The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-30
MITE GEORGE /. LIE
FOUND not GUILTY
Capt. sodergren and
Nate Stuart Are
Sentenced.
RELEASED ON BONDS IN 5000
FINAL DECREE IN KAmALo CASE
AWARDING sfss.ooo TO
THE PLAINTIFFS.
Judge Edines Is Called TO Honolulu
to Hear causes-chambers Bust
ness Before Judge Humphrey
More District Court Lawyers.

Judge Estee yesterday sentenced
Captain F o. Sodergren, master of
the bark Hesper, TO be imprisoned at
hard labor six months, and W. E. Stu
art, first mate of the same vessel, to
eight months at hard labor. they hay
ing been convicted on joint trial of
assault on American seamen upon the
high seas. They are both released on
appeal bonds in $4,000 each
Geo. E. Lee, mate of the bark Star
OF Bengal. was tried and found not
guilty of assault upon the high seas.
District Attorney Baird and J. ].
Dunno prosecuted, while Andrews.
Peters & Andrade defended the &C
cused. 1t took about an hour and
half to obtain a jury, the following
being finally empaneled: E. R. Adams,
C. B. ST. Savers, o. G. Traphagen, w.
L. Eaton. ]. K Mersberg. H. Klemme
]. H. Stelling. Duke McNiehol. II. c.
Vida, z. C. Rowe, L. C. Ables and I.
E. Wall. The trial took the rest OF the
day but the jury did not require many
minutes to bring in the verdict of
acquittal 1t was admittedly weak
case The indictment charged "woun-
ding" besides beating and there was
not evidence of wound.
Mr.. Andrews when it came to clos
I ing argument, was overruled in claim
ing the right to address the jury first
He noted an exception, saying the
practice in the Territorial courts was
| for the defense to open and the prose
= I'll I'D n CT
could not help that In this court the
prosecution opened and closed to the
jury, the defense coming in between.
| John Toms, a native Of England,
was naturalized at yesterdays sitting
| of the Federal court.
Circuit Court Chambers.
Judge Humphreys after argument
yesterday signed final decree in the
| Kamalo Sugar Company case. By II
Frank Hustace, ]. ]. Egan and Frank
| Foster are ordered within ten days
| to deliver to plaintiffs 5000 paid-up
| shares of the company, the par value OF
| which is 100000, and to pay plaintiffs
| SIS, 600 with interest for the money OF
/ the company unlawfully converted to
| their own use by defendants. Out OF
the aggregate of $155.000 judgment a
fee of $4,000 to plaintiffs counsel is
awarded The names of counsel noted
on the face of the decree are Geo. A
Davis. Paul Neumann, W. A. Henshall
| Magoon & Thompson, for plaintiffs
Robertson & Wilder, Kinney, Ballou
| & McClanahan and F. W. Hankey, fol
| defendants.
Meta Sutherland is appointed, te
serve without bonds, as executrix OF
the estate of the late Maria A. Bruins
W. o. Smith. administrator of the
/ estate of Louisa ]. Bindt, had his &C
counts approved and himself discharg
ed.
Carl G. Myhre was appointed admin
istrator of the estate of Beta Myhrt
under bond of $500.
| Geo Rodiek. administrator of estate
of On Kee, was discharged with ap
prevail of accounts.
Judge Humphreys granted the ap
plications of John T. Brown, VIM
Mossman, Jr., and Benz. K. Kane To-
license TO practice in the distric
courts.
1 Judge Gear. before his departur'
for the mainland on Saturday. sustain
ed the demurrer and dismissed tn,
bill in Ket On Fui Kon Society vs.
Gnau Chong.
l. Chief Justice Frear has signed ;
request to Judge W. s. Edings Of tn
Third Circuit to come to Honolulu
with all convenient dispatch to hea
causes pending in the First Circui
wherein Judge Humphreys Is disquaii
fed to sit. Judge Gears absence beinl
noted in the letter.