The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-10-06
JOHNSON TF|
D|SBARREO.

strike the name of Enoch Johnson
from the list of attorneys licensed to
practice In the courts of Hawaii.
w. s. Fleming, Deputy Attorney
General, presented the information,
Offering In support thereof the court
records In the criminal case of Terri
tory of Hawaii VS., Enoch johnson and
Jonah Kumalae. The respondent was
called three times in open court, but
failed to answer.
johnson and Kumalae are serving
sentence for conspiracy to defraud the
Territory of Hawaii In connection with
the expenses of the Legislature of 1908.
In which Kumalae was chairman of the
House committee on accounts.
CIVIL BUSINESS.
w. r. Castle trustee, VS.. Kapiolani
Estate. Ltd, was argued and sub
mitted before the Supreme Court yes
terday. Castle & Wilmington for
plaintiff; Kinney, Mechanism q Coop
per and s. II. Derby for defendant
Judge De Bolt yesterday severely re-
buked attorneys for unreadiness to try
cases set for specific dates at the call
ing of the calendar. This court has
spent $14S in Jurors fees this term
and no case has been tried" the Judge
stated, because of the failure OF at
torneys to be here" He continued for
the term the first case set for trial
and excused the Jurors until Monday.
After the criminal trial before him
was adjourned for the day, Judge Rob
inson further heard the equity suit of
Eliza X. Meyer against Jesse p Ma
kainai to cancel an instrument, to wit,
an agreement by defendant to pur-
chase land of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Aud.
Judse De Bolt gave Judgment for
the Won Hamm- Young Company, Ltd.
against Goo Hee, doing business as
Wing Sing 10y, for the amount sued
for, sSl493, together with interest.
costs and attorneys fees, total of
$S799o
COURT NOTES.
Tomorrow w. C. Achi for plaintiffs
will move to set day for hearing John
f. Colburn's demurrer I'm the suit OF
Antoine Rodrigues ct al VS. Kalama
Rodrigues ct al, bill to appoint truss
tee
Marion M. Luning by her attorney,
Henry r. Highton, has filed general
denial to the complaint OF Rauer's Law
and Collection Co.
Lee Let VS.. Luke Mong War, suit
for balance of $500 on a promissory
note, Is continued for the term.
SSSSSSSSSScoSSSSS
of the Yokohama Specie Bank here,
exchanged to Japanese currency
amounting to Y10025 So In the mean
time Consul Saito had on Investigation
obtained a clue to the relatives of Va
magata living In Japan.
On September 25, Consul General
Saito wrote to Mr. Baldwin, enclosing
copies of Mr.. Shozawas articles I'm
the Hawaii Shinpo of the 23rd and 25th
of that month. In mentioning the re-
ceipt of the donation of $500, he says
1t was received from Mr.. Baldwin,
rot from any gentleman named Kin
ney, nor from anyone who is attorney
for Mr.. Dowse" adding his UNDER
standing of the gift thus:
But was given by you because Of
the fact that Yamagata, who died
from unfortunate cause, was your en-
ploye, and that you deeply sympathized
with him and wished to donate $4,000
to the heirs of Yamagata In Japan, as
best way to do It you thought was
through my hands and so that your
sympathy could be conveyed to his
family, with the request that you
would prefer not to have this donation
published in the newspaper until the
trial comes off, seeing that there was
too much already said In the news
papers regarding this case. The
money which you RENTED to me has
nlr TO o,.lA "a
office, Toxic, together with your ex-
pressions of sympathy, and, think.
by this time, II is in the hands of
heirs of the deceased"
Mr. Saito also informed Mr.. Bal'win
that he would lay the facts OF the case
before the Attorney General That he
did so Is shown by a letter from the
Attorney General, dated Honolulu.
October 2.
ATTORNEY GENERALS LETTER.
Attorney General Lorrin Andrews,
referring to the translation of an al
legged Interview with himself published
IN the Hawaii Shinpo on September
49, stated that Mr.. Shiozawa called on
him the previous day and requested
information of whether his department
intended to drop the prosecution OF
Douse, saying he had heard such was
the fact. II denied that such was the
case" the Attorney General writes,
"and explained that our Office was
anxious that the matter should be Wig
orously prosecuted"
Mr.. Shiozawa asked him whether 1t
was true that Mr.. Kinney had inform
ed him that he had paid the Japanese
consul five hundred dollars for the
heirs of Yamagata." The Attorney
General answered by referring him to
Mr. Kinney.
mo further mention was made of
yourself and of the receipt OF $500"
the letter concludes, "and all state
ments set forth in the translation as
coming from me that Mr.. Kinney had
given yourself $500 and that / was
afraid that the Japanese on the side
of the prosecution might be blinded by
the money and bought out and that
there was any question of arbitration
in connection with the case, are not
correct.
Knowing very well the relation be-
tween yourself and Mr. Shiozawa and
his attacks on the Consulate II for