The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-01
ALL COURTS
IN SESSION
Slaves Appear
Before Judge
Estee.
CASE BUSTED
BY HUMPHREYS
Supreme Court Heard Arguments
in Sand Case Yesterday.
New Suits Are Filed.

The Supreme Court was occupied yes
terday morning with the case OF the
Territory We. Liliuokalani and John
Wilson, in which the defendants ap-
pea!ed from an order restraining them
from taking sand from Waikiki beach
at low water mark. The defendants
claim their title under deed given by
Kamehameha ". conveying rights at
low water, which II is argued on behalf
OF the government. the king had no
right TO make. The appellants are rep
resented by Robertson & Wilder and
Hatch & 4silliman. Mr.. Wilder opened
the argument yesterday morning. and
was followed by Judge SnliTnan. He
VIII. conclude his argument this morn
ing. and Attorney General Dole Will
then present the case of the govern
ment. Mr.. Fitch and Judge Gear are
sitting as associate justices with JUS
tice Galbraith.
FEDERAL COURT.
The slaves indicted by the Federal
grand jury were brought into court yes
terday and arraigned by their true
names. There were twelve altogether.
charged with violating The adultery and
fOrpicatlon sections OF the Edmunds
act. and they made queer showing of
HonC!ulu's cosmopolitan population.
There were Japanese, Chinese, Porto
Ricans and Portuguese. and as the de-
PENDANTS were arraigned in pairs, ii
required the services OF two interpreters
"a the same time to present the in
dictments. The three charged with
adultery were: A. Rodrigues. Henry
Arinas and Angela Estado, whose bonds
were fixed at 81. 500 each.
Those charged with the lesser crime
were; II. Yamaguchi and KudO. Chung
An Hi and Asa Watamabe, Frank
Ricafort and Julia Aparicia. Chung Pui
and II. Kosakai and Aparicia. The bail
in each case was fixed at 81. 900. Chung
Put will probably furnish the necessary
bond today. All the defendants were
given until Saturday TO plead. The
cases will be taken up next week. ac
cOrding to the announcement of Judge
Estea yesterday.
EIGHT. HOUR CASES.
w NJ Campbell. the contractor. and
Ohta, the japanese sub-contractor. who
were indicted for violation of the eight
hour labor law relating to government
contracts. were arraigned yesterday and
both entered pleas of not guilty. The
cases will probably come up for trial
next Tuesday. Both men are out on
bail.
MALING'S ACCOUNTS APPROVED.
The accounts of Clerk w b. Mating
were presented by United States AttOr-
ney Dunno and approved by the court. |
Charles Creighton was admitted TO
practice in the Federal court.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Judge Gear was occupied on the SUI
preme Court bench yesterday morning |
but he held brief session in the after |
noon.
Judge Humphreys performed his first |
official act yesterday by removing Dan |
II. Case as court stenographer, a posi-
tion he has held since July. 1898. Mr.. |
case was first asked to resign. but he |
refused to do so. replying TO the request |
as follows:
Honolulu. Oahu. October 81, 1901
Hon. A s. Humphreys, First Judge. |
First Circuit Court
Dear Sir:-Not being conscious of hav- |
ing neglected my duties official court
reporter do not feel that can in JUS
ice 70 myself, resign as you nave TINS
morning requested.
You stated you would take action in
the matter yourself at u o'clock if / did
not, and 1 feel that will be the better
course to follow 1 do not DO this to |
antagonize you, as have no sEch desire
but Is simply the course that my juds-
mert has dictated.
Respectfully yours,
u. II. CASE.
Judge Humphreys thereupon issued
the following order:
IN the Circuit Court OF the First Judicial
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