The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-05
SENTENCE or WEAPON -WIELDEl
PROBATE OF ARCH. c. sTEELE'S
WILL MADE IN MASONIC
CEREMONIAL.
Hsbess Corpus for Opium Possessor-
Appeals from Hilo-New Lawyer
acknowledgements on the Court
Files.


Kinney. Bailou & McClanahan, has
fled A replication to the answer OF Ha
waiian Commercial & Sugar Co, say
ing It is untrue. uncertain ana insum
Gent
Letters from W. r. Castle, an at
torney for H. c. q =. 20, are hleo
BY Mr.. Ballou. They give assurances
that defendant company has no OBJ
iect in building a certain wall but &c
confue the Waikiki stream TO its ma
tural or usual bed AS defendant Is
the kouobiki. or water landlord. OF
the plaintiff. Mr.. Castle says, we
would rather suffer injury in our OWL
rights than 20 do anything which
would inconvenience or iniure your
people"
A reply from Kinney, Ballou & Nc
Clanahan TO Mr. Castles first letter
is also fled. giving under date OF Feb
ruary Is the following ultimatum
I'VE beg to repeat that unless this
matter is stopped forthwith and the
he'd OF the stream restored to its for
mer condition we shall proceed al
once against the Hawaiian CONNER
cial.& Sugar Co by way Of injunction
and shall hold the Hawaiian Com
mercial and Sugar co. responsible II
damages for the trespass.
Mr.. Ballou files an affidavit OF his
own. having reference to a persona
examination he made on the ground
He points out that there are two bills
for Injunction pending which have the
same title One is to prevent the dig
cling OF a tunnel. being the present
case. and the other to prevent the
defendants throwing debris into the
bed OF Waikiki stream. Having made
this distinction he states that con
versation between himself and Alfred
s Hartwell set out in the affidavit
OF II. p. Baldwin. had no relation tC
the subject matter OF this suit or Of
said affidavit He also endeavors tC
show that the localities in controversy
In the two suits are separate and dis
tinct His inspection of the kuleanai
mentioned in the bill of complaint nov
under discussion was made on sub
sequent day. after Baldwin and Hart
wei had left the island of Maui. Hi:
opinion had not been asked regarding
the course of the tunnel during the
conversation.
Yesterday morning the tunnel case
was argued before Judge Humphreys
who reserved his decision. The debris
case was begun at 4:l5 p. m. Marked
photographs OF the bridge are among
the exhibits
Conviction and Sentence.
Charles Kaeha was tried yesterday
afternoon for assault and battery with
q weapon on his wife Kaaienui. The
trouble took place last September at
Puahia, near Moiliili. ]. w. Cathcart
Deputy Attorney General. prosecuted
and Chas. F. Chillingworth defended
the accused The jury were J. w,
Smithies. d. T. Bailey. w. F. Dilling
ham. T. F. McTighe, Z. r. Collins, A.
A. Montana. p. II. Brunette. Q. II. Der.
rey. D. G.. Camarinos. ]. Spencer, G,
Markham and Jas. Brown. The jury
retired TO consider their verdict about
$3.50 o'clock. They returned verdict
of guilty.
In passing sentence Judge Hum
phreys told the prisoner that it was
not his fault that his wife was not
more seriously injured than proved.
AS he had been in prison for want OF
bail since September Is and the jury
recommended him to mercy, these cir
cumstances were taken into consider
alton and the sentence was four
months at hard labor from date and
payment of costs. The Court thanked
Mr.. Chillingworth for accepting the
assignment OF the prisoners defense.
Masonic ledge viii.
II
probate OF the viii of the late Archi-
bald c. Steele has been filed in the
Judiciary office. The will was made in
a Masonic lodge. while decedent was
taking a degree. With the question
bringing il into execution the docu-
ment reads as follows;
Write now, in good faith. your last
will and testament, precisely as il you
were about Immediately to be engaged
In battle, and expected TO fall in the
action.
In the name OF God. Amen, /. Archi-
bald Cooper Steele, being of sound
mind and memory. but knowing the
uncertainty OF human life. do now
make and publish this my last win
and testament. that is 20 say:
4NNAcS 81 ASdA Aa0 w SCAA&A
property TO Miss Helen Willis. my fu-
ture wife.
ARCH. COOPER STEELE.
Signed. sealed. published and de-
ciared by the said Arch. Cooper Steele
the teStator. as and for his last viii
and testament; and we, at his request
and in his presence. and in the pres
ence OF each other, have hereto sub
seribed cur name as witnesses
thereto. this 10th day OF September.
A d. 1901.
"P. fEcK.
-. SoUZA,
"JNO. T. MoTR--
II was ordered that letters testamen.
tary issue 20 Mrs. Helen w. Steele |
under $500 bond
Appeals from Hilo.
Wise & Nickeus have given notice |
to place cause on the Supreme Court |
calendar, liz each OF the following ap-
peals from the Fourth Circuit Court: |
Stables a TRANSPORTATION Co Il