The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-17
DISTRICT To
SUPREME COURT
Two Cases That Jumped Past
the Circuit Court
Altogether.

| Two appeals to the Supreme Court
direct from the District Court were
filed yesterday. Both are appealed on
points of law. One of them involves
the validity of Section 972 of the Re
vised Laws which prohibits the sale
| of gasoline giving off a vapor inf1am-
mable at lower temperature than 100
degrees Fahrenheit The case is en-
titled Territory of Hawaii VS.. Sing
Yuen. The defendant is charged with
selling gasoline which gives off vapor
infiammable at IS degrees Fahrenheit.
The fact of sale and of the ignitfng
point is admitted. On the other hand
it is admitted by the Attorney General
that gasoline cannot be made which
will not give off vapor infiammable
at a temperature lower than 100 de-
grees.
The other case thus appealed direct
to the Supreme Court is that entitled
Joaquin Silva doing business as j.
Silva & Co. VS.. Antonio Joaquin De
Freitas, with the Portuguese Mutual
Benefit Society of Hawaii as garnishee.
On the trial of this case Judge An
drade admitted evidence to show that
the partnership between Silva and
Manuel J. Coito had never been dis
solved, that this was a debt to the
partnership; and permitting the com
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Coito a party plaintiff. Judge Andrade
gave Judgment against the defendant
for $11866, this including costs. The
Benevolent Association is interested
only in that the defendant is one of it's
beneficiaries to the amount of 500.
ROSENBERG HELD.
United States Commissioner Hatch
yesterday held Jacob Rosenberg to the
April term of the United States Dis
trict Court to answer to charge of
receiving stolen property of the Uni
ted States, knowing it to be stolen.
The witnesses against him were the
boy .I4anikoa, one of the gang who
have stolen a great deal of material
from the lighthouse supply warehouse,
and II. H. Chiel, the keeper of the
warehouse. The property alleged to
have been stolen, and to have been
received by Rosenberg is some brass
pipe.
Rosenberg was released on a bond
of $4,000 with E. H. Lewis and Norris |
ONE OF THE 81 OTHERS.
Another phase of the "Ah Sing and
81 others case came up in Judge De |
Bolts court yesterday. The case is |
entitled A. NJ. Brown VS. Lee Chuck, !
and is a suit to recover the amount /
of the bond given by the defendant
4 zee Chuck, who was one of the 81 |
others" The suit is thus entitled be-
cause A NJ. Brown was sheriff at the |
time and the bond given ran to him. !
It came up on demurrer before Judge
De Bolt and was taken up to the SUI
preme Court on introductory orders.
KEKAUOHA ANSWERS.
George Kekauoha yesterday filed an
answer to the complaint of Ialiiloa
KamahaIo, who charges George with
alternating the affections of his wife
and wants s2500 damages. The answer
s a general denial. Kekauoha is rep
resented by J. Lightfoot and Enos Vim
cent. j. Alfred Magoon is attorney for
he plaintiff.
WILL ADMITTED TO PROBATE.
The will of the late Alexander
Thomas Adam CARVE was admitted to
probate yesterday by Judge Lindsay,
md letters testamentary were issued
o the widow, Annie CARVE, and A.
". r. Bottomley. The will is very
,rief and leaves everything to the
widow. Harry Armitage, John Mar
,allfno and r. r. Reidford were APP
pointed appraisers.
PLEADS GUILTY.
Before Judge Robinson yesterday
Charles Wilson pleaded guilty of So
letting towards fornication, and SEN
ence was suspended for thirteen
months. Wilson is a hackman and his
.rrest on this charge revealed a start
ing state of affairs
DIVORCE GRANTED.
Judge Lindsay yesterday granted a
livorce to Yuki Murashige from her
husband. Matsutarf Murashige, on the
ground of desertion.
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