The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-03

VAN G|EsEN
ON STAND
Tells About His Big
Real Estate
Snap.

Male VS.. Pratt was on all day before
Judge De Bolt, continued from Deem
Der 81. There were no striking devel
opments.
Henry Van Giesen, the purchaser Of
the property. gave evidence that ht
had about $500 of his own at the time
of sale. The amount to be paid was
for whom he was clerk and stenogra-
pher and who had officially held the
sale, to lend him the balance. which
Brown did. Witness gave a note for
the amount.
/ AS previously reported. the property
was assessed at $4,000
THE NOAR ESTATE.
Judge De Bolt rendered the following
decision in the case of Samuel Noar,
administrator of Isaac Noar's estate,
| against c. Bose:
"All the testimony and documentary
evidence herein being considered 1 find
for the plaintiff and order judgment to
be entered for him in the sum of $S5. rs,
costs and attorneys commissions.
1.-The second mortgage has not been
made a party and his interest, if any,
has not been asserted, therefore I can
not take it into consideration
DIVORCE CASES,
Wong Mau entered a cross libel with
his answer to Annie Wong Mau's libel
for divorce. One Pang See Hing is
named as correspondent.
Lazar Salamanca filed an answer and
cross libel to Isabella Salamuncas di>
vorce suit, naming one N J. Louis as
correspondent.
Lau Kwai Sau demurs to the libel
for divorce of Dali Fook Tai, on the
ground that libelant does not specify
the nature, time and place of the acts
of extreme cruelty of which she COM
plains.
Kan All Soong has brought di-
vorce suit against Ho Yum, alleging
extreme cruelty in the beating, strik-
ing, kicking and bruising of complain
ant, and the using of vile language to-
ward her. The parties were married
in May, 1904, and have a son about
three months DID,
Trial by jury of the damage suit OF
Thos. S. Kay VS. F. B. Within was re-
sumed after. vacation before judge
Robinson yesterday. Plaintiff rested
and before adjournment two witnesses
for defendant had been called. Mar |
ston Campbell was the second.
In Wickert VS.. Gear the motion to
strike out defendants answer and give /
judgment for plaintiff by default was
denied.
Defendants appeal in Tong Koon /
Chan vs. Jessie Kaae will be with |
drawn |
Sam Wong paid into court $50 of /
overdue alimony.
LANAI LAND CASE.
Deputy Attorney General Milverton
has filed a brief on behalf of Land /
Pratt in the Lanai in,
junction suit. 1t sets forth the points
argued orally by Mr.. Milverton as
previously reported by the Advertiser.
COURT ITEMS.
W. r. Castle answers for himself IN
the suit of S. G. Allen against VIM.
c. Achi and others, giving reasons for
the prayers that the petition be dis
missed and that if foreclosure be de-
creed an account may be taken of what
is due to him as surplus after payment
Of the just claims of plaintiffs, and
that payment of said surplus to him
may be decreed.
Yesterday the Supreme Court heard
argument in the cases of August
Dreier VS.. John D. Holt ct al. and Ter
ritory of Hawaii VS. NJ. A. Gunst & Co.,
and adjourned until 10 o'clock this
Defendant withdrew it's demurrer and
made answer of general denial in the
ort claim for damages for killing or
,hild brought by Yasutaro Ota against
Oahu Railway & Land Co.
In Middleditch VS.. Kawananakoa de- {
endants Kawananakoa and kapiolanl ;
Estate have until January to answer
he complaint.
The partners in Lord & Belser enter
, general denial to the complaint Oh {
<ukana Kapule, surviving wife OF {
Olivia KapuIe deceased.
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