The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-07

and J. ". Cdthcart for An Kap. The
remaining three had no counsel and the
court assigned E. a. Douthit to defend
them.
The following jurors, after four per-
emptory challenges by the defendants,
were impanelled to try the case: NJ.
J. Bissell, j. w. Rankin, Jno. NJ. Aiu,
f. Ingham, c. OSullivan, c. S. Desky,
S X Kamaiopili, James Steiner, ]. H
Thompson, L. NJ Vetlesen, E. NJ.
Cheatham and c. j. Willis.
ONE ROBBER CONFESSES.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion, but one witness having been call
ed previously, Chung Hing asked leave
to withdraw his former plea of not
guilty and enter one of guilty. This
was done and the sentence of the con-
fessed robber postponed till the close
of the case
The trial of the remaining four de-
PENDANTS had but fairly started when,
at 1855 p. NJ, the court adjourned I'M
/ til 9 o'clock this morning.
TESLA LIBEL CASE.
Attorney General Andrews yesterday
morning called up the Tesla libel case
in which a mistriaI was entered last
week Attorney Stewart for the de-
tense objected that he was not ready,
claiming some consideration on his
own account from being occupied with
County Act Commission business.
Mr.. Andrews said that he always
wished to give a defendant a speedy
trial after a mistriaI. Mr.. Stewart ex-
difficult to obtain a jury after all that
nh he
Judge De Bolt set the case for this
day week.
Notice was given by the defense of
intention to move that the case be
transferred to Judge Robinson.
AVOID PENALTY.
A plea Of guilty entered before Judge
Robinson was a surprise to the Attor-
ney Generals department in the case
of the four partners of Y. Wo Sing
Co., against whom summons was ex-
ecuted on Saturday for violation of the
law requiring the registration of part
nerships in the office of the Treasurer.
On their promise that they would COM
ply with the law forthwith, sentence
was suspended for thirteen months on
motion of Deputy Attorney General
Peters.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE.
Allen & Robinson, Ltd, has brought
a bill for foreclosure of mortgage
against c. K. Benz, Julia Opunui. Thorn
as Kaialuhi, Makakoa KaIaluhi and
w. L. Peterson. The debt is on a note
for 1885 payable to the order of Samuel
c. Allen three years after August %,
1897, with interest at one per cent a
month, secured by mortgage of land
at Auwaiolimu, Honolulu, and at date
of complaint the interest amounted to
$15S.S7. Besides principal and interest
the plaintiff claims all costs of pro-
ceedings and reasonable attorneys
fee, and asks for leave to bid at the
sale and the entry of a deficiency judg-
ment if the proceeds come short of the
aggregate claim. The respondents
other than Benz are summoned as
claimants against the property.
THE LAND COURT.
Emil Klemme, petitioner for title in
the Court of Land Registration has
filed a motion to strike from the files
the alleged answer of James Prosser
and to require Helen Rowland and her
attorneys to show their authority for
representing Prosser, concluding by
praying that judgment be entered for
petitioner and against Helen Rowland
and Prosser. c. F. Peterson is attor-
ney for petitioner.
Lyle A. Dickey, examiner, has filed
a report on the petition to register a
lease from Estate of s. G. Wilder, Ltd,
to Wflder's Steamship Co, Ltd, of 49,
sos square feet of land at Kahaohao.
Honolulu, for 20 years from Sept. so,
1904, at a rental of 1896 a year.