The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-08-02
JUDGE ROBINSON
CHANGES WORK


This is Judge Robinsons last day
as presiding judge at chambers for the
present He has been performing this
duty since April l. Judge De Bolt will
begin presiding at chambers tomorrow
and continue until January 2, when the
first term of the new year will begin
according to the amended law. From
that time on, one judge will take cham,
bers business for a year, the two other
judges attending to the business of the
terms.
Following Is a statement of the bus.
mess that has come before Judge Rob-
inson from April 1 to yesterday, both
inclusive:
Jury-waived cases, IA.
Equity suits, II.
Divorces granted, 77; refused, 1; dis
continued, l; dismissed, 2; separations.
1 granted and 1 dismissed.
Mandamus, 2.
Habeas corpus, 1.
Letters of administration, IL; letters
of guardianship, 6; revocation OF
guardianship, 1; wills admitted to pro,
bate, 8; sales of real estate by guard
ians, 8; annual accounts, 26; final ac-
counts. "a; adoption, 1; petition fo,
leave to mortgage real estate. 1; con-
struction of will. 1; bill to declare a
trust, 1; petition for leave to expend
principal, 1; to expend income, I.
These make 209 matters heard in the
four months covered. Some Of them
took several days for hearing.
WIFE REFUSED TO REFORM.
Harry Flint has filed a libel in di-
vorce against his wife Daisy, whom
he married on May Z. 1905. He charges
her in general and specific allega-
tions with leading an utterly aban-
doned life. In company with Ensign
Anderson of the Salvation Army he
called on her at the Myrtle block,
where, in response to his request and
that of minister of the gospel, pray
ing that she should give up her evil
ways and return to the home of petit
toner, she declared in unmistakable
terms-which he quotes in the libel
that she preferred to live as she was
doing. Leon M. Straus is attorney for
libelant.
PLEADINGS ON FILE.
John Manuia, answering his wife
Julia's libel in divorce, denies the al
legations of cause and agrees that the
case may be heard without waiting for
twenty days to elapse after service.
The suit is on the ground of desertion.
Ethel Barr, by her attorneys, Thomp-
son & Clemons, files joinder in de-
murrer in her damage suit against the
Rapid Transit Co.
SALES CONFIRMED.
Judge Robinson yesterday confirmed
the sale by Commissioner Simonton
of the second part of the Pauoa prop
erty involved in the suit of Polyblank
for $3.50.
An order by Judge Robinson confirm
ing the resale by Commissioner ST.
of property in the Hackfeld V.
Monsarrat suit was filed yesterday. A
deficiency judgment of s26,924.11 is in,
cluded.
RELEASE IN FORECLOSURE.
In the foreclosure suit of ]. M.
DOwsett, trustee v. Abraham Fernan-
dez. Minerva E. Fernandez and Ida E.
Lamb, Judge Robinson signed an order.
with the signed consent of all the
counsel in the case, releasing a portion
Of the premises involved, on the north
of 60 tha
ton of the decree. The released por-
ton contains an area of 80S5 square
feet. the boundary description begin,
ming at a point 642.4 feet from the
north corner OF King and Piikoi streets
and ending in a frontage of fifty feet
)n King street.
A condition Of the order was that
1880 be paid into court by the Fernan,
1azes, and this having been done
counsel signed a stipulation, which
Judge Robinson enforces in supple,
mental order, that the sum of $500 so
paid in "be paid out of court to the
defendant, Ida E. Lamb, the same to
be applied by her on account and in
part payment of the sum of $35S6.66 and
interest thereon from the 5th day OF
February, 1907, at the rate of per
cent. per annum, which sum of S3596.65
and interest thereon as aforesaid is
payable to the said Ida E. Lamb under
The decree of foreclosure and sale made
and executed in the above cause on
The 5th day of February, 1907" Holmes
& Stanley for plaintiff, A. G. NJ. Rob-
srtson for Ida E. Lamb and c. w.
Ashford for Abraham and Minerva
Fernandez sign the stipulation.
TO FIGHT LUCWEIKO.
Judge Robinson's order allowing a
writ of mandamus to
James W. Pratt, Commissioner of
Public Lands, commanding him to ap-
prove a receipt in full for the claim
If F. r. Lucweiko for $500, requires
lin to make return of what he has
lone hereunder on or before Septem-
,er 1s.
John w. Cathcart, attorney for re.
ipondent, yesterday filed a notice Of
appeal and an appeal to the Supreme
Court from the order.
EXECUTION HELD UP.
Judge Robinson denied the motion
or execution in the case of A. W. T. |
trustee of Washington Mer-
:antile Co.. v. W. A. Hall. Exceptions
we're noted by W. W. Thayer for
Plaintiff It appeared that C. W. Ash
ord for defendant some time ago pre-. |