The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-11
PLAINTIFF GETS
VERDICT FOR $3.50
A Jury Finds O Luso Guilty
OF LibeIing Mr..
Dura0.

After trial lasting four days jury
in Judge Lindsay's court yesterday
brought in verdict for the plaintiff
in J. F. Durao VS.. j. r. Ramos and
| J. D. Marques. and fixed the damages
at $3.50.
The suit was for libel growing out
of a publication in the Portuguese pa
per o Luso. in which an acrostic poem
| appeared. The first letters of the sew
heavy type and spelled out the name
of the plaintiff, while the verses them
selves We're said to defame his charac-
| ter.
| The case turned largely on the mean
| ing of a certain Portuguese word which
the plaintiff alleged meant panderer,
while the defense claimed it meant no
more than tale-bearer. The diction-
aries seemed to support the contention
of the plaintiff, while a large number
of witnesses testified that in colloquial
Portuguese such as is generally spoken
| here it. meant nothing more than tale
bearer
E. C. Peters appeared for the plaintiff
and Frank Thompson for the defend
ants The jury, after being out an hour
and half, returned a verdict giving
the plaintiff $3.50 damages
COURT NOTES.
In Judge De Bolts court yesterday
the case of the Territory against Chan
Cheong, charged with selling liquor
without a license, was continued until
June II.
Territory VS.. Robert l.. Colburn, ma
licious injury, was continued until
June "a.
County Attorney J. w. Cathcart mol
pressed the case of the Territory
against T. Chinaka, charged with SELL
ing liquor without a license. The same
action was taken in the case of Ter
ritory VS.. John Rosario, charged with
using threatening language.
In Territory VS.. A. K. Kau ct al,
the case was continued until June Is.
until June Is.
In the Supreme Court yesterday, in
the case of A. D. Scroggy VS.. Mrs. L.
A. King Boardman, H. G. Middleditch
for plaintiff appellant, A S. Humphreys
attorney for acknowledgements, the de-
PENDANT confessed error, the judgment
of the circuit court was reversed and
the case was remanded fol. further pro-
ceedings.
Judge Robinson yesterday granted
final discharge to c. T. Rodgers as ex-
ecutor of the estate of Sarah NJ. Rod
gers, deceased.
H. E. Cooper, as guardian of the es-
tate of Maria Eva, Robert and Gustav
Wilhelm, was granted leave by Judge
Robinson to sell certain property OF
the wards situated at Keeaumoku and
Young streets, the proceeds to be sent
to the guardian of the persons of tie
minors, who are in Germany, to be in
vested there for their benefit.
Judge Robinson yesterday granted a
decree of divorce to Kuhaeaonui Keo-
ole Acne from Keoole Acne on the
ground of desertion.
Suit has been brought by NJ. Phil
lips & Co. VS.. Hop Hing & Co. for
1868 SO.
Judge Robinson yesterday continued
the hearing of the petition for the dis
charge of the administrative OF the es-
tate of w. F. Allen for a week
Hearing of the order to show cause
in the matter of the estate of Margaret
V. Carter was continued by Judge Rob-
inson yesterday until Wednesday.
TlJ1c pnh mil no 1o
of Antoine Rodrigues for letters of ad-
ministratio on the estate of Mary
Rodrigues on Wednesday.
Judge Robinson yesterday transferred
the suit of Marie Barete VS.. Agnes
Soares ct al, admeasurement of dover. |
to Judge De Bolts calendar.
The accounts of Ellen Dwight as adj
ministratrix of the estate of C. B. |
Dwight were referred to NJ. T. Simon
ton, as MASTER by Judge Robinson yes
terday.
All Hoy was held to the Federal |
grand jury by United States Commits |
sioner F. L. Hatch yesterday on a
charge of adultery.
j. J. Dunno, as attorney for WAIKIKI !
Heleluke and Kehakakof Kealohapau-
ole, in their several suits against the |
Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land |
Company, has filed his bill of excep-
tons on appeal.
In the suit of Walter C. Peacock vs. |
A. j. Campbell, A. M. Brown, Z. A |
Douthitt and H. T. Lake, all the de- |
PENDANTS except Campbell have united |
in an answer in which they deny the |
truth of the facts alleged and each of |
the allegations. ]. w. Cathcart is
their attorney.