The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-22
FOUR M0RE,,'.
CHALLENGES
Progress in EmpaneIing
Jones Jury...Various
Court Items.
(From Sundays Daily.)

ana three Tor the DEFENSE. There are
twelve men passed for cause, with next
challenge up to the defense. The pros
ecution waived its fifth challenge, SO
that the defense had four challenges in
succession to exercise, of which three
have thus far been exhausted. Nine
names remained In the trial jury box
| when, at p. m yesterday, Judge Rob-
inson Adjourned court for the day
| With ten men on the panel who had
passed for cause and one awaiting ex-
animation at the opening of court in
| the morning, As men appeared in ODE
dience to the open venire for so which
had been issued on Friday afternoon.
Four challenges We're exercised during
the day and six men passed for cause,
leaving full panel at adjournment to
await the pleasure of counsel tomor-
row morning. Judge Robinson suggest
ed going on to the bottom of the open
venire If necessary, so that If jury
We're not then obtained another open
venre might be issued. Counsel on
both sides, however. wanted a breath
ing spell and the cause was continued
until $3.50 tomorrow morning. Court
will open at to hear demurrers, mo-
tons, etc, In other causes.
At the outset +. w. Wood and =. II.
Brunette We're excused from being
drawn, for good and sufficient reasons.
Samuel Kauaiaea, called Friday after
noon, was now excused as being only
10 years of age. j. A. Durant C. j.
Campbell, w. r. Chiffon, Fred. w.
Weed, F. w. Mckinney. w. II. Char
lock, Frank Darling, j. S. ellis. c. S.
Harris Jr., f. NJ Bindt, C. w. Booth,
'Thny1nC Il -
Waterhouse, c. A. Cowan, Richard
Ivers and G. T. Kelley We're excused
for cause by both sides.
C. 2. Iaukea, c. ii. Rose, j. w. Pick
ard and James Mcqueen We're excused
for their scruples against capital pun
ishment.
Nj. j. Bissel, w. G. Walker, C. KIM
ball and Isaac Lando We're excused for
cause at the instance of the defense,
and w. s. Bartlett, c. II. Atherton, j.
| w. Mcdonald and Il. c. Butfandeau on
motion of the prosecution.
| A. l.. Lunggren, S. Kubey, S. w.
Shaw, Theo Buman, j. V. Fernandez
and VIM. Larsen passed for cause.
The prosecution peremptorly chal-
lenged A. L. Lunggren, and the defense
VIM. Dunbar, Alex. Lyle and S. w.
Shaw. Dunbar was the second man
passed for cause and had been seated
on the accepted panel since March Z.
Lunggren had only passed yesterday.
after saying he disbelieved in capital
punishment-not for its harshness but
because life or long term imprisonment
was more to be dreaded.
Among others curious answers given
yesterday was that of Eugene Buffan-
deau. He said he could give verdict
according to the evidence and to the
law as laid down by the court, but IL
the evidence proved that Jones had
deliberately shot his wife and Mrs.
Parmenter it would convince him that
he was crazy when he did the deed.
MAY WINS OUT.
The jury before Judge Gear found
damages for the Pacific Mill Co., Ltd,
Emmett Mays company, against the
Enterprise Mill Co., Ltd, CPeter Highs
company, in the sum of $500 with in
terest at per cent per annum. De-
PENDANT noted exceptions.
KONA COMPANY JUDGMENT.
Judge De Bolt in open court yester-
day signed judgment in the suit of Will
liam w. Bierce, Ltd, VS.. Clinton J.
Hutchins, trustee of Kona Sugar Co.,
Ltd. Objections to rulings of the court,
etc, were made by the score. An ex-
ception to the judgment was also taken
by the defendant with notice of mo-
ion for new trial. Kinney McClana-
han & Cooper for plaintiff; Cathcart q
Milverton for defendant. The judgment
Is for the recovery by the plaintiff from
the defendant of 1862 tons of steel rails
variety of railroad material speci-
fled, 16 railway cars and two locomo-
tives, and, in the event of the inability
and failure of the defendant to forth
with make return of said property to
the plaintiff, that the plaintiff shall
have judgment for the value of said
property found to be the sum of s22, 900
and damages for its detention from the
LIST day of June, 1903 found to be the
sum of $1O45, and the costs of action.
NEWMAN'S HEIRS PAID.
William w. Hall, administrator of
the estate of Edwin r. Newman, de-
ceased. has filed final receipts. They
are from Emma Newman, widow of
decedent, for $i62 Is, being one-third of
the balance, and from Judson Il. Todd,
guardian of the estate of Rodney New
man and Paul Newman, minor children
of decedent, for sl92i,30, being two thirds
of the balance remaining In the admin
istrators hands upon the settlement of
his accounts in probate. The receipts
are dated Ithaca, New York, Feb, %,
1904.
LONG NAMES TO HANDLE.
If they We're exacting of each other
as to being called by their full names,
II II little wonder divorce suit Is
pending between Isaia Namahoeelua
Halualani, libellant, and Lila Kahele-
eulopa Kalaekoa Halualanl. libellee, \.
MeCants stewart, attorney for libellee,
has filed an answer denying the allega-
tions OF cause for divorce, also a mo-
ton directing the libellant To pay
reasonable counsel Zee 10 libellee or her
attorney.
DAVIsS TRUST.
Gen A. Davis truaIee of Rim q,