The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-22
COURT SITS
TWO NIGHTS
Minnie Ferreira's
Suit Comes
First.

sessions be held yesterday and today
for jury trials, and any case not con-
cluded by this Tuesday) midnight
will be continued for the term. Four
jury trials were set, the first to begin
last night.
The first one is the suit of Minnie
Ferreira against l.. Andrews, a claim
for wages alleged to be due for services
as a domestic servant. A. s. Hum
phreys was the attorney who brought
the suit for plaintiff. He transfer
red the case to A. H. Crook, who being
renounced by the plaintiff was sue
ceeded by E. NJ. Watson. A request
for continuance was made by the
plaintiff yesterday morning, but OPP
posed by the defendant and denied
by the court.
GEAR SLIPS CABLE.
Judge Gear did not hold court yes
terday. On Saturday he assigned all
Of his chambers calendar for Monday
to Judge Robinson.
In consequence the Tatsugoro habeas
corpus case was not decided.
Judge Gear left in the steamer ST.
IBERIA for San Francisco. The grand
jury having not yet reported to him
as presiding judge Of the term, before
his departure he asked Judge Robin
son as presiding Judge for next term,
to take charge of everything.
Judge Robinson said last night he
presumed the grand jury would report
to him and be discharged by him.
JUDGMENTS RENDERED.
Levers & Cooke, Ltd, VS.. Lin Fat,
Yuen Koo, But Thing and Pang Chong,
with Sarah Savidge as defendant of
lien, was tried without jury by Judge
De Bolt yesterday morning. The suit
against Mrs. Savidge was dismissed.
no proper notice of the lien having
been given. Judgment was rendered
against the four Chinese defendants
for s41S.37 with interest from March,
IS, 1902.
Another jury waived case tried was
that of A. F. Franco VS.. +. c. Martin.
This had been continued from time to
time, and Judge De Bolt now refused
a further continuance, Notwithstanding
that A. G. Correa for the plaintiff had
agreed to one with H. Hogan for the
defendant. Neither defendant nor her
counsel was present, and judgment
was given for plaintiff for $3.50 with in
terest from June 81, 1902.
A directed verdict for plaintiff was
returned before Judge Robinson yes
terday in the suit of T. F. Lansing VS..
Emmett May for $1,000 on a promis-
sorry note.
Judge De Bolt confirmed the account
of sale by the commissioner, p. Dam
son kellett, Jr., in the foreclosure
suit of Bishop & Co. VS.. Marian r.
Austin ct al, ordering deficiency
judgment of s737935 entered.
PROBATE MATTERS.
Mrs. Isabella McC. Jones has rem
dered her fifth annual account as guar
dian of her four minor children. Re-
ceipts on account of income were
s3,l59.31 and payments s2,975.49, leav-
ing surplus of s1S3.S2. This, added
TO the value of real and personal prop
erty in the inventory makes the total
value of the estate $50, 201.37.
Henry Smith, administrator with the
Will annexed of the estate of William
IL. McGregor, has filed his final ac-
count. Receipts were $1,S32.S0 and
payments $495.S6, leaving a balance of
81, S37.44.
COURT NOTES
Plaintiffs bill of exceptions has been
filed in the suit of Frank Godfrey,
trustee for Thomas Metcalf, VS.. Helen
Rowland. ct al
Defendants bill of exceptions has
been filed in the suit of Henry Smith
VS.. Hamakua Mill Co.
Honolulu Plantation Co. has discon-
tinued its suit against j. w. Springs
ton, defendant, and ii. L. Cooper, gar
nishee.
T. V. King VS.. Chas S. Desky is con-
tinued for the term.