Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-16
HAND OF THE CONSUL
ALLEGED INTERFERENCE
WITH SOCIETY AFFAIRS
The Lanai MOrtgage--H abeaS Corpus
Case Follows Judge Gears DcCi-
SiOn---MatterS 10
Probate.

/ In the contest over the OIlCeS or the
United Chinese Society. at yesterdays
hearing before Judge Gear, Mr.. Sill
man for c. X. Al and associates under
took to prove that the proceedings
were instigated by Consul Wang Yei
Pin and argued that the case should he
dismissed. Ii Cheung. the veteran Chi
ncse interpreter to the courts testified
that the Chinese Minister at Washing
ton had at one time directed tho affairs
Of the society. and appointed the prcsi-
dent during the absence in China of
man who had been elected to the posi-
tion.
Mrs. Elise 5. " Neumann. as eXecu-
/ triX of her late husband. yesterday en-
| tered a plea in bar to judgment in the
suit of Gustav Kunst against W. II.
! Pain and Paul Neumann for $4,000.
The money was loaned to defendants
by Bishop & Co. to finance a sugar
proposition on Lanai. and over year
ago the mortgage on the Island of La
mai was foreclosed and an execution
was issued but not served. The pres
ent suit is to enforce the execution.
Paul Neumann having died in the
meantime. his widow and eXeCutrix was
substituted. As reported some days
ago Mrs. Neumann filed an answer
saying that she had published tho
usual notice to creditors without hav-
ing received any claim in response
from this Judgment creditor and that
as against her the judgment was barred
by the statute. II was contended on
her behalf in court. further. that If she
had no interest in the property as was
admitted. that she was not properly n
party to the present suit. The plea in
bar will be argued next Thursday. w.
Il. Pain in his answer confessed judg-
menL.
Judge Gear issued a writ of habeas
corpus for the return OF the body OF d.
Ferreira before him this morning
Ferreira is alleged to have been IL
legally sentenced to prison by Judge
Gear at the last term of court. Judge
Humphreys having been holding court
at the same time. The illegality OF the
proceedings was incidentally brought
out by Judge Gears decision on test
case the other day.
An order was made in the matter OF
the estate of James Robinson, allow
Ing to the trustees, S. c. Allen and NJ.
r. Robinson. the sum of s1O92. 80 as bal
anCe on commissions.
J. Lightfoot has filed his final ac-
counts as guardian OF Robert Davis
King. now become of age. A balance
Of $69277 Is on hand
L. S. Attorney X. w. Breckons yes,
terday brought an action against Gil.
bert II. Brokaw. master of the tug
Fearless, demanding a penalty of $50
for refusing to deliver his license tC
the port collector.
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, , Mr.. Hoogs brought the letters will
, him from San Francisco and he statet
that some action should be taken T.
bring the matter more closely to tn
, attention of the War Department. Mr.
Macfarlane in speaking of the matte
said that he believed the answer from
, General Weston of the department
a meant only that Hawaiian coffee ha,
, less caffeine in 1t, this having beef
made the test by the department
Chairman Macfarlane reported tina
Col. Chamberlain of the Army ma,
taken up the matter and would make
fight for coffee. Mr.. Hamburg state
that he had furnished Quartermaster
Captain Williamson with twenty-fv
pounds of coffee for the purpose o
investigation. Messrs. Hogs and Bis
sell were appointed a committee TO con
suit with Captain Williamson.
A letter from the Builders and Ira
ders' Exchange Offering the Associa
ton the use of their quarters brough
up the matter of permanent headquar
ters which was left in the hands of tn
committee.