The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-03

Heavy Judgment Enter
ed.-.Dickson Divorce.
Juries, Etc.

case on it's merits got falrly undef
wav before Judge Gear yesterday. J.
s. Low. petitioner as next friend Asr
the removal of A. w. Carter, guardian
of Annie T. K. Parker, minor, was
on the stand. He testified of the val
ues of lands mentioned in the petition,
their probable degree of productivity
if put in sugar cane, etc. An objection
to his testimony. on the ground that
it was not based on definite KNOWLEDGE
was sustained by the court.
ARBITRATION OF CONTROVERSY.
Judgment was entered yesterday by
Judge Robinson in the First Circuit
Court in favor of the American-Ha-
waiian Engineering and Construction
Company against the Hilo Railroad
Company, for s1S,094.39.
This is the conclusion of a controver-
sy between the parties growing out OF
the construction of the Hilo wharf,
which was built by the CONSTRUCTION
Company for the contract price of 1884,
66s. Upon the completion of the wharf
SIS, 900 was still due the contractor and
it rendered a bill of extras amounting
to about $4,000 in addition. The Rail-
road Company admitted 1927 of the ex-
tras bill but made counter claim a.
gainst the Construction Company OF
several thousand dollars. The Con-
wit 6Fo
charges amounting to some $500. By
mutual consent the Railroad Company
held the $4,000 balance due on the
contract, and the bill for extras and
the counter claim of the Railroad were
submitted for arbitration to w. E.
Rowell. ]. c. Walker and c. II. Klue-
gel.
These arbitrators rendered deci-
sion last week. allowing the Railroad
Company s179 on the counter claim and
approving of extras in favor of the
contractor to the amount of $2257.
This amount plus the $4,000 due on
the original contract, and interest
constitutes the amount of this judg-
ment entered yesterday.
Both parties have accepted the
award OF the arbitrator and the mat
ter will be settled on that basis.
GETS AT ALIMONY.
Judge Robinson yesterday discharg-
ed the order to show cause for con-
tempt in the Dickson divorcescase but
made the following order:
ut is ordered, that James Alex
ander Lyle withhold and deduct from
any amount due or to become due from
p 70
.libellee, Thomas Dickson, on Saturday,
December 8, 1904, for and on account
of work and labor done and perform
ed by him for said firm, the sum of
fourteen dollars ($1), which amount
shall be paid over to the libellant,
Mary J. Dickson, or her attorney, e.
A Douthitt. Esq, and the receipt by
either shall be a full discharge and
aequittance to said firm of Sorenson
& Lyle for said sum of fourteen dol
lars ($14( due to said libellee, Thomas
Dickson
The divorce case comes on for trial
this morning.
COURT NOTES.
Judge Gear. at the close of the Ma
haulu trial, excused his jurors until
10 o'clock Monday morning The time
was later extended to Wednesday
morning.
Judge Robinson's jurors will not be
called again this term, notice to this
effect having been given out yester-
day.
The Hama Plantation Co. foreclosure
case comes before Judge Robinson at
10 o'clock this morning.
w. O. Smiths suit against Emmett
May. before Judge Robinson yesterday,
went over to Monday, then to be set
for trial
Judge Robinson has signed an or
der appointing ]. j. Rodrigues as
guardian of Jose Patricio do Rego and
Manuel Patrieio do Rego, minors, I'M
der a bond of 1925.
satisfaction of judgment has been
filed by Robertson & Wilder for plain
tiff in the suit of H. NJ Won Holt. ex-
ecutor under the will of Frank Brown.
VS.. Haleakala Hart.
In the divorce suit of Louisa Watson
VS.. David Watson an appeal is being
proceeded with by w. C. Achi, attor-
ney for libellee.