The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-14
FIST BLOW
HOMICIDE
HaIemano on Trial---k
Batch of Briefs
---Items.

Halemano's trial for manslaughter
was begun in Judge De Bolts court
yesterday. Deputy Attorney General
Prosser is prosecuting, and Henry Ho-
gan defending. Bruce Hartman, VIM.
KimbaIl, Chas. Pfeiffer. John F. Soper,
Geo. Cowan, Allan S. Walker, Bert
Courtney, Jas. f. Jaeger, Manuel Fret
tas. F. J. Smith. VIM. Alderman and
w. C. Gilman are the jury.
Defendant is accused of killing a
Chinaman at Kalihi by blow with his
fist. At first the charge against him
was murder but it was changed to
manSlaughter.
THE WIFE'S INTEMPERANCE.
Nun Sung was granted a divorce
by Judge De Bolt against his wife
Kamakawela Nun Sung, on the ground
of habitual intemperance. They were
married in Honolulu on May 16, 1904
but ever since August the same year
have been living apart. Frank Andrade
prosecuted the libel.
THE BOARDMAN ESTATE
Judge De Bolt approved the second
annual account of Cecil Brown. trus-
tee of the estate of George E. Board
man, deceased. showing a balance OF
$327.27 due trustee. Receipts were
$3.50 and payments $1192.27. In his re
port the trustee states that the in
come for the year has been insufficient
to wipe out a debt of $6S.47 due him in
previous years account, and owing to
the payment of fire insurance premi-
ums and other necessary expenditures
this Indebtedness has Increased to
$327.21. He concludes thus:
THE trustee has endeavored to sell
the real estate upon which the family
residence was situate before it's being
destroyed by fire, and which real es-
tate is unproductive, but cannot OBJ
tain the price which he deems it is
worth. Could this property be dis
posed of and the proceeds invested
after paying off an Indebtedness OF
$500 owing by the estate and secured
by mortgage, the devisee under the
will would receive an income, but in
the present condition and from the
realizations no income is or can be
paid to Louise K. Dods, the beneficiary
under the WILL
BRIEFS ON APPEALS.
M. F. Prosser, Deputy Attorney Cen
eral, has filed a brief for the assessor
appellant, in the tax cases of Laupa-
hoehoe Sugar Co, Union Mill Co, Wal
akea Mill Co. and Hamakua Mill Co.
Ballou & Marx have filed a brief fol-
defendants, appealing, in the celebrated
ejectment suit of Charles A. Brown VS.
John D. Spreckels and others.
Castle & wilmington have filed g
brief for appellant in the tax appea
case of Oahu Railway & Land Co.
Samuel Noar and c.. A. Long for de
PENDANT, appellant in the suit of Ha-
waiian Trust Co. VS.. Mile Morris, filed
brief. BalIou & Marx in the same
case filed brief for plaintiff to which
Noar and Long have filed a reply
brief.
RULINGS DEEMED OBSOLETE.
Carl S. Smith, in his brief on the ap-
peal of Morita Keizo by writ of error
from conviction of murder in the
Fourth Circuit Court, assigns as error
the courts ruling out of evidence tc
show The character of the deceased
for viciousness, combativeness. turbu-
lence, vindictiveness and other desper
ate and dangerous traits" 1t wa:
sought to be shown that at some tim,
before the killing the deceased had at
tackled one Kobataki, which attach
was known to the defendant at tn,
time of the killing" The attorney fo
the appellant represents that the cour
ruled in this matter on the strength o.
precedents that have become obsolete
He quotes many late decisions in sup
port OF the contention. Self-defenst
was defendants plea.
CAMPBELL WILL CASE.
A stipulation is filed in the Jane:
Campbell will construction case thai
all parties may have until Sept. "a tC
file briefs in the Supreme Court. At
torneys signing are Holmes & Stanley
for the trustees, A. c.. NJ. Robertson
for Mrs. Campbell-Parker, J. J. Dunno
for Abigail w. Kawananakoa, r. w
Breckons for Alice K. Macfarlane. E
C. Peters for Muriel K. and Beatrice
U. Campbell, minors. and E. NJ Wat
son for the Kawananakoa minors.
COURT ITEMS.
John Kidwell has petitioned the Court
of Land Registration for a title tc
land in Manoa assessed at .705 and
subject to two. certain leases.
Judge Robinson held no jury trial
yesterday and his jurors are excused
until Monday.
w. c. Achi will on Monday move for
plaintiff that a day be set for hearing
the assumpsit suit of r. w Holt VS.
WaialUa Agricultural Co.
Judge Robinson decided for plaintiff
in the foreclosure suit of August DreieI
VS.. j. D. Holt