The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-05-15
DIVORCE ASKED.
THE TRIAL Of K0K| IS
BEING HARD FOUGHT

The trial of Moses Koki for the en-
bezzlement of about 5000 from the post
office at Kamuela was begun yester-
day morning. The jury was selected
before noon and is composed of the
following: S. B. Rose, H. R. Macfar-
lane, Horace Johnson, Geo. G. Fuller,
Henry A. Giles, S. P. Wood, E. ].
Weight. Chas. Barlow, B. E. Paxton,
Arthur Coyne, Jos. Aka and George
Weight.
Koh is being defended by w. A
Kinney, M. F. Prosser and r. B. An
derson. United States Attorney Brock
ons is conducting the prosecution
Both sides are putting up a hard fight.
The taking of testimony in the after
noon was both preceded and interrupt
ed by long argument in regard to
testimony. At the beginning of the
afternoon session, the defense asked
for an order allowing them to examine
the account books of. the Honolulu
poStpffice relating to Koki's remit
tances as postmaster at Kamuela
This was opposed, but Judge Dole al
lowed it in a modified FORM
A long argument occupied much of
then afternoon on a discrepancy te-
tween the remittance sheets and the
cash-book entries. The case will pro-
coed this morning
OBJECTS TO THE ACCOUNTS.
Objection has been filed to the ac-
counts of ]. Alfred Magoon, as trus-
tee under the will of Antoine Rod
rigues. 1t is objected that said ]. A.
Magoon has no right to charge the sum
of $3.50 against the estate for his fee
as attorney for Kalama, the widow,
Peter Rodrigues and Mary Coelho. as
parties plaintiffs in a partition suit
now pending between said parties and
Antoine Rodrigues and others. while
the defendants in said partition suit
have to pay for their attorneys out of
their own money"
Also it is objected that the charges
of said J. A. Magoon for 500 as fee
for his services in appearing before
the court in regard to the filing of the
oN1Ouhl 10 CACCSSiNt anu uuTed-
sonable'
The objections are made on behalf
of four minors interested in the es-
tate
ADMINISTRATORS ACCOUNT.
John D. Paris, as administrator of
filed his final account. He charges
l.
lowed $4263. $50.
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to which was referred the request ad-
dressed by the Merchants Association
of New York to the Commercial Or
CARNATIONS of the United States, for
their approval of the Fowler Currency
Plan, SO called, now before Congress,
beg leave to report that after examin-
ing the chief features of that plan, we
do not see our way clear to recommend
its endorsement by the Honolulu Cham
Der of Commerce.
Without discussing it's features in de-
tail, some of which are evidently COM
mendable. we believe that it provides
on the whole for a departure from
present methods too radical to meet the
sentiment of our community, which has
been for so long time and under
varying financial conditions so exclu-
sirely committed to the use of specie
currency.
Respectfully submitted,
E. D. TENNEY,
qs Chairman.
W. PFOTENHAUER,
L. T. PECK,
Finance Committee Chamber Of Com |
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