The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-14
JANUARY TERM
IS NOW OPEN
Grand Jury Working Probate,
Divorce and Other
Matters.

Judge Robinson delivered the same
charge to the grand jury, at the open
ing of the Circuit Court term xester-
day, as he delivered on former occa-
sions of his presidency over the Grim
inal division. 1t merely defined the
general functions and procedure of a
grand jury. with no special instruc-
tions to investigate matters other than
those presented by the prosecuting at
torneys.
L. L. McCandIess was appointed
foreman of the grand jury. A d.
Bolster, who has served on juries for
many years, including 1907, was sworn
as bailif of the grand jury
After receiving the courts charge
the grand jury retired to the throne
room of the Capitol to begin its great.
inquest.
A. d. I4arnach, Alfred T. Brock and
Enos Vincent were respectively as
signed as counsel to three defendants
who had none, their cases being con-
tinued from last term.
Judge De Bolt, who has charge of
Jury civil cases, excused his panel of
jurors until Thursday.
Judge Robinson's trial jurors are due
to appear this morning.
ACCOUNTING DECREE.
A final decree in the painting part
nership accounting case of E. c. Rowe
against Stanley Stephenson was sign
ed yesterday by Judge De Bolt. 1t
conforms with the Judgment before re-
ported of $522.21 for plaintiff, with
legal interest from date of action and
costs taxed at $717. Stephenson is
also to pay Job Bachelor masters
fee of $50 and J. L. Horner $25.40 for
services as stenographer. j. E. Full
lerton, receiver in the cause, is order
ed to pay to the clerk of the court
all the money collected or received by
him, to be divided equally between
Rowe and Stephenson.
THE ALONG CASE.
In Riggs and Burns against Along
and others, Antonio Perry has filed a
motion on behalf of Julia H. John
~.
Henshall, MeIaine B. Brewster. Eta
p Whiting, Martha NJ. Dougherty'
Mary Along and Albert f. Along,
some of the respondents, that an order
be made permitting them to file a
| plea to the effect that this suit ana
all causes of action and demands
therein involved have been settled,
compromised and released since the
| institution of this suit, and that m
said order leave be reserved and
granted to these movants to, thereafter
| in the event of such plea of release
being overruled, file such further plea
or pleas and answer as they may be
| advised are proper"
H. A. ISENBERG ESTATE.
Job Bachelor has made master
report on the second annual account
of the estate of Henry Alexander Isen-
| berg. deceased. The executor and eX-
ecutrix charge themselves with s179,-
| 401. 81 and ask to be allowed $91,S76.31,
the balance on hand being S7,525.O6.
No charge for commissions has been
made. There has been no change in
the inventory for the past year. 1t is
| recommended that the accounts be APP
proved and the executrix and execu-
tors be allowed to continue in office
til such time as it shall be consid-
cred proper to ask for distribution
| of the estate.
OTHER PROBATE. MATTERS.
A replication of plaintiff has been
| filed in the suit of William Savidge,
trustee, against Richard Antoine ct al,
relative to the Barete estate. 1t says
that the answer of defendant Antoine
is uncertain, evasive and insufficient
in law, etc.
An order to show cause on February
Is has been made by Judge Lind
say on the petition of Mele Keawe,
administrators of the estate of G. w.
Kahanauapo, for authority to sell real
/ estate.
DIVORCE CASES.
| Keola Auna sues Auna, to whom she
| was married at kamalo, Molokai, on
March IA, 1898, for divorce on the
/ ground of desertion for over three
years.
| John Kakae prays for a divorce from
his wife. Elizabeth K. L. Kakae, whom
| he married at Puaa, North Kona, on
July "a, 1897. because of desertion
/ since about the year 1901.
COURT ITEMS.
| BY stipulation the damage suit of
! Gee Shee against Honolulu Rapid
| Transit & Land Co. and Mutual Tele-
| phone Co. is continued for one week
! from yesterday
Arthur NJ Brown, by his attorney,
| Nj. f. Prosser, has filed exceptions to
| Judge De Bolts order sustaining the
! demurrer of Lee Chuck to the suit for
/ 1850 bail money against Lee Chuck
| and 81 others.
| Hawaii Land Co., a defendant in
Leonhart V. silva and others, has APP
pealed to the Supreme Court from
! Judge Robinson's decree in favor Of
| plaintiff.