The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-14
JUSTICE PERRY
TAKES HIS SEAT

Antonio Perry had a rather auspl. |
s-inus Induction into ONCE yesterday |
ns Associate Justice 81 the Supreme
court ~ Hawaii succeeding 60 the |
place vacated by the resignation Of
sidney NJ Ballou. In response Co a
cablegram that was received from At
fn~rey General Wickersham. inform
tne Perry OF HE confirmation by the
United states Senate. he took the oath
OF Office to support the Constitution
of the United States and administer
even-handed Justice to rich and
poor"
In company with Governor Frear.
ex.Vice President Fairbanks entered
the courtroom shortly before Justice
Perry took the oath OF office, and was
present during the proceedings Fol-
lowing the signing OF the written oath
by Justice Perry, Chief Justice Hart
well said:
II notice the presence of our dis
tinguished visitor-I wish he were not
merely visitor-Mr. Charles w, Fair
banks, and Governor Frear. Mr.. Fair
banks. will you allow me to present
YOU with a copy of Volume Is OF the
4 Hawaiian Reports, for light reading
f on your sea voyage? Nothing, I think.
4 gives better idea of the character
+ of the country than the nature of its
f judicial decisions. / think that you
will find that the decisions of this
& court are remarkably free from tech
n'calities and that the arguments Of
FL attorneys before the court are free
from frivolities and trivialities"
Commends the Courts
The ex-Vice President showed plain.
e ly enough that he was very glad to
receive the latest volume of the Ha-
waiian Reports for Eight reading" on
his journey. and after accepting the
II volume from the hands of the Chief
"a Justice he said:
'Mr Chief Justice and Associate
justices: I thank you for this mark
Aof courtesy. The judicial institutions
OF Hawaii have already made favor
able impression upon me, and I am
not a stranger to courts of justice.
81 desire to congratulate the court and
wish YOU the best of success"
The Supreme Court then proceeded
with its business, delayed by the
hardness of Perry's confirmation. The
first case heard was that of James B
Castle on a petition to register title
of land on an appeal from the Court
of Land Registration. The case was
argued and submitted, f. C. Peters
A appearing for the petitioner, the ap
pellant, and j. w. Cathcart for Helen
Boyd, the appellee.
The other case argued before the
Supreme Court yesterday was that OF
Mary A. Richards against Carl Ontai
ct al, on exceptions from the Circuit
Court of the First Circuit, q. c. Pc
tiers and Smith & Lewis being the at
torneys for the plaintiff-appellant
and ]. A. Magoon for the defendant
The argument was begun at the morn
ing session of the court and concluded
in the afternoon.
n The case of Alexander Lazarus
Il against Lena Rosewarne ct al, on al
appeal from the Circuit Court, is Sc
for this morning w. G. Achi is ap
pearing for the appellant, the plaintiff
and Kinney, Marx, Prosser and Ander
son for the defendant.
Motion is Denied.
The libel case of j. w. Cathcar
against the Hawaiian Gazette Compan,
and Walter G. Smith, was called il
Judge De Bolt s department of the Cir
cult Court yesterday for hearing on
motion of the plaintiff, asking that thu
trial of the case be set for day Ger
tain.
Attorney w. A. Kinney of the firm o
Kinney, Marx, Prosser and Anderson
objected to the forcing the case to tria
in place of its regular position on TIN
calendar, declaring that he had planne'
for an extended vacation on the belle
that the case would be allowed to com
mp in it's regular order. He said tina
while the defendants were ready for a
Immediate trial, as matter of persona
convenience he objected to the motto
S of the plaintiff Attorney Kinney en-
phasized the fact that all the evidenc
of the defense was in his hands an
S that the defendants had no desire t
prevent the case coming up for an earl
hearing.
Upon the statement of Mr.. Kline
S that it would force great Inconvenience
upon himself if the motion was gran
ed. Judge De Bolt denied it and tn
case will be left on the calendar to b
tried in its regular order