The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-07-21
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Some interesting developments re-
suited In Judge Roblnson's court yes
terday during the bearing OF the Jessie
Kaai accounts In the DR.. Carter estate
of Kaneohe. Edgar Henriques. who
appears as the next friend of the Car
ter minors. and who is seeking to dis
place Jessie Kaai as executrix, on the
ground of her being an incompetent
and for other causes. charges that
many items OF expense In her accounts
were entirely unnecessary. Lorrin An
drews appeared for Mr.. Henriques and
c. w. Ashford for Mrs. Kaai.
One item objected to was the pay
ment of 500 fee to T. McCants Stew
art. The objection was that the au-
thority for such fee had never been
obtained from the court, nor had any
application been made for same. Mr..
Ashford went on the stand to explain
why Stewart had been retained and
paid. It was due to the tremendous
opposition shown by the opposing side"
AS to the fee itself Mr.. Ashford
thought 800 reasonable. He offered to
give expert testimony on fees.
I'VE will admit that Mr.. Ashford
knows how to charge fee," remarked
the Attorney-General.
lowing to the ferocity of the opposi-
ton of Mr.. Henriques and Mr.. An
drews the fee of 800 was not too
much" said Ashford.
The court remarked that he did not
know just how far the element of
''ferocity'' had to do with the fee.
20 no
more IL an attorney talked in very
loud and determined voice." asked the
court laughingly.
Other objections were made to sever
al items Of expense for kitchen uten-
sils, feed for horse, coffee pot, etc.
What has a coffee pot got to do
with horse?' asked Andrews.
Mrs. Kaai went on the stand and was
questioned in detail by Mr.. Andrews
concerning various money matters af-
fecting the estate. With reference to
one item of So which was for the en-
tertainment of the appraisers while
looking over the property at Macao,
Mrs. Kaai said IS was for the cook,
81 for a horse and the remainder for
cleaning up" Asked whether this was
the expense incurred. Mrs. Kaai said
that she had bought the stuff for the
she did "for charity and love for her
nieces."
PARKER RANCH CASE.
The Parker ranch case held the at
tention of Judge Lindsay all day yes
terday. The reading of the testimony
of e. p Low in the previous trial was
finished This was given in the hear
ing of his petition to remove Carter
as guardian of Annie T. X. Parker, a
minor. After the reading of this tes-
timony the examination of Mr.. Low
in the present case was continued.
He testified as to conditions on the
Parker ranch as he knew them during
the management of Fred Carter, whose
regime has been criticised by Mr.. Low
and associates. Photographs of the
ranch buildings, as we'll as a large
map of the ranch, were exhibited.
SUSTAINS DEMURRER.
In the case of James Love, spend
thrift, who is seeking to break the
trust deed held by the Waterhouse
Trust Co., Judge De Bolt yesterday
rendered an oral decision sustaining
the demurrer of the trust company. At
the request of Mr.. Highton, the court
allowed the petitioner three days in
which to amend the petition.
COURT NOTES.
Return of summons in the assumpsit
case Of A. N. Campbell and Charles
Lucas has been made in the Circuit
Court. The suit is brought to recover
$1,000 due on note given to w. c. Achi
and assigned to the plaintiff.
Judge Robinson yesterday filed an
order ratifying the final accounts of
the receiver pendente lite in the case
of Seeley I. Shaw VS.. ]. S. Canario.
The bond of the receiver was also or
dered cancelled and the surety thereon
released from further liability.
e. c. Peters. deputy attorney general,
has filed an exception to the ruling of
Judge Lindsay granting the motion of
the defendants for a new trial. Judge