The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-10-20
DRY GOODS
TRADE SUIT
of Charges
Made by Kerr
People.

An answer occupying fifteen page
of legal cap in typewriting has bee
filed by defendants in the equity sui
Of V. o. Teixera. A. ]. Lopez, ]. G
Perregil. Victorino Carreira and Man
uel Sousa against the American DR.
Goods Association, Ltd, L. B. Kerr (
Co. Ltd, and L. B. Kerr. The actio
claims damages for conspiracy t,
wreck the American Dry Goods Asso
citation. Among other allegations de
MED is that which represented tn,
stock of the Association to be of tn,
market value of between fourteen ant
fifteen thousand dollars 1t is denied
That most Of the complainants wer,
unfamiliar with the English language
also that l.. B. Kerr & Co. had in X.
employ men especially conversa,t
with the technicalities and substance
Of corporation business or individual
business, though admitting their super.
iority in this regard to the officers and
stockholders of the Association,
Respondents deny that L. B. Ker,
In his personal capacity had anything
whatsoever to do with the transac-
tons alleged in the bill or chat he
in anv way aided or assisted" l.. b.
Kerr & Co. in the same. A consider
able portion of the answer Is taken
up with showing good faith and open
dealing with the Associations affairs
by the Kerr corporation. 1t IL de-
clared that a certain vote of stock
/ holders of the Associa ton, which was
a subject of complaint, was carrie i
unanimously when all of the COM
plainants were present.
TANsJNc TncEs 1.>-D
Before Judge De Bolt the jury that
tried the action to quiet title of Mar
garet Cullen VS.. T. F. Lansing returned
a verdict for the plaintiff awarding
her the lands described in the COM
plant. These consist of two patches
and house lot. respectively containing
0.22 and OBS acre, at 'zaneohe, Oahu.
ANOTHER EJECTMENT TRIAL.
The ejectment suit of James III.
Cummings VS.. Lausana Noble came on
for trial before Judge De Bolt yester-
day afternoon. Holmes e Stanley for
plaintiff; Stra"s and e. Long for de-
PENDANT. The following jury was en-
paneled: e. C. Holstein, Jas. A. Aud,
c. b. Dwight, Isatc Adams p. NJ. Lu-
cas-, NJ w. Parkhurst, j. II. Love, r.
b. Angus, f. f. Mossman, John Kua-
ana, G. II. Karratti and B. Guerrero.
After the presentation of some docu-
mentary evidence for plaintiff, the case
was continued until Monday morning
at $3.50. The case involves the home-
stead of the late James II. Hunt, who
was chief engineer of the Honolulu
hre department at death. Plaintiff
bought the property but defendant re-
ife.v
ting up claim a; the widow of Hunt.
According to remark of Mr.. Straus
while examining the jury, the property
Is worth $4,000.
BOUQUETS WERE THROWN.
Bouquets in the air followed what
threatened to be an interminable ex-
animation of jurors by defendants
counsel until checked by the court
Mr.. Straus was "supposing" evidence
that might be presented and asking a
Juror how he would regard such evil
1ence Several objections by Mr. STAN
ey We're sustained only to have fresh
'uppositions presented. Judge De !
'olt, who had interposed a stern warn
ng against one attorneys interrupt
ng another in argument on objections,
It length expressed the hope that Mr.. I
'traus would desist from a line of ex-
animation that would cause the ex- i
using of many of the regular panel. ,
These are the best Jurors I have t
Yer had In my court" Judge De Bolt
aid, land I doubt If We get any bet q
er If we have to go outside for Jurors" T
THAT is because we have the best Il
ldge we have ever had" Mr.. Straus Il
as he sank into his chair. s
MISS PEABODY NoNsUITED. y
In the action - quiet title of Lucy
:. Peabody VS.. Judd and others,
tier eight days had been consumed in
lie trial, Judge Robinson granted n
onsuit on motion of Mr.. McClanahan 7
IT defendants There were 40 grants
tract Of 100 acres involved and
appears the plaintiff failed to locate
e property In question. Surveys were
fused admission as evidence under q jc
awaiian decision. The nonsuit was N
the ground that the evidence shows :,
at there are nearer heirs to Charles ~
amana than the plaintiff and that 81
ese heirs are now living" FIR
CRIMINAL CASES. Of
Yanagi was convicted of selling
Iuor without a license, before Judge sa
EAR yesterday morning. Deputy At mi
rney Peters for prosecutions: S. +. a..
lillingworth for defendant. Sentence
rs continued till Wednesday morn
3. The jury consisted OF A. A. Mon re
no, f. X. Rathburn, ]. S. Low, L. ne
A. Hart, ]. L. Aholo Geo. woolsey, Ne
!. Keoloewa, F., ]. Robello, ]. p.
lkainai Carl Willing, ]. II. Wise wa
d ]. +. c. Abel. lut
levi Daniel, indicted for stealing fifty of
dollars at luau, changed his plea Nj,
not guilty to guilty and was SEN tn'
ICED by Judge Gear to Imprisonment
,,oon ,'s ,m ou "on.n sat
lit and battery. but the panel ran
,rt before jury could be obtained.
lge Gear ordered a special yenire y