The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-08
ONE MORE
CONVICTION
Another japanese
Runs Against
Justice.

was on trial all day before Judge De
Bolt for gross cheat. w. S. Fleming
prosecuted, C. C. Biting and f. NJ
Brooks defended. The following jury
was empaneled and about p. m. re-
tired to consider its verdict: ]. r. Gait
Jessin Andrade, John Coffee. C. j. Falk
Henry Cook Samuel X. Paulo. John
Kidwell. Henry p. Kaohi, Wentworth
NJ. Buchanan, Edw. Dekum, Geo. Ke-
alapauole and Percy Lishman.
After an absence of an hour and
three quarters, the jury returned YER
dict of guilty.
FORECLOSURE DECREED.
Judge De Bolt granted the prayer of
the bill for foreclosure of mortgage of
II. Hackfeld G. Co., Ltd, VS.. ]. NJ. Nc
Chesney and First National Bank of
Hawaii. H. f. Cooper of counsel for
plaintiff moved for decree pro con-
fesso, which was granted, against Nc
Chesney who had made no appearance.
N iItNiS represented l. va
tional Bank of Hawaii
Judgment was given for plaintiff in
the sum of $S396.50 principal and in
terest on a certain note. The court
further appointed p. d. Kellett Jr as
commissioner to sell the property mort
gagged to secure note for $1,000 given
by defendant McChesney to. George
Rodiek. 1t consists of a piece of land
at Kalia, Waikiki, containing S6,511
square feet, and three pieces of land
at Puueo, Hilo, each containing an
area of 11,124 square feet. The first
National Banks interest in the mort
gagged property consists in a judgment
it obtained against the partners in the
firm of M. w. McChesney & Sons for
$45,692.76. The court allowed plain
tiff's cunsel fee of $3.50.
ST. CLEMENTS SITE.
Judge Gear dismissed the appeal of
defendant in the case of summary pos
session of 7. r. Walker, Tom May and
tees, against G. F. Gouveia. Besides
laches and want of prosecution and
that it did not appear from the record
that the appeal was perfected, the fol-
lowing ground of motion was pre-
sented
Because the plaintiffs and their sue
cessors in office have been in possess
sion of the premises in controversy
since the month of November 1899 and
no rights of the parties now remain
to be adjudicated.'
r. B. Anderson appeared for the mo-
ton, C. C. Biting for defendant
CASES ENDED.
by Judge Gear yesterday: Antonio j.
da Estrella VS.. Chas. NJ. LIE Blond,
damages for alleged neglect of a clients
case by his attorney, and Sachs Bros.
& Co. vs. Sing Lung Co. These were
discontinued: A. w. Carter, admin
istration, VS.. w. F. Allen; j. Alfred
Magoon and ]. Lightfoot VS.. E. G.
Keen, T. F. Davidson and Tam Pong;
Shimada Sentaro VS.. zee Wo, and
Look See VS.. Lee Team.
COURT NOTES.
]. G. Pratt for complaint in the in
junction suit of C. S. Desky VS.. C. w.
Booth argued all day yesterday before
Judge Robinson, in reply to ]. Light
foot's speech of day and a half for
the motion to dissolve injunction. He
has not yet concluded.
S. M. Ballous suit against the Mu-
tual Telephone Co.. now in the defen-
sive stage. still holds the attention of
Judge Gear. Thos Clarke. the cleo
trical worker for owens who installed
a desk telephone in plaintiffs house,
testified he brought the wires therefor
near enough to those of defendants
and left enough of loose ends TO enable
Ballou to connect the phone himself
with the company's system. H. =.
Hughes, another electrical worker, told
OF the liability of interruption to the
service OF other subscribers from Bal
LOUIS desk telephone connections,
w Matlock Campbell has brought
suit against Wally H. Davis for $3.50
on account Of labor and materials fur
nished,