The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-05
60 DAY CASE
SUBMIT
Circuit Judges Divide Up
Wofk--Some Jury
Trials.

Yesterday morning the Supreme
Court heard argument on the appeal
from Judge De Bolts ruling, which de-
clared that the law of 1905 preventing
the trial of civil cases at a term after
sixty days thereof have elapsed, ex-
cept by consent of all parties. Ash
ford for appellants; Attorney General
Peters and Clemens contrary.
John Richardson's appeal from con-
viction 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 Prosser 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 will
preside at chambers for three months.
while the two others will try civil and
criminal jury cases respectively. This
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.
J. 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. A
venire has been issued, returnable Mon
day morning, for the following jurors to
serve the rest of the September term:
w. Duisenberg, E. E. Hartman, J. A
r. Vierra, John H. Thompson, Richard
Ludloff, Edward F. McCord, N. S.
Sachs, Herman Kruger, E. L. Sharrett,
w. L. Lyle, Isaac Dillingham;, Gerrit
P. Wilder, Chas. H. Gilman, T. P. o.
Brien, H. H. Walker, F. M. Lewis, A.
Winterstein, Roscoe w. Perkins. Chas.
X. Motley, Chas. F. Herrick, A. V.
Gear, VIM. H. Smith, J. E. Goeas, J. w.
Podmore. Geo. T. Kluegel and James B.
Carver.
THE FEDERAL COURT.
But one witness. Japanese named
S. Uahero, was examined in the trial
of F. G. Bertelmann, for impersonating
a 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-
Board of Health.
Time for answering in the lumber
trust case has been extended for one
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 at
$4,000 each. Judge Dole will assign
counsel to Duffy and Rooney the other
man having had that matter attended
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.
tate of John Riley, deceased, J. L. P.
Robinson being the purchaser at auc-
ton of eight lots of land. aggregating
10000 square feet, at Kapahulu, Homo
lulu, for $500.
George Lucas, trustee, files an answer
in the suit to foreclose mortgage
brought by August Dreier against John
D. Holt Jr., and others. He claims to
be the absolute owner of an undivided
2-27ths share in the lands of Makaha,
Waianae, Oahu, devised by the will of
Robert William Holt, who died July 6,
1852, to his various heirs.
c. w. Ashford has Withdrawn as
counsel for libelant in the divorce suit
of Minnie K. Buzzeu VS.. Percy c. Buz-
zell.
Demurrer in the Peacock corporation
case Will be argued before Judge De
Bolt on Thursday.