The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-02
SON TEST|FIES To
MOTHERS SHAME
Witness Against Korean Woman
Is Her Baby Son---PossibIe
Bigamy Charge.

IF I lie I go to hell. He'll is no
a nice place. It is a place where tn
bad people stay" explained a littl
lseven-year old Korean boy called t
testify against his mother in an inves
LEGATION before U. S. Commissioner Da
Wis yesterday. "All the bad folks sta
there" he added in conclusion.
People like lawyers and that kin,
of folk?'' asked United States Attor
| ney Brekons.
Yes. all the bad people," agreed tn
witness and it was ruled by the Com
missioner that he knew the nature o
an oath and could testify. The Com
missioner improved the shining houl
by giving a judicial decision on the
doctrine of eternal rewards and pun
ishments, stating that men of mature
Intelligence told the truth because il
was the truth, not from. fear of eterna
damnation.
The case before the Commissioner
was that of r. K. Choy, until now the
Korean interpreter in the Office of the
was placed under arrest for living with
q woman not his wife. just whose
wife she may be is the question to be
determined. For twenty years she hy-
ed with another Korean, who claims
that he was married to her in Korea.
Choy also claims that she is his law
fully welded wife, the wedding having
been performed recently in Honolulu
by the Rev. S. K. Oil. BY the first
marriage a number of children was
born, the youngest of whom was on
the witness stand yesterday against
his mother. What he was required for
was TO state the fact that the woman
under arrest for adultery was his
mother and that one of the other wit
nesses was his father, while at the
same time the mother was denying the
legitimacy of this and all the other
of her own children.
Choy, the man whom the woman de-
serted her former alleged husband and
children for, is a prominent member
of the local Korean Christian colony,
having taken the woman to live with
him in his apartments in the Chinese
Y. NJ. c. A. premises.
During the progress of the investiga-
ton the woman carried on a wrathful
dialogue in Korean with her little son
and his father, calling for the inter-
vention at one time of the court Of
fiefals.
Both the accused were bound over
to await the action of the Federal
gand jury and it may develop that a
charge of bigamy will be laid against
o.
ed for the defendants.
DEMURRERS IN BIG DAMAGE
SUIT.
In the 100000 damage suit brought
by William J. Lowrie against Henry
P Baldwin ct al, three demurrers
we're filed yesterday. The demurrer of
Henry P. Baldwin, through his attor-
leys, Kinney & Marx, states that the
damages alleged to have been sustain
ID by the plaintiff are speculative, in
and too remote to sus-
ain a cause of action, being based
Upon hypothetical and visionary VAL
lation of profits which under specula-
i've circumstances the plaintiff might
lave obtained from the sale of certain
tocks.''
James B. Castle, through Castle &
and Caroline Castle Yves
ervelt, through the same attorneys, |
re the other demurring defendants.
A motion for an order to allow the |
efendants to inspect the documents in |
he case, the agreement and contract
nder which the action is brought, was
lso filed by William J. Lowrie, the |
the motion being based on the |
ecords in said cause.
R. D. Silliman and A. G. NJ. Robert |
on represent the plaintiff. /
BEFORE JUDGE DE BOLT.
The case of Lui VS.. Achi went over,
n request of counsel. to October %.
In the divorce proceedings of Will
am Keaweiwi against Aukai Keawe>
wi, the petition was granted ON the
nding of the court that the complain
mt had been deserted for three years.
he custody of the minor child was
iyen to the libelant.
In the matter of the estate of Mary
mn Pa. to determine the rightfu1
eirs of the estate, w. A. Greenwich
ppearing for the children and w. C.
chi for the father, the court found
1at the husband was not an heir so
IT as the personal property was con-
erned, the children being entitled to
Il. Achi gave notice of appeal.
PAST DUE MAN OVERDUE.
Garnishee proceedings against H. NJ.
yres, the Referee editor, which were
} have come to trial yesterday, were
because r. E. Wall and w.
apozo We're too busy to come intol
'urt as witnesses. Harry t. Mills, I
lie past-due man, was due to appeari
ten o'clock yesterday morning with :
IS witnesses. but. true to business, ,
ed the excuse that his main wit :,
esses were too busy selling papers to
,pear.
The case was set over until Novem-
r by Judge De Bolt.
KING OF LANAI SUED.
E. G. Ferreira has begun action Il,
,ainst Charles Gay to recover the i a
Mount due on promissory note, dat e
January 80, 1905. payable in six t
0nths. The interest at per cent a
s been paid to July &c. 1907, and 500 S
the principal was paid on September D
last. The note is made in favor of D