The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-25
DAMAGES.
ARE,FOUNO
Light on Taro Industry
Reports of Three
Jury Cases.

Tung Yau, in his suit for $1,000 dam
ages against Liliuokalani, was yester-
dav evening awarded $400.66 by the
following jury in Judge De Bolts court:
Fred, Turriu, Thomas Mcclure, j. A.
| Aholo. j. 2. Howatt, H. w. Green, NJ.
/ w. Parkhurst, c. L. Sprinks, Fred.
Goudie, Donald NJ. Ross, John X. Inch,
J. NJ. Davis and W. 9. Bergen.
Damages were claimed on account OF
/ Tung Tau's ejectment from land con-
tanning sixteen taro patches by Ane
HilO. TO whom a decision of the Su-
preme Court had confirmed title there
J to. after plaintiff had for some years
enjoyed the leasehold of the premises
from the former queen
In the course of his evidence Tung
Yau said taro, good and poor, had
averaged $40 a bag for the past four
and a-half years. Good brought s. and
poor 80 cents. He spoke of $75 an acre
as rental for taro land and said he
would deduct 800 an acre from the
value of an acres produce on account
of borers.
Fred Turrill, on the examination of
jurors. was asked if he had any preju-
dice against the queen
Il do not know any queen in this
country" Mr.. TurrilI answered. Il re-
gard the defendant as an American
lady citizen and have not the slightest
prejudice against her"
David L. Wilmington appeared for
plaintiff and ~ G. NJ. Robertson for
defendant.
CENTENARIAN LOSES.
In the case of R. A1alla, plaintiff, vs..
Fannie Strauch. trustee for Wilhelmine
. Strauch; Wilhelmine Strauch and Mele,
also known as Mele Maikai, Defend
ants" the jury before Judge Robinson
yesterday returned a verdict for the
plaintiff. giving a full description of the
land in dispute. 1t is on the mauka
side of Vineyard street, between Nj
uanu and Fort streets, and contains an
area of 403S square feet. Castle &
Wilmington for plaintiff; H. Hogan and
Lyle A. Dickey for defendants.
This is the case in which Mele, the
centenarian dame, was prominent fig
ure She was constant attendant at
the trial. A verdict of ejectment for
I the premises was found against her
81 years ago, but no judgment was en-
tered or execution issued, through cler-
zeal neglect. and Mele by both permits
sion and self-determination has lived
upon the premises ever since. Plaintiff
is a clergyman.
ELEVEN JURORS SIT.
There was considerable difficulty in
getting a jury before Judge Robinson
. to trv the case of NiehauS Brothers Co.
VS. Honolulu Brewing 6 Mailing Co.
An agreement was made between coun-
. sci TO draw additional names from the
jury box and have the persons sum-
moned by the bailiff without the trou-
( BILE and delay of a special Venire. Thls
did not work out completely. One man
obeyed the call by telephone, but others
stood on privilege and refused to recOg-
nize an oral summons. At length the
lawyers agreed to go to trial with
. eleven mutually satisfactory jurors in
the box, namely: F. F. Fernandes, ia
cob s Bailey. w. A. MCGOWAN, Patrick
McGrath, VIM. Green, j. $. AZevedO,
f H. Kilbey, Hiram Kolomoku, L. NJ.
Netlesen. Elmer NJ. Cheatham and /.
r. a. Hart.
Abram Lewis. Jr., r, D. Mead, L.
Warren and John w. Cathcart appear
ed for plaintiff; w. y. Kinney, S. NJ.
Balou and Robbins 3. Anderson for de-
PENDANT.
j. J. Dunno, L. s Assistant DISTRICT
Attorney, was called by plaintiff to
prove the laws of the State Of Califor-
mia. Objections to his evidence We're
OVerruled.
THE MURDER TRIAL.
More evidence for the prosecution
was put on yesterday in the TakaGa
murder trial before Judge Lindsay.
Juror Auerbach asked for the produc-
ton of a photograph of the man killed,
which Deputy Attorney General Flem-
ing promised to bring in, subject to
objections of the defense, if possible
to obtain it. Mr.. Perry would make
no conditions until the photograph was
produced
TTnEnkE HTTE0T