The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-11-08
YONG CASE
IS CLOSING
Nearly Through the De.
fense--Damage Suit
For Waste, Etc.

Y. Man Yong, who was called in his
own behalf on Monday, was on the
| stand most of yesterday before Judge
| Lindsay and a jury. He rehearsed
somewhat dramatically the various tor
| lures that he alleged he had undergone
at the police station to extort a con-
fession from him.
! The next witness was the woman who
terest she took, according 10 her own
evidence, in the defendant. She told
nothing new.
King See alias Itchi, a prisoner for
vagrancy under two convictions, was
the last witness called. He told of
having met the defendant near the rail-
way station about $50 on the afternoon
of March u, the day Yong is charged
with having done the shooting with in
tent to kill. This was several hours
before the shooting, yet the witness
said the defendant was then on his way
to the railway station to go to Eva.
Under cross-examinatio the witness
was baffled to tell what day yesterday
was. He asked counsel for the prose-
cution what calendar they meant
which caused a general smile.
Counsel for the defense were unable
to say after adjournment. whether they
would call any more witnesses.
Mr.. Lightfoot, in the forenoon, COM
planned of the evening papers for COM
ments prejudging the case. Mr.. Cath
cart replied that the evening papers
We're in such conduct merely giving re-
buttal to what he alleged was the
morning papers prejudgment of the
case for months past.
Judge Lindsay took no cognizance of
this byplay.
DAMAGES FOR WASTE
Joseph O. Carter, trustee, has sued
Frank Andrade for $1,000 on account of
waste committed by him on property in
koolaupoko under a lease assigned to
defendant by Lahela Kahoeka, admins
tratrix of the estate of John Kahoeka.
1t is alleged that he pulled down and
carried away a four-room, one-story
frame house.
FOR LONG DESERTION
Bertha Johanna Richards has brought
a divorce suit against Frederick James
sertion since September. 1902, when she
last heard of him. They were married
in San Francisco on April 5, 1900, and a
girl now aged 5 and a boy aged are
issues of the marriage.
COURT ITEMS.
Deputy Sheriff w. A. Fetter, of South
Hilo, has returned two executions in
cases entitled HiIo Mercantile Com
pany, Ltd, VS.. J. E. Rogers, for S216 81
and s212.S5 respectively, as unsatisf:ed,
no property of defendant on which to
levy having been found.
submission on agreed facts has |
been made in the Supreme Court of the |
case of D. L. Peterson VS.. W2ialua |
Company. Ltd, and Cecil |
Brown. 1t is a contest over rentals of /
certain land mortgaged by the late La
vinia Kapu. After Peterson had bought
the equity of redemption the Hawaiian |
Trust Company, mortgagee, entered the
premises with two witnesses to take
peaceful possession.
Henry E. Highton for complainant in
the Hills deed case has filed an appeal
to the Supreme Court from Judge De
Bolts decree.
A commission has issued to V. H.
Deacon of Hongkong to take the testi-
nony of Tony Along of Macao in the
case of Riggs VS.. Along ct al
Judge Dole yesterday excused C. B.
Makee of Kauai and A. Enos Jr of
Maui from jury duty in the Federal
court for the remainder of the term.