The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-09
KORE EXPERT SUGAR MEN TESTIFY
WEALTHY CHINESE IS SUED FOR
DIVORCE or TIE GROUNDS
or CRUELTY.
Taylor & Company Discharged from
ssnkruptcy-SUt Brought 70
Break = viii Alleged TO Have
Been Made in 1s55-JuniUs Kase
Claims the Property.

when the United States District
Court opened yesterday morning
Jutge Estee announced that Juror L.
3. Prescott would be unable TO attend
For a week or two. as he was seriously
I'D. aud inquired Of counsel what they
proposed 20 do in The matter
Judge silliman. for the defense. said
mat be- was willing that the remain
5ug eleven jurors should decide the
ease United States District Attorney
J. :. Dunno would not agree to this
proposition. but said he would agree
20 more jurors being summoned and
Jaror drawn TO fl the place OF Pres
colt Nj Dunno said that after the
aeV juror had been sworn in the evi-
deuce in the case preceding his be
coming a juror could be read TO him.
after which the case could proceed.
New Juror Secured.
Judge Siiliman agreed TO Mr..
Dunes suggestion and Judge Estee
made an order accordingly.
4 special yenire OF FIVE men was
made returuabIe at o'clock and Mar
shal Heudry proceeded to round up
The jurors. The marshal lost no time
20 getting the necessary men and
shortly after I O'Clock ". ". Kohn
vas drawn. accepted and sworn in Mr..
Pr"scott's place. Judge Estee excused
Nr. Prescott for the rest Of the term.
Immediately after the acceptance
Of the new juryman and before the
old testimony was read TO him. Man.
srer Rentou, OF Era plantation. was
permitted to testify, as he was desir-
Que OF leaving the city by the 3 o'clock
train Mr.. Rentou estimated the value
% the Honolulu plantations leasehold
interest in Pearl Harbor land at s275.-
eco.
Manager Fred Meyer Of waianae
plantation also testified valuing the
companys interest in the lands desir-
Ga 20 be condemned at $500 coo.
The rest OF the afternoon was taken
mp by the reading OF the testimony
u the case mp TO the time the new
juror was sworn This reading will
probably continue during a part of
roaay's session. The court and the
other eleven jurors will have to listen
20 an this testimony over again
AZ the end OF the present month
Judge Estee is to hold a term OF court
In Hilo and ne is. therefore. anxious
20 set the Pearl Harbor matter out
OF the way.
The testimony of Captain White. L.
:. y. Tax Assessor Pratt and Mana
ger Low has been read to Juror Kohn.
When court adjourned yesterday az
afternoon the reading had reached
about the middle Of the testimony of
Tax Assessor Archer OF Eva.
Court adjourned shortly after 4
o'clock until 9 O'Clock this morning.
Discharged from Bankruptcy.
Judge Estee yesterday morning dis
charged J. r. Taylor 4 Company from
bankruptcy. allowing an attorneys
Zee of So 20 F. j. Russell
a bankrupt is entitled TO Dis dis
charge within one year from the fling
81 the petition for adjudication. un-
der the Federal law exclusively gov.
eru.us bankruptcy in Hawaii. ex-
cept in certain cases where the court
may extend the case for six months
The basis OF the settlement with
creditors. therefore. may not be de-
termined and is not determined in this
case. when the decree OF discharge il.
made.
Chinese Divorce Case.
Suit for divorce has been brought
ty Lam Lao Shee from Lam Zip.