The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-21

made a mistake.
Judge Gear asked Chu Kin how ]
came that the paper purpOrtias 70 L
his marriage certin sate-whici' &c
knowIedged receipt OF the 500, pis
samshu and cakes-was da-e3 the 1911
| day OF the 9Th moon when h ba.
sworn he was married On thF I'm day
His answer was reeGy-"the 18th wa'
a LUCKY day" and in Consequence the
certificate was made ont two lay il
advance of the ceremony.
Chu Kin handed out enough Tariety
Of names for the woman - max" 4
good-sized subdivision in >. cIf-c:"Ey
His own name was made 10 appear
With as many Joints as a csh:fI EIDE
This was a family name, that q title
the other signified a man, etc AT
these gymnastics in nomenclature VIII
lie Crawford. his OWE private ic:eT-
prefer attending counsel, gave side
show by iourishing a FEEDER Al regis
tration certificate that belied the VIII
-
the jury jais and going oac& TO the
side OF Mr.. Cathcart said a lot OF
things in whisper under evident ex-
citement.
A Chinese woman, who ha' been
employed as nurse - the childr'n at
times, gave her evidence. JuiCs Gear
refused 10 admit any evideTce as to
fatherhood, holding that ~: law cid
not allow this question whe-a marriage
was proved. Ee thought a comL.in law
marriage was proved in Il IS case. but
strongly doubted that -uch mar
rage was legal in Hawaii.
Ii Cheung. the court interrretrr. was
on the stand when the cour. adjourned
for the day. He testified tina. the pa
per produced was not regular as a
marriage certificate according 10 Chi
nese custom. 1t was not custom ary 10
nave the money consideration Il. a Ger
tificate. Chinese marriage certificates
varied in details. but some features
were invariably present in all rveuler
documents OF the kind.
Judge Estee in the Federal court.
when he released the present respond
emit from the present petitioners i'm
moral thraldom of eight hours dIra-
ton, found that the parties We're not
custom. He further uttered " Warning.
orally, on leaving the bench af:"r rend-
ering his decision that any iutorfer-
ence by Jue Gun with tie Children
not only their mother--wcull be re-
garded as a contempt of court.
Judge Gear took jurisdiction to try
the question of marriage on the ground
that Judge Estee did not decide it up-
On the same issue as vas bl ought up
cy these proceedings against tie moth
the custody OF the children.
PEACOCK VS.. VIDA.
An order was signed yesterday by
Judge De Bolt, in pursuance of his
ruling of the day previous, disso:ving
the attachment in Feaco-S VS. Vida. 1
Robertson & Wilder filed a demurrer
for defendant in the assumpsi. suit,
stating that the complaint was not a6-
dressed 70 any coLIt in this Territo.y
nor to any Judge thereof, that the
prayer OF the complaint was insult
cient in not asking for jury and tina;
The complaint failed to allege demand
upon defendant, prior to the beginning
Of the action, for payment of the al.
eyed indebtedness.
JUDGMENTS SATISFIED.
In the action 10 quiet title of Lucy
K. Peabody VS.. s. NJ. Damon, ]. o.
Carter, w. F. Allen, Charles NJ. HYDE
and w. o. Smith, trustees under the
will OF B. p. Bishop, deceased, and in
he similar action of Lucy X. Peabody
VS.. S. b. Dole, c. NJ. Cooke, Henry
J. o. Carter, S. NJ. Damon. W.
F. Allen and w. o. Smith, Trustees of
he Bernice Pauahi Bishco Museum,
D. Kawananakoa and Jonah Kalani-
lnaole. the defendants respectively, ex-
cepting the last two in the latter suit
and c. NJ. Hyde (deceased) iii the
former. have filed acknowledgements of
abstraction of judgment and payments
Il all sums due under the judgments,
both of which were adverse to the
plaintiff. Kinney * Ballou, attorneys
for each trust, sign the papers.
COURT NOTES.
Pflihaau, guardian of Kamaka, boy,
and Papaenaena, girl, minors. in his
annual account charges himself with
$3.50 and asks to be allowed s62.e5.
which would leave the wards a balance
of s1sTS5.
Judge Gear ordered temporary let
.ers of administration to issue TO John
K. Prendergast under the last will OF