The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-05-24
NEWS OF
THE COURTS

/. tFrom Thursdays Daliyl
.
The First Judg the First Cirrui,
Court was occupied all day yesterday
! with matters pertaining to the reports
Of the grand jury on the charges ol
- bribery against the members OF the
Legislature.
JUDGE EDfNGS' COURT.
Yesterday afternoon the suit for 81. 900
damages OF Nellie a. Cooke VS.. the Hol-
lister Drug Company came up In Judge
Edlngs' court Attorney Peters appear
ing for the defendant and Attorney
Robertson Of Robertson & Wilder for
the plaintiff
The action for damages is brought
for alleged injury to plaintiff by reason
OF the application OF face lotion pur-
chased from the defendant upon pre-
scription the complaint stating that
some harmful and poisonous ingredient
had been added to the prescription
through the negligence or careleSsness
or drug clerk in defendants employ.
and that thereby the plaintiff suffered
pain and injury in the swelling and
/ dlscoloration of her face, to the dam
age in the sum of $4,000.
The taking of testimony was COM
pleted late in the afternoon. Counsel
Tor defendant moved for non-suit, the
motion being overruled by the court.
and the argument was continued until
this morning.
The following is the list of Jurors in
the case: Ernest A. Ross, James l..
Aholo. Ward S. Aholo, Vincent Fer
nandez, John Markham, Wm H. Cum
ningham, William II. McInerny, Wal
ter NJ. Pomroy. Henry Lose, William
Il. Rice, Manuel a. Gonsalves, Samuel
l.. Reckumano.
COURT NOTES.
William Fleming, secretary to United
States District Attorney Baird. has
been i'll for some days but is recover
ing from his indispostion, and able to
be at his work again
Harvey III. Hitchcock. plaintiff in the
case of Hitchcock VS.. The Hawaiian
Tramways Co, Ltd, has filed his bill
Oh exceptions on appeal to the Supreme
Court.
A bench warrant issued Tuesday on
indictment of the Grand Jury for the
arrest of II. Ancion, on charge of lar
ceny IN the second degree. was yes
terday filed with the clerk of the First
circuit Court, having been served.
Also, the indictment for perjury
against Walter G. Smith, bench war
rant issued thereon, and his bond of
S6,oOO and similar papers in the in
dictments against Kamalu for rape,
and against Sweetie Smith for assault
and battery with a dangerous weapon.
The Judgment role and bill of costs
in the ejectment case of Sing Chong
& Co. VS.. Lun Hop Wal Company, in
which judgment was given for the de-
fendant in the sum of $S1 .SS, were filed
yesterday by plaintiffs attorney. Costs
are taxed at $40
MEYER VS.. NAONE ANSWER.
The defendants in the case of Fred
Meyer VS.. David X. Naone and Jessie
I. NaOne have filed an answer to the
complaint of plaintiff.
They admit the execution of the lease
set out. but say that said lease was
made upon the express covenant that
the said lessee. plaintiff In said case,
should faithfully keep and observe all
OF the covenants and conditions Of said
lease. and that in consideration there
OF. as we'll as the payment OF the rent
In said lease stipulated, the lessee {
should enjoy peaceable and quiet pos
session or the premises so leased dur
ing the term of said lease; and by rea- I
son of the terms OF said lease which
the plaintiff failed to keep and per- :,
and the plaintiff thereby forfeited all
of his rights Hereunder. They deny
that they have any knowledge or in
formation sufficient to form a belief In
regard to the allegation that plaintiff
the sum Of $500 or any other
amount in improving said premises,
and therefore deny the same, or that
defendant expended any sum whatev-
er as alleged. They also deny that by
reason of unlawful acts of the defen-
dants, the plaintiff was prevented from
collecting any rents from said prem
|ses. and that plaintiff has been dam
aged in the sum Of $4,000 or any other
damage was suffered by the plaintiff
by unlawful acts of defendants, or that
defendants have taken into their pos
session the building mentioned in t
complaint. or that plaintiff d
owns any building on said premises. o
allegations of the complaint c. c. Bit +
ling is attorney for the defendants. -
vIvAs VS.. SILVA CASE. e
In the case Of ]. NJ vivas VS.. M. n
iusmao Silva, an answer has been Ii
He'd by the defendant, denying that 1,
he cursory estimate made In April, n
1901, showed that defendant was in -
iebted to plaintiff in the sum of ST. :
'32 40; but, on the contrary, alleges
hat that sum was shown to be due
rom the plaintiff to defendant Other
anu uiiebatlohS ltsS material "
ire made A G. Correa Is attorney for "
defendant. a
FEDERAL COURT. CT
William Turnbull a native OF Scot n
and, was yesterday made a citizen of a.
he United States by process of the t,
United States District Court. @
DIVORCE CASES. fl
Tom Chan, libellee in the suit for lo
ivorce OF All Sam VS.. Tom Chan, has, W
~ his attorney, Il. l.. w. Davidson. p
He'd his answer to the complaint OF the h
ibellant, denying the allegations that c,
le ever beat or abused the libellant or n,
efused to supply suitable main a,
enance for her and their five
hildren. He also alleges that she "
.bandoned her home and domicile III
Without cause or excuse, and since her
esertlon OF llbellee has boon living an u