The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-25
PARIS GETS
A VERDICT
Magoon Must Pay
Two Thousand
Dollars.

]. A. Magoon, as administrator of the
Fernandez Estate must pay j. d. Paris
the sum of $4,000 for damages alleged
to have been sustained by reason of
breach of contract made several years
ago.
After six hours of argument in the
jury room the jury reported to Judge
Robinson at s o'clock last night that
no agreement had been reached,
though one was possible if the jury was
allowed to deliberate a short while
longer At their request the court then
re-read the instructions for a second
time, and the jurymen were sent out
again Within a half hour the jury re-
turned a second time and reported as
| follows:
1--WE the jury in the above entitled
cause find for the plaintiff in the sum
of $4,000 with interest inclusive.
| WILLIAM LISHMAN,
Foreman
| When the jury was called yesterday
morning for argument Mr.. Magoon
asked to reopen the case for the pur-
pose of reading the testimony of NJ. f.
Scott taken at the former trial. Me-
Clanahan objected, claiming that Ma
goor had learned of the Importance of
the testimony only through a state
mept made by him during the discus
sion of the instructions. The Court
finally allowed the reading of the evil
dence.
The day was spent in argument by
the attorneys and it was after four
o'clock when the jury was finally in
structed and sent out.
The suit was for $4,000 damages said /
to have been sustained by reason of
failure to carry out the terms of a con-
tract for the sale of Fernandez ranch
and 140O head of cattle.
INJUNCTION ISSUED.
Judge Robinson issued an injunction
and summons for appearance in his
court on Monday July rs, against the
defendant in the recent divorce case of
Mary Hookumu Wilson VS. Charles S.
Wilson. The court orders the defend
ant to absolutely refrain from in any
way interfering with or molesting the
libellant, and from intruding in any
way upon her or her domicile situated
on Beretania street near Alapai until
the further order of the court He is
to show cause why he has not made a
deposit of court costs or paid alimony.
COURT NOTES.
Motion for dismissal of the case of
Samuel Allen VS.. Thomas P. Lucas ct
a., foreclosure mortgage, has been filed.
A general demurrer has been filed by
and Matthewman for de-
PENDANT in the case of Ian Yin VS..
Thomas Christley.
S. Haskell Derby was admitted to
practice in all the courts of the Ter
ritory by the Supreme Court yester-
day. He is 26 years of age. a gradu-
ate of Harvard and a member of the
Suffolk bar of Massachusetts,. Derby
was a resident of Boston and is recon-
mended by General A. S. Hartweli and
n. A. Bigelow.
the divorce libel of Bekie All Sing VS..
All Sing.
Respondents in the case of Harriet
Baily ct al VS.. Elizabeth Cushingham
It al. have asked for hearing on the
-eport of Commissioner w. A. Whiting
n the partition suit.
AnnefK. Kentwell as guardian of z.
R. p. Holt, filed an inventory yester- =
lay, showing real estate at Kaawa,
Makua, which belongs to the wards
ather, and ten dollars in cash
A general denial has been filed in the
.ase of Frank Godfrey. trustee, VS.
-mrla NJ Nakuma
Motion for default has been made in
he case of Fl. G. Middleditch VS. j. NJ
donsarrat.