The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-17
FIRST CIRCUIT COURT
sPErIM TERN OPENS
Seventy-Two Jurymen,
Grand and Trial,
Assemble.
EXCUSES GIVEN Br AFFIDAVIT
BUSINESS WITHOUT soME COULD
NOT GO ON. OTHERS
GOING AWAY.
ElsusEs GIVEN BT AFFIDAVIT
An Old Suit Is Dismissed For Want
Of Observation-Disclosures c. Thrun
Files osneraIDeniaI To Sasuina's
Contentious.

Inc Special ts>l u OI int 4 hSt NAANNtt
Court opened yesterday morning,
Judge Gear. presiding. Judge Little OF
the Fourth Circgit. being seated be-
side him on the bench. having come
to Honolulu to hear cases in which
Judge Gear is disqualified.
Seventy-two Jurors were present in
court. twenty-four having been sum
moned as grand jurors and forty eight
as trial jurors. 1t was announced that
no excuses would be heard except
those presented by affidavit The grand
jurors summoned were as follows:
Henry Waterhouse, William G. Irwin,
Charles T. Wilder. A. L C. Peterson,
Charles NJ. Cooke, Philip Moylan
Lansdale, L. Tenney Peck, James Cor
don Spencer, Chalmers Alfonso Ora
ham, Horace ]. Craft, Starr Kapu,
Charles NJ. " Foster. Henry Lewis,
David Kawananakoa, Charles B. Will
son, F. H. Loucks. E. s. Cunha, Chris
TOPPER Jones Holt, Josiah T. Crawley,
P. 81. G.. Middleditch, Charles w.
Booth, Moses K. Nakuina, David Law
renee and Henry de Fries.
The following were the trial jurors
summoned: Charles H Atherton.
George Albert Martin, Henry Zerbe,
Southland HOFFMAN,, Jr.. Frank Gilman
Prescott. Richard Ivers, Charles s..
Crane, F. W. Beardslee. w. F. He'll
bron, E. Buffandeau, Joseph Andrade;
Gus Hezekiah Aea, Samuel Nainoa,
Joseph Alma Lawelawe. Edward Mont
gomery, VIM. II. Holokahiki, David X.
Bent, Simeona Nawaa, James Olds, Jr.,
James d. Cockett. James K Pakele,
ernest Thrum, William George Ash
ley, Richard H. Davis, Eli ]. Crawford.
William Bennington Jones, James r.
Shaw. John r. Edwards. Vincent Fer
nandez, Geo. r. Roenitz, Abraham D.
Bolster, Frank C. Bertlemann. George
w. Macy, Frederick Angus, Harry. z
Austin. Henry N. Amy, Henry A.
Juen, George K. Fox. Manuel e. Sil
va, Edward Dekum, James H. Black
Joseph Mariner, Emil Hammer, AL
bion F. Clark, @. II. Berrey. Archibald
]. Smithies. George T. Kluegel and
Lawrence H. Dee.
F. G.. Prescott, Richard Ivers, Alvin
F. Clark. George A. Martin and S.
HOFFMAN, were excused on afildavits.
Atfidavits were presented by Attor
ney George A. Davis for William G
Irwin and Samuel Parker The form
er's excuse was to the effect that he
is not an American citizen, the lat
ter's, that he had urgent business call
ing him away. 1t was found later thai
r., .rs1
| first place He was present through
a wrong impression
Davis also presented an AFFIDAVIT fol
]. A. Gilman. Since Judge Gear hae
told Gilman in advance that he neei
| not report, however. his name doe:
not appear on the list. Gilman haC
arranged to leave town on the steam
ship Sierra. before he was summoned
Charles W. Booth has civil cas-
pending at the special term. An am
dayit was presented in his behalf b,
Attorney W. A. Kinney
An affidavit was sent in by ]. G
Spencer who mentioned recent expert
ence as grand juror and explained
that the business OF the Pacific Hard
ware Company could not very vel
get along without him
David Lawrence was excused 10
private reasons. Judge Gear took al
excuses under consideration until L
| o'clock this morning
Judge Gear will charge the gran'
jury today and 1t viii then begin it
labors. The jurors will be charged Z
linyestigate the cases of many mel
now in Oahu Penitentiary who hav
never been legally tried sc
cording to the Constitution o
the United States. The DO
hce and the Attorney Generals De
partment are ready with large nun
Ney Is to be the bailif of the gram
jury and the hours Of that body's Ia
bors. as announced yesterday by Judg
Gear. win be from s.s0 to noon an
from 1850 to o'clock in the afternoon
Judge Gear took up the case Of tn
petition of Rebecca Panee for dis
charge from q spendthrift guardian
ship. ]. A. Magoon being the guardian
Judge Little started ia the specis
term with the case OF G. r. Gouve
and Maria Gouvea vs.. Thomas r. Wa
ker ct al. trustees. frespaSs.
4
An action begun in September. fS9l
before Judge Perry. by the trustees "
der the win of the late King W'flliaE
Luna1ilo. against Haleakaia. Adal
Kaeo Huron. Chun Yet and Tee On
IFan. one Of the oldest pending suit
+ on the calendar Of the Fsrss Clrcu
Court was dismissed yesterday morn
ing for want Of prosecution
]. o. Carter. W O. Smith and Mar
Parker we're the trustees Il vas .
Iejectmens suit and involved the til
OF the barracks block on Beretani
street After being two years befoz
the courts TIE only papers in tHe cas-
were the complaint fled by the tral
tees on September %. 1888. snd :
answer Ia which adverse possessio
was relied upon as title % the land
On motion OF Attorney Biting Il
case OF NIddlediteh VI Harboftie va