The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-19
SLOW DAY
IN COURT


The casc NJ ibo Territory ,f Okla.
klrhl was argued yesterday afternoon
before the second judre Uf the First
circuit Court The japanese was chafg
cd with assault and battery with a
weapon imminenuy dangerous 20 lie.
' W. Cathcart Deputy Attorney. as
sisted by Andrews Peters and Andrnie
prosecuted the tnsc aud T. NJ Brooks
appeared fur the defendant
The Jurors were ne follows. Joseph
/ lightfoot Thos H. MHssuin Fred a.
Damon, Isaac Adams. Chas. Bon Fred
/ W. weed Albert Trask. Arthur Coync,
Mlus w. Parkhurst James J, Nc
| Donald Joseph n. Lichtlg and Fred s.
| Lyman, Jr.
After being out hair hour the jury
returned verdict OF not guilty
COURT NOTES.
| The defendant In the case OF Honolulu
StocS-yards Company. Limited. va. w. G.
Achi has filed n demurrer through his
attorneys, Achi, johnson ana u II. Ka-
haulollo. to plaintiffs complaint on the
ground that said complaint was not ac-
companled with a bin OF particulars ac-
,oTdinE to the rules OF court I'm such
cases made and provided.
/ In the action for damages brought by
David Kaolclopono VS.. X. l.. Kalei the
defendant, by his attorneys, Andrews.
Peters and Andrade, yesterday filed an
answer to plaintiffs complaint, denying
each and every allegation contained in
such complaint and demanding dismissal
with costs.
SUMMONS RETURNED.
| Return of summons was yesterday
made as follows:
| In the case of Joseph II. Atherton vs..
Wahiawa Sugar Company, showing SER
vice upon the defendant through Its pres
! ident, ID. A. Nichols.
In re Honolulu Stock-yards Company,
Limited, VS.. w. C. Achi. showing service
upon the defendant.
In the case of the Territory vs. Ota-
kichi, wherein subpoenas We're issued for
/ Yaas, Murato and Nishimura, showing
service upon Yaas and Murata, and that
! due and diligent search resulted In fall
ure to find Nishmura.
| In re Lai Young vs.. Sophie KOhuole
Wiley ct al, showing service upon the
defendants Sophie Kohuole Wiley and
Chun Kin Fong.
Kwai and Wong Hong Yuen, showing
service upon defendants Wong kwai and
Wong Hong Yuen.
PROBATE.
Enoch Johnson administrator for the
estate of S. Kaiakoili, deceased, yester-
day filed inventory of said estate,
showing an entry of money received
from j. A. Magoon, the amount being
s2i550 less a deduction of S3S, paid to
said administrator by the order of the
deceased, and not entered In the pass
book of the deceased.
The final accounts of Lawrence II.
Dee, administrator in the estate of
J. c. Rerdon, together with petition for
allowance, final distribution and dis
charge We're filed yesterday, the admin
istrator charging himself with s2,223.SO
and asking to be allowed sl,3S775, leav-
ing a balance to the credit of the es-
tate of ss36O5
An order of court was issued appoint
| ing Friday, May 81 at 10 o'clock a. m,
as the time for the hearing of such petit
ton and accounts.
ADMITTED TO THE BAR.
Henry Nose Kaniho, a native OF Ha-
wall, aged IS years, yesterday filed pc
tition in the First Circuit Court praying
| for an examination upon his qualifca-
lions to practice law and II found quail
fled that he may be licensed to practice
law in the District Courts Of the Terri
tory, and before the Circuit Judges at
chambers on appeal.
Robert Puuki, a native of Hawaii aged
SO, filed like petition.
Both We're examined and admitted, and
upon taking the oath licenses were is
sued to them.
Both Kaniho and Puuki are members
OF the Legislature, the former having
acquired considerable fame as con-
trary voter upon every motion and
measure before the House.
PODMORE EXCUSED FROM GRANT
JURY.
Judge Estee yesterday excused j. III
Podmore from further service on thu
Federal Grand Jury for the rest of thu
term, 1t appearing that his citizenship
was doubtful. The question of this jur
or's citizenship was the point raised Il
the pleas OF attachments filed by the eli
. crts of Attorney Lorrin Andrews II
their charge of Illegal organization
against the Grand Jury, which plea!
We're argued Tuesday.
States Attorney Baird cited instances
where It was held that Grand Jurie!
We're not Illegally organized even thong!
half OF the Jurors were discovered 20 b.
non-citzens, where such jurors ana thu
Court We're ignorant OF the fact. Upor
these citations it was held that the IA
dictments previously made by the Gran,
, Jury We're not invalidated, but Jul OF
Podmore was yesterday excused from
further service, the jury being thus re
duced to twenty-three.
Immediately after being excused Pod
mere applied to the United States Dis
trict Court for naturalization. and was
vested with citizenship by process a
the Court. He Is n native OF England
w. C. Weldon and A. +. Cooke were
witnesses for the applicant.