The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-02
COURTS AND
CAPITOL
Trial of Gle ghorn
VS.. KapioIani
Estate.
ARGUMENT OF
IWILEI INJUNCTION
Trial of W. g. Smith for Perjury
viii Begin This Morning
at go.

The matter of the Iwilei injunction
came up yesterday morning before 4
Judge Gear. Attorney Lorrin Andrews /
appeared for two of the defendants.
Ozawa and Kinimatsu. filing demur-
rer. The petition for injunction is de-
INJURED to on various grounds, errors
being alleged in the pleadings and the
general claim that the. complaint does
not state, sufficient groq9ds for cause
OF action is made. ThtSdemurrer also
states that the proper remedy of the
petitioner is a criminal action, and that
If the defendants were conducting
bawdy house, as alleged. the petitioner
should have secured warrants for the
arrest of defendants.
There is also an answer filed the
same containing a sworn statement
that the house in question had been
closed for several days before the in
junction was issued The matter was
postponed until 4:3O yesterday after
noon for argument and the intervening
hours We're taken up with the suit of
the Kapiolani Estate VS.. a. S. Cieghorn.
COURT NOTES
James w. Pratt yesterday filed his
oath as assessor of the First Taxation
Division of the Territory of Hawaii.
The case of A r. Titlow VS.. Albert
Whyte, ct al, has been continued until
the August term of the First Circuit
Court.
Mary Wootten was yesterday grant
ed a divorce from Henry G. Wootten
on the ground of non-support
The case Of Franz Buchholtz vs.. w
r. Castle has been by consent contin-
ued TO the August term of the First
Circuit Court
+ Judge Gear yesterday rendered de-
icfsion in favor of the plaintiff in the
! case Of Frank Lillas VS.. James Carly.
+ This was an action for the value of
horse alleged to have been secured by
the defendant.
W. G. SMITH INDICTMENT.
In the matter of w. G. Smith, charg-
ed with perjury, Judge Gear yesterday
overruled defendants plea in abate-
Inent The decision was a lengthy one.
citing many authorities. The case will
come up this morning at $50 o'clock.
PROBATE MATTERS.
In the matter of the estate of Eliza
beth K Bingham, deceased, the Court
! yesterday approved the final accounts
of the executors, confirmed the mas
ter's report, and ordered the executors
discharged upon fling receipts Of 1ega-
tees and payment of tax on legacies.
The accounts Of John Ena, admins
traitor OF the estate Of julius Hoting.
deceased, have been approved and said
administrator ordered discharged upon
filing receipts.
Thomas ". Hebron. father of Fran
ces Hebron and Gladys Hebron, minors,
has petitioned that he be appointed
guardian of the persons and property
of said minors. Each of said minors
are entitled to about $941, being the
portion of the estate of Sarah Rather
Inc Gray. deceased. due them on f1na
distribution of said estate.
The masters report in the matter OF
the estate of All Chez, deceased, has
been confirmed by the court. and the
accounts of the administrator approved
with order for his discharge upon films
OF uIldl ISCtIpl VI u VttIp4 LIZ Ai49NN
ter was allowed a fee of 80.
The masters report in the estate o
]. r. Williams, deceased, has been con
ffrmed by the court, and W. R. Castle
executor. has been ordered TO file hi
I final accounts forthwith. together wit
a petition for discharge as such execu
| tor, as recommended by P. D. Kellett
| the master. in his said report.
I EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
/ At the meeting of the Executiv
] Council yesterday morning a protes
/ was received from a number of Cit
| zens of Keanae district, complainin
I that they had heard that it was the in
/ tention of the Hawaiian Commerce.
! ! Company and Kihei TO divert waite
I from Kcanae and Waialuanui. districts
/ and they wished the matter looked int
! The Council VIII make an Investigation
I The application of J. Spitz for
liquor license at Kalihiwai Kauai, wa
! presented by Treasurer Wright It wa
I decided that Kalihiwat was not Iarg
! enough for a saloon, and the appiicatio
! was denied
I The matter Of granting permission I
] DR.. Raymond to take surplus water
| from Polipoli stream to his land in Ks
= hikinui was brought up by Superintent
ent z. s. Boyd and the matter ";
favored by the Council
Land Commissioner Boyd exhibited
map of the line Of extension Of the Hi
: Railroad Company's tracks to Olaa,
y lapproved in a report of Deputy Bali