The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-09
YESTERDAY
IN COURT.
DepartmentsMad
Subject of Jury
Inspection.
MCCLELLAN SUES
UNITED STATES
Title to Quarantine Island Is
lnvoIved-Counter Charges
in Divorce Case.

The grand jury yesterday began an
examination into all the departments of
the Territorial government Not only
We're the schools and insane asylum
made the subject of investigation, but
Treasurer Wright, Chief Clerk Wright
of the Board of Public Works and AS
SCISSOR Pratt were called before the
grand jury. and questioned as to the
conduct of their respective departments.
Five truant officers had been sub
poenaed by the jury, but only one was
examined yesterday. Executive Officer
Pratt also testified before the grand
jury, but whether as to the rock crusher
or the alleged illegal imprisonment of
two women at the Oahu Insane Asylum
could not be learned.
HARRISON-MAGO
Judge Gear dragged through another
weary day of Harrison VS.. Magoon yes
terday, L. c. Ables was on the stand
for nearly the entire day, but gave way
in the morning to allow the testimony
of Magoon's former stenographer, as to
his acceptance or non-acceptance of the
contract. The case will very likely take
up the remainder of the week.
MCCLELLAN CLAIMS QUARANTINE
ISLAND
Suit was instituted yesterday by
George B. Mcclellan against DR.. E. L..
Cofer and the United States govern
ment to eject the defendants from the
piece of land known as Quarantine ISL
and. The suit is brought to settle the
title to thirty-six acres comprising
Quarantine Island, and which plaintiff
claims on a lease recently made with
the Dowsett Estate. The title was for
merly recognized by the Hawaiian gov
eminent, but the government just pre-
vious to annexation alleged that the
Dowsett Estates claim was simply a
fishing title, and the United States took
possession by virtue of annexation.
The property is referred to in the petit
ton as Kamokuakulikur. The petition
filed yesterday is in part as follows:
That said plaintiff claims an estate of
leasehold in and to said premises for
term of ten years from the 25th day of
September. 1901, as to one undivided half
of said premises under and by virtue of
a lease from the Dowsett Company, Lin
tied, the owner in fee simple of one I'M
divided half of said premises, the said
Dowsett Company, Limited, having title
under Land Commission Award No. 1853
and various mesne conyeyances from the
grantee in said award, his heirs and as
signs; and as to one undivided half of
said premises under and by virtue of a
suitcase from one John K. Sumner to
B. F. Dillingham; and Mark P. Robin
son, said John K. Sumner having a fee
simple estate in and to one undivided half
Of said premises by inheritance and pur-
chase from the grantee named in Land
Commission Award No. 1853 and from his
heirs and assigns.
The said plaintiff claims that he Is en-
titled to the immediate possession of said
premises
And the plaintiff says that said deIend-
ant though requested to remove from
said premises and deliver possession of
the same to the plaintiff, wrongfully re-
fuses to do so, to the damage of the
plaintiff in the sum of five thousand dol
lars.
elected from the premises in question
and judgment also be made awarding
plaintiff costs and damages.
HUMPHREYS DUE TODAY.
Judge Humphreys is due to return on
the Sierra today, and his chambers were
cleaned and aired yesterday, in antici-
patton of their immediate occupancy. Ii
! is doubtful where he will hold court be
/ fore next term Even if he intended to
resume work Immediately, he could find
no court room available. as the Supreme
! Court is now in session, while Judge
Gear holds forth in the old Circuit Court
room.
| JUROR WAS SCARED.
H N Almy a juror, was not present
when the roll was called yesterday morn
! ing, and when he arrived few minutes
| later, he was called before the bench by
judge Gear, who grayely asked for an
! explanation. Mr.. Amy saw visions OF a
fine before him, which gradually 1adec
as Courts face was wreathed in smiles
! as the Juror explained in detail the
cause of it all.
| COUNTER CHARGES IN III OINcA1
CASE.
! A lengthy answer was filed yesterday
! in the divorce libel of John DegreaVes
We Caroline Degreaves. While the
charges of adultery are not specifically
admitted. defendant denies that such
adultery was committed without the con
| sent, connivance or procurement OF the
Iibellant. She further charges the PLAIN
| tiff with adultery, and alleges that
certain lot of land on Queen street val
| ued at 5000 which is held IN the name
| of Ifhellant belongs TO her. She asks that
he be restrained from disposing OF the
property, and that pending the settlement
! of the case she be awarded the rent
! from this property, thirty dollars per
month, as temporary alimony-
COURT NOTES.
| default was granted yesterday as Il
c. A Herring in the case of Honolulu