The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-06
BOTH SIDES
ARE THROWN
Jury Gives BunhiChi
S650--Other Court
Matters.

tiff was returned before Judge Robin
son last night in the suit Of Omoto
Bunhichi against Honolulu Rapid Tran
sit & Land Co.
This was a second trial and began
on Wednesday, November 81, a jury
being empaneled early next day. The
jury went out at 4:45 p. III. yesterday
and was absent an hour and half.
Both sides excepted to the verdict
as contrary to the law and the evil
dence, giving notices of motions for
new trial.
Bunhichi claimed $4,000 as damages
for the killing of his nine-year-old son
at Pawaa junction by an electric car.
His attorney was E. c. Peters. d. L.
Wilmington and j. W. Cathcart repre-
scented the defendant.
BIG GAMBLING APPEAL.
Appeals from Honolulu District Court
have been filed in the Circuit Court
as follows:
All Sing and 81 others, of whom All
Chez was sentenced to be imprisoned
two weeks, All Wal one month and
the others to pay fines of $25 each, all
with costs, for gambling. This is the
case resulting from the grand jury
raid.
Harry T. Mills VS.. John S. Walker,
Judgment for plaintiff for $S1.S3 ali
told.
M. w. McChesney & Sons, Ltd, VS..
Wong Kwai, judgment for plaintiff for
$6S.60 all told.
Noeh Markle VS.. a. E. Temple, with
Rapid Transit Co., garnishee, judgment
for defendant 1t was a claim of $34
for services of Mrs. Markle and daugh-
ter in taking care of a baby.
DEMAND FOR ESTATE.
Hawaiian Trust Co., Ltd, by its
treasurer, j. r. Gait, has filed a petit
ton to compel Cecil Brown and W. ..
Smith executors named in the will of
the late George Galbraith, to file their
final account. More than twenty
months has elapsed since their appoint
ment and, in the meantime, the con-
struction of the will has been submitted
by petitioner as trustee Hereunder, the
executors and certain Of the heirs to
the Supreme Court, which rendered a
decision on November l sustaining the
will and holding that it established a |
valid trust and that petitioner was
lawfully authorized to act as trustee |
under it.
Petitioner claims that the administra- |
ton should be closed and the estate |
handed over to it according to the |
terms of the will.
DIVORCES.
Judge De Bolt granted divorce to |
Annie S. Reist against John II. Reist |
on the ground of desertion for more |
than three years. Reist was deputy |
clerk of the Supreme Court for some
time until he left the islands early in |
the nineties.
Judge De Bolt granted divorce to |
Mary Makaena against David Maka-
ena on the ground of extreme cruelty. |
Judge Lindsay was hearing the Faria
divorce case behind closed doors yes
terday afternoon.
PROBATE MATTERS.
John K. Prendergast, administrator
of the estate of Kaalewai Pearson, petit
lions for approval of accounts and dis
charge. There is a balance of $45.6
due the administrator.
III. NJ. Won Holt, administrator of the
estate of Mrs. Alice Macintosh, petit
tions for approval of accounts and dis
charge. His receipts were $5236.35 and
payments 1913
COURT ITEMS.
Wade w. Thayer has filed a motion
for new trial of Akea, sentenced to
months Imprisonment for a
assault.
II. Hackfeid & Co., Ltd, has brought
suit against John H. Wilson for 1882
10 for merchandise
Judgment was entered by Judge De
Bolt for plaintiff in the suit of l.
Rubinstein VS.. Chin Loo, for $110.S8
with interest at s per cent. from JAN
80, 1904, attorneys, commission and
costs.
The oath of R. WIN Purvis as clerk
of the Fifth Circuit Court, Kauai, has
been filed. He formerly filed the office
and now succeeds j. a. Palmer, re-
signed.
Judge Weaver has decreed regist-