The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-12
EVENTS IN
The COURTS
Review Of Past
In CIeghorn
Case.
WERE AINAHOU
LOTS ENCLOSED?
Masters Report Filed = David
Harum and Richard CarveI
In Court.


statement of the attorney that the rul-
| ing is captious. The objection has been
made by the opposing attorney and sus-
tanned, because, as a legal proposition,
gestive. The court will not allow re-
Elections cast upon it in this manner.
May it please your honor answered
Attorney McClanahan to Judge Gear,
Il was not making any insinuations re-
garding the ruling of the court, bat to
the nature of the objections made by
the attorney for the respondent. The
objection is not meritorious, in that it
is not easily gotten around, while a
question, or one or two questions of the
| same nature Immediately following,
would clear the matter up without any
trouble. | did not say that the objec-
ton of the court was captious, but that
the objection made by the other side
was So"
1t looked for few brief moments
yesterday afternoon as though there
was going to be a clash between the
attorney for the Kapiolani Estate and
Judge Gear, but after the explanation
given above had followed the inference
of the bench. that if the court were not
treated with becoming respect by the
attorney who was conducting the ex-
animation there would be trouble the
white winged dove of peace once more
returned to her roost, and the interro-
eating of witness whose testimony was
intended to prove that Governor Cleg-
| horn was the proprietor in fee simple
of Ainahou, was once more resumed.
The question to which Attorney Rob
ertson had objected, and which had
stirred up the little tilt, was one di-
rected to the witness Lila an aged
! wahine who had been member of the
households of Princess Ruth and of Ii
kelike
! The examination of yesterday was
confined to aged natives and to kama
ainas. Mr.. William Castle was among
! the latter to take the stand. He said
that he knew the Kaiulani LaJh rouse
property, and had been familiar with it
for many years. His first recollection of
the locality was as far back as the early
SOS. For many years, the properly was
quite bare and open. In 1878 he, accom-
panied by his wife, went DOWN 10 look
at the "Esbank,', a bark that hqd been
wrecked off Diamond Head. st that .Ime,
he was living on King street. He hear
the guns firing and went down town to
see what the matter was. He al his
wife drove out in their buggy. They
had a hard time pulling through the
sand. AT that time, the cauSeway That
runs in front of the park wds not cor
structed. Mr.. Castle was positive that
there was no fence around the property
as is claimed by the estate. Had there
been, he said, he could not have driven
out, and along the beach he did
Cecil Brown also testified to The unin-
closed condition of the lots wnen first
he observed them. This was something
like sixteen or seventeen years ago
Since that time he had passed by the
property two or three times every day
Mr.. Hustace testified to substant: ally
the same thing as the other two witness
es. He said that he had been fam iar
with the property since childhood His
present residence adjoins the lands under
discussion. Mr.. Toler was the first one
to have the lands fenced.
Kahakuapoi, an aged retainer CT the
one time royal household, was called
4 upon and stated that there was no rel
fence about the lot. The with sss says
she is a cousin of the late Mrs. bishop
MASTERS REPORT FILED.
The report of the master in The estate
of the late Kekipi (w) was filed ycster-
day. The master has acted in that capa
city since July g. 1900. The total rect il t:
of the estate have been since that ..ne
$500. The total expenditures, s545.59. Th,
balance on hand is $95S50.
A FAMILY AFFAIR
The two Chinese who were held TO ar
swer before Judge Estee. in order tina
he might determine their right 70 re
main in this country after they haC
landed, and after the t4th day OF June
were allowed TO go yesterday morning
having proved satisfactorily to the eCur
that they were not imposters. The boy
Lee Chuck, is a brother of All Chew, ant
merchant. He was born here som,
thirteen years ago. The testimony of Mr.
S. Walker was taken to establish beyont
avail the status of the Chinese minor
Lo Chin is a Chinese merchant who ha
been in business here for a number o
years.
A LITERARY TRIO.
David Harum and Richard .Carvel ar
two OF the respondents in the action
that was fled with the clerk of the Judi
ciary yesterday Another name not Un
known to the novel creaders of contem
porary fiction, is that of James Black
the Scotch novelist. The homespun hero
the dash:ng cavalier, and the cam
Scot, are associated with the Wen KNOW
but never identified individuals, John Do
and Richard Roe. The five are the de
| PENDANTS in an action that has bee
brought by w. II. Barth, who allege
that the Quintette conduct business i
Honolulu, under the firm, name an
style of Sing Chong and Company
Since May 18th, they have owed tn
plaintiff the sum of $3.50, which the
steadfastly refuse to pay. The high tiv
: employed him to do work for them upo
and around their store which not onl
entailed his own physical exertions, bu
material which he furnishedas well. Th
/ property is situate on the mauka waikiki
side of King and Nuuanu streets. Sal
isfaction and costs are prayed for.
Lam Sang has brought an ejectmer
suit against H. A. Heen in the Circu
lCourt with damages accruing in the SUI
: ~c z x,la int the .defar,1