The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-11
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$4,000 NOTE
Robinson Hears a
Very Queer
Case.
JAP ON TRIAL FOR
ATTEMPTED MURDER
Judge Gear Allows Alimony to
Mrs. Dole Widow Wants
Dover interest.

Harry Armitage, as administrator OF
trial brought out an interesting story,
Die in dispositions taken at Winona,
Mimi. Poroda is a butcher in the city
of Winona and claims to have loaned
to Peroutka the sum of 1900 for which
| 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
beer borrowed. Armitage as admins
traitor a in his possession about
s. $500 in sugar stocks which were CIV
| en- to his care by Peroutka, at the time
| of his death. The deceased was a Bo-
hemian tailor who committed suicide
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
Poroda. From the tone of the state
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 S 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-
waiian 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
u my " la
announced that a new suit would be
instituted against Brown as Marshal
and no appeal would be AIKEN.
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. J.. 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 al the time of court adjournment
and the hearing win be resumed this
morning at $50 o'clock.
Pedro Moline, a 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, pon motion
of ex-Judge Humphreys, made an order
requiring E. P. Dole to pay to his wife,
alimony of $3.50 per month and attor-
ney's fees of $3.50. This was all her
attorneys asked and she was awarded
the full amount.
| The hearing nm fha motion for tpmnO-
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 irr~egularity was
waived and Mrs. Dole went On the
stand. Mrs. Dole testified thai she was
utterly destitute and living upon the
bounty of Judge Humphreys. who, she
said, a advanced her SIS in cash anC
guaranteed her other bills. Her TX,
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 ties.
titled that she had but recently spenr
SIS for incidentals.
On cross-examination Mrs. Dole sale
she lad received a postal order but haC
not cashed it. The bills from the Mo
she said had been sent to Judg,
Humphreys. Judge Stanley asked he,
if she didn't thing $50 a month a littl
high to spend for hack hire when sh,
was destitute, TIC which the reply wa
that she was still the wife Of the AT
torney-General for the Hawaiian Isl
" ends and must maintain her position.
= E. P. Dole, also put on the stand 70