The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-24
PLAINTIFF IS AWARDED $4,000
DEPUTY SHERIFF CHILLING
WORTH IS NOW LICENSED
TO PRACTICE LAW.
Pearl Harbor Naval Station Land
Condemnation Matter Postponed
Another week-Notes of the
Circuit and Federal Courts.

There was something of a hitch in the
calendar In Judge Gears court yeSter-
day. 1t developed that the dropping of
number of Chinatown IRE insurance
cases from the calendar as wen as the
setting over of several cases until the
November term had brought about a
queer condition of affairs There were
practically no cases for trial.
There were number of attorneys in
court yesterday afternoon when Judge
Gear called the next case on the ealen-
dar. No one was ready Several attor-
neys said that they could have cases
ready by this morning but there were
none who were ready at that moment TO
bring their causes to trial.
The lawyers for the most part had not
anticipated the dropping of so manv
cases. consequently the calling of their
cases came a great deal sooner than they
expected and found them unprepared to
answer: Ready
Judge Gear delivered a mild lecture.
saying that he was always ready To ac-
commodate the attorneys and that the
least they could do was to be ready with
their cases when they were called.
The jurymen were excused until 8
o'clock this morning.
The cases of r. C. Brown VS.. Andrew
Bannister. trespass: Maria ]. Almeida
vs. F. ]. Tesla. assumpsit: Hawaiian
Electric Company. Limited, vs.. G. s.
Desky. assumpsit: and a number of pro-
bate matters will come up in Judge
Gears court this morning.
In the case of Cecil Brown admins
TRAITOR of the estate of ID. b. Smith VS..
the Equitable Life Assurance Society of
the United States. the jury yesterday
returned a verdict in Judge Gears court
in favor of plaintiff. for $4,000. the full
amount of the insurance policy. Inter
est at six per cent per annum from July
| ;. 1900. was also included. The jury
was composed of the following: Harry
| u. Austin. James Olds. Jr.. Lawrence Fl.
Dee. Fl. n. Amy. Eli ]. Crawford. E,
Buffendeau George t. Kluegel. G. G.
Boardman. H F. Bertlemann, G. K. Fox.
]. r. Edwards, Edward Dekum. W. G.
Ashley.
The case of the HOLSTER Drug Com
pany, Limited, vs. John F. Colburn. as
sumpsit, has been discontinued
Return and account of sales of commits
siOner and the affidavit of William Saw
/ idge of regularity of sale and proportion
ate values have been filed in the case OF
| Adelaide Schlief and John Schiief. her
| husband VS.. Joseph Clarke ct al. bill for
partition.
A discontinuance has been filed in the
matter of Bond Aiwahi, an idiotic per
son.
In re Kapiolani Estate. Limited. VS.
A. s. Cleghorn. ejectment. it has beer
stipulated that plaintiff may have twenty
days in which to perfect and file its bill
of exceptions.
In re Kapiolani Estate vs.. Kaneoht
Ranch Company ct al. it has been slip
ulated that plaintiff NAV have until Dc
tober 10 in which 10 file bill of excep
tions
In re John Fowler and COMPANY
! (Leeds). Limited. VS.. Robert Cation et
al. plaintiffs replication to defendants
answer has been filed
Judge Gear has ordered that admins
traitor pay George A. Davis. for John H
Cummings. the sum of SI11.I0. his whole
interest in the Cummings estate.
Masters report has been fled in tbs
matter of the estate of James X. Kekaua
deceased. There still remains $1,000 il
insurance moner to be divided pro rats
among the legatees. ]. A. Thompson j:
master
Motion to award execution to tbs
plaintiff was filed yesterday in the cas-
of Eugene Avery against the Hawaiian
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