The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-03-15
THE HORSE IS
MRS, TURKS
JUDGE DIcKEY DECIDES THE RE-
PLEvIN CASE AGAINST THE
SHIPPING MASTER YESTERDAY.

The trial Of the reDlevin suit Of p.
J. Turk against Estrella Turk his for
mer wife bO secure possession Of a
horse and buggy Was held before
Judge Dickey yesterday. y. A.
DOUthitt appeared for the plaintiff and
G. G. Biting for the defence. Mrs.
Turk was in court accompanied BY
Miss De Isle. Turk Was also among
those present.
Testimony was offered by the plaintiff
TO prove his purchase Of the horse
Wystera and the outfit from various
places about the city. W. II. Cunning
ham was placed on the witness stand
to prove the payment by Turk 10 Ed
die McInerny Of &125 for the horse.
Mr.. Biting on cross examination tried
to ask the witness whether he, the
witness had not received a bin Of sale
for the outfit from Mrs. Turk. in order
TO negotiate the sale Of the rig. This
question was strongly objected 10 By
the plaintiffs attorney Judge Dickey
asked TO know the purpose Of the
question. Mr.. Biting started 10 eK-
plain and as he seemed 20 take more
time than the court considered neces-
sary, the court was constantly Jogging
him 10 explain the purpose ~ the
question. Mr. Biting finally announc-
ed that II was to impeach the testi-
mony Of the witness.
Turk took the stand and related the
circumstances OF the purchase OF the
outfit and stated that the horse and
rig belonged to him. He had gone
several times to made demands on his
/ wife for 1t but she had ordered him
away from the place before he got a
chance TO make the demand. The
last time he had gone 10 gee her he
had been shot in the leg. This refer
ence to the shooting scrape caused
much amusement especially when Turk
added that he had not been to see her
since.
I'VE came here about FIVE years ago.
testified Mrs. Turk. Certainly / came
as his Wlfe-and l paid his way over. 1
practically supported him as ! had al
ways done. l started him up in bust
i ness in Seattle with $1,000 and then gave
him S1400 10 go 10 Alaska and he failed
both times. / had about $500 when we
came here. / helped him along all the
time. 1t was my money which kept us
both. If Frank bought the horse and
buggy II was with my money. He said
he gave the rig to me as a Christmas
present. That is, he told the bOarders
at the Vida villa, where We lived, that
1t was a Christmas present TO me and
] / humored him and let them think 80,
but my money bought 1t just the same.
"Then Turk went up TO Portland and
during that time ] found there might
be an opportunity to sell the rig, and
Cunningham was 10 dispose Of It for
me. He told n to get a bin Of sale
from Frank and / did 50. 1t was sent
from Portland and then / made out a
bill OF sale, or Mr. Cunningham did, 10
Cunningham.
1T was about this time that Cum
ningham came to me and proposed that
/ start up a sporting house and he
would back IT. He said he had II fixed
with the High Sheriff. He put up the
money and l started house on Bere-
tania street. Then came the police raid
on the place, and then there was trOu-
bic between Cunningham and me.
when Frank came back he and Cum
ningham put their heads together, and
II is a case Of two men trying 10 hound
me because I'm woman. / thought
that Cunningham was my friend but he
is Turks. It's Cunninghams money
that has helped Turk along. Why
Turk can't even hire an attorney He
never did have any money OF his own"
Judge Dickey found for the defendant
Mrs. Turk and against the plaintiff.
Mrs. Turk drove awag In the buggy.