The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-08
Pays His Respects
to Bankers and
Paupers.
RECEIVER GETS
FEE OF $1,000
Plantation Will Be Sold March Is
Unless Fee and Accounts
Are Satisfied.

The decree OF dismissal OF the Kona
Sugar Co. receivership was made by
Judge Humphreys yesterday after
noon. carrying with IT an order for the
sale of the plantation to satisfy the ex-
penditures already made and n fee OF
81. 900. The bill is not dismissed and
the receiver discharged until this has
been done. though IL is conceded to be
a mere formality. Judge Humphreys in
granting the order asked by NJ. w.
McChesney & Son and the various de-
PENDANTS in the suit. took occasion to
make a severe attack upon s. M. Da-
mon personally ar 4 bankers and plan
tation men in general. In his remarks
he showed plainly what had all along
been charged, that his reason for re-
fusIng to appoint Mr.. Damon as receiv-
er was not a legal one; but because
he thought Mr.. Damon had been try
ing to dictate whom the court should
appoint
In the morning at 10 O'Clock. Mr..
Hankey, for the plaintiffs in the case,
sal OF the case, which was granted
without argument Then the court
Nturned fiercely upon the attorneys in
the case and delivered himself of
scathing attack upon the business COM
munity generally. Mr.. Hankey at
tempted to reply. He was curtly silenc-
ed by the court, with the remark that
the case was closed, and he didn't wish
to hear anything further.
In the afternoon the accounts AMI
final report of Receiver WundenberS
were presented by his attorney, Mr..
Dillon, and approved by the court. The
total amount was s5,o72.6s and the fee
the court allowed for the expenditure
OF this amount, and the two week S
Stewardship was one thousand dollars
The order made by the court DEGREES
that Kona plantation shall be adVer-
tised to be sold ten days after March
18th, to pay the expenses Incurred py
the receiver and the fee allowed by the
court. unless everything has been PAID
in the meantime.
PETITION FOR DISMISSAL
Immediately upon the opening OF the
court, +. w. Hankey presented the mo
ton for dismissal OF the receivershlp'
reading the following affidavit In sup
port OF it:
Territory OF Hawaii, Island OF odh"'
First judicial Circuit-ss; IT.,
j. NJ McChesney. being nrst uui'
sworn, deposes and says:
That ne is one of the compliments IN
the above entitled action, and makes thls
affidavit on behalf Of himself ana All "a
the other compliments; that ne Is IN
formed and believes that the receiver
snnofntsd in said action IS and VIII De
unable TO conserve the property OF the
Rona Sugar Company. Limited detehu
ant and intends to Immediately direct
ard order the discharge OF all ernpioEes
OF said company except those necessary
ONLY TO safeguard and preserve the per
sonaI and movable property OF sdlu cO. I.-
-pany: that the growing crop or sugar on
a.. ,'tant.tton operated by said company
and with reference to whlch s'iiu
c.iyer has made to the honorable court
his report. cannot be harvested OF pre-
served In whole or in part without the
labor OF the employees OF the SAD COM
pany now or at last adviceS received Dy
afFiant upon said property ana suoJecI
to and under the direction OF SAID re-
4eIver: upon information and behet your
aflant further says that the said re-
ceiver in the exercise OF What seems
him 10 be the only action he can take
and for the reason that he cannot Sc
cure the necessary funds for carrying
On tho said plantation or harvesting sa.u
crop OF sugar intends to order ana
rect the discharge Immediately OF al
help and employees except the care-'"IS