The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-22

ply to both court and counsel. that her
services rendered to Jue Gun were
solely those of a domestic servant.
As the hour was late, Judge Gear ac-
companied Bailiff W. S. Ellis. with the
| woman in custody, to the police station
for the purpose of perfecting the COM
initial.
Ply must be felt for the little wom-
an by all who have any knowledge OF
the entire case, for there can be no
doubt that her conduct on the witness
stand was that of a mere slave. There
are two Chinese factions at war over
the woman Jung Hing and her babies,
and nobody presumably can say which
of them has the less scruple as to
means for gaining it's ends. All Sin,
Ike Jung Hing, was taken away from
the vile clutches of Jue Gun by habeas
corpus proceedings.
Ii Cheung, the court interpreter,
concluding his evidence from Thurs
day said the price of women in China
had risen from the nominal figure of
SO or $40 a few years ago to as high
as $500.
There was more evidence, including
that of the aged nurse-with one of
the children pouched at her back and
the ether one in her arms-and that of
Jung Hing herself, which showed, as in
the Federal court, the disreputable
kind of a domiciIe Jue Gun kept at Pa
lama.
FORMER QUEEN WINNER.
Liliuokalani. defendant in an equi-
ty suit, obtained a decision by Judge
Gear in her favor yesterday. Ane
HiIo brought a proceeding for an in
junction to restrain the former Queen.
who was the assignee of a mortgage
executed by the plaintiff and her hus-
band to F. NJ. Hatch. from fore-
closing the mortgage, and the plain
defendant surrender the mortgage for
cancellation and that she cancel it.
In her complaint the plaintiff repre-
scented that the conveyance to Lil'u-
she would procure a release of the
mortgage. The plaintiff believed tIat
| the mortgage was cancelled and dis
charged, but later was informed IL at
the mortgage was not discharged. and
that 'Liliuokalani fraudulently, with
| the intention to cheat and defraud
plaintiff, and without her knowledge,
procured an assignment to her of the
mortgage. whereas it was the duty Of
said Liliuokalani to pay the amount Sc
cured by mortgage and procure can
collation. thereof" Plaintiff alleged that
she and her husband had made a con-
veyance of certain other lands to Lii
uokalani in consideration of an agr1e-
ment that the said Liliuokalani would
procure a release of the mortgage.
Liliuokalani, in her answer. denied
ed to her was given and made unjer
an agreement that she would procure
release of the mortgage, but alleged
that she paid the full purchase price
for the land. She further denied that
she procured an assignment of the
mortgage to herself in fraud of the
plaintiff, and alleged that the mort
gage was a valid lien on the property.
Upon the evidence in the case the
court believes that the plaintiffs case
is not proved and that the defendant |
is entitled to judgment A decree would |
therefore be entered in favor of the |
defendant, dismissing the bill.
FEES DENIED.
In the two injunction cases of Wal
luku Sugar Co. VS.. Hawaiian CONNER
cial and Sugar Co, Judge Gear denied
the motions of defendant for counsel
fees and costs. The claim was made in
the first case because of a successful
motion to dissolve the injunction and
that in the second case, where there
was no temporary injunction, on ac-
count of defeating the bill for an in
junction.
COURT NOTES.
Publication of summons was ordered
by Judge De Bolt, on motion of w. L.
for plaintiff, in the partition
suit of Mrs. F. Heating against Robert !
Heating and James Heating.
John K. Prendergast has filed his
bond in $4,000. with VIM. Kalaehao and
VIM. Henry as sureties, as temporary
of the estate of the late
Eleanor K. Prendergast.
The contempt case against Sarl
Wong, for neglect to pay alimony in
livorce, comes before Judge Gear this