The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-29
MAN CHONG
SENTENCED
Twenty-Five Years
for Murder Of
MahelOna.
(From Thursdays Advertiser.)

(From Thursdays Advertiser.)
Man Chong, the murderer Of Police
man John w. Mahelona, was yester-
day sentenced by Judge De Bolt to be
imprisoned at hard labor for the term
Of twenty-five years. The crime Of
which he had been found guilty was
murder in the second degree. Being
we'll up in years, Man Chong is as good
is deprived of his liberty for the re-
mainder of his natural life. w. s.
Fleming represented the Territory, and
c. w. Ashford the defendant at the
sentencing.
UNAVAILABLE JURORS.
BY a communication dated April "a,
1904, ]. T. De Bolt First Judge; Geo.
D. Gear, Second Judge, and w. J..
Robinson, Third Judge, Of the Circuit
Court of the First Circuit, address j.
NJ. Riggs and c. ]. Mccarthy, Jury
Commissioners, in terms Of reprlmand.
They say:
I'VE respectfully call your attention
to the large number Of legally dis
qualified persons among the list Of $50
selected to serve as jurors in this Court
for the year 1904"
The Judges then give list of those
selected who were and are disquali-
fed to act, or privileged from serving
as jurors" which numbers nearly sew
enty. The greater number Cannot
understandingly speak, read and write
the English language" Several are
not citizens Of the United States and
of the Territory. Two are over sixty
years Of age. Two or three are at
torneys. One each Is a foreign coun-
try's consul, a member Of the Board
of Fire Commissioners and a police
man. More than half dozen are
minors. In conclusion their Honors
say:
I'VE, therefore, in the interest Of JUS
tice and to a proper and economical
administration thereof, respectfully
urge upon you the Importance Of great
err care in the selection Of persons to
serve as Jurors for the year 1905. We
also call your attention to mistakes in
in few instances
CONFIRMATION OF SALE.
Judge De Bolt signed decree con-
firming the sale of real estate by Ed
mund H. Hart, commissioner, in the
suit of Henry Smith, trustee, VS.. John
d. Holt Jr., ct al. The premises stu
ated in Honolulu We're sold to Henry
Smith in his capacity as administrator
de bonis non with the will annexed
of the estate of Robert William Holt,
deceased, for $4,000 as the highest bid,
and the premises at Waialua to Robert
L. Colburn for $40 as the highest bid.
Before applying the net proceeds to
the mortgages, the attorneys of plain
tiff are to be paid fee of $3.50 and the
commissioner a fee of 5000, besides
which the costs of court amounting to
$3O.25 and the expenses of sale to STOPS
are to be paid.
ESTATE SETTLEMENT.
w. o. Smith, administrator of the
estate of Ethel p. N. Gay, deceased,
has rendered his second and final ac-
count. Including the balance from
first account his receipts We're $949.21,
while the expenses paid We're $3.50,
leaving a balance of $S95.1 due the
estate. This balance forms the sole
asset of the estate, against which there
are claims amounting to $2395.25. An
order of the court for pro rata pay
ment of the claims is requested.
DAMAGE SUIT TRIAL.
In the trial of Manuel Ferreira's
damage suit against Honolulu Rapid
Transit & Land Co. before Judge |
Robinson, the cross-examination of
Captain Richard took a good deal of
the morning session yesterday. Kali
Poohiwa, a woman living opposite the
place where Ferrera's son was killed..
and a boy named Robert Fuller, who |
was the only passenger on the car in
volved in the accident, We're the next
witnesses.
II, M. Won Holt was called but the |
court disallowed the only question ask |
ed him.
Fred. Whitney was put on the stand |
to testify as to the pay of stevedores,
for throwing light on the earning pow
er of the boy had he lived,
Manuel Ferreira, plaintiff, was on
the stand when the court adjourned
and his cross-eNaminatlon will take
place this morning.
Among the exhibits filed on behalf
OF the plaintiff Is an undertaker's bin
for $4,000,
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