The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-11-11
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$4,000 NOTE
Robinson Hears a
Very Queer
Case.

Harry Armitage, as administrator OF
the estate of Frank Peroutka. The
trial brought out an interesting story,
told in dispositions taken at Winona.
MINI. Poroda is a butcher in the city
Of Winona and claims to have loaned
he has his note. The validity OF the
note is disputed by the widow OF the
deceased, who seeks to prevent the pay
ment OF the amount alleged to have
been borrowed. Armitage as admins
traitor has in his possession about
$500 in sugar stocks which were CIV
Of his death. The deceased was Bo-
hemian tailor who committed suicide
in this city in April, 1900, leaving
public statement in which he consigned
all his property to Armitage directing
a number Of requests, and providing
for the payment Of the remainder to
ment at that time, Peroutka was evil
IDENTIFY not on good terms with his wife,
but left her some property.
The deposition of Poroda which was
read in court, showed him to be a
butcher at Winona. He claimed to have
lent the money to Peroutka in bills of
small denominations which he stated
had been kept in his ice box, as he had
no safe. Evidence was introduced also
TO show that at least a part Of this
amount had been deposited in Honolulu
with the American Savings and Trust
Co. The plaintiffs case was concluded
yesterday afternoon at the hour Of ad-
journment and it will be taken up again
this morning.
The suit of Alice Hutchinson VS.. Ha-
wai.an Tramways Co. Is to follow the
Armitage case.
THE BROWN CASE,
A non-suit was granted by Judge
Robinson in the case of Camacho VS..
Brown on the ground that the defend
ant was being sued as High Sheriff in
stead of marshal, which position he held
at the time of the alleged injury to
Camacho. The attorney for plaintiff
announced that new suit would be
instituted against Brown as Marshal
and no appeal would be taken.
CRIMINAL COURT.
The story of an unsuccessful attempt
at a double tragedy was told yesterday
in Judge De Bolts court in the trial
of the case of the Territory Of Hawaii
VS.. Umemoto. The defendant in this
case is the Japanese who is alleged to
have cut the throat of his mistress,
Hachiyo by name, at the residence of
F. ]. Lowrey. Following that he at
tempted to commit suicide by hanging
himself. Jealousy is alleged to have
been the motive for the crime. Ume-
motto is charged with assault with in
tent to commit murder.
The prosecution was closed yester-
day at the time of court adjournment
and the hearing win be resumed this
morning at $3.50 o'clock.
Pedro Molino Porto Rican, was
found guilty Of receiving stolen prop
erty, by a jury in Judge De Bolts
court yesterday morning. He will be
sentenced Wednesday morning.
The following criminal cases are set
down for hearing today: No. "a, 80, 81,
and 80.
THE DOLE CASE.
Judge Gear yesterday, upon motion
of ex-Judge Humphreys, made an order
requiring T.. p. Dole to pay to his wife,
alimony of $3.50 per month and attor-
ney's fees of $780, This was all her
attorneys asked and she was awarded
the full amount.
The hearing on the motion for tempo
rary alimony had lots of comedy in it.
Mrs. Dole was present in person and
whenever there was occasion interjected
a word or two in a heavy aside to her
counsel, WHICH could be heard all over
the court room and lent much interest
to the proceeding.
There was some objection to the
hearing yesterday on the part Of the
defendant because of the absence Of
an order, but this irregularity was
waived and Mrs. Dole went on the
stand. Mrs. Dole testified that she was
utterly destitute and living upon the
bounty of Judge Humphreys, who. she
said, had advanced her 's75 in cash and
guaranteed her other bills. Her ex-
pense. monthly, she figured as follows:
Lodging at the Moana $50 per month,
laundry, four or five dollars per week.
estimated car-fare fifty cents per day.
hack hire, $40 per month, and clothing,
stockings, tooth powder, tooth brushes,
ETC., she could not say, though she tes-
titled that she had but recently spent
SIS for incidentals.
On cross-examination Mrs. Dole said
she lad received postal order but had
not cashed it. The bills from the Mo-
ana she said had been sent to Judge
Humphreys. Judge Stanley asked her
II she didn't thing $50 a month a little
high to spend for hack hire when she
was destitute. to which the reply was
that she was still the wife of the At
torney-General for the Hawaiian ISL
snds and must maintain her position.
f. p. Dole, also put on the stand for
the plaintiff. testified that his personal
expenses were $3.50 per month and that
he had given 25 shares Of Waiuku