The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-25
TEMPLE
OF JUSTICE.
Gear Will Extend
the Present
Term.
IEJECTMENT CASE
IS STILL ON
Attorney George A. Davis Gets
Sat Upon Again-Papers Not
In Proper Shape.

AZ tioPSi ounPC'
! II was announced by Judge Gear in
/ his court yesterday morning that it is
his intention to extend the present
term of the. First Circuit Court at ITS
expiration. A number of cases We're
disposed of in chambers, the three
suits of the Kapiolani estate VS.. E
Peck & Co. w r. Castle ct al. and
/ Lorrin A Thurston, being set for July
9Th, in order that witnesses may be
/ brought from the other islands.
| Objections to j. A. Magoon as admin
| istrator in the estate of B. E. Steig-
man were filed This case had been
set for 8 o'clock, but as the attorneys
We're not on hand at $50 il went over
The court gave some emphatic instruc-
tions To the effest that Clerk Kellet
should hereafter persanalig attend II
the sending out of notices, so that the
presence OF the attorneys could be
counted upon. George A. Davis, with
his usual hard luck. also received a
I calling down for not having his objec-
tions in proper shape.
| When the criminal calendar was call
ed Acknowledgement Dole proposed At
to-ney Douthitt as MS representative IN
the handling of the cases for the day
Judge Gear, however refused to recog-
nize the desired substitute. He stated
! that he knew of no authority for the
appointment of such representative
/ The ejectmeht case of Mrs. Strauch
VS.. Cecil Brown. continued from Satur-
| day, was then taken up, occupying the
! entire day. y number of witnesses
We're examined for the prosecution. but
as all were HaWaiians and their testi-
mony required To be taken through an
interpreter. but little progress was
made. The prosecution have two more
witnesses to be examined this morning
and the case viii probably be argued
| this afternoon, Cecil Brown appearing
| in his own behalf. and Lyle A Dickey
for the plaintiff.
COURT NOTES
! The case of Catherine Bachelor VS.. c.
B. Wilson was dismissed yesterday by
Judge Gear for want of prosecution
Plaintiffs bill OF costs has been filed
/ in the case of Magoon VS.. Murray, tax
| ing the costs at $3.50.
/ In the case of I. r. Burns VS.. s. All
Mi plaintiffs bin of costs has been fled
/ taxing the costs at 500. so.
/ Formal order rof dismissal was filed by
Judge Gear in the case of Anna Gertz
VS.. ]. A. Magoon yesterday.
/ Judge Gear yesterday filed an order
modifying a previous order given in the
case Of Marie Josephine Hall VS.. VIM. A.
/ Hall; the former order permitted the IL
belize to mortgage his property for 5000
and it is modified to change the sum to
$3.50 upon such terms as libellee may
choose.
The plaintiff in the case of Mrs. Kau-
pena kama VS.. ]. H Kamaunu has filed
her release of defendant from all cause
| of action in said case, the same having
been compromised for consideration of
$500 acknowledged to have been paid by
defendant to plaintiff.
VOELLER'S BRIEF ON APPEAL.
Defendant in the case of James ].
Byrne vs.. P. ]. Voeller yesterday, by his
attorneys, Magoon & Thompson, fled his
brief on appeal 1t covers seven type
written pages and reviews the testimony
/ at length 10 show that plaintiffs SER
vices, for which plaintiff proposed to
charge 800 per month. were not of value
Of more than $40 per month, and that
plaintiff is untruthful and dishonest, as
well as an incompetent and bungling bus
] mess manager. a concluding paragraph
of the brief reads: This self-confessed
faIsifier who tried TO lay the founda ton
to cheat his employer out of $50 on the
sale of a horse to him reference 10
transcript and who ought to be in pris-
on for attempting to rob his employer for
the hiring of horse who was working
for his grub, could be expected to do
nothing less than to try and defraud the
defendant by charging about $50 Per
month for sixteen months that he was
not entitled TO. The testimony in this
case bristles all over with matter which
it is submitted make plaintiffs eonten-
ton impossible"
PROBATE
In the estate Of Samuel Johanowitz, de.
ceased. L. A. Schaefer administrator, has
filed inventory showing the estate to be
worth s.. 1850. a life insurance policy Of
g, 900 being the largest item
GUARDIANSHIP MATTERS.
In the matter Of the guardianship Of
Puhipako Malama, c. C. Biting has filed
his report as master, stating that his ex
animation of the administrators accounts
resulted in finding no evidence of NAL
atirninist ira ton, all receipts Of income be
ing properly charged but that there ap
peared to be some confusion in the item
ling OF a few matters. 10 which the at
tention of the court is directed; the mat
tiers referred to are in regard to a fe'
! paid Humphreys & Gear for attorneys
services and the allowance of $3.50 70