Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-29
DAVIS QUESTIONS JURISDICTION
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81 said mother would only get So.
100. He wanted $1,000, and said he
would see about 1t. He would not
agree to the settlement unless he got
his fee.
Il saw mother and she would not
agree. went back to Davis.
Davis said he would so to see Oil.
lngham. There was to be n meeting,
Davis said, to arrange about the fee.
THE next morning Davis said the
Oahu railroad had agreed to pay $4,000
more, making the price of tile reef
property $4,000. That's what Davis
told me himself.
IL don't remember II Davis had said
anything about a settlement prior to
this.
MIR. Davis told me later that he
had taken MIR, Magoon into the case.
said II was all right and mother
said II was all right.
| Il think Mr.. Davis and | said some.
thing before that about another attor.
ncy in the case. | suggested Mr.. Ma
COON, saying Magoon knew all about
certain papers. | don't remember
telling Davis to engage Magoon.
Asked Davis to House.
"In the beginning of the Ropert case
Magoon & Peters and Lightfoot were
our attorneys. | met Mr.. Davis and
he said there was no reason for Sum.
ners money being held up in the bank.
He said he could get the money out in
twenty-four hours. He said the case
was not properly conducted. | told
my uncle and he wanted Davis to
come out to the house. There was
something said about notary. | men
oned Fernandez.
AT the meeting at the house Davis
said the money should have been out
long ago. He said If he was given
power he would get the money; he
would sue the bank If necessary. I'm
Gle asked Davis his fee. Davis said
$1,000. Uncle said that was better
than going to court about the mat
t6f.
Davis read a paper before my moth
CT, something about power. couldn't
read his handwriting.
Andrews hands witness paper.
That is the note for $4,000 that
Sumner signed and gave to Davis.
Next morning | was to be at Da.
VS. office. / went. lie made out a
check for SiS,O25 and told me to get
ny uncle to sign 1t. | took 1t to my
uncle. He said: Good! Good! and
signed II.
Payment Was Refused.
Il went back to Davis and We went
Damon. Davis produced the check
and demanded payment. Sam Damon
refused to pay the money because 1t
was in dispute. he said.
. Davis said he'd see about II.
He tried all the clerks in the bank
but couldn't get the check cashcd.
Davis kept the check for $4,000
/. aging he was going to sue the uank
|; my uncle and / were at Koolau
} when a decision was given In the Rop'
ert suit We received message from
| Honolulu hearing of decision In our
favor. II was late in the afternUln-
Thursday, | think.
/ when We came to town we went "a
, MagOon's house. Davis was there. He
= wanted $4,000. The note, he had with
= him, and said II was for $4,000. He told
/ how hard he had worked. He was
willing to take $500. Sumner was
, willing to give $500 only.
Davis asked $25OO at the least and
t got mad.
Uncle then asked me to go home
: with him. Uncle said he'd go home
and think about II,
Next morning we went to Magoon'!
Office. Magoon, Davis, myself ant
uncle were there. Davis wanted tI
know definitely about his fee. Sumner
, said $500 was enough. Davis said Il
! he didn't get $4,000 he would tie the
, money up. He would file something
= in court unless the $4,000 was paid.
5 MY uncle and ! then consulted In
D. Hawaiian and agreed to pay Davis $500
more. Davis agreed to the $4,000 ant
. got the money"
( Andrews asked II Mr.. Davis was re
, tanned in the Ropert case to the knowl
. edge of witness.
1.-THE only time know was when h
lcame with Brunette up to the hous'
b and he read his power TO go and draw
Q the money"
I On REORGANIZATION. Davis, show
/ ing witness the power OF attorney
n asked If it was read over to ]. X. Sum
d ner.
i What Summer Understood.