The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-26
AROUND
THE COURTS
Useful Witness for
Magoon inLease
Case.
THE OKOLEHAO
WAS WATERED
Vivas Loses Before Humphreys.
Robinson Estate Hsyseldcn
Petition is Denied.

| The case or j. a AdSOOo vs. Cnli
Kee Gnau and Aug. Tong eft al. for can
collation. of lease. was heard before
Judge Robinson yesterday afternoon
The case is that wherein the plaintiff
II given to the defendants because of the
alleged failure to insert the words ''pel
month" after the stipulated amount fol
rental. Mr.. Magoon was on the stand
the greater part OF the afternoon. and
told OF his relations with the defend
ants. Among other witnesses were
]. NJ Dowsett. Miss De Cew. an Off
cial court stenographer. formerly "A
.tenographer for Mr.. Nasoen.
His. De Cew read her stenographic
notes. made at the time Aagoon die
tated the lease to her. As she read
the notes they were alleged to read SO
much per month" and which in
transcribing she omitted. She said it
must have been negligence on her part
for failing to insert the words
The witness identified the lease as
Transcribed, assuring counsel that there
| 10 as much individuality In typewriting
| az in handwriting. and she felt GER
tain she could read her own typewriting
anywhere and identify 1t.
hagoon objected to Davis reques.
that the case be continued until Wed
needay. as he said that If the build
ings burned down in the meantime he
would get no insurance. He objected
so energetically that the court finally
called the case for hearing again to-
day. despite Davis protest that he had
to get up his brief in the Kamalo case
Tor Monday.
FEMMELUTH A VALUABLE JUROR.
Representative Emmeluth is equally
at home in the shop. the jury box or
Legislative hall. His bullying pockets
always contain an assortment of car
penter's rules, plumbers tid-bits and
documents of state. In other words he
generally has on tap almost anything
that is needed In his diversified bust
ness. This was proven in Judge Es-
tees court yesterday forenoon during
the hearing OF the case OF the United
States VS.. Casthana, for Illicit dis
filling. A witness was relating his con-
nection with the case and describing
the distances OF certain objects from
the still. and said. comparatively, that
IL was as far from himself as to the
end OF the table at which District At
torney Breckons was seated. Judge Es-
tee arose and asked how far that dis
lance was in feet and inches. He.
thought II was about sixteen feet. Dis
trIct Attorney Breckons eyed the space
closely and suggested ten feet. The
Judge and attorneys had by this time
risen to their feet and were scanning
the distance and giving estimates, when
Representative Emmeluth. one of the
jurors. whipped out a carpenters rule
and quickly measured the distance.
which proved to be exactly eight feet.
Judge Estee sat down amid smiles and
said, soto voce. that he was not much
OF a Judge OF distances. anyhow.
OKOLEHAO WAS WATERED.
Bert Webster. of the Internal Reve-
nue. office. was a witness for the prose-
cution in the Casthana case in the
United States Court. and as an expert
on the testing of liquors. opened up a
mild sensation when his test of the
demijohn of okolehao. which is an ex-
hibit I'm the case. was announced. Web /
ster brought his hydrometers, thermom- !
eters. tubes. measures and other scien- I
tific what-nots and proceeded to make /
a test. He gravely filled the thermom- /
eter receptacle with the fluid and
dropped the bulb-like hydrometer into
II. II wen- TO the bottom and then
rose rapidly to the top. Webster gave ,
a gasp. looked first at the deInijOhn. 4
then at the glass, and finally at the
Judge. There's a lot OF water in this .
stuff" he said. and Their used another
bulb 20 verify his statement. This
test stands 20. but when 1 made my
examination on March 10 it stood 90. .
Son. ebody has been adding water TO it,"
Judge Estee remarked that there were
Two or three water hydrants around the
building and that might account FIR
the change in the quality of the de0li-
johns contents. He also admunished
Mr.. Webster TO replace the cork lest
there be more evaporation. When the
jurors fled into the court room yes
terday morning they remarked that the
stuff had fallen below its previous days
level about an inch. Judge Fstee au-
thorized the bailiff to put the demijohn
away in the courts safe during the
noon recess.
WAS IS HARD HIT.
Judge Humphreys filed a decree yes
terday afternoon in the case of J. VI.
Viyas v<. NJ. g. Silva. bill for account
ing. etc. in which il has been ordered
that the plaintiffs bill against defend
ant is dismissed. and that the plainHfr
take nothing. The defendant l. cm-
powered TO recover from the plaintiff
his costs. and the plaintiff Is further
ordered TO pay To Thomas I. Dillon,
commissioner. the sum OF Slo0 for his
fca. and also the SUN Of $50 to Henry
Davis. the master and receiver. to-
rethar wi-h all costs and charges for
s-aEographer's transcript Of testimony.
MASTER AWAITS = DECISION.
Henry smith. master in the matter
= 2 ------. ~ 49,. 49,