The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-13
.L|SHMAN WILL
NOW IN PROBATE.
Is Photographic and Leaves
Estate to His
Mother.

The will of the lac Robert Hugh
Percy Lishman, more generally known
as Percy Lishman, was filed for pro
bate yesterday. It is on printed
form, filled in in Lishman's own hant
writing. and witnessed by H. E. Coop,
/ err who signs with the addition oil
| SO Deg, and James w. Pratt, who
| signs with the addition of K. C. c. H
| The will was executed May II, 1904
| and leaves the entire estate of the tes-
tator to his mother. Margaret Lishman
In the petition for probate it is sta
ted that the heirs at law of the de-
ceased are his mother, his four sisters
and his three brothers. All are resi-
dents of Oahu except one brother who
resides on the Coast.
The petition states that the estate
of the deceased consists of a policy of
life insurance in the New York Life,
and cash, and is valued at s6,7962O. A
petition for taking the testimony of
the witnesses of the will de bene esse,
was filed with the petition for probate,
as both Cooper and Pratt are, expected
to go to the Coast on the Alameda
L y
terday. The hearing for probate was
set for September is.
CASES CONTINUED.
Tn the United States District Court
yesterday all criminal cases heretofore
continued until September 8, were fur
Their continued until the October term
October 10. The reason is the heavy
calendar of civil cases on the Septem-
Der calendar.
The members of the grand jury who
were excused until August 10, are dis
charged. The members of the petit
jury who We're excused until September
8, are also discharged. There will be
no grand or petit jury for the Septem-
Der term but there will be for the Octo-
Der term.
INVENTORY FILED.
The inventory of the estate of the
late Lau Lin has been filed in the Cir
cult Court The estate consists of
various interests in personal property
valued at $780,
JOHN WITH CONTEMPT.
Attorneys for Mary Beck filed a pc
tition asking the court to declare John
Beck in contempt of court for falling
to pay the $50 allowed by the court as
an attorneys fee. John is suing Mary
for divorce.
WANTS AN ADMISSION.
A. G. M. Robertson as attorney for
the w. w. Bierce Company has filed
4 demand on C. ]. Hutchins, trustee,
and A. B. Wood and William 7. and
Albert Waterhouse that they admit
that no part of the property, nor of
he damages allowed, or the value of
the property involved in the suit be-
.ween them, has been received by the
plaintiff. In default of this admission
the plaintiff will have to ask to be
allowed as costs whatever expenses he |
S put to to prove these things.
DENY EVERYTHING.
In the suit of Levers & Cooke |
he defendants have filed an answer |
plaintiff.
CLAIM A MISJOINDER.
Cecil Brown, by his attorneys,
Thompson & Clemens, has moved in
lrrest of Judgment in the suit of c.
l. Holloway against Vivian Richard
on and others, on the ground of mis-
oinder of parties.
TERRITORY OBJECTS.
In the matter of the petition of
Frank Godfrey as trustee of Thomas !
Ietcalf for registered title to certain
ands, the Territory has answered !
tanning a three cornered plot with an
.rea of 1923 square feet between Bere-
ania street and the original line or
he property and another triangular
iece containing 525 square feet at
Hotel and Alapai streets.
APPOINTED ADMINISTRATOR
Judge De Bolt yesterday appointed
William Henry administrator of the
state of James II. Clarkin who COM
lifted suicide while on voyage to
hese islands while under the delusion
hat he was going to be sent to the
,per settlement at Molokai. He had
bout $500 in cash when he died. The
ppointment was made on the applica-
on of ]. J. Williams.
A CUT IN FEES.
In the divorce proceeding of Lum
cui against her husband, NJ. Lum Kui,
Judge De Bolt yesterday allowed G. E.
eterson, attorney for the Iibelant, a
hawaiian woman, a fee of $35 to be
aid by the Iibelee, Chinaman repre-
snted by George 4. Davis and A. NJ.
rown. A fee of $50 was asked for
ut Davis expostulated so vigorously
gainst extravagant allowances for
,es that the allowance was cut down
, a cut-rate of $50.
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