The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-05
NEUMANN WILL
IS PROBATEO
Letters Testamentary Granted
to Herman Focke and Inez
S. StackabIe.

Judge De Bolt yesterday afternoon
admitted to probate the last will and
testament, together with the codicil to
the will, of Elise S. V. Neumann, and
letters testamentary were granted to
Herman Focke and Inez Sophia Stack
able, who were named in the will. The
Judge ordered that an inventory of
the property belonging to the estate
be filed with the court within thirty
DAYS.
In the statement of Judge De Bolt,
admitting the viii to probate, num-
Der of facts. which the court has de-
termined to be true, are given. Mrs.
Neumann died on or about September
l, 1908, being lost at sea somewhere
between Mazatlan and San Francisco.
The alleged will was executed on Oc=
'tober 20, 1902, in the presence Of
Frank Andrade and B. L. Marx, in
Honolulu.
The codicil to the will was drawn
up on June %, 1905, in London, Eng
land. In the summary of facts, Judge
De Bolt states that at the time of
drawing the first will and at the time
of executing the codicil, the "testa-
trix was of sound and disposing mind,
and competent to make a will. "
It is generally. believed that Mrs.
Neumann was not in her right mind
when she disappeared from the ship
on which she was returning to San
Francisco.
Court Notes.
The case of H. G. Middleditch, etc.,
VS. John w Cathcart, on the motion
to docket and dismiss appeal, was
argued before and submitted to the
Supreme Court yesterday morning. The
appeal on exceptions in the case #
Nellie Hao VS.. Hutchinson Sugar Plan
tation Company was also argued and
submitted yesterday morning. Circuit
Judge Robinson sat on the bench in
place of Justice Ballou.
Samuel NJ Damon and Allen W. 7.
Bottomley, garnishees in the suit of
J. L. Rowland against Byron o. Clark,
made appearance in court yesterday
morning through their attorneys and
denied that they had at the time SER
vice was made upon them, nor have
they now, any money or effects belong
ing to the defendant Byron O. Clark.
J. w. Leavitt & Co. of San Fran
cisco have commenced suit against R.
T. Moses of Hilo to secure the sum
of $24O for merchandise sold him. The
Volcano Stables and Transportation
| Company is named as garnishee.
Mercedes L. Duvauchelle has filed a
| motion in the Circuit Court to have
her divorce suit against Eugene K.
Duvauchelle set for trial on Janu-
airy 13.
j. Lightfoot has fled his annual ac.
counts as guardian of the estate of
Daniel King, a minor. He charges
himself with the sum of $1493.08 and
asks ta-be@ allowed $13S9.S9.
The Federal trial jury has been ex
| cused until Wednesday morning in
stead of this morning, as was at first
announced.
| The Federal grand jury will proba
bly, make a partial report this morn
| ing. This inquisitorial body has put
! in a great amount of work lately be
hind sealed doors, though the matters
taken up deal mostly with the impor
tation of women cases.
United States District ATTORNEY
| Breckons swore out complaint
against Morimoto, the Japanese wht
| committed the assault on Mrs. lsol
| He charged Morimoto with having at
| tempted to influence a witness for the
United States, and with attempting tt
| obstruct the due administration of jus
tice.
The following people were before thu
grand Jury yesterday afternoon: Ueda
| Teruya. Chika, Masona Bahia, Inouye
Mura Kurihara and Morimoto. Silva
| the 'EPunchbowl Demon will b.
given an opportunity to tell his SNUG
Cling story to the grand jury today
Abe, the absconder who was brough
back from Japan, was arraigned be
fore Judge De Bolt yesterday morn
ing, but no plea was entered. Hi
case was continued one week.
Judge Dole yesterday morning ser
fenced Annie Peter and George Kaha
manu-. who withdrew their plea of no
guilty and entered plea of guilty t
the charge of adultery, to spend tw
months in Oahu Prison and to pay tn
| costs of court. Jacob Rosenberg s cas-
was called, but owing to the fact tina
, he has at present no attorney, 1t wa
continued until January ID.
Circuit Judge Robinson sat on tn
Supreme Court bench yesterday morl
ing, in place of Justice Ballou.