The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-19
GEAR EXTENDS THE TERM
HARRISON-MAGOON CASE ON
TRIAL.
Love Trial to be Resumed After Com
promise Talk and Submitted on
Briefs-Grand Jury Work.

Judge Gear this morning made an or
der extending the present term of his
court for ten days more from August
II. The morning was taken up with
the case of Harrison VS.. Magoon, ct AL,
Magoon being on the stand all the
morning. Attorney Robertson for the
| plaintiff and Ballou and McClanahan
for the defense spent much time in
argument over the admission as evil
dence of some letters written by Ma
COON to agents for the Hagey cure in
New Zealand the letters being finally
ruled out. The case is continuing this
afternoon.
The Love spendthrift case is to come
up at four this afternoon. 1t is reported
that negotiations for a compromise
have been in progress during the sew
eral days while the case was postponed
by mutual consent. The evidence will
be concluded this afternoon and the
matter will probably be a submitted on
briefs.
The hearing did not go on on Friday
nor on Saturday. 1t was postponed to
be taken up again on motion of either
counsel. In the meantime it was report
ed that when the lawyers next came in
to court in the matter they would be
ready to agree upon settlement of the
affairs of the trust. Love sued for an
absolute dismissal of the trust. Mrs.
Hart while opposing his suit, stated
on the witness stand that she woulu not
not object to a change in the guardian
ship. and this may be the basis of the
settlement now reported to be in pro-
gress. The old man wants more ready
cash than "a a week beyond board and
room expenses, while guardian Magoon
says that if he is given free rein he will
soon spend all he has. During the years
loo, H..
his debts have been paid off and now
the estate is in good order. 1t is claim
ed that he would soon spoil all this
work.
The lawyers are trying to arrange
upon a scheme of reorganizing the af-
fairs of the old man, by which he win
get some satisfaction out of the suit he
brought and at the same time not be
given free rein. One of the conditions
insisted upon by Mrs. Hart is that Love
change his boarding house from Mrs.
Roe's place.
The Grand Jury will be discharged to-
morrow morning, after it completes the
work of reporting the indictments
found. There are eight indictments
ready for the jury, and there will be
nothing more to be done tomorrow but
sign them and bring them into court.
When this is done Judge Gear will tell
the jurors that their work is at an end
and they may dsband.
] The Attorney General had gathered
| together the witnesses in the Kahuku
riot cases, and was preparing to present
the cases to the jury, when the inter
| views with Frear took place, resulting
in Judge Gears decision to discharge
| the Grand Jury. The witnesses have
dispersed again now.
! If the Supreme Court should sustain
the habeas corpus writs it will be neces-
sary to take the prisoners before a Dis
trict Magistrate and have them COM
mitted if possible. to wait for the next
| Grand Jury. Judge Wilcox is thought
| to be disqualified on account of hav-
! ing heard the cases at the last pre-
| liminary examination.