The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-10-20
SUPREME COURT
ON REPORTERS
Attorney General Asks Tor Rganp
on Refusal TO Supply Free
Transcript.

NfIN MaH NfhhININNfNN NN~AtAuaN
in connection with the trouble that has
arisen between Attorney GENERAL Lind
say aud stcnographcr Mcmahon,
through the lattcf's refusal to furnish
free transcript of the notes Of the
l.nhaina land case when u was heard
in the land court before Judge Robin
son.
The attorney general has decided 90
appeal 10 the supreme court against the
decision of the circuit Judge, but owing
10 tho failure to obtain the transcript,
he has been unable TO proceed with the
fling of the necessary papers. There
fore, he asked yesterday that no be
granted an extension of ten days.
Chief Justice Robertson granted this
request Immediately.
Another document that was filed was
that submitting to the supreme court
the question Of whether the Territory
was entitled To- free transcript Of the
notes in connection with the hearing
of the case.
A Eistria1 of Liquor Case.
Lum Tai was before Judge Cooper
yesterday morning on a charge of hay
ing sold Intoxicating liquors without a
license. The following jury had been
impaneled: w. w. Buckle. Albert I.ud.
loft, a. s. P. Robertson, N. B. Young,
r. NJ. Bindt, George j. 0'Neil, !. +.
Fcnwiek, Edward C HOlstein. Daniel
Yowcll +. II. Armstrong. Charles Phil
lips and Spencer Bickerton. A mistrial
resulted
This was an appeal from the district
court. where Lum Tai was fined 500.
The jury after hearing the evidence,
retired at twenty minutes to one, and
returned into court twenty minutes
later, with the statement that they
could not agree upon verdict.
They were discharged, and the case
was reset for October 81. There are
two charges against Lum Tai of hay
ing sold Intoxicating liquor.
Suit Against Kapiolani Estate.
a hui of Chinese, trading under the
style of the Hop Sing Co., yesterday
| filed complaint against the trustees
iof the Kapiolani Estate, claiming $4,000
/ with interest ms damages for having
been deprived of their lenses on the
Kapiolani Estate in January of 1910.
They set out that they had twenty
three years lease, but that the Territory
took possession of the estate, and then
they had to leave their vocatiOns of
raising vegetables and move. They
state that they have been damaged to
the extent of $4,000.
This suit arises out of the dispute
between the Territory and the KapiO
lani Estate over the title to the land
wanted by the College of Hawaii. The
Territory elected the tenants who held
| the estate leases.
Magistrate Sued. %E
/ Manuel E. Silva is seeking to obtain
i from John l.. Kaulukou, the District
| Magistrate of North Kona, the sum Of
/ $I13.25. He states that he carried out
the funeral arrangements in connection
with the burial of the defendant 3 last
wife. He charged $225, but Of this
amount only $111.75 were paid, leaving
n balance due of $113.25.
Plaintiff ask for verdict for the
amount named, with interest. =
A Demurrer Denied.
The demurrer filed by Maria K. Ena
in the action brought by Father II.
Valentin and the Hawaiian Trust Co.,
for the purpose of determining the dow
or of tho widow, was denied yesterday
Isby Judge Robinson. Defendant was
given ten days in which to answer.
The Bell Road Suit.
The suit to restrain the Lord Young
Engineering Co., from being awarded
the contract to build the Heeia belt
road, brought by j. II. Wilson, was
heard from again yesterday, when the
Lord Young Co., through their attor-
neys, filed a motion to strike. out a
great many parts of the petition on the
ground that the portions referred to
were irrelative, immaterial and surplus
age and were not properly included in
the petition.
A Claim for e4S2,OO.
H. X Ogawa has filed suit against
the Pacific Fishing Co., Ltd, in which
he asks for Judgment for &432.90 for
work done on behalf Of the defendant
company.
! He sets out that he has done all sorts
of work fer them including interpret
ing. explaining. articles Of association,
getting men to effect repairs, journeys,
as well as paying for mealing aud hack
/ hire.
Accounts Approved.
The first accounts. Of John Lidgate,
executor of the will of the late Ann
Iidgate, were approved yesterday. by
Judge Robinson.
The thirteenth annual accounts of
William o. Smith Mary s. Parker and
y. A. Mott Smith, trustees Of the late
W. G. Lunalilo, were approved by Judge
Robinson Yesterday morning.
The Divorce Court.
Mary }. Comes was yesterday granted
a divorce from Frank J. Comes because
he deserted her.
Mary Genet is seeking a divorce from
Edward Genet alleging that he has
been cruel to her.
In tho ease of J. Auliko Paalsili v
Samuel NJ Spencer and Alice X
Spencer, leave was given 10 the plain
til Yesterday, 10 add the names Of f
A. SehaefeT and the First Bank Of HilO
Ltd, 20 the complaint.
Plaintiff IN the ease Of Walter r
Wall y. Herman Foekc. a suit for com
mission. that WAS recently decided ~
favor Of the defendant yesterday filed
a motion for o new trial.
W. q. Achi guardian Of Maud X
, IFOWrll has nellfionod Ia ba ulI0wad n