The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-09

Four Important, Cases Are
Up to the Attorney
General.

In the mail yesterday the printed
transcripts of record in four of the cases
taken from the Territory to the SUI
preme Court at Washington were re-
ceived by Attorney General Hemen-
way, and the matter of preparing the
Territory's briefs in the cases VIII be
begun at once. These are the cases for
which Second Deputy Attorney General
Prosser has been especially retained
and he will personally represent the
Territory in them before the Supreme
Court.
The cases are: Morita Keiza VS.. Will
liam Henry, High Sheriff, an appeal
from denial of the Supreme Court
of the Territory of a petition for
writ of habeas corpus, Morita having
been convicted of murder in the first
degree; James L. Holt, Assessor, VS..
The Inter-Island Steam Navigation
Company, on appeal of Holt; and two
tax appeal cases of the Honolulu Rap
id Transit and Land Company VS..
James L. Holt, Assessor.
IN THE SUPREME COURT.
Two cases in which the Honolulu
Rapid Transit & Land Company are
the defendants were heard before the
supreme Court yesterday morning The
first of these, Omoto Bunhichi as plain
tiff, was argued and submitted. In
the second case, consolidated double
case in which Wakeki Heleluhe and
Kahakuakoi Kealohapauole are the
plaintiffs, respectively, was. submitted
en- briefs orally in open court. E. G.
Peters appeared as counsels for plain
tiff appellee in the first case, Castle &
Wilmington and J. w. Cathcart, de-
Tending. In the consolidated case j.
j. Dunno appeared for the two plain
tif-appellees and Castle 8 Wilmington
looked after the interests of the cor
poration.
In the afternoon the case of the
Oahu Railway & Land Company versus
y. Armstrong was up on motion to3
dismiss the appeal, the motion being
argued and submitted. Kinney & Marx
for the motion, A. G. NJ. Robertson
contra.
The motion was denied and the case
was set for Monday next for argument.
This morning the case of Walter G.
Peacock versus J. G. Rothwell, ex-
captions from the Circuit Court, viii
be- heard at o'clock. G. W. Ashford
for plaintiff appellee; A. G. M. Robert
son for defendant appellant.
CHE-FA CASE APPEALED.
Mon York, who was convicted Of be-
ing an agent for Amana Is che-fa bank !
before Judge Andrade on September
II, has appealed his case, the appeal
being perfected yesterday. In this
case L. M. S. Keaunui testified to hav-
ing taken 20 cents worth of chances
in the lottery drawing and then in
forming the police. Mon York was
fined $50 and $1.30 costs.
ANOTHER APPEAL PERFECTED.
Hashimoto, who paid what he called
a friendly visit to the room of Ia
naka and his wife, at the corner of I
Beretania and. Pensacola streets, ON
the early morning of September 2, and
after his visit some 500 was missing,
has appealed against being sent to
Jail for ten days for it. The papers
in the appeal were fled yesterday.
SETTLED BY ARBITRATION.
The three arbitrators agreed upon in
the matter of the dispute over certain
cane lands between the Kona Develop
ment Company and f. B. McStocker,
of the first part, and M. f. Scott, of
the second part, fled their decision
yesterday. The arbitration board con-
sisted of Judge Matthewman, A. w.
Carter and George Clark.
DISSOLVED THE TIE.
A divorce was granted yesterday by
Judge De Bolt to Tarokichi Sugai from
his wife Kiyo Sugai on the grounds of
1esertion.
CHE-FA APPEALS.
The appeals of All Ming, Yau Sing
md All Kong, convicted in district
court for maintaining lottery, are set
'or hearing before Judge Robinson to-
lay. On the calendar the late Henry
Hogan. is down for the defense This
.ase viii go over, the case of the Ter
itory versus Joaquin Santiago being
et for Thursday, the jury being ex-
used until that time. In this case
:. Vincent appears for the defense.
OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY.