The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-15
TO PRISON
FOR LIFE

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Takads rrDsifsd from Judge Lindsay
ahe nhkimum sentence f0r murder in
sho SECOND degree. az which be vac
convicted iaft week with recon.
mendaiion ln the iurys verdict that be
should be- sentenced 10 ghc extreme
Nmt u the law Tho minimum pen.
atty is imprisonment 40 hard labor FOR
twenty-years. and the maximum the
came thing FOR lifc. Takada D. twenty
ok years Of age and even n the court
had split the difference would be an old
man when his sentence expired.
A. Perry. who with II. @. Middleditch
conducted the defense by assignment OF
the court. prior to sentence spoke
against the extreme penalty OF life i'm
prisonmeni In his remarks he renew
cd statement Of his closing address 90
the Jury, 70 The effect that II was n
cooked-up case and that Detective
Chester Doyle had primed the wit
nesses He also intimated that steps
for an appeal would forthwith be taken.
but as no funds were available he ask
ed that the court make an order for
Judge Lindsay doubted whether de-
PENDANT having free counsel was legally
entitled 10 assistance beyond the jury
trial but took the matter OF trans
script under advsement and allowed
= sixty days for filing a bin Of excep-
tions.
METCALF'S DENIAL.
In the trial OF the ejectment case OF
Frank Godfrey, trustee of Thomas Met
calf, VS.. Helen G. Rowland, before
Judge Robinson yesterday, Metcalf was
n witness for plaintiff. On cross-ex-
animation he denied positively that he
tried to bride aud threatened witness.
as alleged In a citation against him for
contempt Of court What he had done
was to compliment the witness on tell
ing the truth and say he hoped she
would tell the truth in court.
The defendants side was in progress
In the afternoon. There was grea,
laughter all round at the cross-eXami.
nation Of a native woman by a. G.. NJ
Robertson. with whom Thompson 8
Clemens are associated FOR plaintiff. i
was over questions 20 ascertain VIII!
the boy was called Baby" instead o
his given name in childhood. Il. j
McClanahan and S. II. Derby appeal
for defendant.
THE MEEK ESTATE.
Henry Smith, trustee under the viii
Of Richard Meek, has filed his eight
account, showing receipts OF $1596.25 ant
payments OF $i44l.0S leaving $l55.l7 bal
ance to next account.
In his report the trustee says in sub
stance. among other things: The onl.
beneficiaries in this estate, after tn
death of the widow, are Richard Reu
ter foster son OF the testator; Maui
Crabbe. now the wife OF w. II. Stein
and ELI Meek Crabbe, the last two be
ing grand-niece and granddaughter O
the testator.
There are only two sources OF incom
in this estate namely, a monthly rem
Of $63.75 from Quong Cheong, lessee q
the King street property whose leas
is for thirty years from 1886, and PROF
erty situate in Iwilei which formerl
rented at SIS a month but now. 1t bein
hard to get tenants, reduced to 81
tenant paying the water rate Of $14
year. There Is a piece of land in He
nouliuli producing no income, the hous
on It being old and dilapidated. TIL
rest of the estate consists of a say
trgs bank deposit Of s21.76 with interest
THE three benefciaries," the truste
says further, have a life interest /
this estate, and 1t may be that tn
trust still continues after the death q
said beneiciaries, but how much longe
after that is a matter for the court t
decide hereafter"
THE BROWN MINORS.
II Ia, I, -,
counts as guardian of George ii Brow
and Francis Hyde II Brown. minors.
the case Of George receipts were Sc
1871 and payments s4157.07, leaving
balance of s264OS4. In the case of Fran
els receipts were s5470.42 and payment
s357215. leaving a balance OF S1S9s2
The guardians inventories shoN
Georges estate valued at $3O, 7l0.Si an
Francis estate at s29,915.27.
BATCH OF APPEALS.
Appeals from Honolulu District Coui
judgments as below have been file
in the Circuit Court:
Territory VS.. Takai, fine of $40 an
costs for assisting a lottery.
Territory VS.. Fukushima imprisor
- ment fifteen days and payment of cost
FOR stealing a Brown Leghorn hen.
Territory VS.. Sugi, Masanada an
Shigimatsu, fine of $50 each and cos
for assisting a lottery.
Territory VS. An Hoo fine of $50 al
costs for assisting a lottery.
Territory VS.. All Ma, fine of 500 az
cosIs for assisting a lottery.
Territory VS.. All Lum, fine Of $50 al
costs for assisting lottery.
]. G. Serrao VS. Coyne Furniture C
Ltd. and Jno. Pinto, judgment
plaintiff for 5000 and costs. Defen
ants admitted stoppage of payment
check to pay for koa lumber, but claiI
ed that more than half the lumh
was worm-eaten and rotten.
D. l.. Akwai VS.. Lee Sing, alias Y
Wo. judgment for plaintiff for s46S2
Levingston & Roland VS.. VIM. era
FORD. with Territorial Auditor Fish
garnishee. judgment for plaintiffs
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