The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-24
CITED FOR
CONTEMPT
Primo Beer Order
Called Up by
Estee.
WRIGHT MUST TELL
WHY HE DISOBEYED
Chinese Merchandise Firm Forced
Into Bankruptcy by Homo
lulu Creditors.

Upon the application Of the attorney
for Honolulu liquor dealers represent
ing mainland brewers. Judge Estee yes
terday issued a citation TO Treasures
W. II. Wright To appear in the United
States Court on June and show caus,
why he should not be adjudged in con
tempt In neglecting TO obey the origina
decree In the Primo beer case.
The citation was issued yesterday
morning upon the application OF ]. j
tition being accompanied by aftidavits
OF Dunno, Emil Ney and Nigel Jack
son.
The section of the order made in the
case OF Macfarlane & Co. ct al VS.. w
II. Wright. Treasurer. which Wright
Is alleged To have violated. Is as fol-
lows: Now. therefore. we do strictly
command and perpetually enjoin you
the said William II. Wright. defendant
above named. as Treasurer OF the Ter
ritory OF Hawaii. and your successors
IN office. and all other persons In any
manner acting In aid or assistance OF
you or them from In any man.
ner OF form. directly OF Indirectly. do
ing or permitting to be done. any act
or thing whatever. under or pursuant
to the aforesaid Chapter 46 OF said Ses-
sion Laws OF 1SSS.'
Mr.. Dunne's affidavit sets out the
correspondence had with Wright call
Ing upon the Treasurer TO close the
Primo beer saloons. and alleging that
the said violation consists In this that
you are permitting beers manufactured
An 20. 10 L., n
Honolulu under and pursuant TO GER
tain licenses issued by you under and
pursuant 10 said chapter IS OF said Ses-
sion Laws OF iSSS. You are hereby fur
Their notified that unless said violation
shall cease on or before April %. 1902.
We shall take such proceedings against
you as We may be advised"
To this letter Wright replied that II
have to inform you that I have done
nothing In violation OF the injunction
issued In the equity suit OF Macfarlane
4 Co. Ltd. against myself as Treas
urer.''
The affidavit Of Jackson Is To the ef-
feet that he visited a number OF the
Primo beer saloons and drank and paid
for beer In them. and found other peo-
pie doing the same thing: that the pro-
prietors admitted that they could sell
issued by the Territory was displayed
upon the walls. Emil Ney swears that
NJ accompanied Jackson. and assisted
In the beer drinking. and witnessed all
the things which are set out In the
iatter's affidavit.
Judge Estee made the order for the
citation OF Treasurer Wright return
able on the morning Of June =.
CHINESE BANKRUPTS.
\ petition In involuntary bank
ruPtcy was filed yesterday in the Fed
erai Court against the Sing Kee Com
PAM. by Honolulu creditors. The cred
itors are: r. n. Davies X Co. To- whom
g. owing f75i.9@: NJ Phillips X Co.
ss0o.S5. and ~. Hackfeid * Co. Si5S.s9
The bankrupt u said Z, nave commit
ted an net 81 bankruptcy on May Il
By making a general assignment FOR
the benefit % its creditors.
There are eight members Of the firm.
three 81 whom live In Honolulu. The
st0r" 20 the bankrupt was located in
t,ie'le. Kauai. and Marshal Hendry left
for that place yesterday afternoon to-
serve the papers on the remaining five
partners.