The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-18

After snort del1berat1On the jury
trying Halemano for manslaughter re-
turned a verdict of guilty in the Sec
ond degree. This was just at the close
of the regular court day and the sec
ond day of the trial
Judge De Bolt sentenced the defend
ant to be imprisoned at hard labor for
seven years and to pay costs. He in
formed HaIemano it would have been
jury instead of the improbable story
denying that he assaulted the victim.
Though it was not a case calling for
the maximum penalty, neither did II
call for the minimum.
You are not an angel according to
your own admission the court told
Halemano. You have been in num-
Der OF scrapes and are not good citi-
zen. You have been in jail several
times Such experience ought to have
been warning to you. Now you have
committed a very grave offense. Those
Cinnamon were not interfering with
you in any way. The Chinese hardly
ever interfere with other people"
The court thought seven years at
hard labor, which was only two years
over the minimum, would be about
right. He pronounced sentence accord
ingly.
Judge De Bolt on concluding SEN
tence thanked Messrs. Olson and KEEL
logg warmly for having given the de-
PENDANT an able defense. They were
only assigned to the duty on Friday
morning last, when Halemano had ask
ed the court to give him new counsel,
as Henry Hogan, who appeared for him
the first day, was kept away by illness
when the case was called next morning.
There was luau at Kalihi some
months ago, where some visitors from
the mainland were entertained. At
late hour, after the merry party had
dispersed. some of the jewellers kept up
a celebration in the vicinity. Halema-
no, who is a powerful native, worried
"a gathering of Chinese. One of them
demonstrated, or was thought by the
muddied kanaka to have done SO, and
Halemano dealt him a blow with his
fist which killed him. That is the
story, in general terms. of the crime
for which Halemano will do penal ser
vitude for seven years.
CONTEMPT IN DIVORCE.
In the divorce suit of Dolores Paul
Porter VS.. George Thomas Porter, libel
ant moves that libelee be cited to show
cause why he should not be adjudged
guilty of contempt of court for failure
to pay temporary alimony, as ordered
by Judge Robinson, of $40 week and
ST. costs of court. She says the weekly
payments are in arrears for three
weeks and the costs have not been
paid. Further, she says she is in des
titute circumstances, obliged to rely
ha oh, oy~itr of y-ola nd
friends, while her husband as engineer
of the steamer Noeau is earning $125
a month.
COURT ITEMS.
A demurrer has been entered by G.
w. Ashford for Abraham Fernandez
and Minerva e. Fernandez, in a fore
closure suit brought against them and
Ida E. Lamb by John NJ. Dowsett
trustee The ground is misjoinder of
parties in that it is nowhere shown in
the complaint that Ida E. Lamb was,
at the date of it's filing, necessary
party to the suit.
M. T. Simonton has qualified in a
$3.50 bond, with H. Armitage as surety,
to act as commissioner of sale in the
foreclosure suit of Kipahulu Sugar Co.
VS.. Hakuole.
Judge De Bolt appointed J. Akoni,
alias James Antoine, as guardian of the
property of Ale Akoni, minor daugh-I
ter, under bond of $50.
V. NJ. r. Fitzsimmons has brought
divorce suit against Celia P. Keawe
F'itzsimmons. They We're married in
April, 1900. A statutory ground Of
divorce is alleged in the fact of the
woman's detention at Kalaupapa.
c. w. Ashford for plaintiff moves to
set for trial the case of Akau VS.. z. S.
Goodhue.
S. H. Oni. executor of the will of
Daniel K. Kapule has filed his final
account charging himself with $379.50
and asking to be allowed S5S1.45.
John s. McGrew by his attorneys. E.
Nj. Watson and George D. Gear, moves
to set his action against Honolulu
Plantation Co. for trial on Friday
morning next
Deputy Attorney General Milverton
has fled a brief for the Territory on
the appeal of Morita Kaizu from. con
viction for murder at Hilo
brief has been fled by Attorney
General Peters and Deputy Milverton
in the Territory's appeal from Mrs.
Nakuina, Commissioner of Private
Ways and Water Rights, in the Palolo
water case.
Judge De Bolt admitted the will of
DR.. w. E. Taylor to probate.
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