The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-22
WATER
FIGHT IS ON
Albert Christian
Described His
Wedding.

The hearing OF the Motley will case
was concluded before the Supreme
water rights controversy of Hawaiian
Commercial & Sugar Co. VS.. Wailuku
! Sugar Co. came up. AS Justices Hart
we'll and Hatch were both disqualified.
the court was constituted by Chief
Justice Frear and Circuit Judges Ro-.
binson and Matthewman. w. o. Smith
and Castle & Wilmington appear for
plaintiff, and Kinney, McClanahan &c
Cooper and Ballou & Marx for defend
ant ]. ]. Dunno appeared to inter-
vene for the natives owning kuleanas
in the district involved, but the court.
denied leave of Intervention.
THE CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE.
Another day was consumed and the
end not yet, before Judge Gear. in Mrs.
Kentwell's suit to annul the marriage
OF Elizabeth ]. Holt Christian to Al
bert Christian. The defending husband
occupied the stand most OF the day.
He told in direct examination all about
his courtship and marriage, together
with some of his married experiences
greatly pleased at the prospect of his
daughters marriage, especially as 1t
would take her from the custody and
control of the Kentwells. On the trip
downtown to get the marriage license
the prospective groom insisted that the
girls father must be sober until after
he gave the bride away. Hence. AL
though the old gentleman bought q
gallon of whisky he INDUCED In but
two drinks of the stimulant in the aft
ernoon before the ceremony at the
Catholic church in the evening. The
ceremony was described In detail with
special reference to the brides an
swering of Eyes" to the usual question
and her seeming comprehension of the
significance of the rite. After the
twain were united, the wedding party
drove to the home of the groom's sis
tiers and himself, where the couple
lived until separated by Mrs. KentweI,
who, according to the husband. spirit
ed the wife away while he was absent
on a gasoline schooner aboard which he
was employed.
After going to the house the father
had everybody drink from the contents
of the demijohn to the health of the
couple. Among other reasons given for
regarding his wife as rational, Chris
tian told about the household duties In
which she helped his sisters. She also
played cards with the rest of them,
casino being the usual game, besides
which she had picked up solitaire from
her ssters-in-law. Witness had been
told by his wife that Mrs Kentwell, on
taking her to her home in a buggy, had
taken her car fare from her-having
oyertaken her as she was waiting for
Garland told her to throw away the
wedding ring. In his cross-examina-
ton Christian, replying to the courts
question, who bought the ring?" said
1t was his mothers ring.
=. II. Brunette, the agent who issued
the marriage license, gave evidence be-
fore the court rose for the day.
MOTHER AGAINST DAUGHTER.
Judge De Bolt denied the motion Of
Claudina J. Camara, widow, for the
removal of Augusta Bell as admins
tratrix of the estate of j. NJ. Camara,
deceased, and for a full accounting by
such Administrative. A. G. Correa was
attorney for the complainant, whose
grounds of motion were that the ad-
mlnistratrix had neglected the man
agement of the estate In North Kona,
N oh hlI M at tod fn .t.r &c
tate moneys received by her and that
the estate would suffer irreparable loss
If some proper person were not APP
pointed Administrative in place of Au-
gusta Bell. The petitioner is mother
of the respondent Her petition was
denied because the accounts of the re-
spondent had already been approved
by the court.
BLAISDELL MINORS ESTATE.
j. Alfred Magoon, guardian of the ].
L. Blaisdell minors, has filed his ac-
count for the year ending June 30, 1908.
showing receipts of sl5,995.O9 and pay
ments of $l2,19G.41, which leave "A bal
ance of s379S,GS. OF the receipts sl2,-
1857 We're on principal and s3S67.42 on
income account, while $3.50 was dis
bursed on principal, and S29iG,il on In
come account.
j. Alfred Magoon, guardian OF the j.
l.. Hlaisdell minors, has filed his ac-
count for the year ending June 80, 1904.
showing receipts OF sSiOl30 ana pay
ments OF sl52G,li, which leave ball
ance OF i2SSll6, Of the receipts slO9O,-
81 was ON principal ana Saal6H on in
come account, while $500 was dishurs-
ed un principal ana I2l2dli ON income
account
A SMALL ESTATE,
WnhnoAWala Naoaa Wl sister ~
decreased palIlIuus fpr lrllpla Of ad-
WlniHirHllpn ou lhp estate M ,he hin
iiun knunahl which gnnHlsia nf $40 ~
IN lIHnup a ,n's sAinHs hank fhp
hrln ut lHN HU nur brothers ana Glur