The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-07

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in his own behalf and at o'clock,
said ne had but started. He went over
the old lines of meetings and confer
ences, giving his version in emphatic
and measured terms. An important
, statement was that, with the exception
, of a friendly call he paid Mr.. Highton,
he was never in that gentleman's Of
flee in the Boston building.
lone of the landmarks in the sum-
ner litigation, punctuated by habit,
he said was when Highton called at his
office with the answer of the Ellises in
the guardianship suit. This was not
prepared nor typewriter in the office
of Humphreys, Thompson & Watson.
| After showing it to witness, Highton
manifested some uneasiness and, going
to the Bethel street window, elected a
large jet of tobacco juice upon the cor
rugated iron awning. The mark was
probably there yet and seemingly was
referred to by witness as part of the
evidence. Highton had told him why
he had not signed the answer with
Humphreys, Thompson & Watson's
name, which was in effect that ne
thought il would have been presump-
tuous. and witness then authorized the
signature.
At the time of the proposed settle
ment of $4,000 each to all of the claim
ing heirs. Willie Ellis objected at first.
This was at a meeting in Fitch X
Highton's office. Witness sat in
window, the chairs in the small place
all being filed. Highton objected to J
the settlement after Willie Ellis agreed |
to it on the advice of witness. Then !
witness asked Highton whom he repre- |
scented, 3aying he understood he was
understood to be attorney for the Ell |
Uses Highton answered emphatically, |
Il represent John K. Sumner in this |
case" Thompson said he responded, |
parrot-like, And 1 represent the FL |
lises.''
Witness repeated an opinion he had |
ner was insane in the legal sense of
the word. He also gave evidence SINH
lar to that of some previous witnesses, |
of the refusal of Humphreys to have
the firm identified as attorneys for
Sumner.
PROBATE CASES.
Judge De Bolt appointed Mrs. Masa |
Hirano as temporary administrator of
the estate of Ushimatsu Hirano, de-
ceased, under bond of $3.50.
Judge Gear appointed Harry Armi-
tage, Robert w. Single and Fred.
Wundenberg as appraisers of the es-
tate of S. C. Allen, deceased. The will
was admitted to probate and Bathshe-
ba NJ. Allen, Mark P. Robinson, ]. o.
Carter and Paul Muhlendorf were con-
firmed as executors thereof to serve
without bonds. At the hearing Mrs.
Allen testified that she had been in
ed son of the testator and herself, that !
he was made fully aware of having
been disinherited by the will and thai
he had made no protest.
Lee San was appointed administra-
tor of the estate of Lee Hoy under |
$500 bond.
LAW MATTERS.
Plaintiff moves for a hearing Of NJ.
J. Martins VS.. G.. H. Moore.
w. F. Jocher answers the complaint
of H. NJ. Dow. denying that he owes
plaintiff 1921 or any other sum.
]. S. Walker has been admitted by
Judge Gear to practice law in the dis
trict courts and before circuit judges
in chambers on appeal.
VESSEL LIBELED.
A libel in admiralty has been
brought in the Federal Court against
the American schooner Susie NJ. Plum
mer, now in Honolulu harbor, by the
heirs of Douwe Baker, an able sea-
man who IS alleged to have lost his