The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-08
BUSY MORNING. IN
THE CIRCUIT COURTS
U. S. ATTORNEY wITHoRAws
AND DECISION is GIVEN
TO PLAINTIFF.
Antoine Richards Given Thirty Days
and Fined 500 For AduReratins
Mnk-Thone Fined ss5o-erand
and Trial Juries Ordered.

Yesterday morning Judge Little gave
peremptory order 10 the jury to bring
in verdict for plaintiff in the case of
the Ok and Okla Company vs. Wilson <
Whitehouse, assumpsit, for the reason
that defendants attorney. 4. q. Correa.
was not in the city, although notified TO
De present in court. The verdict was for
s5SS.02. The jury consisted of the fol-
lowing: D. X. Hoapili. j Fabian, j. A.
McCandless, G. Nawaakoa. L. I. Holt,
". E. Rowell, f. h. Hanapi. j. l.. Coo
kett. K. W. Davis and L. c. Jones, fore
nan The claim was for goods sold to
Wilson K Whitehouse, when they were
building the road at Nahiku. about three
Years ago.
The suits of Mace Bonville and Rosa
nond Naylor against the Orpheum Thea
ter Company were discontinued in Judge
Titles court. They sued for Si0o and
| $50 respectively for alleged breach of
contracts ON engagements At the Orphe-
am theater.
Judge Gear announced from the bench
Yesterday morning that he would sign a
lecree in favor of j. +. Atherron VS.. Wa
hiawa Sugar Company. bill to uncloud
title 10 a lease. This is the matter in
| which the 1000 acre clause of the Organic
| Act came into question. United States
Attorney Dunno appeared in court and
formally announced that the United
States would not intervene in the case.
This suit involves a lease of the Gal
braith lands at Wahiawa, embodying
about $500 acres. John Emmeluth leased
| the land nearly two years ago and turned
1 over to the " ahIawa sugar Company
with the intention of starting a sugar
/ plantation. The plantation made slow
progress, rent was not paid and Galbraith
| finally leased the land TO ]. h. Atherton,
| considering all rights under the lease to
have been forfeited. AS it turned out
however, the Wahiawa Sugar Company
still set up a claim to the property, and
the suit of Mr.. Atherton was to settle the
status of himself in respect thereto. Ii
is the intention of Mr.. Anterior to trans
pany and TO have it incorporated in that
estate.
Antoine Richards, the driver for Lopez
| who was convicted FRIDAY by the jury in
Judge Gears court of adulterating milk
was given thirty days Imprisonment al
hard labor and fined 500 Yesterday. The
sentence was very heavy, but the court
explained its position in such cases in a
manner that seemed to set it right.
Il am sorry said the Court, that
Lopez is not here with ~ou and l should
suggest that he be arrested seeing that
he received the benefits of the dairy.
The evidence clearly shows. however
| that you MIXED the cows. have been in
the business for many years and were
| thoroughly conversant with its ms and
outs. There have been many cases of
| adulteration. in none of which has there
ret been conviction and the court SEN
fences you to a fine of 500 and thirty
| days imprisonment in Oahu prison at
hard labor. | think that Lopez should
| feel it his duty TO help you in sharing
the sentence. although. of course. he can
not do so as far as Imprisonment is con-
| cerned- There is. no knowing what ill
ness this food adulteration may have
caused, and If it has not been the death
of many of the Younger members of the
community
A. s. Cleghorn has been cited by Judge
Little to show cause why he should not
be held to he in contempt for not paving
into court the sum of $500. alleged to be
due as balance 10 the estate of the late
Antoine Felipe, of which be was admins
traitor. This was q complicated matter
and remained in the courts for about
| three years 1t was question for a long
time whether W. r. Castle who was
mixed up in it. or Mr.. Cleghorn- should
'ae. held responsible for the money. II be
ny finally decided that Cleghorn should
ay- He was ordered 10 account for the
ssoney in court. hut had not yet done 50.
Susan r. Kauaha administrator OF
| lie estate OF the i8te -. IL RamAna- has
Sled account for the money in court but
Tad not yet done 50.
W. H. Thone who took four shots al
his father-in-iaw some months ago. and
WAS convicted by the jury Friday OF as
sault with dangerous weapon was fined
$50 by Judge Gear yesterday. The fine
viii be paid
Judge Gear issued an order yesterday
| for the calling OF the grand and trial
iuries for the special term which viii
open on September f6.