The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-02-28
WELDON LOSES
DAMAGE SUIT
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CFrom Wednesdays Advertiser)
/ At twenty minutes after nine last
night. having been out nearly six
hours. the jury in the weedon-Chapin
case returned verdict for the defend
ant.
There was a mistrial OF this case
last term. following nonsuit granted
in weedon's suit for 5000 damages
against the husband of the defendant
who has @n now. An appeal from
Judgment Of nonsuit Is pending.
". Z. Meedon 5 suit Tor $1,000 dam
ages against Mrs. c. W. Chaplin. on ac-
count OF personal injuries plaintiff sus-
tanned in being thrown from his horse
scared by defendant s automobile, went
TO the jury at $3.50 yesterday afternoon.
Ii had been on trial from Monday, Feb.
Il, which made the time seven court
days up 10 last night. Antonio Perry
and A. d. Larnaeh were attorneys for
the plaintiff and E. NJ. Watson repre-
sented the defendant, a resident of New
York.
AT FIVE minutes after FIVE the jury
came into court to say that they could
not agree.
Judge De Bolt said there ought be n
verdict, The matter had been fully
presented ON both sides Ii was one
of the main purposes of the law TO
have an end made 70 controversies.
He asked them if there was any diff
Guilty on points of law they wanted TO
have explained.
E. o. White replied that they were
not clear on the maximum speed of
Mrs. Chapin's automobile from the
time it was first sighted until it was
stopped.
Messrs. Perry and Watson agreed to
have the evidence on that point read,
and later agreed that no higher rate
of speed than twelve miles an hour had
been stated by any witness.
At Sis the court sent the jury out
again. Some TIME later they returned
and reported continued disagreement.
when Judge De Bolt had them locked
up again. /
THE KOREAN CASE.
VIM. Henry. High Sheriff of the Ter
ritOry, returns the execution for s6l6S5
in the suit of Hark Hak See VS.. PAX /
Lung kwon, Kim Sung Kwon and Yee !
Mai 500 fully satisfied, it being stated I
that this is sat request of plaintiff. -
This is the interesting controversy be- |
tween Koreans. in which signers of
promissory note said they signed only !
as witnesses and in which plaintiff. !
after losing his ease with one lawyer, |
hired a new attorney and obtained a
a new trial on the ground that availa- /
BILE evidence had not been presented I
az the first trial.
CONTEMPT IN DIVORCE.
Marion Myhre by her attorneys,
Thompson & Clemons, viii present "a
motion before Judge Lindsay on Sat
urday morning for an order citing her /
husband. George c. Myhre, to show I
cause why he should not be punished /
for contempt of court for disobedience I
of the order TO pay her alimOny pend
ing decision of her divorce suit.
c. B. Gray, residing at Kapaa, Kauai, |
is sued for divorce by his wife, residing Z
in Honolulu. The High Sheriff yester-
day received the summons for service.
ONE WEEK IS BLISS.
Maria Aki Kanoho sues Joseph Ka-
nohO for divorce for non-support. They
We're married on August 81 last, but
she says that since September 6 he has
failed, neglected and refused
TO supply her with food, clothing,
money or other necessary supplies. The
husband has entered his appearance,
to immediate trial
Judge Lindsay granted a divorce to
Tsune Nakashima against Suyiehiro
for nOn-support.
HABEAs CORPUS.
Judge Lindsay denied the motion to
luash the return of High Sheriff Henry
TO the writ of habeas corpus in be-
half of FunakOshi, also denied the mo-
ton to admit the prisoner 10 bail.
COURT ITEMS.
Margaret Hoogs petitions that she
be appointed Administrative OF the es-
ate of her late husband, Frank Lam
lers HOogs, which is valued at'sl3,040.
If this amount $4,000 is life insurance
md $4,000 stock in the Hawaiian Star
Newspaper Association, Ltd. A lot on
Tantalus is put in at value unknown.
In the matter of the estate of An
Oinette F. Swan the administrators by ,
heir attorney, Albert F. Judd, will
,resent a motion on Friday morning for .
he appointment of appraisers.
1t is stipulated, in the suit of Bessie ,
R. Burns against Julia H. Along and
Ithers, that the time for filing ques- :
ions to be put to J. ]. Dunno in San ,
francisco be extended to include Mon a.,
lay next.