The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-11

HONOLULU, WEDNESDAY,
He said he was only asked general
questions, although he had an idea
that the questions had to do with
charges under the Edmunds Act soon
to be taken before the court.
On Thursday last testimony was Civ
en- by Poi Kekauoha, a brother of
George Kekauoha who was not long
ago convicted of a violation of the
Edmunds Act and in connection with
whose trial Elder Harmon was charged
with an attempt to pervert evidence.
Poi Kekauoha stated that he asked
Harmon for advice, Harmon acting as
president and being sought in his Of
fetal clerical capacity. This was after
Kekauoha had been summoned to APP
pear before the grand jury as a wit
ness against his brother who had con-
fessed in a church meeting that he had
been living immorally. 1t was in re-
gard to this confession that advice
was sought. Harmon was said to
have instructed the witness to deny
knowledge of the confession. Poi tes-
tilted that Harmon had gone to him
and Kalehua, in regard to- the relations
of Kalehua to George Kekauoha, say
ing that it was a secret and they
should not testify to it, but deny it.
Harmon was indicted at the last
regular term.
GODFREY WILL IN COURT.
There was filed in the Circuit Court
yesterday morning. a petition for adj
mission to probate of the will of the
late Captain William Benjamin God
frey, formerly a resident here, whose
death occurred in San Francisco re-
Gently, the reason of the presentation
of the petition here being that certain
local property is a part of the estate,
a $3.50 lot on Prospect street and d
$100 horse. The will has been admitted
to probate in San Francisco. It
states that the property amounts to
over $4,000 and is left to the widow,
the six children not being provided
for in the will since the deceased had
every confidence in the mother and
left it to her to dispose of the estate,
James L. Mclean is the only executor
here.
TWO WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS.
BY two writs of habeas corpus,
President Pinkham of the Board of
Health is ordered to produce at 10
o'clock this morning Mary Keliihope-
ole Kamakahia and Anamalia Mauna-
kea, Hawaiian women alleged to be
lepers and now confined at the Kalihi
receiving station. Attorney c. w.
Ashford, who has brought sthese cases
to prevent the women being sent to
Molokai, may eventually tame the mat
ter to Washington. If the law, at
tackled by Ashford and passed by the
last Legislature, should be knocked
out, the action of the Board of Health
would have to be taken under the old
segregation law, when Ashford would
probably appeal to Washington while
the suspects We're held at Kalihi.
DEGREES TO LANDS.
Judge Weaver has signed the fol-
lowing DEGREES to registered lands:
To Oswald st. John Gilbert, Alex
ander c. Dowsett and Lee ST. John
Gilbert, land at Lualualei, Waianae,
Oahu 1929 acres. subject to pasturage
agreement with Dowsett Co, Ltd, and
mortgage to l.. L. McCandless.
To Frank X Howard, lot at Move
wehi and Keeaumoku streets, Homo
lulu, seven and 17-100ths acres.
To Sophie K. Walker, lot at north
corner of Beretania avenue and
Punchbowl street, Honolulu, 1854
square feet.
To John Walker, lot between Queen
and Kawaiahao streets, 10000 square
feet. -
COURT NOTES.
Joshua Koki, formerly assistant post
master at Kamuela, Hawaii, charged
with the theft of 1856 from the Z. S.
mail, was yesterday morning arraign-.
ed before u. 8. District Judge S. B.
Dole, pleading not guilty. His case was
continued until the April term of court.
beginning April 13. Koki is represent
ed bv Att6faeS. w. A. Kinney.
Nakamoto, japanese, charged with
larceny in the second degree, plesded
not guilty before Judge Lindsay yes
terday morning. He it is who is al
legged to have robbed the residence eff
Charles Lieflejohn. His case was code
tinued until She return of Judge Rob
inson. =.
Papers are on f1te In the Circuit
Court Looking to the divorce of Rachel
Cullen Ho Chin, Hawaiian, who was a
Chinese about a year ago. After liv-
ing together but three months the hus-
band left her and has since gone to
China, failing to provide for her. The
papers will be served in the Celestial
Empire.
Second annual rep8rt was filed yes-
terday morning by the Hawaiian Trust |
Company as trustees of the estate Of /
The late George Galbraith.
Abraham Kaleikau yesterday morn
ng made his annual report as guard |
an for Mikaele and Wahinenani Mi |
<aele, minors. The report was ap-
proved by Judge Lindsay.
Criminologist Sutton left for Hilo
to represent the Attorney
Generals department before the grand
ury that convenes on March 16.
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