The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-02
LEG BONES
INTRODUCED
As Exhibit in w.
R. RiIey's
Suit.
Head of Police Force Is
Not Responsible for
Officers Act.
Demurrer to Clark & Hsnsry's
CompIaint-W. L. Howard
Appeals Court Notes.

Before Judge De Bolt the following
| Jury was empaneIed yesterday to try
the $4,000 damage suit of William R.
| Riley against Metropolitan Meat Mar
ket: Henry Cook, ]. C. Axtell, John
Andrews, c. H. Clapp, Starr Kapu,
| John Kidwell, John r. Moniz, c. j.
/ Ludwigsen, Joseph Andrade, James
Armstrong, Jessin Andrade and Sam f..
| Pierce.
Up till o'clock the following wit
| nesses were called, the last-named to
return to the stand this morning:
Daniel F. McCorriston, VIM. R, Chill
ton, B. S. Gregory, H. c. Bickerton, j.
H. Miller, VIM. r. Riley and DR.. Geo.
| Waldo Burgess.
| DR.. Burgess had with him the artic-
ulated bones of a human leg, with
which to demonstrate the nature of the
injury for which plaintiff seeks dam
| ages.
SHERIFF NOT RESPONSIBLE.
G. F. Gouveia's suit against High
Sheriff A. M Brown, as Marshal of the
late Republic, claiming $4,000 for un.
lawful ejectment, came to an end with
directed verdict for defendant before
Judge Gear yesterday afternoon. The
ground of the motion for such YER
dict, made by Mr.. Robertson, was that
the Marshal was not responsible for
the unlawful act of policeman.
Mr.. Biting for the plaintiff argued
at length against the motion, contend
ing that in the service of writs direct
ed to the Marshal or his deputies a
policeman was de facto a deputy of
the Marshal or, as at present, of the
High Sheriff.
Judge Gear maintained that the law
did not sustain the contention of the
plaintiff, therefore directed a verdict
for the defendant. He said the police
man was the person who should have
been sued.
Mr.. Vivas. associate counsel for the
plaintiff, remarked after the court rose
that the only thing for man to do
when policeman entered his prem
ises with a process was to blow the
policeman's brains out.
LIABILITY DENIED.
H. Hackfeld & Co., Ltd, enters a
demurrer to the complaint of Clark &
Henery against itself and Castle &
Cooke, Ltd. 1t sets forth that if $780,
900 was guaranteed to plaintiffs on ac-
count of dredging Pearl Harbor it was
done so by the Oahu Sugar Co., Ltd,
and the Eva Plantation Co, Ltd, and
not by this defendant.
THE DESERVING SAILORS.
Judge Gear at p. m. further heard
and continued until the same hour to-
day the requisition of Consul w. r. |
Hoare for the return on board of the |
British bark Clan Buchanan of four
deserving sailors. On this occasion |
the question OF the treatment of the |
sailors came up, the plea being raised |
that the provisions were not up to the |
standard, the supply OF, anti-scorbutics
such as lines being inadequate, etc.
COURT NOTES.
w. L. Howard, administrator of the
estate of August Kraft, deceased, has
appealed from the decision of the Cir
cult Court in probate denying him GER
tain commissions. His attorney is P.
L. Weaver.
Bishop & Co. have filed a discontinue
ance of their suit against H. w.
Schmidt, w. r. Castle Jr. and E. H.
Paris, defendants Mastle and Paris waiv-
ing all rights TO costs attorneys com
missions, etc.
Philomena Costa, widow, petitions
for letters of administration to her on
the estate of Candida Gracia, which is
represented as of the value of s1764.