The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-06-16

to the jury yesterday afternoon. Judge
Dole concluding his charge shortly
after four o'clock and leaving the
jurors in the hands of United States
Marshal Hendry and his deputies.
The jurymen deliberated until din
ner time. then were dined and locked
up for the night A verdict is expect
ed this morning.
TAX APPEALS COURT.
The Tax Appeal Court. which was
adjourned on Friday last owing to the
illness of Jas. F. Morgan, one Of the
judges. will resume its sessions this
morning for the hearing Of the pine
apple cases. A cons derable part of
the wahiawa pineapple lands is in
volved in the appeal and the status Of
the Iwilei cannery as to exemptions
viii be decided.
Another question that is TO come be-
fore the court is as to the valuation
of the Ii estate. The case was set to
follow the hearing of the pineapple
cases but viii probably not be heard
until later on in the week as two other
cases are down for a hearing at the
next regular session of the court to-
morrow. the Waianae plantation case
and the Austin estate.
These cases viii have to be looked
after by the Attorney General in per-
son. E. W. Sutton, who has been rep
resenting the department before the
Tax Appeal court is TO leave for Kauai
this afternoon; Deputy Attorney Gem
eral whitney is on Maui en- depart
mental business and Deputy Larnach
is busy preparing his case in,the Jap
anese murder trial 10 come UP before
Judge Robinson.
According l. law all the questions
of tax appeals have TO be disposed OF
by saturday Of this week
KAPAA RICE LANDS RENTALS.
Yesterday was the day or which the
rent was due to someone from the les
see of the rice lands at. Kapaa. Hee
Fat. The lessee was ready TO pay what
was due. acknowledged by him to be
sS5e0. but does not know TO whom TO
pay it The government claims that
the money belongs TO it and should be
turned into the Territorial treasury,
while the Makee Sugar Company also
claims the money and has made a de-
mand upon Hee Fat for il. Between
the two claimants Hee Fat has come
into lawsuit and has paid the rental
money over 10 the Bishop Trust Com
pany to keep in the meanwhile until
the disputants settle the matter.
Yesterday Hee Fat. through his at
torney, took steps to enter an inter- |
pleader before Judge De Bolt against |
the Makea Sugar Company. for an or
der OF the court making the sugar
company a co-dafendant in the action |
brought before the court by the gov
eminent against him
The dispute arises over the renewal |
OF the lease OF government land u the !
plantation The officials Of the govern |
ment claim that the renewal was for |
only the cane lands. releasing the rice 4
lands The plantation asserts that all /
their former holdings, including the /
rice lands. have been released and that |
Hee Fat is their sub-tenant. In re-
for the rentals from the Ma |
kee Sugar Company the government |
issued a receipt specifically stating that |
the rentals were for the cane lands |
only. The plantation accepted the re-
ceipt under protest
Kinney & Marx are representing the /
plantation and a fight for the thirty
FIVE hundred will be made.
L. s SUPREME COURT OPINION
Chief Justice Hsrtweu yesterday re-
ceived the full opinion of the United
States Supreme Court in the case Of
KealOhz versus Castle. the case in
which the opinion Of the local Supreme
Court denying the legitimacy Of chill
irsn whose parents married after their
birth. but who at the time Of their
birth were ineligible for marriage, was
sustained
MAHUKA TITLE REGISTERED
The transfer papers in the Mahuka
site were all entered for record in the
Bureau Of Conysysnces yesterday and
he United States IL now the registered
md undisputed owner Of a building
lite.
TANGLE UNRAvEL-
ING.
The case Of Hudson -. VOTERS, 10
.u5Oin the latter from holding down
nore land IN the Kapahulu tract than
lie neighborE think that he is entitled
., was On all day yesterday before
Judge Lindsay. The case for the
lisintiH has been made cut and the
License has itE witnesses up for hear
ng- A verdict may BE- reached today
TERRITORY VERSUS MAURICE.
The prosecution Tfll rest its case ,
gssnEt Manuel Maurice when Judge {
SObinEOn'E court cOnysnsE this morn r
ng and the side Of the defense will be
resented Yeztsr5ay the testimony Of :
.Fdis Silva, the alleged victim Of an Z
trOeiO1E assault, was heard Il
APPEAL PROM GARSIEHEE