The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-24

neatly attired in black suit. He
looked sad of demeanor and would not
have been picked out by a stranger as
one under the awful charge of muir
dering two women-the wife who had
divorced him and her mother.
A. G. NJ. Robertson. who is person.
ally to defend him, was unavoidably
absent but his partner, Arthur a.
Wilder, came in from Judge De Bolts
court and made the request for Jones
to reserve his plea which was granted.
CHILD hARBORING.
Judge Gear ruled against a contin-
uance of the case of Territory OF Ha-
waii VS.. Josephine Chiffon, harboring
stolen child. 1t therefore went to trial
at o'clock. The child in question is
Maggie Place, whom this defendants
son was formerly charged with kid
mapping. Within the past few days
she gained further notoriety by run
ming away from home and requiring
police search to find her.
The reason for which a continuance
was moved by the defense was the alb
sence of a material witness on Molo-
kai, which had not been discovered by
defendants attorneys until almost the
eve of the trial. An arrangement
whereby the testimony of this witness
native boy, at the kidnapping trial
might be used tided over the difficulty
Deputy Attorney General Peters pros
ecuted, while w. T. Rawlins and j. w.
Cathcart defended the accused. The
defendants husband sat with her in
court.
The following jury was obtained
without difficulty to try the case: ]. F.
| C. Abel, F. J. Robello, c. Willing, A.
A Montana, Chas. Woolsey, ]. K.
Clark. S. Keoloewa, E. K. Rathburn.
]. S. Low, Thee. Wolff, Lot P. Fernan-
DEE and ]. H. Boyd. The trial was
still on when the court adjourned for
the day.
CIVIL CALENDAR.
Before Judge De Bolt, the case of
Godfrey VS.. Rowland continued yes
terday, taking a fresh start on the
plaintiffs side through the addition of
seven more witt esses after nine had
| been examined.
Judge Robinson, who had no hearing
yesterday, will take up the Club Stables
equity case today, RENTED by the
Supreme Court for new trial.
| PROBATE MATTERS.
A. NJ. G. Luce, administrators of
the estate of Mary E. Luce, has filed
her first and final account she char-
ges herself with S19,963.73 and asks to
be allowed S12,S15.24, making a balance
of $7,14S.49.
| Cd let rot riy Wit N
the will annexed of the estate of w. S.
Luce, has filed her first and final &C
count. She charges herself with 5000
and asks to be allowed $346S.S7, show
| ing a balance due herself of S244S.S7.
Margaret Lishman, executrix OF the
will of Robert Lishman, has filed her
| final account. 1t shows receipts OF
| $26O9.1S and payments OF Sl45o.56, leaV-
ing a balance of $1172.62
| VARIOUS MATTERS.
| Plaintiff in the case of w. w. Ana
ma vs. Insurance Company or North
| America has appealed to the Supreme
| Court from the verdict rendered pc
| fore Judge De Bolt for defendant. LII
is Stipulated that plaintiff may nave
three months in which to file his Dill
of exceptions.
A writ of possession in the suit OF
| Kapiolani Estate, Dld., VS.. w. X cas-
tie. trustee, P. L. Weaver and w. n.
Hoogs has been returned as duly exc
cuted by Deputy Sheriff McGurn, who
placed the property in the possession
of John F. Colburn, treasurer OF PLAIN
| tiff.
In the case of Magner & Co. VS.. w.
q Achi e. Co., plaintiffs move Tor
commission to take the testimony of
Iosanh Magner in San Francisco.
Notice of mechanics lien on "a lease
hold at Beretania and Smith streets
for $500 has been given by Jacob
| schuermann, bricklayer, against Pang
Chong.