The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-24

TC COMMERCTAL ADVERRIg
Jonah Kumalae did not appear with
Meheula and johnson, and a bench
warrant was issued for his arrest.
Early in the afternoon, however he
surrendered to the court. Judge Robin
son fixed his bail at $1,000 and Kumalae
went out with a policeman, returning
before long with a bond in that amount
on which Charles Motley was the sure
ty.
Meheula, johnson and Kumalae will
be arraigned on their respective in
dictments at $50 o'clock this morning.
FINN'S TRIAL.
Joseph Firms trial for assault with
intent to commit murder began at
o'clock yesterday afternoon before
Judge Robinson. W. s. Fleming ap-
peared for the Territory, and j. J.
Dunno for the defendant. Before the
empaneling of a jury had gone far,
challenges for cause exhausted the reg
ular panel. A special venire for TWEEN
ty-five additional jurors was issued, re-
turnable at 10 O'Clock this morning.
The following eleven men We're in
the box when the court adjourned: E.
r. Bivens, S. William Spencer, VIM.
Dunbar, w. L. Fletcher, H. c. Brown,
John c. Lane, Samuel Nowlein, j. C.
Cohen, Jas. D. Dougherty, John Coffee
and J. ]. Egan.
THE SPECIAL VENIRE.
These twenty-five men are under
summons to appear this morning: z.
G. Carrera, E. o. K. East, David Pail
kapu, JOS K. Nicola, VIM. Koho, Jas.
A. Lawelawe, Jas. Bicknen, Alex. c.
Dowsett, Frank Carvalho, Guy Owens,
Robt. w. Atkinson, Fred, Terrill, VIM
Keaha, Henry Fern, Sam. E. Pierce,
Edw. C. Brown, John H. Naone, Henry
Gehring, Jas. Houghtailing, Jos. Nau-
kama, Nohola, Edwin J. Stone, A B.
Arleigh, James w. Bergstrom and S.
w. Rose.
OTHER CRIMINAL CASES.
Man Chong's trial for the murder of
Policeman Mahelona will follow the
trial of Finn, but in any event not un-
til next week.
A motion to set the trial of Edward |
NJ. Jones for murder will be heard by |
Judge Robinson at $50 this morning.
The case against him is for the killing |
Of his divorced wife, he having been |
acquitted last term of the murder of his
SUPREME COURT SESSION.
A new session of the Supreme Court
was opened yesterday morning. The
looked like new jurisdic-
ion with its freshly tinted walls, doors
md window castings shining in fresh
paint, the floor covered with brown
inoleum and the bench front clad in
'enewed green drapery.
The Attorney Generals motion to dis
Miss Geo. A. Daviss petition for re-
rearing of his disbarment case was set
or argument on Thursday.
Frank Godfrey, trustee, VS.. John Kid
veil was argued and submitted.
PAUoA WATER CASE.
Tax Assessor Pratt's appeal from the
Tax Appeal Courts disallowance of
assessment of G. w. Booth was argued
nd submitted. Arthur A. Wilder for
he assessor laid great stress on the
fort of Mr.. Booth to sell the Pauoa
Tater right to the Government through !
he Legislature for $150,000 saying it
Tas strange if property on which the
wner placed such a value should not {
re liable to taxation. That il had {
Ome considerable value was shown by J
he fact that by only one vote did the
enate sustain Governor Dole's veto of
he bill. 1t
1t was narrow escape J. A. Ma E
Don for the taxpayer remarked. 8
"A narrow escape for the Govern
lent, I will admit Mr.. Wilder re-
lied but went on to argue that it was l
ne water and not land which Mr.. | C
Doth tried to sell to the Government. | 6
-e said that all of the taro lands de-
wing water from the Pauoa source
question were returned for taxes at Il
4 aggregate of less than $40, coo This
let did not sustain the theory that | e
lie water was already taxed with the =
nds receiving it, taken in connection
18th Booths own estimate of the value
the water alone for purpose of sale t.
the Government. f
MATTER OF TIME. C
A novel question has been raised in tt
e case of Washington Mercantile Co
I'd, VS.. William A. Hall Tt has to
} with the early hours for which Z,
ldge De Bolt is noted. The case was
| the calendar for the January term
lder defendants appeal from the Dis
let Court. An order made the mid ,
e of December designated Judge Rob g
son as the presiding Judge of the k
Inuary term. Judge Robinson gave e
'tice that he would open the term p
10 o'clock in the forenoon of Mon
~, January A. u
AT 9 o'clock that morning, C. w. II
shford for defendant says in a bill g
exceptions, before said January D
rm had been opened or proclaimed or a.
cleared to be opened for the despatch n
business" by Judge Robinson as re
'esiding at the term. Judge De Bolt g
his own courtroom undertook to
spatch business pending at the term. u
he case in question was on the jury
aived calendar and when it was p
ached on call of the calendar neither d
the parties nor any attorney repre- IL
nting either of them was present in II
'urt, and thereupon Judge De Bolt 81
ade an order dismissing the appeal