The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-17
SHE WAS DRIVEN INSANE

Mabel Scott HURT, by her attorney,
Henry E. Highton, has filed an answer
to the libel for divorce brought by her
husband, Alba NJ. HURT. She de1.es in
detail his allegations of cruelty on her
part. Ever since her departure from
Honolulu under the compulsion of the
libellant, on or about September 30. 1902
and for long time previously, she de-.
, clares, the libel1ant has been employed
! as yardmaster of the Honolulu depot
OF the O. r. & L. Co. at a salary of
$50 a month, while ever since the date
mentioned she and their son, George
Melton HURT, now nearly four years of
age have been destitute and living on
the charity of her relatives at Pomona,
Cal. who are all themselves poor.
Mrs. HURT appends to her answer,
with references TO it therein, the oopy
of an agreement made between her hus-
band and herself at Pomona on Janu-
airy %, 1903 whereby they agreed to
condone all previous grounds of mutual
recrimination and thereafter live in
a state of separation. HURT en-
gagged to pay his wife s25 a
month thereafter as permanent
allowance. She declares that he
has only paid her SO since that agree
ment was executed and claims that he
now owes her S565 Hereunder.
Mrs. HURT says the reason her hus-
band refuses to pay the maintenance
agreed upon is a claim he makes that
part of the consideration of the agree
ment was that she, within one year
would institute divorce proceedings
against him. According to her infor-
nation such a bargain would have been
s 81. +I,o&
ever was made. So much did she suf-
that she was confined in an asylum for
the insane. from which she has but
recently been released.
/ Praying that the libel in divorce may
be dismissed Mrs. HURT asks that, fail
! ing such relief, the proceedings may
] be stayed until her husband has paid
the 1865 due under the Pomona agree
ment.
| INSURANCE COMPANY LOSES.
After a trial without a jury yester-
day, Judge De Bolt decided the suit
of Lee Ahlo VS.. Royal Insurance Co.
in favor of the plaintiff for $4,000 and
, interest at 6 per cent per annum from
March IA, 1900. Castle & Wilmington for
plaintiff Robertson & Wilder for de-
fendant
NEW BISHOP ESTATE TRUSTEE.
E. Faxon Bishops election as a trus-
tee of the estate of Bernice Pauahi
Bishop, in place of w. F. Allen who
resigned on Nov. % last, was yester-
day confirmed by Judge Robinson, to
take effect upon the new trustees
filing a joint and several bond of him
self and his co-trustees in the sum of
one hundred thousand dollars.
PROBATE MATTERS.
Judge Robinson has appointed S.
Ochiai as guardian of the estate of
Mine Sakuragawa, a minor. living with
her mother in Toxic. Japan, under
$500 bond. The estate consists of the
distributive share of the minor in her
late fathers estate, the amount be-
ing s672.90, which is in the hands of
Henry Smith, clerk of the Judiciary
department. Ochiai is cousin of his
ward
]. H Craig. executor of the estate
of Constant Sterling, has filed his bond
in $500, with F. ]. Lowl'ey and E. o.
White as sureties.
COURT NOTES.
Notice of motion to set cause for
trial has been given by plaintiff in the
ejectment suit of ]. o. Carter VS.. Koo-
lau Kaikainahaole ct al. which will
be presented before Judge Robinson On
Monday. Kinney, MClanahan & Coop
e. for plaintiff; c. w Ashford, II. E.
Highton and j. ] Dunno for defend
ants.
1t was stipulated on Thursday that
the suit of James E. Fullerton vs..
Kohala and Hilo Railway, assunp sit |
on promfssory note, might be heard in
vacation and set for trial yesterday or
as soon thereafter as the judge might
order. An insurance case on most Of
tie day prevented the hearing yester-
day.
Judgment for defendant in the eject-
ment case of Blanche Lewis vs.. Ioela
X 'kahinu, with costs against plain
tiff was rendered yesterday by Judge
De Bolt pursuant to oral dec. sion
made November %. Defendants hill
Of costs was cut down from s2S 10 s12