The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-26
SHOOTER IS
CONVICTED
Jury Panel Short
for Damage :
Suit.

Solomon Kaupuni was tried and con-
victed of assault with n deadly weapon,
before Judge De Bolt yesterday No
other case being set the court adjourn
ed about 3 o'clock. Il. G. Peters, Dep
uty Attorney General, prosecuted, and
II. G.. Middleditch defended the accused.
when 1t returned verdict of guilty.
Judge De Bolt sentenced Kaupuni to
Imprisonment at hard labor for ten
days without costs. There appeared to
be doubt as to whether the defendant
fired the pistol. which he was charged
with doing, to hurt anybody or merely
to brighten the girl who was the COM
planning witness. j. Il. Gait, c. j. Lud-
wigsen, Chas. II. Bellina, Samuel Is.
Paulo, Herbert c. Austin, Willard Il.
Brown, Wentworth NJ. Buchanan.
James Bicknell, Jason Andrade, John
Kidwell, Henry +. Kaohl and George
Kealohapauole constituted the jury.
MONEY TALKS.
The case of Manufacturers Shoe Co.
VS.. John +. Colburn, an appeal from
Honolulu District Court, came to an
end before Judge Gear yesterday morn
ing, through tender and acceptance of
money. After T.. NJ. Watson presented
the case for plaintiff, c. w. Ashford
for defendant deposited with the clerk
of court s1O5.55 in settlement for art-
cles sued for, also s4.O5 costs of lower
court. Mr.. Watson accepted the amount
rendered and gave Clerk w. Il. Sims
receipt therefor The court then order
ed the action dismissed.
LEASEHOLD TITLE.
Lam Wo Sing VS.. Moses Puahi, l.. X.
Puahi (w) and Tam Pong, an action to
quiet title, occupied most of the day
before Judge Gear. w. S. Fleming and
S. II. Derby appeared for the plaintiff;
G. w. Ashford for the defendant. Lam
Wo Sing sues for immediate possession
of leasehold of a portion of the land
of Kaneloa at Waikiki, in area 20 $1,000
acres
NOT ENOUGH JURORS.
Manuel Ferreira's suit for $4,000
damages, on account of the killing of
his son by an electric car, against the
Rapid Transit Co.. was not tried yes
terday owing to a lack of jurors. Only
these We're disqualified for lack of
knowledge of English. Judge Robinson
ordered a special venire issued for addi-
tional jurors.
OLD MORTGAGE oUTLAwED.
Judge =. l.. Weaver has granted a
decree in the Court of Land Registra-
ton to j. Oswald Lutted for title to
certain land at Waikiki, subject to two
mortgages to Bishop & Co. and Henry
Holmes respectively. The old mort
gage to j. NJ. Monsarrat, which had
been interposed to the granting of title,
was uuJuuBeu 10 De OutlaWeQ. 1t was
made twenty-five years ago.
PROBATE MATTERS.
Judge Robinson graEed Thereza de
Aguiar, guardian of Guilherme Botelho, q
minor, leave to eXpend Sc month out
of the principal. also to draw S25 for
paying a bill of Drs. Waterhouse &
Judd. He also granted John p Dias,
guardian of Antonio Botelho. minor
leave to eXpend SIS n month for the
wards maintenance and education.
Judge Robinson granted the petition
of Philomena Costa, widow of deceased,
in appointing Fred. II. =. Waterhouse
as administrator of the estate of the
late Candida Graco, which is of about
the value of $l764
Byron Is. Baird, administrator of the
estate of his late father, u. s. District
Attorney John c. Baird, has filed his
final account with petition for dis
charge He received 5000 and paid sal,
leaving balance of $779
Judge DE Bolt approved the account
and ordered the discharge of David
Dayton, temporary administrator OF
the estate Of j. II, Anderton, deceased
All but actual costs We're remitted
There II balance of s7i,O3 out of SlO5,2g
received,
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