The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-26
THREE NOTABLE
TRIALS CLOSING
The Ship Burning Case, Pea
cock v. RothWeII and
Admiralty Suit.


malicious burning is coming to close.
Defendant, the last witness for him.
self, was on the stand when the court
rose at 4 p. m. yesterday.
There were some warm talks be-
tween Deputy Attorney General Pros
ser and Mr. Straus. One of these was
over a. statement by defendant that he
pleaded guilty in the first instance be-
cause he was afraid when he found it
was a great crime he was charged
with.
Mr.. Lightfoot, counsel for Ahrens,
who was indicted with Guerre, for
setting fire to the British ship Claver-
don, has been watching the trial for
points.
PEACOCK VS.. ROCKWELL.
Before Judge De Bolt the Peacock
RothweIl damage suit is nearing its
conclusion. It will probably go to the
jury early today.
A Normal School class again watch
ed this trial yesterday.
JAPANESE REPLEvIN CASE.
Judge Lindsay was trying, without
a jury, the case of Uchiyawa Yoozo vs..
Takahashi, replevin for a store bust
ness in Waialua. P. L. Weaver for
plaintiff; w. C. Achi for defendant.
THE ADMIRALTY TRIAL.
Evidence is all in now in the $4,000
admiralty libel of Pacific Mail Steam
ship Co. VS.. the dredge Pacific, and
Judge Dole is considering reserved
points on which he will rule at 10
o'clock this morning. Then the trial
will be continued for argument untn
Tuesday next, the week being given
to enable the attorneys to grasp the
immense mass of evidence. Mr.. Frank
of san Francisco will do the big talk
ing act for the libelee.
APPEALS WITHDRAWN.
Kadota alias Sumida withdrew his
appeal from sentence of six months
by District Magistrate
Mahau1u for being found at night on
the enclosed premises of Waia1ua Agri-
cultural Company. On his plea of
guilty his sentence was suspended for
thirteen months by Judge Robinson.
Yong Kee, fined $40 and costs for
assault and battery on Lii by District
Whitney, also pleaded
guilty and had his sentence suspended
for thirteen miynths.
NEW APPEALS.
Appeals have been sent up from Ho-
nolulu District Court as follows: All
On and seven others, from fine of SO
and costs each for being present at a
gambling game; Sam Kaahu from SEN
-ence of six months and costs for as
5ault and battery on Luukia kaahu;
John Francisco Deas, from judgment
n favor of Harry II. Mills for $6.15;
Atkinson, Judd g. Mott-Smith, plain
lifts, from judgment for Cecil Brown,
in a suit or $3.50 for profess
,ional services in a foreclosure suit.
PROBATE MATTERS.
Judge Lindsay approved the ac-
counts of T. K. Clarke, executor Of the
estate of Annie Clarke, and ordered his
discharge.
NJ. w. Tschudi was discharged as
executor of his deceased wife's estate,
If which he is sole legatee, by Judge
Lindsay.
A. u. M. RODerISol, eAeCClOT VI lIc
estate of Kali Kakoi, was discharged
~ Judge Lindsay.
William T. Schmidt, administrator Of
he estate of Wilhelmine Schmidt, has
lied an inventory giving the value OF
he estate as $539.17. One item is $500
'or the patent right in cane cutter.
BREACH OF AGREEMENT.
A bill in equity for accounting has
been brought by the Hawaiian Car
'iage Manufacturing Co. against the
5chuman Carriage Co., in which $4,000
damages are claimed for breach Of an
agreement under which defendant en-
gagged not to sell rubber tires for GER
ain period.
COURT ITEMS.
William O. Smith and A. Lewis, Jr.,
assignees of lease, sue the Territory
Stables Co., Ltd, for $1,000 rent to the
end of March, naming the Bank of
Hawaii as garnishee.
Plaintiffs appeal in the suit Of Arei