The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-04
HABEAS CORPUS
WRIT IS DENIED
Contempt Case Pressed-The
Mahuka Site-0ther
Court News.

sentence of thirty years for murder in
the second degree imposed by the late
Judge Little. G. A. Davis for petition
err gave notice of appeal to the Supreme
4 Court of Hawaii and the United States
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals at San
| Francisco.
Zone at time, please, Judge Lind
say observed.
WHITNEY CONTEMPT CASE.
4 NJ. B. Silveira and Silveira & Co., by
their attorney, A. G. NJ. Robertson, re-
ply to the return of w, L. Whitney
administrator of the estate of C. Ali,
deceased. Their statements condensed
are as follows:
They were among the creditors of the
| estate between whom Judge Gear or
dered the administrator to prorate mon
eys in his hands, paying each creditor
forty per cent of his claim
They admit that, prior to June 10,
| 1904, the respondent offered to pay
| them $642 as full satisfaction of 40
l
/ at any time since that date respondent
has offered or been willing to pay them
| the sum mentioned or any sum, al
| though he at no time denied that they
had a valid claim against the estate.
| They are informed and believe that
| the order by Judge Gear directing the
| respondent to pay certain moneys to
one Quai Far was subsequent to the
l ha no q
ready mentioned.
They deny that the payment to Quai
| Far exhausted the available money of
| the estate and allege, ON information
and belief, that on March 2, 1904, after
| the payment to DUAL Far, the admin
| istrator had on hand $110407, and on
June 10, 1904, $S17.3S, and that there
after and prior to the filing of his final
accounts, he received further sums and
more than sufficient to pay these NOV
ants in full for their claim of $4,000.
They deny that c.. Bolte was person
ally notified by the administrator that
he had fled his final accounts and that
these had been referred to a master.
They deny that the respondent has
been finally discharged as administra-
tor, and allege that the purported dis
charge as such twas obtained upon re-
spondent IS false representation that he
had complied with all prior orders of
this court regarding the administration
of said estate.
Wherefore these movants pray that
the respondent herein, the said William
L. Whitney, be adjudged guilty of con-
tempt of this honorable court for fail
ing to obey the said order made and
entered herein on June 10, 1904. -
THE MAHUKA SITE.
Judge De Bolt denied the motion of
J. F. Hackfeld, trustee for Heinrich
and Paul Ehlers, to set for hearing the
condemnation suit of Marston Camp
bell, Superintendent of Public Works,
against John NJ. Mahuka and others,
for lands needed to extend Bishop street
from King to Merchant. FL. E. Cooper
for movant, Attorney General Hemen-
way against The suit is in pursuance
of the Territory's part in obtaining the
Mahuka site for Federal building.
DIVORCE CASES.
J. g. M. Sheldon, the well-known
Hawaiian interpreter, is suing Amalu
Sheldon for divorce. j. M. Poepoe be
ing his attorney They were married in
wife deserted her spouse about the
year 1899 and that ever since they
have been living apart. They have one
son and five daughters, one of the
daughters being married and the rest of
the children living with the libelee 1t
is prayed that the custody of the chill
dren be granted to the ibelee.
Keoholiko Kaehuoka1ani sues Kae-
huokalani for divorce on the grounds
of extreme cruelty and non-support. |
They were married January T. 1901, at
Eva. j. Mokuohai Poepoe is attorney
for libelant.
Hung Lang, otherwise known as
Mrs. All Sal, brought suit for divorce |
on February 20 against All Sal, alIeg-
ing failure to provide They were |
married October 10. 1907, but since Nov
ember 2. the wife says, All Sal has
neglected and refused to provide main /
tenance for her. All Sal under date
of March 2 admits all but the cause |
alleged for divorce, valves all further |
notice of hearing and prays that the |
libel be dismissed.
PROBATE MATTERS.
Minnie Johnston petitions that she |
be appointed administrative of the es-
tate of her late husband, Harry ].
Johnston, which is valued at about
1880 outside of a contingent interest
in sake protests now pending be-
fore the U. S. courts and other pro-
tests pending, of no materiaIized value.
The heirs are the widow and three
young children.
Albert Waterhouse, administrator of
the estate of A. Kauhi. deceased. an
swers with a general denial the COM
plant of Mary Kapola Kaleikini, who
is suing on a claim of $4,000 and odd
against the estate.
The Queens Hospital by its attorney,
A. G. NJ. Robertson. has appealed TO
the Supreme Court from Judge Lind
says decision in its equity suit
against Bruce Cartwright trustee un-
Ter Queen Emmas will, and the bene-
hciaries of the estate.
Judge Lindsay approved the fourth
annual accounts of George r. Carter,
of H. A. P. Carter and Grace
;. Carter. minors, confirming the re-
port of John Marcallino, master
THE LAND COURT.
In the matter of the petition of
Charles M. Cooke, Ltd, for title to !
and at Aiakea and Merchant streets,