The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-16
THE COURT HAVING ADJOURNED
COMMISSIONER OF COURT HAS
DOUBTS ABOUT SALE
OF LAND.
An Order to Show Cause Why Resale
Should Not Be ordered-Jury
Waived and Probate Hearings
continuances by Judge Edinss.

the jury in the trespass case OF ID K
Hitchcock VS.. Hawaiian Tramways Co.
returned a sealed verdict, the Court
having adjourned for the day and a
prior consent of counsel having been
given permitting a sealed verdict TO
be returned. The verdict will be open
ed and announced this morning. At
the opening of Court in the morning
the jury were called in. when they re-
ported standing to 3. Judge Hum
phreys directed them to retire again
for further consideration.
Naomi Kaaihue VS.. kalanihuia is
continued for the term by consent
This is an appeal by defendant from
judgment against him for debt in the
Honolulu District Court for $S37.40.
John Ena is discharged by Judge
Humphreys from the trusteeship of
Mary S. Ashton and children. His &C
counts are approved and s4if4.3s in
his hands belonging TO the trust are to
be paid to John n Coney, the trustee
appointed after Mr.. Enas resignation,
on the filing by the new trustee of a
/ bond in $1,000. Geo. A. Davis for Mrs.
| Ashton.
Geo. A. Davis for defendant will on
Friday move to set aside the verdict
in the case of ]. A. Magoon VS.. Louis
Marks.
T. V. King VS. Chas. Desky is con-
| tinued for the term. It is an action
to recover $500 that plaintiff says de-
PENDANT agreed to pay him for sur.
rendering the lease of the Orpheum
| Theatre. This case was before Judge
Edings.
In the ejectment suit of Gulstan F.
Ropert, trustee of John K. Sumner,
VS.. Solomon Kauai ct al, T. McCants
Stewart, attorney for Sumner, filed an
| affidavit of VIM. Sumner Ellis, nephew
of Sumner, upon motion to continue
the cause until the August term. 1t
is shown that Sumner is in Tahiti
looking after important interests left
| by his deceased wife, who was a prin-
cess of that kingdom; that Judge
Gear is disqualified as we'll as Judge
Humphreys to hear the case. and that
Sumner will return to the Territory in
time for the August term, when it is
hoped third Judge will have been
appointed for the First Circuit. Judge
r1dings continued the case as desired
A consent for continuance was filed
in the assumpsit suit of Y. All In VS.
John K. Sumner by Edgar Caypless fol-
plaintiff and T. McCants Stewart fol-
defendant. Judge Edings granted the
request.
F. ]. Russell for plaintiff will move
this morning for day for hearing
demurrer in the suit of Manuel dc
~suadros vs. W. F. Frear, Young III
Cnoy and Joseph Goo Kim.
A remittitur to the First Circuit
Court from the Supreme Court ha.
been fled in the matter of the estate
of Alma, deceased.
Kinney. Ballou & McClanahan 70
plaintiff in the bill for an injunction
of Ket On Fui Kon Society VS.. Gnal
) Chong file motion for default and t.
take bill pro confesso.
Judge Humphreys has appointed "
o. Smith administrator de bonis ron o
! the estate of the late George E. Rich
/, ardson. under 500 bond, for the pun
pose of withdrawing $4,000 from tn
Postal Savings Bank which was place,
there in trust for Keliaa-
Henry Smith, commissioner of sal
of real estate in the case of Alexande
| Maioho vs.. William Maioho ct al, re
. ported the sale OF one apana TO L. F
Peck for $3.50 and another TO W. +
| Heine for S1050. Owing TO inadequat
description on the part of the attol
: neys on both sides. together with hui
| ~ in publishing the sale. he believe
! that the properties did not bring a
! much as they ought to have done
] say $500 for the first and S1100 70
; the second. Therefore he asked tina
] the Court review all his actions in III
matter and cite the purchasers to sho'
: cause why there should not be II
sale. Judge Humphreys orders accord
2 ingly. including q notice TO be serve
{ on T. MeCants Stewart and w {
, Smith. attorneys for the respectiv
I parties The hearing is set for Satul
J day. May %.
kau Wing Chew by his attorney.
IN. Kaneakua. files an amended de-
: laration in his trespass suit for falls
: imprisonment against Charles F. Chi
/. l;ngworth. He charges that defendar
!. on the 9th OF March. 1899. when d
: fendant was Deputy Marshal of th
: Republic of Hawaii. compelled him +;
!. go from the pork shop at Hotel an
: Maunakea streets. through the publ
streets. TO the police station and kei