The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-03-25
G. A. DAVIS
WANTS BACK
Pleads Earnestly With
Supreme Court
Justices.
(From Wednesdays daily.)

|
Frear, over a petition just received
from Geo. A. Davis, asking for his re-
instatement to the bar.
Mr.. Davis begins with relating that
he is a Bachelor of Laws, a graduate
of the law department of Boston Uni
versity. a member of the bar of the
Supreme Court of the United States,
of the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judi
cial Circuit, and of the Circuit Court of
Appeals of the same Circuit.
He was disbarred August 10, 1908, by
majority of the Territorial Supreme
Court, petition for rehearing of the
case being later denied by the same
majority-"Justice Galbraith again
strongly dissenting" His suspension
recently by the United States District
Court for Hawaii is also mentioned.
Since August 10, 1903, the petitioner
has suffered great pain of body and
mind,' his clientage has been taken
from him, he has lost large sums of
money was compelled to surrender
his Office to another firm of bright
young lawyers had his name tele-
graphed by the Associated Press so
that his alma mater, and the dean and
professor thereof were notified of his
| humiliation and disgrace, also the
courts and justices thereof who had
admitted him to practice, thereby
being greatly injured in his credit, cir
cumstances and character"
Mr.. Davis says that he did not draw
| up the agreement for which he was
suspended in the Federal court. 1t
| was drawn up, he sets forth, three
weeks and five days after the institu-
ton of the suit about which the agree
ment was drawn. THE associate
counsel are now engaged in the active
practice of their profession" the petit
/ toner complains, but this petitioner
is still under disbarment and is COM
PEELED to earn his living, support his
wife and child from his small earnings,
| which he does cheerfully, but 1T is
wholly insufficient to meet his expenses
and obligations"
| Members of the Bar Association with
| but two or three exceptions, he goes on
| to say, have expressed an earnest de-
sire that this petitioner be readmtted,
and so have the Circuit Judges of this
Judicial Circuit He proceeds to cite
| the evidence given to his character by
bank cashiers and attorneys at the
courts investigation. Continuing. Mr..
Davis says he has been in these Is
lands nine years and has made mis-
| takes, but refused to join in charges
against his brother attorneys when in
vited to do so by Attorney General
Andrews now in Washington and no
client of this petitioner filed charges
against your petitioner"
Mentioning his former position of
First Cirr1if Tr1pa LAT
of District Magistrate when the char
ges against him We're made. he says
he has been punished severely for any
errors of Judgment and prays that he
may be called, readmitted and sworn
as an attorney and counsellor of this
court and duly licensed to practice his
profession in this Territory"
After the conference of Justices the
petition was taken in charge by Justice
Galbraith.
esgsg&,s a*3g;;so
the respondents from entering into or
signing the said contract is granted.
"A decree accordingly will be signed"
Hatch & Ballou and r. w. Anderson
appeared for the petitioner; NJ. F. Pros
ser for the Superintendent of Public
Works. and Kinney, McClanahan &
Cooper for Lucas Bros.
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
Lum Tok Kee was sentenced by
Judge Robinson, on his plea of guilty. !,
to pay fine of 500 and costs for sell |
ing liquor without a license.
A nolle prosequi was entered by |
Deputy Attorney General Peters before |
Judge Gear on behalf of Wa Sin, in ,
dicted for selling a poisonous drug
without license. The case Is from
last previous term, and the drug in
question was opium. A fight was
made on the point that opium was not
a poisonous drug within the statute J
but 1t never came to a decision.
BIGGER BOND REQUIRED.
Judge De Bolt denied defendants mo-
ton for new trial in the case of VIM,
W. Bierce, Ltd, VS.. Clinton ]. Hutch
ms, trustee, and an appeal was taken
to the Supreme Court.
Plaintiff having objected to the suffi-
cheney of defendants bond on appeal
and made good its objection, Judge De
Bolt ordered that defendant file a suffi-
cient bond in a sum not less than the
of the judgment on or before
March 81 The judgment was for re-
turn of the Kona Sugar Cos railway
and equipment thereof, or in default
the sum of $4,000.
INCREASE OF ESTATE.
NJ. 7. Smonton's report as master on
the 1903 account of George X. Carter,
of the estate of Henry 4. p.
Carter and Grace Carter, minors, has
been approved by Judge Robinson and
"A masters fee of $50 allowed. The
found the account "oomprohen-
siye and correct In every particular"
with an income OF ss,522.s3. the guar
dian added si,0s726 10 the principal
Al the end Of the year there WAS ,9s.-
100 Invested ana sd72.S9 cash on hand
judge Gear approved the account Of
w, A, Bowen. guardian Of NJ. W. NJ
iiergeraen, minor, Receipts were