The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-24
HOLT CASE
IS PENDING
Judge Gear Holds
Jurisdiction
Is His.
Thos. j. Cummins Left
His Daughters
Snug Dots.
Silva's Troubles Stay By Him
Hearing of Dee v. Smith
On Points,

Notwithstanding the discontinuance
of one case filed as previously reported,
the forty-year probated estate of r. w.
Holt came before Judge Gear yester-
day. The court denied motions by
three interests to dismiss the petition
of John F. Colburn for the appointment
of c. A. Long as administrator de bonis
non to take the place of Henry Smith,
trustee under the will. Hatch & BaIIoU
appeared for Henry Smith and Holmes
& Stanley for his predecessor, Bruce
Cartwright, while Robertson & Wilder
appeared for the Holt heirs and Frank
Andrade for Anna K. Kentwell. The
motions We're based on jurisdiction,
which Judge Gear maintained he pos
sessed and continued the hearing till
Monday. This case does not go the
length of the matter discontinued. as it
does not attack probate of the will.
THE KAMALO COROLLARY.
Owing to the illness of plaintiff, after
Judge Gear ordered briefs to be filed
VS.. w. H. Smith was continued. This
is a suit to cancel the deed of Nuuanu
property by Frank Hustace to defend
ant, on the ground that the transaction
H.
Kamalo Sugar Co. Judgment against
IiUstace. The matter heard on this oc-
casion was that of objections to defend
ants answer.
WILL OF THOMAS CUMMINS.
Joseph o. Carter yesterday filed for
probate the last will and testament of
names the petitioner for it's executor.
The estate is solely personal proper
ty, consisting of railway, plantation
and hotel bonds. cash in bank and
cash due, all amounting to s25, 572. 80.
The will was executed on December
80, 1896, in presence of Frank Brown
and n. Fernandez. 1t dominates Mr..
Carter as executor to serve without
bond and says:
After the payment of my just debts !
and funeral expenses L desire that my !
shall divide the remainder |
Of my estate into four equal parts, |
and I do hereby bequeath and devise
one of such parts to each of my |
daughters Lydia, Elizabeth and Maria, |
and the remaining part to my sister !
Mrs. Maria NJ. Berry, now of West |
2oxbury, Massachusetts, United States
If America.
BY codicil dated December 81, 1901,
he testator revoked the legacy to his
sister on account of her death, trans
erring her fourth to her two children,
William and Elizabeth Berry; in
quail shares. The three daughters re-
ewing each a fourth of the estate are
elizabeth Fairchild of Kealia, Kauai;
Iaria King of Oakland, Cal, and Ly-
ia Schmidt of Crockett, Cal.
ESTATE DIR. ANDREWS.
Sarah D. Andrews, widow, petitions
or letters of administration on the
andrews to be issued to George P.
'astle. The estate is personal prop
rty consisting of stocks, household
lrniture, horse and carriage medical )
ooks and instruments, and real prop 7
-ty consisting of three lots in Kaimu- I
i tract with improvements thereon,
he aggregate value being placed at
O,OOO The heirs at law ar the petit
oner and Miss Winifred Andrews.
TROUBLES OF SILVA.
Execution in the divorce suit of Ca
lima Silva VS.. Manuel C. Silva for
$50 is returned unsatisfied by Dep
y Sheriff C. F. Chillingworth, be-
use the estate of the libellee is
nding in bankruptcy in the United a
ates District Court e
In the foreclosure suit of William
Smith and others. trustees of the
Inalilo Estate, VS.. Manuel G.. Silva fl
al, defendant Ernesto Machado an 81
7ers setting up Il mortgage by Sill
to him as security for loan of
700 on promissory note. Nothing
s been paid of the principal or in
rest, and if the court finds this re- :
ondent has first Zen on the prem n
s described he will join plaintiffs in
king or an order of sale.
INSURANCE CASES PAU.
0iscontinuances have been filed in
2 suits Of Wing Man Yuen against
: Norwich Union Fire Insurance Sol
ty and the Scottish Union and Ma
nal Insurance Company. z