The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-27
MRS. AF ONG
On THE STAND
Testifies as to Her Relations
With Her Daughters and
S0ns-in-Law.

| Mrs. Julia Along was on the witness
stand for the greater part of the day
yesterday in the resumption of litiga-
ton of the Riggs versus Along case,
her evidence dealing with the COM
promise and the events leading up to
| it. The attorneys for Mrs. Along and
the eight loyal children attempted to
show that at no time was there any
question ever raised by Bessie R. Burns
before the signing of the compromise
to show that it was not fully under
stood by her, while the attorney for
Mrs Burns subjected Mrs. Along to
a searching cross-examination to show
| that there had been an understanding
whereby Mrs Burns was to receive ten
| thousand dollars for signing and pre-
venting further litigation and the max
| ing public of certain scandals in the
family history.
In connection with her estate, the
witness testified that she had had to
fourteen thousand. dollars to get rid
| of him as agent, while she also COM
lplimented another son-in-law, Judge
little tin god with her until she had
| found him out.
| Frank Thompson attempted to cross
examine on the incidents of an assault
alleged to have taken place on the
witness in Nuuau valley, but this was
ruled out as scandalous by the court.
Albert Along followed his mother on
the stand and will be on again on
| Monday, when the case is resumed
COMMISSIONERS HEARING FOR
DAILY.
! The case of Chief Engineer DAILY, of
the S. S. Despatch, under arrest for an
assault with a deadly weapon on his
captain. will come up before Commits
sioner Hatch this morning. In con-
nection with this case and the inter-
vention of the Federal Department, it
is stated that the question of the right
of the Federal officers of jurisdiction
over the harbor has been practically
ruled upon already by Judge Dole in
| the McKinnon murder case.
JURY DISAGREED.
The case of the Territory against
Isichi Matsuda, of the Yamaichi hotel,
for the alleged embezzlement of $155
! taken by him to buy steamer tickets
and held. the result being an embezzle-
ment charge, ended in a jury disagree
ment yesterday in Judge De Bolts
court. Milverton for the prosecution;
Rawlins for defense.
CASES FOR TODAY IN DE BOLTS
COURT.
Two cases are set for today in Judge
De Bolts court. The Union Feed Com
|
of scire facias, is set for $3.50. and Myhre
versus AIyhre, an order for the defend
ant to show cause why he should not
be judged in contempt for refusal to
pay alimony.
ARRANGEMENTS AND PLEAS
Pleas under two indictments were en-
tered by Judge Robinson yesterday
morning. Fugita, indicted for MAIN
ing, pleaded not guilty, explaining to-
the court that they had the wronged
party under arrest, not the culpable
one. Owing to the closeness of the END
of the term no date for his trial was
set, and he was released under bond.
S. f. Chillingworth appeared for him.
Manuel Cruz, indicted for carnally
abusing girl under the age of ten,
pleaded not guilty. His trial was. trans
ferred to Judge De Bolts court, to
come up on Monday, under agreement
of counsel. ]. A. Magoon for denfense,
f. W. MilvertOn prosecuting.
A further reservation of the plea of
Maximiana Brilliante, the Filipino in
dicted for assault with deadly weapon,
was allowed until Tuesday morning on
motion of his attorney, J. Lightfoot.
JURISDICTION OVER HARBOR.
This case viii probably see raising
of the point of Territorial and Federal
jurisdiction of the Honolulu harbOr.
Brilliante is indicted for shooting at
a companion on board a vessel lying at
the dock. and the claim will probably
be advanced on demurrer that the of
Tense. if committed. was on the high
seas and without Territorial iurisdic
tion.
In the recent alleged stabbing ARRAY
aboard the s. s. Despatch, the Federal
authorities claimed jurisdiction and
Chief Engineer DAILY, charged with the
stabbing. has been taken out of the
hands of the police by the United
States Marshal
If the decision is that Honolulu
harbor is ''an arm of the sea- within
the legal meaning. it viii make the
police powerless to arrest even a
drunken stevedore, fighting on an in
ter-island packet. while the harbor po-
Icing will have to be done by a deputy
L. S. Marshal
CASE TRANSFERRED.
The Territory versus Mage, rape, has
been transferred for trial to Judge De
Bolt s court
TEST CASE DEMURRER TODAY.
Argument on the demurrer denying
Territorial jurisdiction in the social
evil question, as presented in the case
of the Territory versus Blanche Mar
| tin, viii be heard this morning before
Judge Robinson, the arraignment for
plea being set for today Several prom
| inent attorneys have given as their
opinion that the legal point involved
| in the demurrer is a fine one.
Following this case on the calendar
| for today is another in which Blanche
Martin is concerned, that of the Terri
| tory against Blanche Martin and Paul
Dumnis only in this ease the woman