The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-16
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FOR MURDER
First Days Evidence in
Trial of Philip II.
Naone.

Several witnesses for the prosecu-
ton We're examined before Judge De
Bolt yesterday in the trial of Philip
| H. Naone, indicted for numbering his
wife on October s last. S. N. Kama
hanui, surveyor, produced a map Of
the Naone premises at kawaiahao.
Naone's father identified places on the
map, besides giving some evidence re-
garding the defendants personal his
tory. The young man was in his 25th
year and was married in 1899.
| Joseph Lawelawe, the first outsider
to reach the scene of the tragedy, de-
scribed what he found there. Captain
Robert Parker and Clerk McKinnon
identified the revolver with which the
shooting was done, and Captain Naipo
told of his having removed the body
to the morgue.
E. K. Rathburn gave evidence of two
| letters Naone had brought to his house
for him to mail. This was on the
evening previous to the night of the
murder, and the letters proved to con-
tain intimations of Naone's intention
to kill his wife. The letters We're pub
lished shortly after the defendants ar
rest.
| DR.. c. B. Wood testified to finding
two wounds upon the person of Mrs.
| Naone one of which was sufficient to
have canSed death Tho ot},ar vvaS In,
the upper part Of the victims arm. A
bullet that dropped out of the dead
woman's clothing was produced by the
doctor. Attorney Cathcart. at the re-
quest of the witness. took off his coat
to permit a demonstration of where
the lesser wound was inflicted.
NEW SUITS.
Kaneohe Ranch Co. has brought suit
against L. Ahlo, defendant, and Royal
Insurance Co. and w. G.. Irwin & Co.,
garnishees, for $4,000 claimed as rent
and 1856 for taxes, a total of 1886. and
costs
The Bank of Hawaii, Ltd, sues
Samuel K. Pua, Manuel J. Carlos and
Maria D. Carlos for foreclosure of
mortgage, the debt being $4,000 and s
per cent interest from April 80, 1900.
and the property all those pieces of
land situate at Kahawali Kapalama, |
Honolulu, and known as Mahele II and |
III and also the house lot adjoining |
makai of Mahele III and known as the |
house lot of the estate of D. w. Pua, |
the mortgagor's father.
Francis NJ. Hatch is suing Samuel t
Norris for $500 on account of attor- |
ney's professional services in the cases
brought against defendant some years
ago by Hawaiian Agricultural Co. and |
JOS. o. Carter respectively.
DIVORCE CASES.
Ruta Kapehe Paaluhf answers the
libel in divorce of her husband, John
Paaluhi, denying the alleged desertion
by her and bringing criminal charge
against the libellant. She asks that he
pay 500 to her counsel, also temporary
and costs of proceedings.
John Emmett Reddy demurs to the
divorce libel of Irene Reddy on the
ground that it does not show that the
parties had resided in the Territory
for two years next preceding the COM
of the action. A motion to
set aside the order of aIimony is also
filed.
John w. Hall has appealed from
Judge Lindsay's order that he pay
temporary alimony, attorneys fee and
costs in his wife's divorce suit.
COURT NOTES.
AM. Brown, ex-High Sheriff, has fled
of judgment in his favor
as defendant to the suit of Hawaiian
|
seizure of liquors by the former High
Sheriff under an execution against the
Moana Hotel Co, Ltd, which the plain
tiff as trustee of mortgages contest
I'd by action of replevin.
Judge De Bolt granted plaintiffs
notion to strike from the calendar the
case of Chin Loo ct al VS.. Wo Sing
Wal, defendant, and Pong Sung Wal,
an appeal by defendant
rom the District Court of Eva.
A bill of exceptions has been filed by
defendant to Judge Lindsay's decision
'or plaintiff in the suit of The Portu-
suese Mutual Benefit Society of Ha-
vail VS. Mary Ann Kahanamaikai.
The Supreme Court reduced the fee
# Commissioner Simonton in the Ha-
vaiian Hotel Co. sale matter to $1,000
rom $3.50 as named in Judge Robin
on's order. 60
Owing to Judge Lindsays being call
d to the Supreme Court bench for the
Iagoon case, the hearing of motion
or continuance of the Parker case was
lot concluded
The o. r. & L. Co. has discontinued |
Is injunction suit to restrain Kukui- :
aka and thirty three other japanese
shermen from trespassing upon the
Ionouliuli fishery