The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-19
IN ESTE'S
COURT.
Rule on Warrants.
and Etiquette
There.
GRAND JURY HAS
| FIVE INDICTMENTS
| LiIiuokalani and John H. Wilson
Want Injunction Dissolved
---Other Cases.

~
states District Attorney Baird
i submitted two additional rules
governing the practice in Judge Es-
tees court, as follows:
..All officers and persons in the court
room shall arise and remain standing
while the marshal or bailif is making
proclamation opening and closing ses-
sions of the court. 1t Is the duty CT
the officer making the proclamation to
strictly enforce the observance of this
rule.
Except in cases arising under the
internal revenue laws, and in cases
where an offender is endavoring to es-
cape, the commissioners in this dis
trict shall not entertain complaint or
issue a warrant of arrest III any GRIM
inaI case unless first authorized to do
so by the United States Attorney or
his assistant"
NO INDICTMENTS BROUGHT.
The Grand Jury filed the following
report yesterday
I'VE respectfully report that no bills
of indictment have been found by the
Grand Jury in the following cases:
"Chee Kin, embeZzlement; Punahu,
malicious injury: Hawai- Lincoln, ma
licious injury; Henry Kia. malicious
injury; Ulysses S. Harris, malicious
injury; Kawika kaoleopono, malicious
injury; Takamoto, assault with
weapon.
1.-THE following cases, charged with
larceny second degree: Lokano. Ele-
akala Henry Kekaula, Saml Sniffen,
Charles Klemm, All Pung, Yama-
motto. e. F. BISHOP,
Foreman Grand Jury.
COURT. NOTES.
! William Hudson, native of Irela nd
and one OF the officers of the steamer
Mauna Loa, was admitted to Citizen
| ship in the United States Court yes
terday.
Five additional indictments We're
| filed in the Circuit Court yesterday
| morning by the Grand Jury No pub
licity was given as to the defendants
named therein.
Eli J. Crawford was, sworn in yes
/ terday as Hawaiian interpreter, vice
John f. Bush, who has been given a
sixty days leave of absence to attend
/ the sessions of the Legislature.
i The will of William D. Hunt was adj
/ mitted to probate.
4 Clerk Kellet has been appointed
master to examine the accounts of r.
w. Cathcart and Rebecca A. Dodd.
executor and executrix sof the estate
of the late James Dodd. Mr.. Cath
lcart's petition for extra allowance was
denied.
The case of Opuli Keaulahoa VS.. Joe
Andrade, appealed from the District
Court. was filed yesterday in the Cir
cult Court. Judgment was given in
the lower court for $3.50.
The following jury was sworn In
yesterday afternoon to hear the case
of Wahineaukai, charged with EN-
beZzlement: O. H. Berrey w. J.
Smith, F. d. Creamy, T. II. Petrie, G.
w. Clarke, c. Ramsay, ]. w. Smith
les, p. Lishman. George Markham
James Brown, A. Barnes and James
Spencer.
4 John Wise was. yesterday summoned
as a juror for the first time in sever
years. George Markham had a sim
liar experience and made the best OF
1T by asking many questions of wit
nesses.
Samuel e. Wooley has filed a statu.
tory denial to the action for trespass
brought by Wong Shuey Kwai
Liliuokalani and John II. Wilson yes
terday filed a. motion to dissolve the
| injunction issued by the Circuit Court
on February IA and request a reason
able time in which to plead, demand
( or answer the bill of the Territory Of
Hawaii. The motion will be presented
to the court on February Il at II
o'clock d. m.
f. A. Sehaefer, vice president, anc
a Henry Waterhouse, treasurer Queen:
4 hospital, yesterday fied disclaimer
in the ejectment action of G. K c
Rookie against the hospital, saying
they claim no right, title or interest II
or to any property described in plant
ifs complaint in said cause Thf.
action makes it plain that there vii
be no objections entered against The
sale of the Rookie property, which :.
to take place next month at public
auction.
Defendants in the action brought b,
John Crowder, John c.. Crowder anf
H. r. Macfarlane VS.. Henry Bryan
and Mrs. Kanuha Bryant have fled ;
demurrer, denying that the complain
has sufficient facts to constitute I
cause of action.
Kawika was sentenced to ten days
imprisonment at hard labor and u
pay costs.
The Oahu Lumber and Buildn:
Company, one Of the defendants in tn,
ejectment case brought by James d
Lewis ct al. has filed statutory de
NAL of the plaintiffs allegations.
III. Hoolewai was sentenced on TIVE
indictments to six months imprison
ment at hard labor and to pay cost.
in each case for larceny in the secont
degree. He will spend twelve months
in prison.