The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-05

RTISER. HONOLULU, MARCE
Der of the bar of the court, and who met
his death in the Rio disaster.
Judge Estee made a short address in
commentator of the late Mr.. Henshalls
ability and personality, and appointed
committee consisting of Paul Neumann,
! Esq, John G. Baird, Esq, and Attorney
A. A Wilder to draw up appropriate res
| olutions of regret to be spread upon the
minutes. These resolutions will be pre-
sented before the court this morning.
| Judge Estee in commenting upon the
/ late attorney said: 1.-The Court wishes
/ to say that Mr.. Henshall tried a case IN
this court just before he left. His dig
nifty and courtesy in court and his knowl-
edge of the law gave faith of his deep
sense of his personal obligation to his
clients and to the Court
The Court wishes at thfs time to ex-
press its deep regret at his untimely
death"
WILL OF A. C. STEELE.
The will of Archibald Cooper Steele
was admitted to probate yesterday and
an order was given by the court for let
tiers testamentary to issue to Helen w.
Steele, the wife and devisee, with bonds
: fixed at $500.
Mr.. Steele was the manager of the Hilc
Tribune and was a well-knoHn newspa
per man of the Islands. AT the time of
his death, last December, he had been
married only three weeks, and the will
was made before his marriage in favor
of his future wife. He was a Mason Of
high degree, and the will is made upon a
Masonic formula in one brief clauSe-"I
hereby devise all real and personal prop
erty to Miss Helen Willis, my future
wife"
The will is dated September 16, and is
wit cd NV panlY nd IN
II. NOR, of Hilo.
JAMES D. AVERY RESIGNS.
James d. Avery, the deputy clerk or
the United States District Court, has re-
signed his position, and Fred C. Handy
of California, was yesterday appointed
by the Court to succeed him.
COURT NOTES.
The demurrer of Her Majesty Liliuo-
kalani and John II. Wilson, defendants
to the. bill of complaint of the Territory
was filed yesterday and says the plain
tiff has not stated such a cause as does
or ought to entitle it to any such relief
is thereby sought and prayed for and
the defendants demand the judgment of
the Circuit Court whether they shall be
compelled to make any further or other
answer to the bill.
The case of the Territory VS.. Chas. ka-
cha, charged with assault and battery
with a weapon on one Kaaienui (w) was
on trial yesterday afternoon in the Cir
cult Court before the following jury; j.
W. Smithies, W. F. Dillingham;, c. R.
Collins, P. H. Brunette, D. G.. Camari-
nos, G. Markham, D. T. Bailey, j. F.
McTighe, A. A. Montana Q. H. Berrey,
j. Spencer, Jas. Brown. The jury retired
at $40 o'clock to consider their verdict
and brought in the following verdict:
Guilty" The assault is alleged to have
taken place last September at Puahia,
near Moiliili.
j. W. Cathcart, Deputy Attorney Gen
eral, who has been acting prosecuting
attorney at the present term of the First
Circuit Court, will leave today to at
tend the term of the Fifth Circuit Court,
which is to convene on Wednesday,
March 8, at Lihue, Kauai. J. j. Dunn
will attend to the prosecution before the
First Circuit Court.
a writ of habeas corpus viii be pre-
scented at the Circuit Court this morning
at 10 o'clock for the release of kamuela.
the last of the men convicted in the Dis
trict Court for opium in possession, be-
fore the Circuit Judge rendered his re-
cent decision declaring the local opium
law unconstitutional.
Inventory of the estate of zee Chew
Fan was filed yesterday by Chew Man,
the administrator, giving total value
of $7,44S.
In the ejectment suit of JOS D. Lewis,
ct al VS.. Oahu Lumber and Building
Company ct al, NJ. Dollinger, one of the
defendants has filed an answer denying
each and every allegation in the COM
plant. Wade Warren Thayer for de-
PENDANT.
The defendant trustees under the will
of Bernice Pauahi Bishop yesterday filed
a disclaimer in the suit of c. K. c. Rookie
vs.. Queens Hospital, Charles r. Bishop
S. NJ. Damon, c. NJ. Hyde, j. o. Car
ter and W. F. Allen, trustees, They dis
claim any right, title or interest in OF
, to any property described in plaintiff
complaint.
. The oath of f. F. Towt as an attor-
ney, counsellor, solicitor and proctor il
all the courts of the Territory of Hawai-
: was made yesterday before Chief Justic,
Frear of the Supreme Court. Mr.. Tow
! is "a native of Missouri, and a presen
, resident of North ,Kona, Hawaii. He is
, graduate of the Academic Department o
the Missouri State University and ais,
of the Law Department o. Washington
j and Lee University, at Lexington, Vir
: ginia. He admitted to practice il
both States before coming to the Ha
waiian Islands.
A diScontinuance has been filed by tn
plaintiff in the assumpsit suit of A. 3
t Forbes VS.. James W. Rowell and o. 6
n Traphagen.
n In the case of Frank Schaefer VS.. d.
f John S. McGrew, the First Circuit Cour
= the plaintiff in default and ordering tina
, judgment be entered for the defendan
n upon the motion of the defendant file
e March l, and upon the affidavit @
h George Lucas, clerk of the court.
u The following notices to place cause o
n the calendar We're filed yesterday: Cha:
NJ. lie Blond VS.. Solomon Konai, bill c
e. exceptions from Fourth Judicial Court
u Robert Gillespie VS. Robert Mcbride hi
/ OF exceptions from Fourth Judicis
l. Court: Volcano Stables and Transports
:. ton Company, Limited VS.. Hayashi Ka
. wal Hawai-, writ of error from Fourt
" Judicial Court; Isaac Erickson VS.. Volcs
" no Stables and Transportation Compan!
e Limited, bill of exceptions from Fourt
> Judicial Court.
In the case of Robert r. Hind vs.. brig
antine Consuelo, etc, in the Unite
e States District Court, it was yesterda
l. ordered by Judge Estee that the hearin
take place before United States Commi,
sioner w. ]. Robinson.
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