The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-06

not more than two minutes. or even
one minute
Counsel for the defense objected
strongly TO certain questions by jurors,
Mr.. Davis concluding one of his pro-
tests by exelaiming, That's the limit"
Judge Gear allowed some OF the ques-
tions, however. and as to others not
strictly admissible from the jury took
the undisputed authority of the court
to put the questions.
T. Ozawa, called, gave practically the
same story as SuIlivan's One excep-
ton was that he had not caught the
words between Damon and the Porto
Rican. AT the time Of the final dis
pute, witness was engaged in holding
back his dog. Mr.. Davis made repeat
ed attempts to get the witness to say
that there was quarrel, but the fur
thest Ozawa would go was to say that
there was talk in loud tones. He re-
fused to say even that the parties were
talking angrily.'' Ozawa was dismiss
ed at 12:45, when recess was taken un-
til 2 .. M
Detective McDuff1e was called after
recess. There was a long wrangfe, aft
er he identified the dagger as that
which he had found about 100 feet from
the scene of the stabbing, over the adj
instability of his evidence of Miriam
da's admission to him in Oahu Prison,
voluntarily, that the dagger belonged
TO him. Judge Gear finally admittec
the evidence Evidence of a robbery
committed by Miranda, for which the
police We're seeking his arrest all day
before the murder, was after a strenu-
M 1y-cSI ant rrIa -,
The Chinese driver for Damon. Depu-
ty Sheriff Chillingworth and Chito were
called and examined. 1.-THE blind boy
Chito, testified of orders given by Mir
anda the day of the murder to carry
stones with which to hit any China
man whom they might meet This un-
der objection was ordered stricken out.
The woman Collona. as last witness
for the prosecution, will be called this
morning.
BOYD'S TRIAL DEFERRED.
Judge Robinson yesterday continued
the trial of E. S. Boyd for embezzling
public money while Commissioner Of
Public Lands, at the request of the
Attorney General, until after the con-
clusion of the Miranda murder trial be-
fore Judge Gear. s. F. ChiIlingworth.
attorney for defendant, entered objec-
tons to continuance.
CIVIL JURY SHORT.
Kwong Lee Yuen Co. VS.. Alliance IN
surance Co. came up for trial before
Judge De Bolt yesterday. The jury
panel became exhausted and special
venire with 26 names was issued, re-
turnable at 10 O'Clock this morning.
Ballou & Marx for plaintiff; L. A.
Thurston and Robertson & Wilder for
defendant.
FORECLOSURE APPEAL.
tie & Wilmington, their attorneys, and
Kapiolani Estate, Ltd, by C. w. Ash
ford, its attorney, in the case of H
Hackfeld Co., Ltd, VS.. w. C. Achi ana
others, have appealed to the Supreme
Court from the order of Judge Robin
son providing that the sale of the prop
erty under foreclosure shall proceed,
Notwithstanding the appeal of these de-
PENDANTS from the decree, unless these
defendants shall give security in the
sum of $4,000
COURT. NOTES.
Olaa Sugar Co., Ltd, by its pres.-
dent, L. A. Thurston, answers the bin
OF First National Bank OF Hawaii ct
al. VS.. Puma Sugar Co., Ltd, ct al.
saying that, without confessing all OF
the allegations, this defendant consents
to a decree appointing a receiver of the
property mentioned in the deed of
trust.
Judge De Bolt yesterday overruIed
the demurrer of defendants in the suit
of J. H. Schnack VS. Mary j, Mon
tano and husband, an action to recover
a real estate agents commission.
Robert John Cochran answers the
libel in divorce of Corha Eliza Coch-
ran, denying all statements given as
cause for divorce.
Judge Robinson approved the ac-
counts and granted the discharge of
Virginia Comes, executrix of the win
of Francisco Comes Capicha