The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-05

drove the Parkers up Tantalus directly
after the theft.
Gallagher burst out with remark
that the statement was a lie, as he had
only hitched up the horses for the Tan
taIus drive and then gone TO bed drunk.
Judge Robinson sentenced Gallagher
to imprisonment at hard labor for two
years.
other criminal business consisted in
setting cases for trial.
The trial jury will attend before
Judge Robinson this morning.
SETTING CASES.
John Bakers trial for attempted brib-
cry of Deputy Attorney General Peters
was continued temporarily. This de-
PENDANT is a member of the present
grand jury.
The embezzlement cases against w.
H. Wright and B. H. Wright were con-
tinued for the term The former is
absent from the Territory and the lat
ter has an appeal pending in the SUI
preme Court on a law point affecting
his several indictments.
The case of Edward NJ. Jones, charg
ed with the murder of Mrs. Jones who
had divorced him some time before she
was killed, was passed for the pres
ent.
Territory vs.. Kapaki P8alua, abduc-
ton: All Choy, selling lottery tickets:
All Sing. selling liquor; Jack Peter, as
sault with weapon, and H. c. Birbe,
Jr., profanity, were set for trial forth
with in the order given, the first to
begin this morning.
The remainder of the thirty-fve old
cases We're passed until next calling.
Judge De Bolt made the first calling
of the civil calendar odd-numbered
cases yesterday morning. Lawyers
were caught mapping, so that under the
notice given in the Advertiser some
days ago the following cases were sum-
marily dismissed:
Yong Kong Hung VS.. Oahu Lumber
& Building Co.
j. A. Durant VS.. r. w. Davis.
Melvin Vaniman VS.. Will c. King.
C. Harris ct al. VS.. Tam Tong.
j. A. Magoon, guardian, VS.. Elizabeth
Robson.
Melvin vaniman VS.. Will C. King
and Helen B. King.
j. A. Magoon VS.. Chin Kee Knau and
Ang Ton.
H. M. Levy VS.. w. K. Azbill.
Washington Mercantile Co. VS.. VIM.
A. Hall.
H Hackfeld & Co. VS.. wong; Kwai.
T. Miyahara VS.. K. Kawasaki.
Judge De Bolt will call the civil
calendar again at 8 o'clock on Saturday
morning.
Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works
VS.. Kona Sugar Co. ct al, assumpsit,
is continued for the term by consent.
Cecil Brown, representing one of the
defendants, First American Savings &
Trust Co. of Hawaii is about to absent
himself from the Territory.
w. S. Noblitt VS.. John Kahahawai,
assumpsit, appeal from, the District
Court, has been settled out of court.
Honolulu Iron Works Co. VS.. H. A.
Jaeger, McBryde Sugar Co., garnishee,
has been settled out of court.
T. r. Mossman VS.. H. R. Macfarlane
ct al, quoting title, is continued for
the term.
COURT NOTES,
Satisfaction of judgment is filed. in
the suit of M. Coslne VS.. M. V. Castro
by J. NJ Vivas, attorney for plaintiff.
The B. P. Bishop Estate was granted
permission by Judge De Bolt to lease
a certain piece of land for SO years to
the Bishop Museum. Holmes & Stan
ley for petitioner.
Judge De Bolt heard the case of H.
c. Easton VS.. Robert Mcbride, defend
ant, and Bishop & Co. and High Sheriff
A. M. Brown, garnishees. w. L. Whit
ney for plaintiffs On their answer
Bishop & Co. We're discharged. Judg-
ment was given for $500 with interest
at per cent per annum from October
3, 1902.
THE FEDERAL COURT.
Judge Dole, in the case of so per-
sons indicted for conspiracy to break
certain United States laws against i'm
morality, overruled the motion Of E.
M. Watson, attorney for several of the
defendants, to quash the Indictment.
j. j. Dunno, assistant district attorney,
appeared for the United States.~Thurs-
day morning was set for the defend
ants to plead.
Three cases against .Shigematsu,
charged with importing women for
purposes of prostitution, were dismiss
ed in the Federal court. Shgematsu
is under Indictment for other crime.
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