The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-22
DEED HELD
TO Be VOID
Cummings Gets
Estate From
Markham.
GRAND JURY MAKES
A. FINAL REPORT
Gear Lets Hsbess Corpus Case 90
Over Two Weeks and
Fines Davis.

Judge Humphreys yesterday morning
passed upon the case OF T. II. Cum
mings ~. George Markham and John
II. Cummings. bill FOR cancellation OF
an agreement and deed. finding for the
plaintiff. Cummings Is ordered To pay
To- Markham siO5. given TO him by the
latter. and the defendants are required
to cancel the deed to the property al
legged to have been fraudulently obtain
I'D.
In his complaint T. Il. Cummings
charged that In July. 1901. he was in
extremely necessitated circumstances.
and had shipped as a sailor 10 the
Sound. Upon mentioning this matter
TO Markham. the latter said that he
would give him all the money he re-
qulred, az plaintiff had plenty Of prop
erty. and he would force n settlement
OF the Cummings estate. until which
time Markham promised to furnish all
the money needed by plaintiff.
subsequently Cummings signed a
document which Markham told him
was simply an authorization for him
90 act. but which proved TO be n con-
veyance OF one-half OF the interest OF
r. T.. Cummings In the estates Of both
his father and mother. The plaintin
claimed that ne had no intention of
making such n conveyance. and that II
was fraudulent. and that said George
Markham thereby intended TO and did
thereby cheat and defraud the plain
tin."
Il vas further alleged that J. IL.
Cummings entered into an agreement
with Markham by which he acquired
an interest In the property TO the fraud
OF the plaintiff.
by the order OF Judge Humphreys.
the amount paid by Markham To I. Il.
Cummings Is fixed ut sos. which -
ordered to b. repaid. and Markham Is
then required to cancel the agreement
and deed
GRAND JURY's FINAL REPORT.
The grand Jury made a final report
sor the term 20 Judge Robinson yes
tsrday and was discharged Tor the
term. Seven indictments were brought
into court yesterday morning. the jury
being ready TO report finally At that
time. but upon the request OF the At
torncy General continued It's labors
Among the indictments reported yrstcr-
day vas one for murder iu the first
dssres against Kentucky BIZ and
one on IN. same charE- against Kimu-
IA. CHARGED with the murder u q Jap
ancse woman at WaiaIua.
There was also one Indictment FOR
burglary In the second degree and four
for iarcgay. In the afternoon two more
larceny indictments were returned.
lgsich concluded the ia5oFs 81 the
s.-lrd Jury. The defendants VIII be ar
.1'eu,d sr court t!is morning
JUGS, robinson heartily thanked III"
ID. .s.i beg % the grand jury. in neat
~l-s'h. f.~ ;Ieir Efforts o. follow out
he s.g-t.. lions lie commended "a"
-tr.. niI. o.. -. and tluruCrhIrss Ot their
q. rri- and said that the economy AhI
E.suatca displayed iu their !Hsgstis't-
'lsUs were deS.rsguE 30 praise a.
o.. .se.3.. o. 90 the grand Icgy' Joined also
.T returning thanks to Deputy Attorney
General U.fhrIgt and Court l'g t.-r as
riTt.sG.r fHecrfu.iy and ably g -1-F'G
To- tE"-1 during tE.tr sitting ~" "il--
ten H..~r3 was made. J.uEs Robins 90
...'t is.1.F that this was u--..4.sss tTl'
.rlI ta- rand JAY made no recon-
90. CATIONS Ur s.ls.; siiuus 81 ans hlN".
IIiHEAS CORPUS POSTPONED
when rs. petition 90 u F--r-.-si Tor
81 r-Gtt 80 ba'.Is corpus was ra.ie! Nr
BOO .iuJr.- D.ars ru.., yesterday ..Ir.-
.u-, 90" tn'F tIs .t-...- ..i ".- %.
turugy = -. BROOKS was present
tf'.- waiting a.uGt D. ls.... aces ..r i--..
..rlyGi Deputy ftta.as. ts.-gti
rDu;hit; asked chat the s' pond
rje1.J rF FRED Harrison De- Tori. .,'.i-
JGtE. Gear w,a'. ..t rF". o. TINS.
ard uUutditt ..-a Co.. ..H t.ti d
'.-.sCf warrant 10. rr.t f.. ..- arrest
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tournament for ~ E.a-- s-Ht..- L4tl
81 tho petitioner g.s rut pga 10 that
zine. the bench warrant would issue.
Half an hour forwards Brooks 1y-
pared with a.s client and asked for q
continuance. EHr fs.p weeks H- said
that h, had found the authorities c'u-
rictlng as Co. the en- bI-c proposition.
and wanted first t1 see Judge Gear. g
written opinion. Air. p1gth.tt said he
vas ready 90 proceed az once. The
court granted the cuut.ruIU.". setting
the hearing ~ fh. petition t.r "a week
from next W.-le--ly.
DAVIS Is CONTEMPT.
George Davis was fined s. f.r con-
tempt 81 count HE Judge Gear gr-..r-
day. but t.e One was promptly r.iHii-
ted. The U.... -.. REFUSE tH reserve
q PETITION from Davis 20 ..u-. .l "ls
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