The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-21
Mr.. PAIN
DISPLAYS
HIS HAND
Furnished Money
For Chinese
Suit.
WANItD. TO STOP
RAPID TRANSIT
Original Parties Have Dropped Out
and Court lntimatss That In
junction Should Be Denied.

STsHE Tramways case win be sub
rnitted to Judge Humphreys prob
ably at noon today. and II the
court follows out the intimaiion
given yesterday the injunction now
t~rnpornrfly restraining the Honolulu
Rapil Transit a Land Co. from build
ins It's walkiki extension will be dis
missed
Yesterdays court proceedings were
fun OF sensational interest. the most
important point OF which was Manager
pass's candid admission that the Ha-
waf,An Tramways Company was deep
~ concerned ia the suit The suit was
originally brought by y. NJ Brooks for
the gua Kwock Mau Co. and the Ho-
noraiu Rapid Transit Co. the Waikiki
Land a Loan Association and Contract
or Jan,es Mnkce were made defendants
aoo. afterwards the Tramways COM
pa.y made its appearance In the case
by the employment OF Dunno and
Rssskons TO assist Brooks. and Pain.
thonxh not a party 10 the suit. accord
fnx>to the papers. has been the most
interested spectator during the hear
ing % the case
upon the stand yesterday he openly
sdm4stcd the connection OF the Tram
pays Company with the case. and up
on cross examination by Attorney Nc
claaahan. said that he vas furnish
Inx the money for hshting the case
In response 10 further questioning he
stated that he vas equally Interested
win the Chinese plaintiffs In pushing
he ease. and chesrfuIiy gave as a rea-
80. his enmity for the Rapid Transit
Co. which. he said. he desired TO keep
from violating the franchise which
save the Trnmways company the ex-
elusive right 20 King street
ne cnInsse plaintiffs had been short
n money and he had advanced the
ea-s required for ashtInx the case For
.~<urfty he took two notes from the
e-siaese. one for 500. the other for
ses7. which had been IN turn assigned
20 Paln's bookkeeper. James MeCili. TO
whou1 also the assignment Of lease had
b><s made
nrGui on the stand. terfihed ns 10
tss a<rceruent by which he had OBJ
ssised possession Of the notes. and said
,h.f they were 20 Be paid out OF any
money received as \ result OF the liti-
rHtisa Instituted by the Chinese and
b.sksd By Pain
Though all he evidence was sub
nittsd yesterday there stiii appears 10
- sonslderable mystery as TO the real
plHiatirx. though Pains candid admis-
,lss clears up many little formerly un-
ssgvn cetalisL The Chinese plaintiffs
,poear 20 have assigned their claims 20
r-s cain. though ave OF them have Dis
,s-<1 Of their interest In the Mccuiiy
rsst lease or assigned them 20 other |
.nfs<sc. McGnrs interest In the mat
sr - another puzriins question for the
surt 10 pass upon
aaf Yft. one OF the original piaintins
n she case. appeared In court yester- J
l., morning OF HIS own accord. after .
curt baiilrs had made several inef-
-,f~zl attempts TO Ind him His tes-
,r,sux was a general deniai OF the
sassrnents OF r c. Peters and Cap ,
an. Griswold- He said he didn't kno"
liner OF them and had never held any
on any matter with either :
,.ptain Griswold testified that Cat III !
.a told him In conference that he had
I'D out his interest IN the sun k~ons !
san Co. but Cat denied the allegation G
a ~a,d ne didn't know and never had
zen the captain He had seen Peters
.t d,dn.t know him and had never y