The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-24
.FERREIRA GOES
OUT FREE MAN
His indictment NuII-Batch OF
Appeals Probate and
Divorce, Etc.

Divorce, Etc.
E. G. Ferreira. the lower courts a
torney, is free man again. Jud!
Lindsay yesterday sustained the d
murrer presented by A s Humphre.
to Ferreira s Indictment for gross ehea
The ground of demurrer was in effe'
indefniteness of statement in the II
dictment.
Ferreira was charged with obtainin
a diamond cluster ring from Herbel
R. Thompson for great deal less tina
its value by means of falsely repre-
senting to him that certain pape
was a hypothecation of the ring an
not bill of sale, as it proved to b
| when Thompson sought Intellectually t
redeem the article.
Deputy Attorney General Whitney
representing the prosecution, said Their
would be no use in bringing a neT
indictment with the evidence available
| Ferreira, from the time ne was in
| dicted, maintained that the transfer o
the piece of jewelry was a sale ant
nothing else. He paid Thompson So
| for it.
TEN CENTS MAKE ONE YEAR.
On his plea of guilty to larceny, Ka
lauoa was sentenced to one year s i'm
prisonment by Judge Lindsay. He stol,
dime.
CRIMINAL APPEALS.
Appeals in criminal cases have beer
taken to the Circuit Court from Dis
trict Magistrate Frank Andrade by the
following named defendants:
Harvey Chiffon, fined $25 and costs
for assault and battery on E. P. Irwin
Shimamura, japanese hack driver
fined $50 and costs for furious and
Needless driving, whereby he ran over
to the hospital.
Manuel Comes, sentenced to Boys
Reformatory School for one year foI
violating Section 3l5l, Revised Laws.
Louisa Rose, sentenced to Girls In
dustrial School for one year for vio-
lating Section 3151, Revised Laws.
David Martin, sentenced to Boys Re-
formatory School for one year for vie-
lation of Section 1851. Revised Laws.
John Enos, sentenced to Boys Re-
formatory School for one year for vio-
lation of Section 1851. Revised Laws.
j. G. Faria, fined $50 and costs for
keeping liquor for sale in his store on
Beretania avenue
August Costa Silva, fined SIS and
costs for assault and battery on Joe
de Costa.
Joe de Costa, fined $40 and costs
for using vulgar, profane and obscene
language in a public place.
Joe de Costa, sentenced to ten days
Imprisonment for being lewd, wanton
and lascivious in speech and behavior.
ON LAW POINTS.
An appeal has been taken to the
Supreme Court on points of law from
District Magistrate Frank Andrade in
the suit of H. Haekfeld s. Co. VS.. J.
Coerper and Kona Development Co,
garnishee. Plaintiff sued for 800 and
the magistrate granted defendant g
motion to quash the summons after
having denied plaintiff S motion for
leave to amend the summons.
GOSLAND ESTATES CLOSED.
Judge De Bolt yesterday made an
order approving the accounts and
granting the discharge of William L.
Stanley, administrator of the estate of
Christina Gosland, deceased. The
amount going to the sole inheritor-
Mary Ann Stevenson, Glasgow, Scot
lands $19S5.51 after payment of an
tax of 1855 to the Terri
tory of Hawaii.
Mr. Stanley's account as administra-
tor with the will annexed of the estate
of Thomas Gosland, deceased, had pre-
viously been approved. Deeedent was
husband of Christina Gosland above
mentioned and both died in Honolulu
within a few DAYS of each other. The
estate amounts TO $1803.84, one-half
of which goes to Jessie Gosiand, Ala
media. California, and the remainder is
to be paid into court subject to theI
orders of Thomas Gosland, San Fran
cisco; Katherine Sterne, San Francisco;
Mary Simpson, Vancouver, B. c., and
Elizabeth Parker. Warwick, Queens
land, who are each entitled to one
fourth each of said remainder in trust
for their respective children.
DIVORCE CASES.
Judge De Bolt granted divorce to
Keaka Kema against Kema kahawaIi
for desertion and non-support.
Ellen X. J. Bell admits the marriage
and valves time of service, but says
nothing else. in answer TO John Bells
libel for divorce. The answer is dated
1t Kaneohe. December 90
TAX LITIGATION.
The tax appeals of Oahu Railway &
Land Co, Dowsett Co, Ltd. and John
Il Estate. Ltd, were yesterday order |
I'd to be submitted on briefs to the
Supreme Court Argument in the Eva
Plantation Co. s ease was begun but not /
concluded.
Replieations have been filed by Jas. |
L. Holt. tax assessor, to the answers |
If Kapiolani Estate, Ltd, James f. I
trustee, and the German Saw
ngs and Loan Society of San Fran |
.isco. in the assessors suit against ".
:. Aehi and others. 1t is bill to |
enforce a tax lien. which plaintiff main |
aims is good and sufficient.
AGAINST WALLACE, |
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