The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-05-31
All POI UP
FOR HEARING

All Poi. the alleged jewelry store
burglar, is now under trial before a
jury in Judge De Bolts court, the full
number OF jurymen having been Sc
cured yesterday afternoon. Deputy
Attorney General Milverton is conduct
ing the case for the Territory. Carlos
Long appearing for the defense. The
main witness put on the stand yester-
day was Chief of Detectives Taylor,
who testified to the arrest of the prs-
oner and the circumstances which
pointed him out to the police as the
guilty man.
The crime for which All Poi Is on trial
is the burglary of the jeweiry store OF
George Haffner, on Alakea street, ON
which same night, early in January
last, there We're one or two other bur-
glaries, chief among which was the rob.
bling of Faria's tailor shop on Hotel
street. The prisoner, shortly after the
| burglary had been committed, sold a
portion of the stolen jewelry to n Jap
| anese jeweler on King street, near the
| junction with Beretania, who turned
the plumber over to the police and laid
trap for All Poi. He walked into It
the next night and was nabbed by De-
| tective Taylor.
The arrest at that time attracted con-
siderable attention. being the first ar
rest made for burglary for some time,
although prior to the change in the
police administration the city had been
overrun with thieves. 1t was the first
important arrest of the new police
force.
LINDSAY LOSES APPEAL.
A decision was handed down by the
Supreme Court yesterday in the appeal
from the Fourth Circuit Court in Thorn
as w. Lindsay versus John Schlief and
Eben p. Low, in which Lindsay sued
Schllef for specific performance of
contract to convey for $4,000 lots 10 and
IL at Waikoekoe, Hawaii, Low being a
defendant as a subsequent grantee with
notice. The case is one in which the
main business was confused by claims
and counter claims for small amounts,
principally the expenses OF sending GER
tain wireless messages In connection
with the negotiations. The Supreme
Court affirmed the decree of the Circuit
Court in dismissing the bill, but does
so without prejudice to the PLAINTIFF
right to bring a further action at law
for breach of contract.
SICK JUROR DELAYS TRIAL.
The Illness of Juror Fred waldron,
one of the twelve hearing the evidence
in the damage suit of Amasu versus
Mahuka n Iudpa ind VIC conrt h,,
resulted in that case being put over
until Friday. 1t had been expected
that the case would have gone to the
jury yesterday morning.
HEAVY DAMAGES GRANTED.
Judgment was rendered yesterday for |
the plaintiff in the damage suit of |
Yong Kwong Tat against Lee Chu for
$1,000 and all costs. r. w. Breckons
and w. w. Thayer represented the
plaintiff in this case, Magoon & Light
foot defending.
CASES SUBMITTED ON BRIEFS.
The case of j. f. Hamburg, trustee,
versus Wong Kwai, exceptions from
Circuit Court First Circuit, was sub
mitted on briefs yesterday in the SUI
preme Court. Thompson & Clemens
ioT piuHitiil-dppeiee, ". w. ASnIOTu
for Acknowledgements.
Briefs were submitted in the Supreme
Court case yesterday in the matter of
the estate of George Galbraith, deccas-
ed, an appeal from a finding OF the
Circuit Court. Smith e. Lewis and C.
Fl. Olson for executors-appellant
Holmes & Stanley and Ballou & Marx
for the heirs and trustee-a ppellees.
COURT NOTES.
Judge Robinson delivered Judgment
yesterday in the case of the Hawai-
an Hardware Company versus Koolau
for s719.99. the amount
iue for goods sold.
A stipulation was filed In the Circuit
Court yesterday that II Jonah X. Ka-
anlanaole would pay $3.50 10 the Ter
itorial Hotel Company before the case J
vas called against hi. the matter !
would be called off.
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