The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-04
WOMEN HIS
ANTAGONISTS
J. Alfred Magoon
Encounters
Three.


Yesterday morning the Supreme
Court heard the appeal of Rebecca Pa
nee Humeku from the order of Judge
Gear allowing ]. Alfred Magoon a fee
of $3.50 for defending himself against
a petition to cancel his guardianship
OF her. Il. M. Watson appeared for
the appellant. and the appellee In per-
son. Mr.. Magoon argued the great
value of his services to Mrs. Humeku.
Tor lack or which he said she would
nave become a pauper or worse, or
come to her grave. A lawyer spent
his life studying the law so as to be
able to protect other people. and the
value OF his services was not to be
computed by the time 1t took him to
give an advice. etc. He said he would
be better Off IL all guardlanshlps were
wiped out Of existence. Mr.. Watson
quoted the testimony Of Mr.. Magoon
showing That the gross income OF Mrs.
Humeku's estate did not exceed 500
a month.
THE BRASIL GUARDIANSHIP.
AT the afternoon session of the SUI
preme Court, another guardianship OF
D. Alfred Magoon's was under fire.
Henry II. Highton strongly attacked
MS assumption for many years past of
the control of the estate of Susan
Brash, contending that the authority
under which he assumed to act was
repugnant to the principles of Ameri-
can Jurisprudence. Mr.. Magoon an
peared in person.
THIRD WOMAN'S CASE.
]. Alfred Magoon in person and as
trustee for C. II. Banning and 3. r.
Banning has filed a motion, with no.
tice that 1t will be presented tomor-
row, to strike from the files of the Su-
preme Court the cause of Anna Gertz
IN her own behalf and as executrix OF
the VIII of Christian Gertz, deceased,
VS.. j. Alfred Magoon in his personal
capacity and as trustee for C. r. Ban
ming and b. r. Banning, John Buckley
ana Maria j. Forbes. The grounds,
are that the matters in question were
previously decided and that the petit
ton of plaintiff is unintelligible, with
out precedent in legal procedure and
This is the third case figuring on the
records of the Supreme Court afresh
In one day, in each of which a woman
appears as the antagonist of ]. Alfred
Magoon.
JUDGMENT BY CONSENT.
In the replevin suit of A. w. Carter
vs.. w. F. Allen. the following Judgment
has been rendered by Judge De Bolt:
Pursuant to order for Judgment
hi do, to al,
hat plaintiff herein recover of Samuel
Parker interpleaded herein as defend
mt the bonds and property named in
plaintiffs complaint and now on depos-
t with the clerk of this court, this
Judgment not to carry costs or dam
lges."
This was entered after consent had
'een filed by Mr.. Parker. The subject
f the suit was $4,000 in McBryde bonds.
he plaintiff claiming them as admin
strator of the estate of Hanai Parker.
deceased.
COURT NOTES.
Manuel Cosme has filed an amended
eclaration in his suit against Manuel
2. Castro to recover 1925. He claims to.
ave furnished the wife of defendant,
t her special instance and request,
With board and lodging for herself and
er two children seven months at $25 a
month and to have lent her $50 for the
expenses OF prosecuting divorce suit
gainst defendant.
Judge Robinson yesterday excused
lis jury for the rest of the term. Jur-
RS are excusable under the new law
fter a months service. These were
ct off to help Judge Gear in getting a
ury for the Jones murder trial Judge
johnson will hear jury waived cases
o the end of next week, and then call
special jury to conclude his allotment
( the calendar.
Judge Gear yesterday sentenced Sa-
lao Souza Camara, convicted of Sc
uction, to pay a fine of $500 and costs.
ii. G. Birbe, Jr., pleaded not guilty
D the indictment for profanity. Henry
logan is his counsel