The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-08-05
TOO LATE
FOR MELE
Makes Her Claim
After Money
IS Paid.

In the matter of the estate of Kaaua,
deceased, wherein counsel for the four
claimants then contesting on Saturday
agreed upon a distribution OF the nearly
$4,000 involved. Enoch Johnson filed a
motion of Mele Alapai on Monday to
rescind the order of distribution. Mele
Alapai claimed half of the estate and
said she could prove her claim. Her at
torney made affidavit that she had only
gone to him that morning and that he
believed her claim was good. The claim
was thus stated
Now comes the above Mele Alapai
and claims that she is one of the heirs
of said Kaaua tk). deceased, the grand
daughter Of Keliikuhiiaikekipi, the eld-
err brother of Kalanihookoe (k), the
father OF said Kaaua, deceased, and
claim at any time. And said claimant
further claims that she owns one un-
divided half of said estate"
Mele Alapai was not in at the stipu
lated distribution on Saturday. Her
motion was opposed, when 1t came up,
by G. F. Peterson and F.. Andrade for
the other claimants, contending that
there was nothing before the court, as
no notice of the motion had been serv-
ed as required by the rules and the
final decree of distribution had been
signed by the court.
Judge De Bolt, after hearing argu-
ment, denied the motion. Mr.. johnson
gave notice of appeal to the Supreme
Court. The claimants under the decree
received their money from Clerk Kellett
on Saturday as follows: l.. X. Lilika-
ani, sSO7.5O; Mele Hapuku, s1226.37; Pc
ter Kahaule, s1226.37; Kalaeokekoi,
s122G.31; total S44s6.61. The Treasury
of Hawaii had $23612 reserved for 1t as
inheritance tax, the amount for dis
tribution having been $4722.76.
TWO DIVORCE SUITS.
Lila Akina has brought a divorce suit
against John Akina on account of ex-
IRENE cruelty. They We're married in
Honolulu on January 16, 1896, and lived
together up to May II, 1903 No chill
dren have been born of the marriage.
Matilda Keawe has sued Male Ke-
awe for divorce on the ground of failure
and neglect on his part to support her,
one of the allegations in the complaint
being: I'm this behalf the libellant
further shows that said libellee Is lazy,
idle, indolent, without any desire to
prosecute an honest livelihood, and a
gambler; and that these characteristics
of libellee have contributed largely to
the wretched life which libellant has
been compelled to lead since said mar
rage." She left it in July, 1904, after
having been married since June 4, 1894.
There. are two children of the couple,
a girl of five and a boy of four years
of age. s. F.. Chillingworth and J. j.
Dunno are attorneys for the libellant.
COURT NOTES.
Judge De Bolt appointed David Day
ton as administrator of the estate of
H. c. Reid, deceasedN under $500 bond.
The administrator was ordered to pay
to the widow $50 a month, out of the
corpus of the estate, for her main
tenance. The estate is valued at $1,000,
being partly in cash.
Mary Buckle by her attorney, w. T.
RaWlns, has brought suit against :. All
Mi on his demand note for 1880. in
terest left blank, made on July %, 1898.
John Walker by his attorney, William
II. Rawlins, answers the complaint in
assumpsit of Thomas Mullen with a
general denial.