The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-11-01
ALL COURTS
IN SESSION
SLAVES" Appear
Before Judge
Estee.

terday morning with the case OF the
Territory vs.. Liliuokaiani and John
Wilson, in which the defendants APP
pealed from an order restraining them
from taking sand from Waikiki beach
at low water mark. The defendants
claim their title under a deed given by
Kamehameha ". conveying rights at
low water. which 1t is argued on behalf
OF the government, the king had no
right to make. The appellants are rep
resented by Robertson a. Wilder and
Hatch & Silliman. Mr.. Wilder opened
the argument yesterday morning, and
was followed by Judge Silliman. He
will conclude his argument this morn
ing, and Attorney General Dole Will
then present the case of the govern
ment. Mr.. Fitch and Judge Gear are
sitting as associate justices with JUS
tice Galbraith.
FEDERAL COURT.
The slaves" indicted by the Federal
grand jury were brought into court yes
terday and arraigned by their true
names. There were twelve altogether.
charged with violating the adultery and
fornication sections of the Edmunds
act and they made queer showing of
There were Japanese, Chinese, Porto
Ricans and Portuguese, and as the de-
PENDANTS were arraigned in pairs, it
required the services of two Interpreters
at the same time to present the in
dictments. The three charged with
adultery were: A. Rodrigues. Henry
Arinas and Angela Estado, whose bonds
were fixed at $500 each.
,k,n ,,,it \, ,t-it,
were: H. Yamaguchi and Kudo, Chung
All XII and Asa Watamabe, Frank
Ricafort and Julia Aparicia. Chung Put
and II. Kosakai and Aparicia. The bail
in each case was fixed at $1,000. Chung
Pui will probably furnish the necessary
bond today. All the defendants We're
given until Saturday to plead. The
cases will be taken up next week. ac-
cording to the announcement of Judge
Estes yesterday.
EIGHT HOUR CASES.
w. NJ. Campbell, the contractor, and
Ohta, the Japanese sub-contractor, who
were indicted for violation of the eight
hour labor law relating to government
contracts, were arraigned yesterday and
both entered pleas of not guilty. The
cases will probably come up for trial
next Tuesday. Both men are out on
bail. .,
MALING's ACCOUNTS APPROVED.
The accounts of Clerk w. b. Mailing
were presented by United States Attor-
ney Dunno and approved by the court.
Charles Creighton was admitted to
practice in the Federal court.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Judge Gear-was occupied on the su-
preme Court bench yesterday morning
but he held a brief session in the after
noon.
Judge Humphreys performed his first
official act yesterday By removing Dan
II. Case as court stenographer. posi-
ton he has held since July, 1898 Mr..
Case was first asked to resign. but he
refused to do so, replying to the request
as follows:
Honolulu, Oahu. October 81, 1901.
Hon. A. 8. Humphreys. First Judge.
First Circuit Court:
Dear S!r:-Not being conscious of hav-
ing neglected my duties as official court
reporter I do not feel that can, in jus
tIce to myself, resign as you have this
morning requested. ..s,'
You stated you would take action In
the matter yourself at u o'clock If did
i
course to follow. l do not do this to
Rntagonize you, ms I have no such DESIRE
but Is simply the course that my judg-
ment has dictated.
Respectfully yours,
= =. .N, ID. II. CASE
Judge Humphreys thereupon issued
the following order
In the Circuit Court of the First Judicial
Circuit of the Territory of Hawaii,
at Chambers.
Order Removing Daniel II. Case, ESQ,
from the Position of Stenographer:
1t is ordered that Daniel II. Case, ESQ,
be and he Is hereby removed from the
position of stenographer in this court
And II is further ordered that the clerk
of this court do certify and serve a copy
of this order upon said Daniel II. Case,
Esq. forthwith.
Done at chambers. this slst day of Oc-
tober, A ID. 1901.
A. S. HUMPHREYS
First Judge
Both papers We're filed as a part of
the court record. Mr.. Case was re-
appointed by Judge Humphreys year
ago. The Chief Justice is required by
the statute to approve the appointment.
but ii is silent or the question of re-
moval.
1t is reported around the Judiciary
building that the reason as given by
Judge Humphreys for the removal of
Mr.. Case Is that he made out tran
script Of the minutes of the Bar Assoc
citation meeting where charges preferr-
ed were against the judge. Mr.. Case is
secretary OF the Association and as such
prepared the report of the meeting.
1t Is not known VINO Is to succeed to
the position of court stenographer, but
An Arizona man named Williams Is, II
Is said. slated for the job. With both
courts in session next week two and
perhaps three stenoSraphers easily
could be utilized. A good many of the
employees about the court rooms are
wondering where the lightning will
strike next. Judge Humphreys has so
rmade no appointment OF a clerk of
courts. to which he is entitled under