The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-17
JUDGE ROBINSON
RESUMES DUTY
Criminal Cases Dropped Big
Bond Filed Divorce
and Probate.

eases were none prosecuted yesItI-
day before Judge Robinson, who arrived
in the Siberia that morning, as follows:
Fong Kee, operating laundry without
a license; Maruse Mage and Seyo, as
sault and battery; KIM kama, mali
cious burning in third degree and as
sault with a dangerous weapon; Geo.
Namau, larceny in third degree.
With regard to the laundry case Dis
trict Magistrate Andrade lately de-
clared the law unconstitutional In
one of the cases a defective record
had been sent up from Waialua. Vari-
Gus reasons were given for dropping
the other cases.
Judge Robinson s jurors are to ap-
pear in court at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
LARGE BOND.
The trustees or the estate Of Bernice
Pauahi Bishop have filed their bond as
principals and each as surety for the
others in the sum of 100000. J. O..
Carter, William O. Smith, S. NJ. Damon
bond E. Faxon Bishop, the other trus-
tee, is absent from the Territory. This
is new bond required by the accession
A w. Carter, resigned.
SEWER RATES.
c. s. Holloway, Superintendent of
Public Works, VS.. Cecil Brown ct al,
trustees of the estate of James Camp
bell, deceased, suit for sewer rates,
was argued and submitted In the Su-
preme Court yesterday. Respondents
are sued as executors instead of trus
tees, which, prior to argument, Chief
Justice Hartwell intimated might be
a fatal defect in the Government s case.
The suit refers to the Campbell sbloek.
NEW. TRUSTEE WANTED.
Stella K. Cockett petitions that a
new trustee for her, under the trust
deed made by herself to the late A. j.
Cartwright in 1883, be appointed in
place of Ellen A. Polyblank, who wish
es to renounee the Office and has re-
signed therefrom Petitioner asks that
George E. Smithies be appointed
trustee.
ESTATE CLOSING.
Robert W. Cathcart and Samuel &.
Wilder, executors of the will of B. Z.
Chapman, had their accounts approved
and their discharge granted by Judge
Lindsay yesterday. The estate is in
ventoried at over $685. 900 besides GAO
acres of land iA Nevada not appraised.
1t will be distributed by the Hawai-
ian Trust Co.
DIVORCE CASES.
Charles B. Gray denies every allega-
ton of cause for divorce in his wife
La Vancha NJ. Gray's libel.
Mary Sherwood Kahawai sues Chas.
Kahawai for divorce, alleging extreme
cruelty in the forms of physical vio-
lence and abusive language, also failure
to provide. They were married on
June %, 1908.
In the divorce suit of Victoria Amoi
Mahuka against William NJ. Mahuka,
Judge Lindsay has ordered that the
libelee pay to the libelant' s attorAeys
SIS a week pending the decision, also
$50 on account of counsel fees.
WAILUKU TERM.
There are nine criminal cases on the
calendar of the Second Circuit Court,
opening at Wailuku tomorrow before
are against K Yokogawa for criminal
libel. The others are larceny second
degree, selling liquor without license,
selling poisonous drugs, malicious in
Jury, assault and battery, and gaming.
There are nine civil jury cases and
twelve jury waived cases.
COURT ITEMS.
It was stipulated. with Judge Lind
saws approval, that the habeas corpus
cases of Amalia Maunakea and Mary
Keliihopeole Kaumakahia, in custody
of the Board of Health, be continued
until Wednesday morning, March 20.
Demurrer was argued before Judge
De Bolt in the damage suit of L.
Campbell VS.. I'll. Hackfeld & Co., Ltd.
The demurrer was confessed without
prejudice and ten days were allowed TO
file an amended complaint. j. Light
foot for defendant.
P. J. Monaghan has brought suit
against John K. Robinson and Meie
Lopikana for $500, with interest, costs
and attorneys commissions, on
promissory note made June 20, 1907, at
six months and eight per cent per an
mum interest.
"a Judge Lindsay appointed DR.. r. B.
Anderson administrator of the estate
of Mon Min, deceased.
J. A. Combs is sworn as stenogra-
Dher in Judge Robinson's court to act
in place of Col. J. w. Jones, laid aside
by illness.
Judge Robinson approved the &C.
counts of c. M. Cooke and Andrew E.
Cox, executors of the will of John F.
Anderson, who left an estate worth
about $1,000 entirely to County Super
visor Cox above-named.
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