The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-11
DRAWN
OUT TRIAL
Next Murder Case
Geneau's on
Monday.

The Wnialua riot case Is proving
long-winded. After argument taking
part of three days on defendants mo-
tion TO quash the indictment and direct
a verdict OF acquittal. the jury came
in yesterday for duty but We're further
excused until 10 o'clock on Monday.
Judge Gear in the meantime will con-
slider the legal arguments submitted on
both sides. one point raised has ref
erence to the identity of two of the
four Chinese defendants, who were in
dicted under the technical cognomens
of John Doe and Richard Doe.
NEXT MURDER TRIAL.
Judge Gear peremptorily set the trial
of Geneau, charged with the iaurder OF
Ulysses S. Harris, for Monday next.
SUPREME COURT.
The following cases We're argued and
submitted before the Supreme Court:
| Dong Chong vs. Rapid Transit Co.
| Magoon and Lightfoot for plaintiff
appellant; Castle & Wilmington for de-
fendant
Pacific Mill Co. vs. Enterprise Mill
Co. Robertson Il Wilder for plaintiff;
Ballou & Marx for defendant appel
liant.
NONSUITED ON A WORD.
In the suit of Lum Kin VS.. Emma
Keakahiwa, damages for trespass.
Judge Robinson granted defendants
motion for nonsuit. E. A. Mott-Smith
for plaintiff; w. c. Achi for defendant.
1t is said that plaintiff lost the case
through the wrong Interpretation of
word, which made witness say
manager" instead of proprietor"
STRONG ALLEGATIONS.
Rebecca Kanahele petitions for revo-
cation of the letters of guardianship to
Il. +. Kalama making him guardian of
Kahoopiopio (w) and Mahoe (w),
minors. and for her own appointment
as guardian in his place She states
that Kalama made false statements re-
garding his relationship to the minors
and their age in the petition wherein
he asked to be appointed guardian.
Further, she says that Kalama's petit
ton was filed in the court clerks Of
flee about IL o'clock in the forenoon
of September q last; that no sum-
mons or citation of any nature was is
sued in pursuance thereof, nor any no.
tice given to said minors or either of
them nor to your petitioner, IN whose
family said minors then lived (and with
whom said Kahoopopio still lives), OF
the fling of said petition or of any
proposed hearing thereof"
She goes on to say that on the after
noon of the same day, September 81,
hearing upon the petition was proceed
ed with before Judge De Bolt, as re-
suit of which Kalama was appointed
guardian of the persons and estates
of the minors under letters of guardian
ship issued on that date.
The petitioner states that Kahoopio-
pio is owner of an undivided one-half
interest of valuable lands near Lua-
kaha in Nuuanu valley, of an area of
about nine acres, and that Mahoe is
the owner, as the petitioner is informed
and believes of certain interest in real
estate at Waipahu, Oahu, of value un-
known to petitioner. She alleges that
Kalama has never contributed anything
toward the support of the minors and
makes statements regarding his mode
of living to show that he is unfit to be
the guardian of the girls. c. w. Ash
ADACHTs SENTENCE.
Judge Dole will sentence Adachi. un-
der plea of guilty of conspiracy to
violate certain Federal laws, on Mon
day next. Adachi was extradited from
Japan for perjury in the conspiracy
cases, but at the present term was al
lowed to plead guilty as conspirator
himself in lieu of standing trial on
the other charge,
ON COURT FILES.
George r. Carter, executor of the es-
tate of Sybil Augusta Carter, deceased,
files an inventory showing the value
of the estate to be s49.l95.19. 1t con-
sists largely of mainland securities,
several of them rated above par There
are 80 shares of c. Brewer & Co. valued
at sl0,500.
The five Incorporated companies OF
Maui which form the copartnershlp of
the Maui Agricultural co. have each
applied for title to the Court of Land
Registration, Their former petitions
to the same end proved nugntory on
account of gross errors In the surveys
filed.
The action OF s. g. Allen against
George w. Lucas ct al to quiet title
has been renewed by the executors %
the plaintiffs VIII W, \, Whiting and
Holmes a Stanley are attorneys for
the executors.
Mary j, Dickson moves Ia equity for
an order 10 her husband Thomas Dick
son, To show cause why he should not
be- required 10 pay her nlmony of fi5
a week, for herself ana three children,