The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-08
The CRIME
Of TAKAOA
Homicidal japanese Is
Found Guilty OF
Murder.

Judge Lindsay, with counsel and
court officials. waited to hear from the
jury trying Takada for murder, until
11:45p.m. At that hour a verdict of muir
der in the second degree was brought
in. with strong recommendation that
the maximum penalty be imposed. The
jury came to the court three times for
further instructions before making a
finding.
Mr.. Perry addressed the jury for the
defendant in the morning, and Mr..
Fleming for the prosecution in the
shortly afterward was allowed out to
dinner, returning to the jury room at
|7:45.
The work of empaneling jury began
on Tuesday, November Il, and a jury
being obtained on November 81 the ac-
tual trial then began. This occupied
thirteen court days.
w. S. Fleming, Deputy Attorney Cen
eral, conducted the prosecution, being
attended throughout by Chester Doyle,
who had worked up the japanese evil
dence. Former Justice A Perry and H.
G.. Middleditch were counsel for the
defendant.
SEATTLE BREWERY CASE.
A demurrer has been filed by defen-
dant in the assumpsit suit of Seattle
Brewing & Mailing Co. against A. j.
Campbell, Treasurer of the Territory,
by NJ. F. Prosser, Deputy Attorney
General. 1t is claimed that the action,
if prosecuted at all, should have been
prosecuted against the Territory of
Hawaii. Also, that the complaint fails
to show that, at the commencement
of the action, the money sought to be
recovered was still in the hands of the
defendant. Also, that it does not ap>
pear that, at the time of actual pay
ment of the money by the plaintiff to
the defendant, the plaintiff made such
payment involuntarily or under duress
or compulsion." The suit is to recover
the amount of license fee paid by
plaintiff as a foreign corporation doing
business here.
LAHAINALUNA SUIT.
NJ. F. Prosser, Deputy Attorney Cen
eral forSthe Territory of Hawaii, re-
spondent, gives notice of motion to be
offered in the Supreme Court on Mon
day, to strike from the complaint of
Frederick J. Lowrey, George 2. Castle
and w. o. Smith, trustees, certain pas
sages mentioned. This is the suit
claiming $4,000 as the value of the
Lahainaluna Seminary premises.
GOVERNORS RESIDENCE TITLE.
George r. Carter has petitioned the
Court of Land Registration for reg
| istered title in fee simple to land on
| the corner of Liliha and Judd streets,
with the buildings thereon, containing
an area of $40 acres. The land at last
assessment was valued at $4,000 and
the buildings or improvements at s10,-
| 000 total assessment of $29,0 600. The
premises constitute the residence of
Governor Carter.
DIVORCE CASES.
Henry E. Highton has filed an ap-
| pearance as attorney for Minnie K.
Buzzell in her divorce suit against Per-
| CIV c. BuZZen.
Sarah K. Kupau sues Lowell K. XII
pau for divorce on the ground Of fail
ure to provide maintenance for libel
ant and two young sons. The parties
were married in Honolulu on June p,
1899.
BIG DAMAGES ASKED.
Vim Searock has brought an eject
ment suit against HUI Kwong and six
others for the fish pond of kaelepulu
and the stream in connection there
with running to the sea, at Kailua,
Koolaupoko, Oahu, also a houselot and
right of way, claiming $4,000 damages.
FORECLOSURE SUITS.
w. o. Smith, as trustee for Mrs. Ann
Lidgate and as guardian of Frida Gay,
has brought two foreclosure suits re-
spectively against Mary J. Montana,
A. A. Montana and Alexander CARVE,
the first for $4,000 and the second for
$500, with interest added, and the
properties being 3S,1 100 square feet and
46,S27 square feet. respectively, of land
in Manoa valley.
THE PEACOCK CASE.
Judge De Bolt sustained the demur-
rer of respondents in the quo warranto
suit of w. c. Peacock and others
against w. c. Peacock & Co, Ltd. to
inquire into the right of John G. Roth