The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-20
CLAIM THE
FISHERIES
Oahu Railway Has
Pearl Harbor
Rights.
DAVIS GETS $1,000
FEE NEXT APRIL
Grand Jury Returns Eighteen
Observation-Disclosures Are
Heavily Sentenced.

The fishing rights at Pearl Harbor
are involved In a suit filed yesterday by
the Oahu Railway and Land Co. VS..
the Territory OF Hawaii The fisheries
are claimed by virtue OF a lease from
James Campbell TO Il. +. Dillingham;
for the term OF fifty years from Janu-
airy /. 1901 Besides the claim of pri-
vate right OF fishery in the waters
bounded and within Pearl Harbor or
Lagoon. the plaintiff claims the follow
ing fisheries:
The Ahupuaa of honolulu. in the
district OF Eva.
The Ahupuaa of Malaekahana. in the
district OF Koolauloa.
The Ahupuaa OF Keana, In the dis
trict OF koolauloa-
The Ahupuaa OF Kahuku. in the dis
trict OF Koolauloa. Deed from Kane
hameha Ill.
The Ahupuaa OF Punalau. Ulupehu.
Hanakoe. and Oio first and Oio second.
in the district OF Koolauloa.
The Ahupuaa OF Kawela. deed from
Kamehameha III. in district OF Koolau-
loa.
The Ahupuaa of opana. in Koolauloa.
The Ahupuaa of Pahipahialua, and of
Kaunala. in district of Koolauloa.
DAVIS GETS A $1,000 FEE.
George \. Davis gets an attorneys
fee OF $1,000 for procuring a divorce
for Libanna de Nobregga from Sylvano
de Nobregga. Judge Gear made an or
der yesterday allowing alimony of $1,000.
and Davis gets one-fifth of that amount
by agreement. This Is the case in which
Gear made an order originally allowing
the wife $4,000. which was one-half Of
the property OF the defendant, and
Davis was given a fee OF $4,000. The
Supreme Court held that amount TO
be excessive and ordered II reduced
The second Judge then fixed the ALI
mony at $4,000 and again an appeal
was taken with the result that the
Supreme Court again reversed the de-
cIsion and peremptorily fixed the ALI
mony at 5000.
The decree yesterday was In accord
ance with the final decision OF the Su-
preme Court. The decree provides for
the dissolution OF the marital ties and
fixes the alimony at $4,000. the sum OF
$1,000 to be paid to the libellant. and
the sum OF $1,000 TO George \. Davis.
or or before April 80. 1905. 4 mortgage
IS given on the Schriever homestead in
Nuuanu Valley for this amount. and
interest Is To be charged at the rate OF
8 per cent.
GRAND JURY MAKES REPORT.
The grand jury made another partial
report yesterday returning eighteen
true bills. and five cases ignored. There
IL but one unimportant case left for
trial on the printed criminal calendar.
and there was no business for the jury
which appeared yesterday afternoon
Deputy Attorney General Cathcart was
notified OF the need Of cases for trial
and promised the court that the grand
jury would make at least a partial re-
port before evening. The eighteen de-
PENDANTS indicated yesterday will be
arraigned In court this morning. The
majority Of the cases are petit larceny
or assault. and there Is little OF in
terest in the report. Kentucky Bill
~ not among those against whom in
dictments were returned yesterday. but
IL - said that true bill has already
been found and Will be reported later.
Kentucky Bill" or George Farus Is
now under arrest on a charge OF muir
der.
The following were the cases ignored
Wal Hung. larceny. second
degree: Aiohikea. larceny. second de-
Erers AnofilaS NaniWa. assault ana bat
terry; :. Syverston. larceny. second de-
gree: William sharp. assault and bat
terry; j. Nahoka. larceny. second de-
gree: \. Carzeii. malicious injury.
TWO CHINESE CASES.
Judge Gear heard a demurrer yester-
day morning in the suit involving the
possession OF the $4,000 collected by the
United Chinese Society for the plague
sufferers. and now held by Bishop &
Co. The matter was taken under adj
visement.
In the afternoon Judge Gear re-
sumed the hearing OF the case OF Terri
tory OF Hawaii vs.. . X Al. another,
phase Of the United Chinese Society
suit. The trial IS far from ended. the
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