The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-18
SLOW Day
IN COURT
Two egislators
Have Become
Lawyers.
PODMORE EXCUSED
FROM THE JURY
Federal Jurist After Being Ex-
cused Quickly Sought
Naturalization.

The case of the Territory VS.. Okla
hchi was argued yesterday afternoon
before the second judge of the First
Circuit Court. The Japanese was charg-
ed with assault and battery with
weapon imminently dangerous to life.
j. w. Cathcart. Deputy Attorney, as
sisted by Andrews, Peters and Andrade
prosecuted the case. and F. NJ Brooks
appeared for the defendant
The jurors were as follows: Joseph
Lightfoot, Thos r. Mossnan Fred. b.
Damon, Isaac Adams, Chas. Bon. Fred.
( w. Weed, Albert Trask, Arthur Coyne,
Milus w. Parkhurst, James j. Nc
Donald, Joseph H. Lichtig and Fred S.
Lyman, Jr.
After being out half hour the jury
returned a verdict Of not guilty.
COURT NOTES.
! The defendant in the case of Honolulu
Estock-yards Company, Limited. VS.. w. C..
Achi has fled demurrer. through his
attorneys, Achi, Johnson anu d. H Ka-
haulelo, to pleintiff's complaint on the
ground that said complaint was not ac-
companied with bin of particulars ac-
& cording to the rules of court in such
cases made and provided.
1 In the action fer damages brought by
David Kaolelcpono vs.. K. L. Kalei, the
I defendant by his attorneys Andrews,
Peters and Andrade, yesterday filed an
! answer to plainuf's 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 %. Atherton VS..
Wahiawa Sugar Company, showing SER
vice upon the defendant through its pres
ident, D. A. Nichols.
| II 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 were issued for
! Yaas, Murato and Nishimura, showing
service upon Yaas and Murata, and that
| due and diligent search resulted in fail
ure to find Nishimura.
| In re Lai Young VS.. Sophie Kohuole
Wiley ct al, showing service upon the
defendants Sophie Kohuole Wiley and
Chun Kin Fong.
| In the case of L. All Pau VS.. Wong
| Kwai and Wong Hong Yuen showing
service upon defendants Wong hwai and
Wong Hong Yuen.
PROBATE.
Fnoch johnson. administrators for the
estate of S. KaiakoiI, deceased, yester
day filed an inventory of said estate
showing an entry of money received
from J. A Magoon. the amount being
s24550. less a deduction of s3S, paid t.
said administrator by the order of th'
deceased. and not entered in the pas!
book of the deceased.
The final accounts of Lawrence H
Dee, as administrator in the estate o
]. C. Rierdon, together with petition TO
allowance, final distribution and dis
charge We're filed yesterday the admin
istrator charging himself with s2,22S.S
and asking to be allowed s1,3S7.75. leay
ing a balance to the credit of the es
tate of ss36.05
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 peu
ton and accounts
ADMITTED TO THE BAR.
Henry Nose Kaniho, a native of Ha
wall, aged 35 years, yesterday fled pc
tition in the First Circuit Court prayin
for an examination upon his qualifica
lions to practice law, and if found quail
fed that he may be licensed to practic
law in the District Courts Of the Terri
tory, and before the Circuit Judges a
chambers on appeal.
Robert Punk, a native OF Hawaii age
sc. fled f-fces petition.
Both were examined and admitted, an
upon taking the oath licenses We're is
sued to them
Both Kaniho and Puuki are member
of the Legisla ture, the former havin
ACQUIRED considerable fame as a cor
trary voter upon every motion an
measure before the House.
| gPODMORE EXCUSED FROM GRAN
JURY.
Judge Estee yesterday excused j.
/ Podmore from further service on Il
! Federal Grand Jury for the rest of Il
! term, it appearing that his citizensh
I was doubtful. The question of this Ju
] or'S citizenship was the point raised
! the pleas of attachments filed by the G
erts of Attorney Lorrin Andrews.
I their charge of Illegal organiza tic
I against the Grand Jury, which pie
! were argued Tuesday.
In his opinion on the case, Unit
States Attorney Baird cited instanc
I where 1t was held that Grand Juri
] were not Illegally organized even thols
half OF the jurors were discovered 20
I non-citizens. where such jurors and {
Court were ignorant of the fact Up
] these citations It was held that the
! dictments previously made by the era
Jury were not fnvalidated. but Ju1
Podnnere was yesterday excused fro
I further service. the jury being thus !
/ duced to twenty-three.
! Immediately after being excused Pc
I mere applied to the United States ID
/ trfct Court for naturalization, ana
| vested with citizenship by process
! the Court. He Is a native Of Englar
". c. weldon and A. F. Cooke we
he aDDlicant.