The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-13
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F orto Rican Gets Two
Years--Mrs. Heine
Half Wins.

Ramon Martin, a Porto Rican and
graduated jailbird. was sentenced by
be imprisoned at hard labor for two
years and to pay costs, upon his con-
yiction of assault with a deadly
weapon. The offense consisted of stab
bling a native Hawaiian named Punahu,
or May IS last, in Nuuanu Valley.
Deputy Attorney General NJ. F. Pros
ser appeared for the Territory, and
Avon H. Crook for the defendant. The
Jurors were s. A. Walker, w. A Aker-
man, J. NJ. Tucker, c. w. Crandall,
James E Jaeger, Frank P. Mcintyre,
Geo. II. Cowan, T. S. Chinn, Henry
Wise, Chas H. Pfeiffer, o. c. Swain
and John c. Abreu.
Ramon had served six terms in jail
for similar offenses. Once. after serv-
ing eight months on Kauai. he escaped
and, being recaptured, was sentenced for
nine months additional.
Manuel de Jesus was indicted along
with Martin, as an abettor of the as
sault, but a nolle prosequi had been
entered in his case before Martin s
trial.
CLAIM BISECTED.
Mary Heine was awarded $33S.65 of
her claim against Hawaiian Trust Co.,
executor of the estate of James Dean,
by a jury in Judge Robinson's court
yesterday. Interest of per cent. from
October 20, 1905, was also allowed. The
claim was for $697.30, SO that the verdict
cut it about in half.
s. M BaIlou began his closing ad-
dress for the defendant to the jury at
Ii a. m, concluding at Hal, when J. A.
Magoon started his speech for the
plaintiff and had not concluded when
recess was taken from Il to p. m.
He occupied three-quarters of an hour
In the afternoon, and the jury was alb
sent only about five minutes.
The jury trying the case consisted of
John Coffee, Charles Butzke. Charles
Johnson, Frank J. Dutra, Charles Lu-
cas-, A. E. Lloyd, Fred. E. Steere, Harry
r. Tuck, A. G. Kanne giesser, Geo. P.
C. w Bridges and Nelson b.
Lansing.
ROCKEFELLER'S OWN BABY.
Judge Weaver has granted a motion
presented for petitioner by its attor-
neys, Thompson & Clemens, that the
petition of the standard Oil Company
Of Iowa." for registered title of its
land bought from the Oahu Railway &
Land Co., be changed so as to make the
name of petitioner and applicant. when
ever it occurs. STANDARD Oil Com
pany."
The motion was based. on an affidavit
by George H. Mayer. special agent of
the Standard Oil Co. stating that the
applicant was inadvertently called by
the wrong name, and that the same
mistake in the deed had been corrected
by vote of the directors of the o. r.
& L. Co, the corrected deed being filed
in the Court OF Land Registration.
Charles T. White, assistant secretary
of the Standard Oil Co. New York,
certifies a copy of a resolution adopted
by the directors authorizing Mayer to
make application for registration of
title to the land acquired by deed from
the O. r. & L. Co. to the Standard
Oil Company.
COURT ITEMS.
s. Kamai, one of the defendants in
the partition suit of L. A. Dickey VS..
c. Cummings and others, has
fled an answer setting up his claim to
premises soft. 100ft. and house
which he bought from the late
". H. Cummings.
Castle & Wilmington for plaintiff
gave 48 hours notice to Kinney, Nc
Clanahan & Derby for defendants, in
the suit of Y. Ahin VS.. Opele (w) and
A braham Kaleikau, to admit certain
facts and documents specified In
schedule attached to the notice.
j. Akoni petitions to be appointed |
guardian of his minor daughter. Ale
koni, who is the owner of an eighth |
in a piece of land containing |
wo acres at Waiawa, Eva, Oahu |
sugar Co. being owner of the other
even-eighths and about to bring suit |
or partition of the land.
Lyle \. Dickey, administrator with
he will annexed of the estate of Sam /
lei T. Alexander, late of Oakland. Cal,
deceased, files final account with but
single item. This is a charge against
he dead millonaire's estate OF $3.50 for |.
dvertising for claims.
A general denial has been filed by
defendants in the ejectment suit of
1
nd Luka Cw), also known as Luka
In the action on judgment brought
y j. o. Carter against Koolau Male
nd others, Judge Robinson yesterday
enied a motion on behalf of the kai-
ainahole children. defendants. to val
ate the service of summons. C. w.
Ashford noted exceptions to the ruling.
/. H Derby appeared for the plaintiff.
Plaintiff in the injunction suit of
'ahu Railway & Land Co. VS.. James
has appealed from Judge
,obinson's decree dismissing the bill
18th costs.
Smith & Lewis and C. H. Olson give
office that on Monday at a. nj. they
ill move for judgment in favor of
laintiff in the suit of W. .. Smith VS..
larry E. Mott. b,
j. Is. Atherton Estate, Ltd. has filed ,
n election to proceed in the matter of j