I
years l was never employed by the
United States government. exceDt To .
make estimates on some buildings"
John y. HOlt.-'In liquor business. own
a town lot in Pearl City near Pearl har- {
bor' know all OF the trustees Of the .
bishop estate and ph{ffp Dod~e r.rg .
agent; have no business relations with (;
any Of them MI Kinney was employed (
as my attorney in case which started
three years ago. and which was just end
"i ! don't think any increase IN values !