The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-11-21
CITED FOR
CONTEMPT
Attorney Ashford
Called Up by
Gear.
CFrom Wednesdays Daily)

c. w. Ashford. the attorney, was yes
terday ordered by Judge Gear to appear
before him on Thursday morning at
ten o'clock and show cause why he
should not be punished for contempt
Of court.
The order was asked by Kinney, Bal
leu & McClanahan, defendants attor-
neys in the case of Koolau Kaikana-
haole VS.. j. o. Carter and s. c. Allen
The petitioners allege that Ashford in
defiance of Judge Gears order and
acting as counsel for plaintiff, did en-
ter upon the Kawaiahoa premises in
dispute and with violence and force Of
arms eject one Napua, who was hold
ing possession for j. o. Carter.
Napua makes affidavit that he was
upon the land in dispute as agent for
Garter, and that on Monday morning,
November 18th, c. w. Ashford and two
other men to him unknown, ordered
MIN to vacate and upon his refusal,
threatened to use force, whereupon he
left. Later in the afternoon he re-
turned, and Ashford again appeared
and used violent language ordering af-
liant to quit the premises Upon his
refusal c. w. Ashford and one other
man, it is alleged, seized Napua and
violently elected him from the
premises.
JAP FOUND NOT GUILTY.
Thumb prints, japanese customs and
charges of all sorts of crimes were mix
cd up in the trial of T. Haramoto for
false Imprisonment in the Circuit Court
yesterday. The defendant in the case
was found not guilty, after three hours
argument in the jury room.
The trial of the case was sensational
in the extreme and occupied the entire
day. S. Nakamoto, Japanese charcoal
burner, was the complaining witness.
He claims that he went to the hotel
conducted by the defendant ct the cor
ner of Maunakea and Beretania streets
and was given room. Later in the
evening he was accused of stealing a
gold watch and S3S and was searched
and two twenty dollar gold pieces taxi
en- from him. Then he was beaten and
confined to room in the hotel for
eleven days. At the end of that time,
he testified, he was released after being
compelled to sign a confession of the
robbery, and a statement generating
the men who had beaten him. These
papers were drawn up in japanese
characters and Nakamoto not having a
seal made a thumb print upon them
The papers were not admitted in evil
dence. The defendant denied the charge
and alleged that there was a conspiracy
to extort money from him. The jury
went out shortly after five o'clock and
it was nearly nine o'clock before the
verdict of not guilty was returned.
NEW SUIT AGAINST BROWN.
A new suit was filed yesterday by L.
c. Camacho against A. NJ. Brown for
$1,000 damages for injuries alleged to
have been sustained in Oahu Prison,
where the plaintiff had been confined
for failure to give a bond to keep the
peace. This is an old case which was
thrown out of court by Judge Robinson
because of a defect in the papers.
SUPREME COURT.
Argument upon the demurrer in the
Dole case occupied the attention of the
Supreme Court all day yesterday. The
argument will be resumed this morn
ing.
BOYD HEARING POSTPONED.
Judge Gear will hear the Boyd man
damus case at the same time that the
Senate is considering the Governors
message in connection with the same
matter. The hearing upon the writ was
to have come up yesterday morning,
but by consent of counsel was con-
tinued until tomorrow morning at ten
o'clock.
COURT NOTES.
Jury has been waived in the case
of f. j. Tesla VS.. ]. +. Kahahawai
Domingis George has asked for the
appointment of a temporary admins