The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-04
DEFENDANT AND
500 FAR AWAY
w. C. Peacock Sues for Ten
thousand and Jury
Names Loser.

A verdict for fifty dollars for the
plaintiff was returned by the jury in
Judge De Bolts court at 2:3O o'clock
yesterday afternoon in the long ago
started case of w. C. Peacock VS.. A
NJ. Brown, H. T. Lake and E. A. Dou-
thitt, but the verdict was against Dou-
thitt alone and Douthitt is in the Chi
nese Empire and collection may prove
complicated
Peacock sued for $4,000 for false ar
rest on a charge of selling adulterated
| liquor when A. M. Brown was Sheriff,
and E. A. Douthitt was County Attor-
! ney and Detective H. T. Lake acted
under orders from his superiors in Of
| flee.
| Douthitt's legal mind was the in
spiration for the arrest, he advising
| it as County Attorney, and Sheriff
Brown was made a defendant as be-
ing responsible for the acts of SUBJ
ordinate, to wit, H. T. Lake. Lake
made the arrest.
The jury, seeing that Lake was but
obeying orders, eliminated him from
liability. and, observing that Brown
was advised by the County Attorney,
cut him out of paying damages, award
ing the obligation of payment to the
absent defendant.
Attorney c. w Ashford, for Peacock,
noted exception to the verdict and gave
notice of a motion for a new trial.
Attorney F. f. Thompson, representing
Douthitt, also noted exception to the
verdict.
HOLT IS DEPUTY MARSHAL.
United States Narsnal E:ugere r.
Hendry has received authorization
from Washington to appoint an Office
deputy, the third deputy, for which he
has been working, and he has chosen
Harry II. Holt who was formerly stem
ographer for the lighthouse board. lie
began work yesterday morning. The
appointment will considerably assist
in the work of the Office, for the entire
Territory has to be covered.
REGAINs PROPERTY.
Following the recent order of Judge
De Bolt, Administrator Cecil Brown
has decided back to John Wright the
property decided by him to his wife
Elizabeth. Wright at the time was
Ill and under the impression that he
would not recover and he transferred i
all his property to his wife. When he
did recover the property was claimed |
by the heirs of his wife. The deed of !
re-conveyance was filed yesterday |
morning.
SUPREME COURT CASES.
During the April session of the .u-
preme G, urt which opens on Monday, |
the following matters will come up:
In re arbitration between the Kona
Development Co., Ltd, and T. B. Nc !
S;Gcl0er on the one part and M. F.
Scott of the other Appeal from Circuit
Judge, First Circuit. Set for Monday.
Castle & Wilmington for the Kona De-
velopment Co., Ltd, ct al. appellants.
The Queens Hospital, a corporation,
" Bruce Cartwright, trustee, ct al. APP
peal from Circuit Judge, First Circuit.
A c. NJ Robertson and Holmes &
Stanley and C. H. Olson for plaintiff
appellant; Kinney & Marx and Thomp-
son & Clemens for acknowledged
liant.
Motion, in re Application of Levers
& Cooke, Limited, to register and con-
firm their title to certain lands Petit
ton for rehearing. Set for April z.
Castle & Wilmington for Levers &
Cooke, petitioners; l.. A. Dickey and
E. NJ Watson for Mary H. AtcherIey,
COURT NOTES.
Mollie F. Annoy brings suit for di-
vorce from Louis Annoy, saying that
he makes a habit of beating, choking
and kicking her, accusing her of wrong
and calling her bad names.
Lily Purdy wants a divorce from
John. They were married 30 years
ago and she alleges that she was de-
serted the year of their wedding. Ser
vice has been obtained on the husband
at Pelekuna, Molokai.
The first account of Father Valentin
and the Hawaiian Trust Co, Ltd,
trustees under the will of the late John
Ena, was yesterday approved by Judge
Gross income from the es-
tate during the year was $4,705.7O and !
the expenditures $3,2S2.97, leaving a
cash balance on hand of S1,422.73. The .
principal invested amounts to 52,332.73.