The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-23
SETTLING
| LANAI DEAL
Big Sugar failure
Before Judge
Gear.
IHASSON WANTS PAY
FOR His WORK
Stewart and Magoon Squabbls
Over Fse-Special Term
of Court.

DOSGQ RlSanIlC sugar SAilCA PiiSN va
mai is being told again in circuit court
in the case of w. F. C. Hasson vs. W.
III. Pain. ct al. The trial was opened
Yesterday afternoon before Judge Gear
and threatens to take up the remainder
of the present term. Nearly every law
firm in the city is represented in the
litigation and every defendant takes
turn at Directing to questions put oy
the plaintiff. There are forty defend
ants and many of them are represented
nv attorney. Three claim no respon-
sibilfty and the remaining defendants
on occasion appear with the pla1ntlH
in an endeavor to prove their liaolilty
for any judgment which might be rem
dered against the remaining defend
ants Robertson & Wilder, Hatch
Silliman, Kinney, Ballou & McClana-
han and Holmes & Stanley appear for
various defendants. while w. Austin
whiting represents Mr.. Hasson.
The title of the suit is w. F. c. Has
son vs.. w. H. Pain, Paul Muhlendorf.
Fred III. Hayselden, James Cowan, Paui
Neumann, Harry Francis, E. r. Blven.
Harry Francis, II. r. Hitchcock. harry
Francis. Trustee F. H. Humphreys.
George Herbert, H. Focke, A. Barnes.
G. B. Wood, J. Bowler. F. r. Day. w.
w. Ahana, Lewis & Co., Fred F. Clark
F. l.. Dortch. j. C. Walker. Geo. Lycur-
gus, Edward Armitage. d. Kawanana-
koa. ]. Kalanianaole. John S. Moore
IF. M. Wakefield & Co, John F. Col
burn, H. A. Isenberg. Chas. F. Grim
wood. ]. H. Schnack. Alexander CARVE
copartners doing business under the
name and style of The Palawai Valley
and Upland Development Association.
pain was the treasurer of the COM
MANY and appears to be bearing the
brunt of the defense. In DrleI the SUIT
alleges that in May, 1900, company
was organized with a capital of 100000
RI ascertain the availability of the up
lands of the island of Lanai for the
cultivauon of sugar. With this pur-
nose in view the plaintiff w. +. I. Has
son was employed to go to Lamar anu
tunnel the mountain and dig arteSlan
wells and otherwise ascertain lhe
adaptability of the land for sugar cul-
tivation. He was to be paid ten DOL
lars per day for experimenting the
work and now alleges that there is due
and unpaid the sum of 81, 600. The petit
tion alleges further that the planta-
ton cannot be fioated, that the mem
oers of the co-partnership are out OF
harmony with each other, and that
sum greatly in excess of $4,000 Is now
owing and unpaid. The court is askeu
to order a dissolution of the partner
shin and to compel the settlement oI
Hasson's claim. Hasson reported to the
| partners that the fertile land, wen
nourished supply of water and SO Loren'
| was a myth. Certain of the stockholu-
ers maid the amount subscribed, others
are without. means, and others are VIII
{ ing to submit themselves to the oroer
/ of the court. One clause in the arti-
cles was that members not paying their
| suhscription owned no interest in the
CORPORATION, and three of the members
who paid nothing claim to be eXenlpI
under this section. w. III. Pain, hay
selden and the late Paul Neumahn
| formed the committee which was en-
| trusted with the working of the enter
| prise. Hayselden claims exemption ho9
| having paid his subscription, Neumann
| is dead and Pain is now the man
/ seemingly most interested. Mr.. Hasson
| was on the SIanO ESSlSIudS anu 49,
the recital of his connection with the
enterprise. Nearly the entire afternoon
was spent in argument over the aomls-
sion of correspondence between Fam
and Hasson, and the first letter writ
ten by Pain was ruled out as being
social correspondence" The trial o.
the case will be resumed this morning
CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
The defendants indicted by the grand
Jury were arraigned yesterday morning
and entered their pleas. Three of th'
men Kaaona. Ortez and Reveira pleaded
g,ilty. Ortez was alleged to hav'
stolen 500 in gold, a silver watch an'
a gold chain He admitted stealing TIT
iewelry but denied taking the money
lKaaona was CHARGE with having stoleI
two bags of oats from the UnioH Feet
Co.. and told the court that he ha'
taken the stuff at the request or
Chinaman. All three cases were set TO
sentence on Monday. Reveira Is tn
man who robbed the home OF ;.
Chillingworth-
A bench warrant was issued for tn
arrest of Daniel Vowel charged wit
killing David Kanewanui. In all case
where there was a plea Of not guilty
Judge Gear allowed bail, generally Il
a small amount, so that the defendant
NAV if possible be allowed their free
dom until trial.
The indictments for embezzlemen
against F. Woodbridge were ordere
stricken from the calendar because o
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