The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-11
THE COURTS
YESTERDAY
Three Appeals Argued.
WaiaIua Riot Case.
Papers Filed.
,From Thursdays Advertlser.)

tFrom Thursdays Advertlser)
The Supreme Court heard the follow
ing cases yesterday;
Hawaiian Trust Co. VS.. Annie Barton.
Kinney, Ballou and NcClanahan for
plaintiff; Robertson & Wilder and
Holmes < Stanley for defendant.
Territory OF Hawaii VS.. NlatsumotC
Moritaro. Deputy Attorney General Nj.
+. Prosser for the Territory; A. G.
Correa for defendant, who, is the alleged
murderer of Gennan the civil engineer,
at Makaweli, Kauai, by means OF dyna-
mite.
Wing Wo Lung VS.. NJ. w. McChesney
& Sons. c. W. Ashford for plaintiff; L.
A. Douthitt for defendants.
THE WAIALUA RIOT.
Argument on the motion to quash
the Indictment and direct verdict of
acquittal in the Waialua riot case, where
in four Chinese are defendants, occu-
pied the day before Judge Gear yester-
day. A. S. Humphreys opened for the
motion on Monday. NJ, +. Prosser,
Deputy Attorney General, replied yes
terday, closing at p. M. after which
E. A. Douthtt argued for the motion,
Decision was reserved.
DISTRICT COURT APPEALS.
The following appeals from the Homo
lulu District Court to the Circuit Court
have been sent up:
Territory VS.. Komatsu and Matsumi-
shi. Appeal from sentence, on plea of
guilty, to pay fine of SIoo each for
conducting lottery game.
1, o,,l al
others Appeal from sentence to pay
a fine of S. each for being present at
gambling.
Luke Mong Wa VS.. Luke Tang Sing
Appeal of plaintiff from judgment for
defendant with costs in assumpsit suit
for $34o.
COURT NOTES.
James F. Morgan. receiver of thc
Orpheum block and premises in the
suit of George Young VS.. The Orpheum
Co., Ltd, has filed bond in $4,000
with c. L. Wight and Chas. B. Cooper
as sureties.
Under decisions of the Supreme
Court remttiturs have been filed to
the Circuit Court of Kalarnakee VS..
Wharton and Waiaua Agricultural Co
and Kapiolan Estate vs. w. r. Castle,
trustee
Judgment for $eIo.s7 including ex-
penses has been rendered for the plain
tiff against the defendant in the suit
of Manuel dc Sylvia VS.. Lum Hee Chang
by Judge De. Bolt.
Judgment upon confession of defend
hnt has been rendered for plaintiff by
Judge De Bolt, in the total sum of
$so3,So, in the suit of Won Hamm-
Young Co., Ltd, VS.. Wong Kwai.
Both an answer and plea in bar
have been fled by ]. j. Dunno for de-
fendant in the covenant suit of Chung
See VS.. Kahanuu Meek. The answer
IS general denial, the plea an assertion
that the issues had been previously ad
judicated
Chief Justice Frear has allowed the
writ of error to the Supreme Court,
brought bv A. w. Carter's attorney
i'm the Parker case, to carry the question
of jurisdiction of circuit judges at
chambers on appeal to the Federal
Supreme Court The subject was ex-
planned in Tuesdays issue of the Ad-
Vertiser.
THE FEDERAL COURT.
Judge D,le yesterday passed sentence
pn the Koolauloa distillers thus: ko-
bayakawa, 5000 fine, $500 penalty and
seven months Imprisonment; M. 10,
who pleaded guilty but was shown to
be the owner of the still. 5000 fine, $500
penalty and eight months inprison-
ment.
The fire claims case begun several
laws ago was further heard by Judge
Dole. L1-xAA
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