The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-05
HEAVY DAMAGE
CASE DISMISSED
Japanese Is Acquitted on His
Second Trial---0ther
Court News.


S. Humphreys for $4,000 damages was
dismissed by Judge De Bolt for want
| of prosecution. The alleged cause of
action was malicious prosecution of
| claim of 500 as an attorneys fee.
Plaintiff was an engineer on the cable
| ship Restorer, which is now at Esqui-
| malt repairing, and his counsel bring
| ing the action was the late Henry
Highton. An aggravation stated in the
complaint was that Mr.. Humphreys
had summons served on Mr.. Laker
while the latter was attending the ban
quet of the Hawaiian Engineering As
ISOLATION at Haleiwa Hotel and ad
dressed him abusively in public there.
The answer to the complaint was in
substance that Laker consulted de-
PENDANT and was advised that he had
no case in the matter submitted, and
defendant said that in consideration
of the circumstances he would charge
him but $25 meaning spot cash, but
the client turned round and left the
office with a remark that he would pay
the fee at the end of the month. Mr..
Humphreys did not like this conduct
and, falling to get the SIS, brought suit
before the District Court at Waialua
for a Zee of $780, 1t was not denied
that summons was served at the engin-
GERS banquet, but it was denied that
he had upbraided Mr.. Laker publicly
on that occasion. He had taken him
aside TO give him tongue-lashing.
CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
Yokoyama was tried for selling liq-
uor without license by Judge Robin
son yesterday. jury being waived. Dep
uty Attorney General Fleming for pros
ecution; Lightfoot for defendant. AT
the close of the prosecutions evidence
counsel for defendant moved that he
be discharged. The motion was
granted.
This was Yokoyama's second trial,
Judge De Bolt having set aside ver-
dict of guilty rendered before him on
the first occasion, and granted a new
trial.
Tatsujiro Shikado's trial for assault |
with weapon is set for trial on Friday. |
George D. Gear, counsel for William |
Crawford, gambling, consented that |
while that case is pending on reserved |
question in the Supreme Court any |
other criminal case on the calendar
may be tried.
William T. Rawlins has filed mo-
ton for a new trial of Apoliona, con-
victed of conducting gambling game
and sentenced to six months imprison-
ment.
EJECTMENT SUIT WON.
Judge De Bolt yesterday gave judg-
ment for plaintiffs in the ejectment
suit of the trustees under the will of
James Campbell against John II. Cum
mings, for 1854 square feet of land with
buildings thereon and damages of $1,000
claimed. Judgment was rendered for
possession alone, no damages other
than costs
CONTINUANCES.
Abigail K. Campbell-Parker v. Niau,
ejectment, was continued by Judge De
Bolt until Monday next by request of
for both parties.
Jesse Maikainai v. Goo Wan Hoy was
continued by request of counsel on both
sides until Monday, March Is, by Judge
De Bolt.
Judge Lindsay continued till today
the case of Jos. P. Mendonca v. Wing
Choy Wo and to later dates the cases
Of Territory by Land Commissioner
Pratt v. Arthur M. Brown; petition for
etters of administration on the estate
If Chun Along; Hee Fat V. Hee Chang
Sang, under change of venue from fifth
circuit, and Hee Chang Sang v. Hee
Fat, otherwise known as Hee Tai
Chung
OLD SUIT DROPPED.
The Territory's appeal from District
Magistrate Whitney's granting of
in it's case against Honolulu
Rapid Transit & Land Co. for s19.25,
he expense of repairing Government
wagon struck by car, has been with
rawn. Judgment was given on Sep
ember s. 1905.
PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
as Administrative of the es-
ate of George Nelson Rutherford,
1hich is valued at $3.50. Besides the
9idow there are four children, heirs c
f deceased, from IS to four years of
ge.
Jane Lishman More, executrix of the
ill of Jane Wilson, asks for allow
nee of her final account balancing at
,0S0.45 on both sides. After paying all
expenses, including $1,000 for a burial
IT and its care, and $4,000 in Iegacies,
lcluding $1,000 to herself, also s340.10
there is a credit balance
s721.57 for the executrix as residuary
gatee.
Lam Wo Sing, administrator of the
state Of Lam Yate, asks for approval
his final account, showing receipts
S1445.4S against which he expended
$3.50, which makes the estate owe
IN S921.27.
Accounts of J. E. Fullerton, guard
n of the Roberts minors, with mas
RS report thereon by j. Marcallino,
I've been taken under advisement by
ldge Lindsay.
Frank Archer's accounts as guardian
Northumberland, a minor, with mas
RS report by ]. Marcallino, have
ached a similar stage. A decision *.
this case will be rendered this morn
g.