The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-25
HOTLY CONTESTED
CHINESE CASE
Jury Attempting TO Fathom a
Chinese Tong
Row.

|
Ching Lum VS.. Lam Man Blu went tc
the jury in Judge Robinson's court
The case has been on trial for nearly
| a week. 1t grew out Of war of the
| Chinese tongs about a year ago. on
/ September 20, 1906, a meeting of the
| various Chinese societies was held to
funds which had been contributed for
| benevolent purposes. There was a
! fight during the meeting. Lam Man
| Blu, treasurer of the Bow Wong So
| ciety, was assaulted. He had Ching
Lum, president of the Mung Sun Sha
| Society, arrested. After hearings ex-
was discharged and he afterwards
brought SUIT for $4,000 for damages for
malicious prosecution.
In the trial of the case there was
good deal of discussion and testi-
mony pro and con regarding the use
of the word ''Takulay," which on one
the beginning of the fight at the meet
ing of September 20, and or the other
side was contended it was never used
at all. Witnesses for the defense tes-
titled that Ching Lum raised his hand
and called 'Takulay" and then the
fight began.
The case was given to the jury
shortly before 8 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon
At $50 O'Clock the jury returned
sealed verdict which was received by
Bailiff Quinn and will be opened in
court this morning.
FINAL ACCOUNTS.
w. L. Stanley, as administrator with
the will annexed of the estate of
Thomas Gosland, has filed his final
accounts and asked for his discharge.
He has received on account of the
estate $2196.40 and has expended
$3SO56.
JUDGMENT FOR TAXES.
Judge De Bolt has approved defend
ants bill of EXCEPTIONS in the suit of
James L. Holt, assessor, VS.. w. C.
Peacock This suit was brought to
collect taxes assessed against the de-
against the defendant for $1246.63 was
rendered in the Circuit Court.
AN UNSETTLED ESTATE.
N. G. Peterson has petitioned the |
Circuit Court that letters of admin
istration with will annexed be issued |
to William Savidge, of the estate of
Ching Jam Yeu, who died October Is,
1906. Ching's executors, Tai Lung and
L. Aseu, resigned July 10, 1907, leav-
ing $564.47 in the hands of the clerk or
the Circuit Court. The petitioner is a
creditor and wants the estate settled
up.
MINER ANSWERS.
In the suit of c. w. Ashford VS..
George E. Miner, the latter yesterday
filed his answer in the Circuit Court
denying every allegation of the COM
plant.
APPRAISERS APPOINTED.
Judge Lindsay yesterday appointed
James F. Morgan, Harry Armitage
and John Marcallino appraisers to APP
praise the estate of the late Genevieve
Dowsett Dunbar.
DEPOSITION FILED.
The deposition of j. F. Clyne on in
and cross-interrogatories
in the case of the Hawaiian Carriage
Ltd, VS.. Schuman Carriage
Company was filed in the Circuit
Court Yesterday Clyne was manager
and secretary of the plaintiff COM
oany from July 1, 1900, to about Sep
-ember 1, 1904. The deposition was
aiken at Los Banos, California, before
". H. Purdy, notary public. Clyne is
now superintendent for the San Joa
luin and Kings River Canal and Irri-
cation Company.
IN ENRICHMENT.
In the ejectment proceeding of Da- I
lid Kaholena against Louis Pearson Z
md New Hoon, C. F. Peterson and
Alexander D. Larnach for the plain :
iff have filed a notice calling on the
defendants to admit certain facts /
4arnach has but recently begun the r
Practise of law here. I
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