The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-30
MUST AGREE Or
BE LOCKED UP
Weldon v. Chaplin Jury Go Out
at Night---0ther Court
Proceedings.

/ Walter E. Weedon'S suit for S415t
/ damages against Mrs. c. w. Chapir
of New York went to the jury late
yesterday afternoon, after an able
presentation of the issues by Judge
| Antonio Perry for the plaintiff and E.
| NJ. Watson for the defendant.
The cause of action was injury, phys
zeal and mental, sustained by plaintiff
by being thrown by a horse he was
riding in Kapiolani Park. the animal
having taken fright at the approach
of an automobile driven by defendant
An identical case against defendant 3
husband, owner of the machine had
been consolidated with this one for
trial, but at the resting of plaintiff
the suit against Mr. Chaplin was dis
missed. The trial occupied ten days.
Judge Robinson sent the jury to sup
per at $50, directing them if they
agreed before 10 p. m. to return
sealed verdict and go home, but if
they failed to agree they should be
locked up for the night. In either case
they were to report to the court at 8
o'clock this morning.
BACK TO KONA
A stipulation has been filed in the
suit of Lizzie K. Davis V. Willard F.
Scott ct al, to re-transfer the venue,
files and records of the case from the
first to the third circuit, for trial at
the April term of the latter at KaiIua.
C. w. Ashford signs for plaintiff, Jno.
w Cathcart for Willard F. and Nettie
L. Scott, and c. r. Hemenway, Attor-
ney General, for the Department of
Public Instruction. At the time of
filing no attorney had signed for Mary
H. Atcherley, individually and as
trustee. c. w. Ashford has filed a
motion based on the records, on the
stipulation and on the lack of jurisdic-
ton in the first circuit court, which
he will present before Judge Robinson
at 8 o'clock Monday, to send the case,
bag and baggage. back to Judge Mat
thewman.
APPEAL FROM RULING.
H. P. Baldwin. by Kinney & Marx,
and James B. Castle ct AL, by Castle
& Wilmington, have filed exceptions TO
Judge Robinson's granting of plain
tiff's motion to strike out certain affi-
davits in the 100000 suit of William
]. Lowrie v. James B. Castle and
others.
SUPREME COURT.
Cases set for Monday morning at 10
O'Clock, in the Supreme Court, are the
following:
Alice K. Kaae " Kaula Richardson
ct al.
James L. Holt, tax assessor, V. w.
C. Peacock.
c. S. Holloway, superintendent OF
public works, V. E. V. Richardson
ct al
In the matter of the application of
Ching Tai for a writ of habeas corpus.
Waialua Agricultural Co. V. Oahu
Railway & Land Co.
THE LAYSAN PACKET.
Evidence was taken yesterday, in
the United States District Court. in
the consolidated cases of A. NJ. Brown,
agent, and K. Yanja, seaman, against
Theresa Schlemmer, owner of the |
American schooner Luka, respectively |
for supplies and wages. Judge Dole |
his decision. The suits relate |
to the ill-starred cruise of the Luka, |
when she returned to Honolulu report /,
ing that Laysan Island had disappear
ed from the face of the Pacific. Hap
PLY it proved that the vessel was only |
out of her reckoning and could not |
ind the island.
COURT ITEMS.
A deferred hearing in the Rodrigues
estate matter comes before Judge
Lindsay at 10 o'clock this morning.
Summons has been returned unserv-
I'd in the divorce suit of Victorine S.
Vieira V. Maria B. l. Vieira.