The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-04-10
A WOMAN
ON TRIAL

Annie Loke was put on trial before
Judge Lindsay yesterday for embezzle-
ment, the following jury being sworn:
c. j. Falk, Clifford Kimball, John A.
Noble, Jas. Lemon, John ii. Jones, A.
G. Kannegeiser. ]. w. Mcdonald, Jas.
Haughton, j. Ordenstein, VIM. Rose,
]. ID. Cockett, Geo. E. Raupp. The
trial will be resumed this morning.
Deputy Attorney General w. S.
Fleming, with Henry Hogan assisting,
prosecutes, and A. G. Kaulukou de-
tends.
Mrs. Loke is charged with convert
ing to her own use $50 belonging to
five natives. A piece of land at Ko-
hala. in which these people had inter-
ests, was sold to Judge c. F. Hart for
$3.50 The hui met at house in Vine
yard street, Honolulu, where the pa
pers were signed by the vendors.
Somebody asked who was going to
collect the money. Mrs. Loke volun-
teered for this errand, saying she
knew those people" She went to Ce-
Gil Browns office and delivered the
deed, and returning after a while re-
ported that $50 was all that was left
after certain payments had been made.
C. w. Ashford, according to her re-
port. mad received 800 for legal SER
vices, and Kaleihuia, she said, had
drawn $50 in advance. Typewriting,
etc, ate up $40 more.
Mr.. Ashford and Kaleihuia each
swore in court that he had not re-
ceived a dollar from defendant. Mrs.
p. f. r. Strauch was one of the wit
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ton to secure restitution OF the money.
DIVORCE AND INJUNCTION.
Annie Kaea sues George Kaea for
divorce on the ground of extreme
cruelty. She says her husband has had
to answer on divers occasions before
the district magistrate for his brutal
and inhuman conduct toward her, and
for an assault upon her on February
90, injuring her so that she was con-
fined to bed, he was fined $25 and
costs. Previous assaults had been con-
doned on his promises to reform Mrs
Kaea, besides praying for an absolute
divorce, asks for an injunction to pre-
vent her husband from molesting or
interfering with her in any manner
under penalty of being adjudged guilty
of contempt of court. The parties
were married on August s, 1902, and
have no children.
Al, by his attorney, A. S. Hum
phreys, makes answer Of general de-
NAL to the divorce complaint of Chan
Kiu All.
Judge Lindsay gave a further hearing
of the Gouveia divorce case yesterday,
continuing it till this morning.
PALOLO CASE STILL ON.
Mrs. Nakuina further heard the Pa
lolo water rights case yesterday. Dep-
uty Attorney General Milverton called
number of witnesses for the Terri
tory's claim. This includes conten-
ton that it is water from the springs
claimed by the petitioner, A. f. Cooke,
which bursts forth from the ground
some distance down in Palolo Valley.
Amongst the evidence on this point is
that of an experiment made by pouring
oil into the stream above at the point
where it disappears into the ground.
COURT ITEMS.
Judge Lindsay dismissed the replevin
suit of Hina (w) VS.. kama (k) for
four pieces of fishing net with damages
of S25, on motion of e. A. Douthitt,
counsel for defendant, on the ground
that no demand for the return of the
property was made or proved. Defend
ant had appealed from District Magis-
trate S. Hookano of Eva, who gave
judgment for plaintiff for restitution of
the nets with 81 damages and $40
costs. ]. NJ. Poepoe appeared for
plaintiff. 3""''
John d. Spreckels and others, defend
ants TO c. A. Browns suit in 'ejectment
for Hilo waterfront lands, have brought
a writ of error in the Supreme Court
to reverse the judgment Of Judge De
Bolt on the jury's verdict for plaintiff
They sign by their attorneys, Kinney,
Mechanism & Cooper and Ballou &
Marx.
w. o. Smith, guardian of Kimeona
Kepano and Waipa Kepano, minors,
files an inventory showing their estates
to consist of $500 cash each, devised to
them by the will of Hoopii Silva.
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