The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-09
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.F HDfRa COURT
Grand and Trial Jury
Panels Are
Called.
SEVEN sleaT Oh ealnD INQUEST
TERRITORIAL CIRCUIT JUDGES
INVITED TO SIT BESIDE
JUDGE EsTEE.
40 -
Representative Attendance Of the
ear Nth severn. Notable Visitors
-Exeuses Of Jurors Discounted
charge 70 Grand Jury Today.
Representative Attendance Of the
esr With sever.l Notable Visitors

Judge Norris II. Estee yesterday
morning opened the first jury term OF
the United States District Court fol
the Territory Of Hawaii ever to be
held. Judges Humphreys and Gear OF
the First Circuit Court of the Terrific
| ~ coming in were invited to seats or
the bench with the Federal Judge.
Members Of the Bar present were
Col. J. c. Baird. o. s. District Attor
ney: E. p. Dole, Acknowledgement
Judge w. A. Whiting, Hon Paul Neu
mann, Hon F. NJ. Hatch, Judge R. d
Silliman, Judge ]. Alfred Magoon
Hon. w. o. Smith, Judge A G. NJ, Ro-
bertson, T. McCants Stewart. Enoch
johnson. Frank Andrade, R. d. Mead
A A. Wilder. C. C. Biting, A. G. Cor
rea. J. T. DeBolt, Sidney NJ. Ballou,
H. A. Bigelow, Judge Lyle A. Dickey,
F. w. Hankey. Frank Thompson, E. W.
Estep, Judge G. A Davis, s. K. Kane
and J. J. Dunn. Assistant Attorney
General. for the Territory.
Ou mOtlOA VI ANGuIuduu, IuQCu
Johnson was admitted to the Federal
Bar, and on motion of Mr. Biting, E.
w. Estep was admitted.
Among the spectators. were: Rev
w. NJ. Kincaid, Rev. W. D. Westervelt,
Rev. w. X. Asbill, Theo. Richards,
Prof. NJ M. Scott and Col. ]. W. Jones'
U. s. Marshal D. A. Ray was in at
tendance. together with Deputy Mar
shall e.. R. Hendry as bailiff of the
court, w. B. Mailing, clerk, and F. C.
Handy, deputy clerk.
The Grand Jury panel was called
and the following-named answering
the questions satisfactorily were ac-
copied: s..-.
~. Egan, Edwin Thomas, Chas. Phil
lips. John B. Oliver, ]. E. Anderson.
p. H Burnette, F.. r. Vida, Jas. L. Tor
bert. n. n. Kohn. JAW. Podmore, Jas.
Mott, Jr., C. b. Ripley, E. e. Richards
and ]. G. NJ Sheldon.
Jas. @. Spencer said he had been
on the Territorial Grand Jury recently
and Joined in the Investigation of mat
tiers that might require to be investi-
gated by this body Besides, another
man from his place of business was
on the jury. he was allowed to step
aside for the present.
Henry Hapai was excused on stat
ing that he was the clerk Of the Terri
torial Circuit Court at Hilo.
Samuel Lederer was excused on a
physicians certificate.
Attachments were ordered to issue
for Charles ;Bellina and A. L. Morris,
who had failed to answer to their
names.
There being but. fourteen men en-
paneled, the court ordered summons
to issue for seven men from the body
Of the district and not from the by
ISLANDERS" The remainder of the pa
mel was then excused until 10 O'clock
today.
I The trial jurors were then called.
when the following named were ac-
cepted: ]. H. Stelling. w. F. Sharratt.
St c. B. Sayres, Charles H. Carter,
E. C. Rowe, E. c. Winston, r. W. Holt,
Henry Deacon, o. G. Traphagen,
Capt. A. N. Trip, Duke McNichol. H.
McCullum, Louisl Warren, W. L. Eat
on, j. K Merseberg, II. Klemme, Nor
man ". .Griswold. Edgar Henriques,
1E.k r. Adams A B. Scrimgeour and
H. c. Vida.
L. c. Ables and Thos. e. Wall, who
made default, mad their absences sat
isfactorily explained afterward.
H. NJ. Mist was not citizen of the
United Safes and Judge Estee. in let
ting hing AG 7eMesssd surprise that
he should have Been here thirty years
and not assume the duties of citi-
zen.
NJ. Andrade, started to- argue an
G&cdD8 1dEe 81klf Henrfques. which
.was- that he-was concerned in q law
suit to be tried in the Third Circuit
ICusTt It the term about opening. but
the Judge said he preferred the juror
to speak tey himself. When he heard
Henriaf1a be sEinsgdl him until
A. B. Scrimgeour was doing work
for the Legislature and was excused
Until Monday next
NJFHlEkejling was snlieted with
chronic Asthma, But the Judge said.
I'VE win let you 80 whom you are
Henry Deacon ala not know how Pc
peekeo plant4tion. could !. get along
without hfs mi1hasar1al 6tersfkht dur
ing the terms besides which he was
deaf % the LIT side. Judge Estee.
however. thought he was. too good
looking . man to let 60 entirely and
told m p cen ryuna gasain two
vee11 ftelA dsAe- ~@s2L sEEsfs
O. G. TraphAgen had some impor-
tan4 h1i311ne aDesatiens to superin-
te1d. syhich kept him busy beyond
66pel once hoeFs. a 4 was. Jury
duty Would kefioasly interfere with
the interests = tAes ,clientele. The
couye7gtAhs9 ktreSsed a. sympa-
tAy via - VIZ bei16fmed 5ary duty
= &s s;, s "a 4 sss q s,; the
he Trial jurusa, Yexe then excused
until 10 O'Clock MA Monday morn
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