The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-12-05

SUBMITTED

Yesterday morning the Supreme
Court heard argument on the appeal
from Judge DE Bolts ruling which dc.
clnred that the law OF 1905 preventing
the trial OF civil cases at term after
sixty days thereof have elapsed, cx-
cept by consent of all parties. ASH
ford for appellants. Attorney General
Peters and Clemens contrary.
John Richardson's appeal from con-
vlction OF embezzlement in the Second
Circuit Court was argued before the
Supreme Court In the afternoon Kin
ney and Anderson for appellants; Deputy
Attorney General Prosscr for the Terri
tory.
American Hawaiian Engineering &
Construction Co. VS.. Superintendent
Holloway comes before the Supreme
Court this morning.
DIVISION OF LABOR.
BY an amendment of rules made yes
terday. the three judges of the First
Circuit will divide the work. Each viii
| preside at chambers for three months.
while the two others will try civil and
criminal jury cases respectively. This
system will continue In rotation.
JURY TRIALS.
Self-defense is the case being at
tempted on behalf of Takada. on trial
before Judge Lindsay for murder.
Judge Robinson resumed the jury
trial of Niehaus Bros. Co. VS.. Honolulu
Brewing and Mailing Co yesterday. e.
]. Waterman succeeded A. Hooking on
the stand for the defense.
NEW JURORS.
The present Jurors In Judge Robin
sons court having served their allotted
time will be discharged for the term
whenever the present trial is over.
venire has been issued, returnable Mon
day morning. for the following jurors to
serve the rest of the September term:
w. Duisenberg, Il. +. Hartman. j. A,
r. Vierra, John II. Thompson, Richard
Ludloff. Edward +. McCord, N. S.
Sachs. Herman Kruger, Il. L. Sharrett,
w. l.. Lyle. Isaac Dillingham;, Gerrit
p. Wilder, Chas. II. Gilman, II. p. o.
Brlen, II. II. Walker, F. M. Lewis, A.
Winterstein, Roscoe w. Perkins, Chas
X Motley, Chas. f. Herrck. A. "
Gear. VIM. II. Smith, ]. Il. Goeas, ]. w
Podmore, Geo. It. Kluegel and James B
Carver.
THE FEDERAL COURT.
But one witness Japanese named
S. Uahero, was examined in the trial
of f. C. Bertelmann, for impersonating
n Federal officer, before u. s. Judge
Dole yesterday. He told about the col
lection OF fees of 81 each from japanese
for United States licenses to keep pigs
Pig-keeping happens to be in the ex-
elusive jurisdiction of the Territorial
Board of Health.
Time for answering in the lumber
trust case has been extended for on,
month in the Federal Court.
j. Shea, J. Duffy and j. Rooney
brought from San Francisco by Mar.
shall Shine, were produced in court yes
terday to answer to the charge of at
tempting to pass counterfeit money
Their cases were continued until to-
morrow morning, bail being fixed a
$4,000 each. Judge Dole will assign
counsel to Duffy and Rooney, the othe
man having had that matter attends
to for himself before leaving San Fran
cisco.
COURT NOTES.
Judge De Bolt made an order con
firming the sale of real estate by NJ
p. Robinson, administrator of the es
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Robinson being the purchaser at auc
ton of eight lots of land, aggregatini
10000 square feet, at Kapahulu, Homo
lulu, for $500.
George Lucas, trustee, files an answe
in the suit to foreclose mortgag
brought by August Dreier against job
? d. Holt Jr.. and others. He claims
/ be the absolute owner of an undivide
2-27ths share in the lands of Makaht
Waianae, Oahu, devised by the will {
Robert William Holt, who died July
: 1862, to his various heirs.
, C. w Ashford has withdrawn n
counsel for libelant In the divorce sui
of Minnie X. Buzzell vs. Percy C. Buz
Zell.
Demurrer in the Peacock corporatio
case will be argued before Judge d
, Bolt on Thursday.