The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-30
BAKER HUNTS
WILD DOGS
Each Day Sees Some.
thing New in Parker
Ranch Case.

1t is pretty unreasonable weather
when the attorneys and the witnesses
together in the Parker ranch case
cannot dig up some new thing on the
/. prize cattle producing area of Hawaii
Yesterday, it was wild dogs-and Judge
Lindsay's court was only in session
half a day. John Baker and his belt
abuckle were still on the witness stand
and John was still undergoing cross
examination at the hands of Attorney
Kinney. The belt buckle is always
undergoing direct examination by
everybody within view. t..
There was somewhat dull season,
when Kinney was asking Baker about
paddocks, and cattle pens, and water
supply, and dairies and things. but
presently the wild dogs came. on the
scene and matters livened up. Baker
was asked to tell about that bunch of
twenty wild dogs. that he had dis
covered, and reported to Manager Car
ter He answered that he had found the
dogs in the mountains, and had at
once reported the discovery. Then he
went to Hilo and, upon his return, went
hunting for wild dogs And the bunch
had disappeared.
did not Carter act promptly, and
succeed in poisoning thirteen out OF
the twenty?" asked Kinney.
81 don't know" said the witness.
1.-THE dogs had disappeared when I
went back there
Baker had also testified on his direct
examination that he had once seen
80 hor
Kinney asked him whether 1t was not
: fact that Carter kept poison for the
dogs and had instructed the men to
use it. Baker did not know as to that.
either, but he mentioned one place
where he knew there was poison for
the wild dogs.
Baker wants to leave Honolulu for
Hawaii on Tuesday, and his examina-
ton will be concluded. probably, on
Monday. Then Eben Low will have
the privilege of the witness stand once
more.
BIGGEST TAX APPEAL CASE,
The biggest tax appeal case, this
year, will be on Kauai, where the Nc
Bryde Sugar Company differs one mil
lion dollars from the assessors fig
ures. The company's assessment was
placed at 81 500, 900, and this the planta-
ton people have asked to have cut down
to ST. SOC, O00 AT least, this is the story
that came from the attorney generals
office yesterday. Another large appeal
case will be the appeal of Gay and
Robinson, there being a difference of
about 100000 in the assessments for
the island of Niihau.
The attorney generals department is
getting ready to handle all the tax APP
peal cases directly. Attorney General
Andrews himself will handle the cases
on Maui, Deputy Peters the cases on
Hawaii and Deputy Fleming on Ka-
uai, while Deputy Prosser will look
out for the Oahu cases.
COURT NOTES.
Auditor Fisher, who came back from
Hilo yesterday says that there are still
two sets of policemen in that town,
and that only one set will be paid.
Consequently, the dispute will get into
the courts about the first pay day.
E. P McClanahan left on the steam
er Miowera for Suva, where he goes TO
settle up the matter of the possession
of Tanning and Washington islands
J. Bicknell and the Griegs are now
fighting a legal battle to quiet title to
the property in the Suva courts.
Vim Quon has brought suit against