The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-11-08

CASES
GEORGE TURNER QUICKLY CON-
vICTED-FIsH AUCTION TEST
CASE IN SUPREME COURT.

George Turner was found guilty in
short order of selling liquor without "a
license by the following jury in Judge
De Bolts court this morning: S. f.
Mott, w. K. Isaac, VIM. L. Austin, F.
]. Turner, James Guild, R. Miller e.
c. Bruins, H. Kolomoku, D. Richards,
Tom Lee, Thomas G. Mcclure and ].
Bortfeld. The prosecution was con-
Quoted by A. M. Brown and the de-
tense by L. M. Straus There was
no argument TO the jury.
Another liquor case was Immediately
taken up, All Chong being the defend
ant. Brown again prosecuted, with
e. A. Douthitt defending. Inspector
Fennell was the star witness. His ex-
hibits of bottle of beer three-quar
ters full and marked dollar were
challenged by Douthitt, who contended
there should be evidence that the Ii
quid was beer and failed to discern
mark on the dollar. The coin was
handed around the jury box for in
spection.
Judge De Bolt instructed the jury
that if they believed the defendants
evidence as to his agency in getting
the beer for another from The Two
Jacks saloon they should find him
guilty Yet they were out only five
minutes findins, a verdict of not gull
| ty.
Geo. H. Greene, e. G. Bruins, W. l..
Austin. F. ]. Turner, R. Muller, W. E.
Tirrell, S. F. Mott, Hiram Kolomoku,
W. K. Isaac, A. D. Bolster Thomas G.
Mcclure and Thomas Lee were the
jurors.
REAL ESTATE SALES.
An order for sale of real estate to
William Savidge, administrator of the
estate of Clarissa M. Davis, for the
purpose of paying debt was signed by
Judge Robinson.
An order confirming the sale of real
estate by VIM. Savidge, administrator
of the estate of Ching Jam Yen, was
also signed by Judge Robinson.
DIVORCE CASES.
Judge Robinson granted divorce to
Tomazo Perreira against Manoel Per-
reira for extreme cruelty Neither
answer nor appearance was made by
the husband.
Towaguchi Nakatsu has sued his
wife Kura Nakatsu for divorce on the
ground of desertion.
FINAL ACCOUNTS.
Henrietta Keliinulama, administra-
trix of the estate of Goo Tai Hing,
has rendered her final account show
ing receipts of $4O4 Is and payments
of $152.
Judge Robinson approved the final
account of William Henry, administra-
tor of the estate Of James H. Clarkin
1t showed balance of $213.12.
FISH AUCTION LICENSE.
This morning the fish auction license
test case Of Territory of Hawaii VS..
Toyota was argued and submitted in
the Supeme Court by Deputy County
Attorney Milverton for the Territory
and r. P. Quarles for the defendant.
1t is an appeal from District Magis'
trate Andrade, who gave the defend
ant the penalty of the annual auction
eer's license fee, $780, for auctioning
fish at the market without license.
Remington Typewriter Co. VS.. Leo
nard G.. Kellogg was also argued and
submitted by Thompson & Clemons for
plaintiff and Atkinson & Quarles for
defendant. 1t is an appeal by plain
tiff from the First Circuit Court.
Tomorrow the Supreme Court will
hear the case of Territory VS.. Matsu-
bara, a case of license for fishing
boats having a beam of more than
thirty inches provided in an act of the
regular session of 1909, on appeal from
Circuit Judge De Bolt who sustained
the legality of the tax.