The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-02
BIT TING IN
TROUBLE
Humphreys Again
Calls Him
Down.

PENDANT. He had been rather free with
| objections to questions asked by tn,
plaintiff. aud finally when one was put
to q witness his objection was made
and argued at length. Judge Hum
phreys overruled the objection, but be-
rore the Witness could answer Biting
was on mis- feet again, saying he wish
ed to present some new points.
THE court has ruled on that point
replied the Judge.
But want to be heard" insisted
Biting
! You have been heard and the court
has ruled, now sit down.
| Sitting refused to be pacified, how
ever, until Humphreys threatened to
punish him IL his conduct was persist
ed in, and the junior freak attorney
finally sobered down.
The suit of Fred Meyer VS.. Naone,
which caused the trouble, is one for
damages because of the breaking of a
lease. Meyer claims that he leased
tract of land at Kawaiahao from the
defendant IN 1899. and that in the fol-
| lowing year Naone entered upon the
property and took possession He
claims to have improved the land to
the extent of $500, and built upon it to
the amount of $3.50 and says he was
damaged in other ways to the amount
of $4,000. He asks adamages in the
total amount OF $3.50. The defendants
admit the making Of the lease but al
| legged that Meyer violated it's terms,
and 1t therefore became null and void.
The case went over until this morning,
and must be finished today as the
term ends tonight
| DEPOSITION ALLOWED.
4
| tinuance in his trial for murder in or
der that dispositions as to his charac-
| ter may be taken In California. When
the motion was presented in the morn
ing Judge Humphreys denied 1t, upon
! the objection of Deputy Attorney Gen
era1 Douthitt on the ground that 1t
was not sufficiently specific. The affi-
davit recited that Faris had been in the
Territory but "a short time" which was
| insufficient to allow of testimony as to
character. The court held that this
was insufficient as a short time might
be three months or three years. In
the afternoon new AFFIDAVIT was filed
showing that Kentucky Biz had re-
sided here but five months, and the
court thereupon ordered the commits
sion to issue.
4Da MANDAMUS FOR RIGGS.
Judge Gear yesterday issued writ OF
mandamus to compel J. NJ, Riggs of the
Fire Commission to issue a certificate OF
award to Mrs. H. Luning, The return |
is made for this morning and the writ \
sets out;
THAT said j. NJ. Riggs. although re- |
quested so to do. has refused and Still /
refuses to issue and deliver to said Mrs
II. Luning said bill and certificate OF
award No. 6727, although she is entitled |
thereto. it being the duty of said J. M.
Riggs to issue and deliver said bill and +.
certificate of award No. 6T27 to her; that
said J. M. Riggs, without authority or
right under said Act, demands Of said
Mrs II. Luning. before the issuance and
delivery to her of said bill and certificate
of award, and as a condition precedent to
its said issuance and delivery TO her, the
sum of 800; that Mrs. H. Luning re-
fuses to pay said sum of 800 or any sum
TO said ). M. Eiggs as clerk of said Com
mission for such issuance and delivery
to her of said bill and certificate of
award. and said J. M Riggs withholds
said bill and certificate of award from
her without authority and right In law:
that 1t is necessary that said Mrs. II
Luning have and possess her said bill and
certificate of award, without which the
Auditor of the Territory of Hawaii Will
not issue to her warrant or warrants up
on the Treasury of the Territory of Ha-
wall in the amount of her said award in
accordance with the provisions OF said
Act and said Mrs. H Luning is and will
be unable without such warrant or war
rants to secure any payment from the |
Territory of Hawaii pom the part or whole
of said award. at all; that the refusal
of said J. NJ. Riggs to give her such bill
and certificate OF award is great injury
TO her, said Mrs. II. Luning, and she is
without remedy in the premises unless 1t
be afforded to her by the interpretation Of
this Court.
ssn-ovv therefore, vo,, arc hereby COM
manded forthwith to give and deliver TO
said Mrs. II. LUning bill and certihcate.l
of award No. 672T, or to show cause TO
this court on Saturday, the End day OF
August 1902, at 10 o'clock a. M. OF SAID
day. why you do not issue and deliver
the same TO said Mrs. H. Luning, and
have you then and there this writ with
your return therein of having done as
you are commanded
Judge Gear did not deliver his opinion
in the Domingis Ferreira case yesterday
as he had announced, though the decision
was all ready. Gear was unable to ind
courtroom large enough for the purposes,
so postponed his ruling until today, when '
probably one of the larger rooms VIII be
available.
Judge Gear started out In the search for
a room with a bunch of papers bearing ,
on the case The Supreme Court room :
was occupied by Judge Humphreys and a /
Jury, and the new court room formerly
iSeu d. CtAdillOcAS OS ZIG iA4 - JS@teN'
without chairs or other conveniences.
The old circuit room was being used by
Judge Robinson and the newly prepared | :
court room. which was formerly used by
the stenographers, was without any ac-
the floor being unplaned
and the fixtures being in an unfinished
state. Judge Gear finally announced IN |:
vain tone of resignation that he would
have to defer giving his opinion until this :
Il
NEW DIVORCE SUIT.
Margaret Wong has filed suit IN the
Circuit Court for divorce against Sam
Wong. She recites In her petition that
they were married in September. 1898 by |
Rev w NJ Kincaid. She alleges that
during the past three months the lfbeliee |
has neglected and refused TO provide
suitable maintenance for her although OF
sufficient ability TO do go. She has not