The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-06
HIS W|FE'S
RELATIONS
A Chinese Tailor Tells
About Ills Welded
Tribulations.

Tom You Hoon denies the allega lions
of his wife, Hannah A. You Hoon, in
her libel for divorce. He says that
their separation is entirely her fault.
He is working as a cutter of garments
with his board and lodging except that,
from the time of his marriage he lodg-
ed in his own home. She we'll knew
his circumstances before marriage, and
| that it was impossible for him to pro-
vide her with luxuries, either in house,
hold equipment, food Or clothing. Yet
she consented to their marriage and he
thereupon borrowed more than 5000
from his employer, wherewith he spent
500 or whereabouts in the purchase of
a wardrobe for her. whose supply of
clothing had heretofore been sadly
deficient" and spent a further sum of
800 for furniture wherewith to furnish
a cottage that he rented at $40 a month.
Then in the manner following he tells
the old, old story of some marriages in
Hawaii nei:
THAT after said marriage, said par
ties took up their residence in said cot
tage situate on School street, in said
city of Honolulu, and, for a short time
thereafter, and until the invasion of
his home by the relatives of said libel
ant, the said parties hereto lived hap
PLY and comfortably together"
The husband at bay goes on to tell
of a demand his wife made at the out
set for him to provide a bed and bed
ding in the cottage for her mother.
He refused to do so and pointedly in
formed her that he had no intention of
marrying or Of supporting any of her
family except herself.
In spite of this fair notice the wife,
about three weeks after marriage,
brought her married sister and the lat
ters child into their home to subsist
upon the food he provided for herself,
although the sister had an able hus-
band quite competent to support and
maintain her. To all his protests she
persisted in claiming that her sister
should remain in their home as long
as she might wish
That was not the worst. Hoon says
the relatives of his wife, including
Antoine Manuel, an employee in the Fed
eral law offices, further imposed upon
him and his wife by sending their soil
ed clothing to his home to be washed
and ironed by his wife. He frequently
complained to her about this, especial
ly grumbling at the expense for soap,
starch, charcoal, ETC., but his wife CON-
tinued to permit the business and to
act as laundry maid for her relatives.
All of the time his wife lived with
him it was his custom to leave his
home for his work before seven in the
morning and to return about nine in
the evening He always furnished
Mrs. Hoon with ample provisions, in
Guiding poi, fresh and salt fish, meat.
bread, ETC., for her sustenance, but
after the advent of her sister and child
she devoted such provisions to their
maintenance as well as to the partial
maintenance of her other relatives
On February 81, 1906, his wife, sister
and sisters child, while he was absent
at work. deserted his house and went
to the home of his mother-in-law. He
has frequently asked his wife retVrn
but she refuses to do so. Though he
is willing and anxious that she should
return he is unwilling now as at all
times past to support any of her rela-
tives.
Furthermore, he is still in debt to his
employers for the money borrowed as
already stated, and therefore it is i'm
practicable for him to respond to any
orders in the case for the payment Of
any considerab BILE sum for expenses, ali
mony or otherwise. He consents to an
immediate trial and prays that the Ii
bel may be dismissed. His attorney is
c. w. Ashford.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
mote spot, such a fact must be clearly
proved before it could be made a part
of this case. If any persons were be-
lieyed to be getting more than their
share of water on lands in the valley,
that would be a matter for separate
proceedings on the part of the Terri
tory or county or whatever authority
represented the public.
Mr.. Cooke, representing the Palolo
Improvement Co., whatever may be his
rights in the springs in question, needs
the water to offer satisfactory condi-
tons to the Hawaiian Board of Mis-
sions with site for the proposed
North Pacific Institute upon the Palolo
tract slopes. This is a project involv
ing an expenditure of something like
half a million dollars.