The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-09
MACAULAY TELLS
Of SH|PWRECkS
Chiusa Maru Libel Case Leads
to Yarn Spinning in Judge
D0Ie'S Court.

The value of the various services
| rendered In relocating the Japanese S.
/ S. Chiusa Maru by the Inter-Island
| steamers Kinau and Ke Au Hou we're
gone into in the Admiralty Court yes
terday before Judge Dole. The testi-
mony of Captain Macaulay, of the pilot
| office, who went on board the steam
! ship Immediately after she grounded
| on the reef and who took charge OF
| the work of getting her off, and that
of Captain Tullett. of the steamer Ke
Au Hou was heard.
| Captain Macaulay, in testifying to
\ the experience he had had in salving
vessels in distress, related several
stories Of wrecks in two oceans, In
| which he had taken part as salver.
In regard to the case Of the Chiusa
Maru he gave the credit for the best
services rendered to the steamer XII
| nau. which had the most advantageous
position for pulling upon the stranded
steamship. OF the three vessels at
| work the u. S. r. c. Manning had
the least advantageous position for ef-
fective work.
Captain Tullett described the share
his vessel, the Ke Au Hou, had had
in the work. He justified his use of
the term "perilous position" which he
had used in stating the position of the
steamer, by explaining that he con-
sidered any vessel at work about q
stranded steamship on a coral reef to
be in perilous position.
BABCOCK LIBELS COMPROMISED.
The three libels filed against the
American ship w. F. Babcock by mem
bers of her crew. alleging ill-treatment
and an insuff1ciency of proper food,
We're settled out of court yesterday and
the libels withdrawn The basis of set
tlement has not been given out.
ESTATE OF MARY r. NUI.
A petition asking for letters of ad-
ministration of the estate of Mary T.
Nui was filed yesterday in the Circuit
Court by John T. Nui, husband of the
deceased, who names himself and Mrs
HALL Kapaki. sister of the deceased,
as the only heirs. The, estate is valued
at s13SS, of which 1888 is represented
by an insurance policy on the life of
the petitioner and the balance consist
ing of two blocks of real estate in Ma
III and one-half interest in lot in
Kalihi, Honolulu.
THE COURT MADE THE MOTION.
After hearing argument yesterday In
the Supreme Court on a motion to dis
miss Harry T. Mills vs.. J. S. Walker,
the case was ordered stricken from the
calendar on the courts own motion.
Judge Humphreys appeared for the
plaintiff, Geo. A. Davis representing
the defendant.
CRAWFORD MUST STAND TRIAL.
Judge Robinson heard argument yes
terday on the motion to quash the
Indictment returned by the grand jury
against Willie Crawford. for conduct
ing a gambling house. The motion was
denied and the plea continued until |
this morning. The motion to quash |
the indictments against Lau Tung Piu |
ct al, charged with an assault with |
a deadly weapon, was also denied.
COURT NOTES
]. HI. Gibson has filed a withdrawal |
of appeal in his action against K. |
Kagawa in summary proceedings, land |
lord and tenant.
A withdrawal was yesterday filed by |
the plaintiff in the case of John K. |
Sumner VS.. the Territory of Hawaii. |
An order was issued yesterday by |
Judge Lindsay directing the furnishing |
of transcript and concerning the bill |
of exceptions in the Territory of Ha-
waii VS.. Akea.
Argument was presented yesterday |
In the matter of f. ]. Tesla. against T..
r. Kahalawai ct al in the Supreme |
Court on exceptions from Circuit Court,
First Circuit, and also in the case of
the Central Mills Company VS.. A. j. |
Campbell, treasurer of the Territory.
Replications to the answers of GER
tain defendants in the Beef Trust cases
We're filed yesterday in the, U. S. Court |
by United States District Attorney
Breckons, bearing date of January z. |
These replications number thirty
considerably less than the number of |
defendants in the cases