The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-11
INDICTMENTS
FOR MURDER
Some Knife Wielders--A
Request Renowned.
Court Items.

Besides the indictments against E. S
Boyd and Stephen MahauIu elsewhere
| reported in detail, other indictments
were presented and the defendants ar
| raigned before Judge De lott yester-
| day:
Kaniro Tanda, murder; Hayashida
| murder; Kauai Kahili, manslaughter
w. ]. Glenn. assault with knife; Chen
| SEQ. larceny second degree; Willie
Brown, assault with razor. The last
named pleaded guilty.
DISPUTED SWITCH.
An answer has been filed by the Ho-
nolulu Rapid Transit & Land Co. to
the complaint for injunction entered by
Excelsior Lodge, 1. o. o. F. It is claim
ed that the approval of the Superin-
tendent of Public Works, as required
by its franchise, was obtained for the
location of the turnout or siding in
Fort street, opposite premises of COM
plainant, which it is sought to enjoin.
Respondent denies that the siding was
laid contrary to any restraining order
of the court duly served. 1t admits
that it was laid partly by night and
on Sunday, butsthis was largely in or
der not to impede the regular operation
of the route and the use of Fort street.
Denial is made of the various allega-
tions of damage to respondents prop
erty from having a switch in respond
ents track at the place in question.
ORDERS OF PAYMENTS.
Judge De Bolt has ordered that the
clerk of the court pay to w. A. Wall.
by check or the bank of Bishop & Co,
the sum of $624.5O out of the moneys
arising from the sale of a portion of
the lands in the suit of NJ. F. Scott
ct al. VS.. g. n. Pilipo ct al. The pay
ment is for services as commissioner to
partition the lands.
Judge Gear has signed an order that
w. L. Whitney, administrator of the
estate of c. Ahf, deceased, pay to NJ.
of $S70.9 as and for forty per cent of
ertson & Wilder appeared for the petit
TONERS, Silveira ct al, and the admin
istrator in person. Mr.. Whitney had
rendered less amount than that claim
ed and awarded.
LARGE ESTATE SETTLEMENT.
Grace Dickey Waterhouse, executrix
of the will of Henry Waterhouse, Jr.,
has filed her final account, balancing
O. \
She petitions for discharge. Her re-
ceipt as sole legatee to herself as execu- |
trix is for cash s92O9.I7 100 shares Hal |
ku Sugar Co, 10 shares Paia Sugar Co, |
20 shares Pioneer Mill Co., 200 shares |!
waiaIua Sugar Co., shares Peoples |
Ice & 'Refrigerating Co.. 81 shares Wal |
alua Agricultural Co, so shares Hart & /
Co. and two personal notes of amounts |
not stated.
RENUNCIATIONS UNDER WILL.
Mrs. Mary Downey has renowned !
and relinquished all her right, interest
and claim in and to the legacy for the
sum Of two hundred and fifty dollars
bequeathed to her in the last will and
testament of Samuel Sachs. deceased.
Mrs. Emma Publ renounces her NOM
nation as guardian of Samuel Sachs
I
md authorizes L. Schweitzer, executor
IF the will, to nominate some suitable
person as such guardian.
HEAVY DAMAGE SUIT
Return of summons as served on w.
:. Peacock, president of the defendant
has been made in the suit
# DR.. Howard Humphris against the
doana Hotel Co, Ltd, for $4,000 dam
sustained by the plaintiff in the Moana
Hotel elevator through the alleged neg
igence of the person in charge thereof. I
lie declares that he sustained injuries
o his legs, knees and knee caps, which
e fears may be permanent and on that :
ccount suffers great distress of mind,
esides that he was and still is in a
reat measure incapacitated from at
ending to his business and vocation.
nd was and still is and in the future
rilI be deprived of great gains, profits
nd advantages which otherwise ought
nd would have accrued to him
IMPORTANT TEST CASE.
Arthur NJ. Brown, High Sheriff. has
ued out a writ of error in the case of {
Iayo and Goto, claiming that manifest
rror was committed by the First Cir
uit Court in discharging Goto under a {
-rit of habeas corpus. This proceeding
ill bring Judge Gears ruling in Goto's
ase, which affects the cases of many 9
ersons serving sentences. up for re-
lew by the Supreme Court.
COURT NOTES. :
E. A. Douthitt, attorney for plaintiff 9
the suit of Hiram Kiley VS.. Frederick .
Hey and James German, gives notice
the defendants that the trial has
zen set for hearing before Judge Rob- .
son on Wednesday next. also that the 9
aintiff valves trial by jury.
A bill of exceptions has been filed by .
aintiff to the verdict for defendant
Id denial of motion for a new trial /
the case of Kapiolani Estate, Ltd, .
. J. G. Faria tried before Judge Rob =
son. |
BY stipulation of counsel. defendants 9
the foreclosure suit of Henry Z. 8