The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-11
CAPITOL
AND COURT IS
Englishmen Will
Probably Be
Deported.
COACHMAN, GROOM
AND SECRETARY
Pilikia Under Contract Labor
Law-Executive Council
Session.

who arrived by the Moana in the en-
ploy OF T. Give Davies. and who were
refused landing by Collector of Gus
toms Stackable on the ground that they
We're under contract to work here, Sc
cured from Judge Gear on Saturday,
writs OF habeas corpus. returnable yes
terday morning.
But Hatch & Silliman, attorneys for
the three Englishmen, yesterday filed
a discontinuance, and transferred the
matter TO the United States District
Court. the cause being properly within
the jurisdiction of the Federal Court
According to the statements of the
men in custody. Greatorex was en-
ployed as the private secretary of T.
IClive Davies. Young as his groom, and
Lee as his coachman. at Trunbridge
Wells, England. Mr.. Davies corrobor-
ates the statements, and says that
when leaving Hawaii to return TO Eng
land he viii take the men back with
him
At II O'Clock yesterday morning the
case was called before Judge Estee. Mr.
Davies being present with British Con-
sui Hoare. The return had not been
completed, and adjournment was taken
for a short time until Mr. Stackable
could perfect it. Later the return was
filed, and subsequently read in court by
Judge Silliman, of Hatch & sSilliman,
petitioners attorneys. Judge Silliman
asked for continuance that he might
have time to prepare for the case
Mr.. StackabIe consented to this. and
the matter went over until Wednesday
tomorrow at 10 a. M. the petitioners
to be until then remanded to the Gus
tody OF the collector. The court in
structed the collector to be as cour-
teous and lenient with the men as pos
sible, but to have them on hand with
out fail at the appointed hour tomor-
row. Judge Silliman requested bail for
his clients, but this was denied. the
court stating that it was forbidden by
law.
Judge Estee has already rendered
three decisions in similar matters, hold
ing that there is no appeal from the
decision Of the collector except to the
Secretary of the Treasury In view of
this the Englishmen will probably not
be allowed to remain.
COURT NOTES.
The case OF Frank I.illis US. James
Carly, continued from Saturday, was Ia
ken up in the First Circuit Court yester-
day morning. before Judge Gear and oc-
cupied all day. Kinney, Ballou & Nc
Clanahan are attorneys for defendant
and G. F. Peterson for the plaintiff The
taking of evidence was completed late
in the afternoon and the case was ar
gued and submitted before the closing of
the court
The case Of Manoel Fernandes VS..
Alexandria Baptiste came up before
Judge Gear yesterday, and was ordered,
upon motion of J. L. KauIukou plain
tin's attorney, to be stricken from the
calendar.
In the matter OF John Crowder ct al
VS.. Henry Bryant eft al. motion has
been fled by the defendants for judg-
ment against the plaintiffs by default,
said plaintiffs having failed TO file de-
murrer within the specified time.
The First Judge yesterday approved the
account OF sale OF the certain Ieasehold
on the premises at Waikiki Heretofore
filed by Robert w. Cathcart. executor of
the estate of James Dodd, deceased The
sale was p1ade for the sum of 81 $50 and
the leasehoid is for forty-six years to
come.
: INJUNCTION AGAINST KAHUKU
PLANTATION
In the case or Elizabeth K. Booth VS.
Kahuku Plantation Co., the amendment
to plaintiffs declaration alleging that c.
Bolte, an officer of the defendant corpor-
alton, has threatened and intends to re-
move from the premises In controversy
the tenements now existing thereon and
praying that process of injunction may
issue restraining defendant and its
agents from carrying out such threat,
has been allowed, and defendant fled
her bond on Injunction in the sum of
$500 with j. Alfred fdagoon as surety.
An order restraining the defendant as
prayed for, and commanding it to appear
and show cause at $3.50 a. m. on June Is,
has been issued by order of Judge Gear,
before whom the matter came up.
MASTERS REPORT.
j. a. Thompson. master in the matter
of the estate of A. P. Peterson. deceased,
has flied his report on the accounts of
A. V. Gear, administrator OF said estate.
The report reviews the accounts at
length, showing some differences of bal
aneing figures and that the commissions
OF the administrator have been wrongly
reckoned. resulting in an overcharge of
S5S 81; it is stated also that there is due
said estate from said administrator the
sum of s23. 79, and that the administrator
has omitted from his accounts an entry
of SIT deposited in court for costs Of the
original proceedings.
KAPIOLANI ESTATE
In the matter of the Kapiolani Estate,
Limited, VS.. Mary Atcherley. the First
Judge has rendered his decision, sustain
ing the demurrer, dismissing the bill and
dissolving the Injunction previously is
sued against the defendants.
ADMITTED TO THE BAR.
S. E. Kaiue. President OF the Senate.
has made application and been admitted
to practice law IN the District Courts of
the Territory. He is forty-six years Of
age, and the nineteenth member of the
Legislature admitted TO the Hawaiian
Bar.
GRAND JURY.
The Grand Jury appeared before Judge
Gear yesterday morning and made a re-