The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-19
A SPECIAL
COURT TERM
Opened Yesterday
With Long
List.
MACON SPOKE
ON TIME LIMIT
Bailiff Ellis Used His Hammer Too
Freely and incurred Wrath
OF Attorneys.

twenty-four working days opened yes |
terday morning at 10 o'clock. A num-
Der of attorneys were present, and
Deputy Attorney-General Cathcart an |
nounced his appearance for the Terri |
tory.
Bailiff w. NJ. Sumner Ellis drew the /
following jury list:
W. P. Barry, F. D. Creedon, J. P. /
Guinane, E. Hammer, ]. A. Hassinger,
John H Jones Soloman Kaleiopu,
Joseph Keakahiwa, George H. Kaia, |
Joseph ". Muhia, John c. Lane, Jas.
L. MacGuire, VIM. B. McLain, Chas.
E Moore, Elmer z. Paxton, L. A. Pink
ham, P NJ. Pond, Louis D. Prince, ].
Loyett Rockwell, W. H. Rodgers, Chas.
+ H. Rose. Joseph H. Richards, Harry II.
Simpson and Isaac Tesla.
The venire for the petit jury was
called by the bailiff, and upon it be-
ing found that j. Lovett Rockwell was
absent, the judge said. as the jury was
| to be excused until the next day, no
bench warrant would be issued for him.
The jury was then excused until 10
o'clock this morning.
| The list of cases on the calendar was
then taken up that of Walter g.
Smith for alleged perjury being the
first called. Lorrin A. Andrews APP
ipeared as attorney for defendant, and
moved that a day be set for hearing
the plea in abatement. Judge Gear
set Saturday morning at $50 o'clock.
| The matter of Gertz VS.. Magoon then
came up. and was set for p m. yes
iterday afternoon, and long list of 9TH
er cases were disposed of.
a slight diversion came up during the
calling of the calendar. It has been
the habit of Bailif Ellis to use his ham
mer in the court room with much fire.
Iquency and gusto upon the slightest
Iprovocation, a ripple of mirth succeed
ing some attorneys witticism being the
signal for the portly wielder of the
lgavel to swing his hammer in clamor-
Ious command for silence. It was this
lpractice that Judge Stanley took ex-
Iception to yesterday morning.
IF it please the court" said he. the
continual and uncalIed for rapping of
the bailiff's gavel is very annoying. 1t
has made my head ache, and makes my
head ache every time I have occasion
Ito appear in a case before this honor
liable court It seems entirely unneces-
sary that the gavel should bee brought
Into play so often and upon so slight
provocation as a little Ievity among the
Iattorneys present" The remainder of
Judge Stanley's protest TO the effect
THAT honorable members of the bar
were not to be treated as so many un-
ruly school boys, was lost in muir
muir of approval from the other law
Iyers present, and the court said that
while the court room should be
place of dignity, where no disorder or
disturbance should be allowed. and
while it was the duty of the bailif TO
use his gavel to prevent any disorder,
he hoped that Mr.. Ellis would use dis
lcretion in the matter in the future.
The cases disposed of during the
morning were;
H. Holt VS.. Hamakua Mil Company,
ejectment, stricken from the calendar,
| to be replaced on motion of either
party
Tuck Chew VS. Makee Sugar Compa-
ny. assumpsit, set for June y.
Priscilla E. Hassinger VS. Helen b.
King ct al, ejectment, and T. r. Moss
man vs. c. Monting. asuumpsit, were
stricken from the calendar, to be rein
stated later.
ejectment. and Mary K. Tfbbets VS.. S.
NJ. Damon ct al, ejectment, went over
to next term.
K. Kairnana vs. J. H. Kaumanu, ma
llicious prosecution, was settled out OF
court and dismissed.
A. r. Tftlow VS. Albert Whyte ct al.
assumpsit, was referred to the clerk &c
look up certain matters in connection
Herewith.
Naomi Kaairue vs. Kalanihuea, as
surnpsit, and T. NJ Harrison VS.. j. A
Magoon ct al. assumpsit, went over
to the August term.
! Samuel Andrews VS.. Kaikena, eject
1 ment, and Samuel Andrews VS.. Wahi
J nenui ejectment, were stricken from
the calendar.
c. II. K. Rookie VS.. Mary NJ. Seabur,
4 ct al. ejectment; Lucy K. Peabody VS.
l 6. B. Dole ct al, trustees. quietinG
] title; Fred Meyer VS.. D. <. Naone e
! al. case; s. Fukuda VS.. John II. VII
I son and L. W. Waterhouse, assumpsit
| all went over TO the August term
Charles Roesch VS.. Charles II. Willer
seduction. : was referred to Judge Ed
! fngs. on account Of the disqualification
I of the presiding judge.
John Crowder ct al. VS.. Henry Bry
] ant ct al, damages; Kimban Steam
! ship Company VS. Honolulu Marke
Company. assumpsit: Oliver lavish V:
Z Lula et al, tort; Wing Now Chan "
" Leong Sam ct al, assumpsit, went owe
to the next term.
] A Magoon VS. T. Il. Murray. as
sumpsit, went by default on account c
the failure of respondent to appear.
Wing Hop Company VS.. ]. n Ray
4 nond and the Board Of Health, dam
- ages, hearing OF respondents demurre
was set for 1880 a m. SATURDAY.
In the matter of Carl Lundahi, tt
accounts of the guardian were approx
Il ed and discharge ordered.
- AFTERNOON SESSION
In the afternoon arguments on d.
murrer were heard in several case
among them Gertz VS.. Magoon. whic
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