The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-06
MRS. CUNHA IS
GRANTED DIVORCE
Hawaiian Band Mainland Trip
Results in Separation of
Young Couple.

galore
We only stopped at them outside the
door"
Not only did the Hawaiian Glee
Club, of which Sonny Cunha was
director, fail to get past the doors of
the swell hotels. but Mrs. Cunha had
to pawn her jewels to pay the expenses
of the singers from Denver to Chicago
and again more jewels went to buy
railroad tickets from Chicago to Ken
lucky. Thus it was that divorce pro-
ceedings were brought by Mrs.
Juanita X Cunha against Albert R.
Cunha, for non-support, the case be-
ing heard before Judge De Bolt yes
terday afternoon. The divorce was
granted.
The libelant was the only one of the
principals who appeared in court. She
testified that since October. 1906, four
months after the words had been
spoken that made her the wife of the
nbelee, she had had to depend upon
her mother for the money to buy her
clothes, and since June, 1907, she had
had to depend upon what was sent
her from Honolulu for all her necessi-
ties.
Three days after the wedding, in
Nav of last wear, she and her husband
left for the mainland to be a part of
the Hawaiian band, under the man
agement of Joe Cohen. Her husband
was the director of the Hawaiian Glee
Club, which jumped the band at Den
yer. Then her troubles began. From
that time on the glee club had diff
culties, stranding in Denver and NOV
ing on only through the money she
could raise from pawning her personal
effects. At no time did her husband
provide for her as he should. Second
rate boarding houses were her lot and
in Chicago she had to hang around
the cafes, where the glee club was
playing, until the early hours of the
morning, waiting until her husband
was ready to come home. She COM
planned about the way she was being
maintained, but did not decide to leave
her husband until after the glee CLUB
had reached Louisville, Kentucky, in
June. 1907 Then she came to San
Francisco Her husband wrote, offer
ing to take her back again if she would
send him the balance of her jewelry to
navu. which offer was refused.
Mrs. George Beckley, the mother of
the libelant. was the only other wit
ness called yesterday at the trial, she
testifving that she had had to send
her daughter $500 during the past
year to live upon.
The ibelee. who was represented by
Frank Thompson, made no appearance
in court, nor was anything ohered IN
evidence in opposition to the decree
being granted. Judge De Bolt ruled
that all the counts in the libel had
been established and ordered that
decree of divorce issue, allowing the
libelant to resume her maiden name.
FEDERAL COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Pedro Rodrigues, under indictment
for adultery, pleaded not guilty before
Judge Dole yesterday. His trial was
set for January 6, 1908.
George Kekauoha and Kelehua, on
a similar charge, were arraigned and
pleaded not guilty. January Z, 1908,
was set as a date for their trial.
Manuel Ramos, pleading guilty on
like charge, was sentenced to three
months in jail, and Napaona, on the
same charge, for four months.
Joseph Kane, same charge, will
serve four months in jail.
George Kekauoha, who appears in
one of the above cases, will be up for
trial this morning for unlawful cohab-
itation with Anna Liilii, who herself
will appear before Judge Dole tomor-
row.
ON THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
The Territory versus Buyama, mali
cious injury, which was set for hear
ing in Judge Lindsay's court yester-
day, has gone over for a week, post
ponement being necessary through the
illness of the County Attorney.
The appeal of Mary Gordon Bennett
from a District Court sentence for
drunkenness has been Withdrawn.
Mary is now serving the second or
third term on similar charges since
her appeal was noted.
]. ]. Souza also withdrew his appeal
from the District Court decision, fin
ing him for needless driving.
There is a long list of cases on Judge
Lindsays calendar for today. The
case against Charley Wilson, for soli-
citing is down for hearing and a
demurrer in the case of the Territory
against Jacob Rosenberg will be
heard, while seven other cases are set
for trial.
Tomorrow's calendar in the same
court includes the Territory versus
Antoine Rodrigues Jr. and John Marks,
larceny, trial, and Territory versus
Kaapana, plea.
BEFORE JUDGE DE BOLT.
Mrs. Nellie Hoes assumpsit suit
against the Hutchinson Sugar Planta
ton was yesterday set for a hearing
for December ,.
The request of Thompson & Glenn
ons that their case against ]. Lor Wal
ZACH, for the payment of legal fees,
be heard before Judge De Bolt yester-