The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-06
SOME NEW
ESTIMATES
The Government
Closes inNaVaI
Case.

The government closed its presenta-
ton in the Honolulu Plantation Com
pany case yesterday afternoon. and If
the defendant is as expeditions the
trial will not last much beyond the end
| Of the present week II the storm does
not continue over today, the visit of
| the jury 10 Pearl Harbor Will be made
| Friday.
/ Assistant United States Attorney
| Dunno introduced several witnesses
yesterday who were not heard ON the
4 first trial They were L. L. and j. A.
McCandless. The affidavit of the lat
| ter. IL will be remembered. was used in
the motion for a new trial, as part of
the newly discovered evidence. The
| testimony of these two witnesses fur
nished considerable spice to enliven the
proceedings yesterday, though the US
ual fights between the attorneys and
the court were in no way abated. Tax
Assessor Archer was the first witness
| of the morning, but he added little adj
ditional information to his evidence
given at the first trial. On direct eX-
animation he said the land was worth
from three TO five dollars per acre. TAX
ing in the whole tract condemned by
the government. and when, upon cross
examination. ne plaCeQ the lOlal value
at 100000. considerable surprise was
manifested. The witness said he be-
iieved this to be the leasehold value.
taking into consideration the fact that
water supply was available. and
mill stood upon part of the planta-
ton.
Surveyor Thrum. who is now in the
employ of the government. testified
to measurements he had made of the
land in question.
l.. L. McCandless was the last wit
ness of the morning. He testified that
the lease of the sugar land in his opin-
ion was worth about forty dollars per
acre. and that he had leased land to
the Honolulu Plantation Company in
that vicinity for about the same fig
ure On cross-examinatio ton he admit
ted that he was not on good terms
with Manager Low OF the Honolulu
Plantation. though they spoke to each
other, but no more. He wanted to go
ahead and give his reasons for it, but
on objection OF Mr.. Silliman, was not
allowed to enter into that phase of the |
question.
j. A. McCandless was the last wit |
ness for the government. He testified
that the land was worth from fifteen to |
twenty dollars per acre. On cross-eX- |
ANIMATION. MI. ohllAiieAb dShOh tAN
land wasn't the same or a part of the |
land on Ford Island leased by the Ca
hu Sugar Company, OF which the wit |
ness is a director. Mr.. McCandless re-
piled that IL was. and then Judge Sill |
man wanted to- know IL the Oahu Su- |
gar Company hadn't claimed 100000 |
from the government for 142 acres OF !
this land. Mr.. Dunno objected. on the
ground that that suit had been COM
promised. but Judge. Estee overruled |
the objection. and the witness replied /
in the affirmative. The next question
OF the defendant as to his knowledge
of the quality OF the soil led TO all sorts
OF trouble.
The witness started 10 reply by tell
ing about the we'll he had bored on
the premises and continued, in spite
OF the objections. which the Court ov-
erruled. Mr. McCandless said that in
1886 he had drilled well for China
man. who wanted to cultivate rice.The II
experiment was a failure commercial II
~. however. and rice growing was
abandoned. and he hadn't been paid
for the well. The next man that got II
hold OF the land tried to grow bananas.
taro and vegetables upon IL. but this
also proved failure. and then Henry
took the land and paid for
the well. Dut also MADE a failure III
attempt to use the land for cultivation.
Mr.. McCandless said the soil was of a
dark brown and reddish color. though
he couldn't tell how much there was OF
each.
Are you on good terms with Mr.
Low. the defendant in this case" ask
ed Judge Silliman in conclusion.
Just on speaking terms" was the
answer.
Just on speaking terms. You say?"
We'll. / haven't any use for Mr..
Low. but Mr.. Low is not the Honolulu
Sugar Company"
Witness denied saying in conversa-
ton in san Francisco that he would
10 all he could to injure the plantation
Of defendant He admitted that he had
not received any well drilling business
rom the Honolulu Plantation Com
pany.
This closed the case for the United
States and Mr.. Low was put on the 7
stand for the defendant. He began by
relating his experience and qualifica-
ions as a sugar expert. and related
,lso the scope of the defendant COM
,any and its plantation. He had not
concluded when the court adjourned .
or the day. Mr.. G. Bolte was also a :
witness during the afternoon, inter
-upting Manager Low for the purpose. Z
He fixed the value OF the leasehold in =