The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-06-26
JUDD IS NOW A
COMMISSIONER
tFrom Thursdays Advertiscr.)

(From Thursdays Advertiser)
Albert F. Judd was yesterday sworn
in before Judge Dole rs United States
Commissioner, to fill the vacancy made
some time ago through the resignation
of George A. Davis.
1t is necessary at times to have a
second United States Commissioner I'M
der appointment, and now, when Com
missioner Hatch is about to leave on his
vacation, the necessity is the moro
pressing.
FEDERAL COURT ADJOURNED.
There was little doing in the Federal
Court yesterday. The hearing of the
habeas corpus case. of George II. Wade
was up but was continued. The next
session of the court will be on July 1.
MARSHAL'S STAFF BUSY.
The force in the United States Mar
shal's office is busy balancing up the
books for the end Of their fiscal year, /,
which comes on Tuesday next. ~ that
time all the Office accounts must be
squared off and balance of cash on
hand struck. Whatever balance there
may bRwill be returned to the treasury.
while "A fresh supply of coin will be
broken into on Wednesday, the first day
of the fiscal period of 1909.
The amount of money which passes
yearly through the MARSHALL Office il
considerable. Since April !, for in
stance, the jury fees alone have
amounted to S4400 while there is a
little bill for board and lodging OF
Federal prisoners at the Oahu Jail for
the past quarter of between $4,000 and
$500. The witness fees for the quarter
are also over two thousand dollars.
ALONG CASE CONTINUING.
The claim of Mrs. Bessie Burns to n
$4,000 payment from the Along estate,
based on the signing of tine compromise
in the suit by Mrs. Burns and an al
legged agreement with her mother, Mira
Along, is still being heard before Judge
Lindsay and promises to continue yet
for some days. Mrs. Hutchinson, Mira
Henshall and Mrs. Johnstone were ON
tho witness stand yesterday testifying
to the circumstances and conversations
at the various family conferences pre-
ceding it.
SUSPENDED SENTENCE GIVEN
Mrs. NJ. G.. Simoes pleaded guilty be-
of having sold liquor without license,
her case being an appealed one from the
District Court. She had been convicted
there and fined $3.50. After pleading
guilty yesterday she was released under
suspended sentence for thirteen months
ESTATE SUES ESTATE FOR BOARD
BILL.
A board bill of $216, owing as alleged
from the administ rator of the estate of
the late Henry Hogan to the estate of
the late Annie q. Roe, a case entitled
Charles X. Roe, administrator. versus
VIM. p. Fennell, administrator, has bessu
taken for collection into the Circuit,
Court on the defendants appeal from
the District Court. The amount is for
ten months board and rent at the rate
of $500 month, a credit of SO cash
being gwen.
SEVEN APPEALS FILED.
The records on appeal from the Dis
trict Court of Honolulu in seven cases
were filed in the Circuit Court yester-
day, These are: Jennie C. Bell VS.. X.
Nasal; Charles r. Roe, administrator.
VI. W. F. Fennell; Ching Kee VS.. M. @.
Amana; Territory VS.. All Nun. ct MI:
Territory vs.. Lee Korn. ct al; Territory
vs.. Mrs. NJ G. Simoes; and Territory
VS.. Morimatsu and Hatta.
BLISS ESTATE.
The final accounts in the estate OF
John IL. Bliss, deceased, were filed yes
erday by N. B. Winston, executrix OF
he codicil, with petition for hear
hg and discharge. She charges herself
With S29Sl.50 cash received and
5l99.oO on inventory and asks to be
ilowed 5000 for bills paid. The hear
ng will be on August 3.