The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-02

IN COURTS
Habeas Corpus
Cases Before
Gear.
NEW RULE IN
FEDERAL COURT
Petit Jury for November Term OF
Court Is Drawn From
Poll Lists.

Poll Lists.
pal issue before the Circuit Court yes
terday. All Quong. the Chinese charged
with rape, who has been trying 10 Sc
cure his release by this means on half
a dozen different occasions for the past
two months. again appealed to Judge
Gear yesterday morning. Attorney
Brooks contended that the defendant Is
held by virtue of a pretended warrant
issued by the District Magistrate at
Hno. The return made by tho High
Sheriff alleges that the peddoEe- is con
fined in lilo and eannJt be brouent
here before the next steamer
Judge Gear enectuaIIy disposed Of the
matter by refusing to take jurisdicri n.
holding that he had no authority over
matters in the Hno district. An Ft-
tempt VIII now very likely o. made 10
have Judge Little issue a writ at Hilo.
COON WANTS his RELEASE
W. J. Coon who was arrested under d
mittimus issued three years ago for
having opium in his possession also at
tempted to secure his release by habeas
corpus. In his petition h alleges that
the law under which he is imprisoned
was abrogated and was null and voiu
under the provisions Of the Joint Reso-
luton Of Congress passed July :. 1889
Deputy Attorney General Cathcart
appeared for the government and ar
gued that the old nittimus was stin in
force. Judge Gear took the matter IN
der advisement, and viii render a deci-
sion Monday.
NEW JURY SUMMONED.
Banin Hopkins yesterday began The
service Of a new petit jury panel for the
November term Of Circuit Court which
begins Monday morning. There is to be
no grand jury for this term, the last
jury having efectually cleaned up the
cases awaiting disposition Thirty-six
Jurors are to summoned upon the or
der Of Judge Humphreys the names
having been selected from the poll-Iists
n the Governors Office. Judge Hum
phreys viii be the presiding judge at
the coming term. The criminal work
Of the term viii be unusually heavy,
but the civil cases OF Immediate inn
portance have been pretty well cleared
up by Judge Gear.
ANSWERS MRS KING. .
Mr. Lightfoot further sets out THAT
the most valuable land of the said min
DTS is situate in the rear OF a long mar
row strip belonging to said Charlotte
D. King, fronting on Vineyard street. .
" hich is Of very little value without
the land Of said minors; that the said /
Charlotte d. King Informed respondent /
hat she had made a will giving 10 one /
II her children all Of the said strip
hat this respondent demonstrated win
Ter, pointing out TO her II was great
70 thus place her other chill (
iren at the mercy Of one child, and 4
making It probable that the said stI1p
would pass to strangers, but this argU-
nent had no influence on her
The petitioner also alleges that the
-entaI fixed for the premises i not the d
-ull value. He further states that the 4
money belonging to James King is in
vested in a mortgage at nine per cent .
put he viii realize on IL. he VIII pay tne
said amount 10 Mrs. King.
An answer has been filed by Jos.
Lightfoot in the matter Of the guar
iianship of the King minors wherein .
ne was cited for contempt FOR failure 70 .
make a deed TO Mrs. King and pay
oyer TO her the money of James y.
King. who is supposed 70 be- in South
A frica- He alleges that ne Is willing 10 g.
comply with the order. but that the .
ease Of the land Of the minors does .
not provide for the payment OF taxes,
md for complying with the B'ard Oh .
Health regulations; and is likely 20 IN /
,1-e the minors. That the respondent
s endeavorinE To protect the caltdr--l
IF tender age against any apparent .
attempt on the part of the person wh"
lrafted the said lease 10 violate the let
81 and spirit Of the order Of this Honor
.ble Court and TO cheat and defraud
ne said minors. and respondent submits
hat the conduct Of said 7. N. Long IN
he premises deserves the censure and
OF this Honorable Court
CIRCUIT COURT NOTES
An answer making general denial
las been filed in the divorce SUIT OF .
,Iaurie =. Rhodes VS. Frank
Ihodes.
Y Auin has been appointed admin
strator Of the estate OF Dang alE
Tok. giving q bond NJ 5000
Defendant has fled "a general denial
y the case II Tahuum- KS ttaIlli-h -al
I'LL Company
Y Amin mas been appointed admins
ratur of the estate of y pLE 4It b''
living "a bond of $4,000
SUPREME COURT /,
The supreme Court finished the hear
n. in The case Of Territory VS. Li-id-
EzaIanf ut al yesterday afternoon
--7r-s e-r.f--o- concluded has argument
n the morning. and was followed by
.rto~re- General Dole. The case was
1ll1r-5tte1 20 rne court ar 8 o'clock
FEDERAL COURT.
Federal Court was in session but
hort time Yesterday = r grilirE-