The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-12

interpose himself between any other
officers of the Government.
~. A. N. Kepoikai. Treasurer of the
Territory of Hawaii, the speaker url-
consciously rhymed in describing the
attitude the former Treasurer assumed
in the matter at bar. forbid Mr. Hol-
Ioway and Mr.. Brown to dispose of
the water works. Mr.. Peters con-
tended that Mr.. Kepoikai went be-
yond his authority of law when he in
terfered on that occasion.
There were humors of the argument.
Mr.. Cooper spoke of Mr. Kepoikai's
having worn the stairs leading to
the Attorney Generals office in vain
endeavor to obtain a conference with
that official
An allegation of the complaint was
abandoned because Mr.. Kepoikai was
not present to testify to it. and when
Mr.. Cooper expressed some regret for
Mr.. Kepoikai's absence Mr.. Peters
made the court laugh by naively sug-
costing that the hearing be continued
until Mr.. Kepoikai could attend.
Mr.. Peters. in the cross-examination
of Mr.. Derby, remarked that if their
college education were to be charged
up in every bill to their clients, law
vers would be in pretty easy circunl-
stances. Reference was to the plea
thai Kinney, sMcClanahan & Cooper had
a right to have considered the degree
Of mastery of details in the County Act
which they had acquired in conduct
ing the previous case of Cooper VS..
Governor Dole, Board of Supervisors,
at al.
THE DAMAGE SUIT.
Yesterday progress was made with
the defendants case in the malicious
prosecution suit of j. c. AxteH vs.
n e. Hendricks. The deposition of
defendants father in New York was,
on objection by plaintiff, refused to be
admitted by Judge Gear because OF
some fnformality in the papers.
LET'S HER CHILDREN GO
After a further hearing yesterday
Judge Gear granted divorce
Eonseea. custody of the five children
was awarded to the divorced husband
with the evidently free consent. of their
mother.
LAND TITLE REPORT.
E,noch johnson, examiner. Of titles.
has made a report to Judge F. L..
weaver of the Court of Land Registra-
zion finding a good title for the former
residence property Of w. G. Ashley in
Thurston avenue, conveyed on April
IL. 1904, to +. Klamp by f. ]. IoWrey
J. P. Cooke and w. F. Dillingham;,
trustees. for a consideration of s1S,25O
COURT NOTES.
Ichinoshin F'ukushima vs. Morihiro
has been discontinued. 1t was suit
begun more than two years ago Tor
$1,000 damages for malicious prosecu-
ton.
At the request of w. S. Fleming. As
sistant Attorney General, nolle prose
oui was entered in the case of CHUNG
Chong. Nun Chong, Chun Yet, Long
Wo and ing Man, indicted for main
tanning a lottery.
! Judge Robinson ordered judgment IN
favor of plaintiff in the suit of Ane
TIilo VS. Wong Hin, for the RESTITUTION
of the premises described in the COM
plant
HABEAs CORPUS CASE
Sheriff ]. H. Coney of Kauai made
return to the writ OF habeas corpus
which was argued before the Supreme
Court yesterday. in the case of three
witnesses in the Glennan murder case
detained since the conviction of Mat
sunoto Moritaro. He alleges Tor
reasons of their detention, among other
things that an appeal to the Supreme
Court is being prepared and that the
witnesses have not asked to be re-
leased. S. X Kaeo, counsel for MORT
taro, appeared for the writ; e. G. Pc
tiers, Deputy Attorney General, for the
respondent
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