The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-08
VACATION DAYS END
F0R CIRCUIT COURT
Three Judges Occupy Their Seats
-CathCart Gets Busy With
NOlle PrOsequis.
(Trom Wednesday, Advertiser

krIoIn wednesday, AuNerhlber.J
Vacation days are over as far as the
circuit court is concerned and the three
judges all had something to occupy
their attention yesterday. First Judge
Cooper dismissed one criminal appeal
and tried to satisfy City Attorney
Cathcart's appetite for nolle prosequis
by ordering that about thirty be en-
tered. Then he went home-Or fishing.
Second Judge Whitney sat for an
hour or so while an attempt was made
to get jury in suit to quiet title.
When eleven men had been passed the
panel was exhausted and the Judge
ordered that fourteen more names BIO
drawn and that the men be on hand
this morning. Then he went to his
chambers and held Juvenile court.
Third Judge Robinson, a regular
glutton for work, had about a dozen
motions of one sort or another before
him. He got through by lunch time,
but left Clerks Simonton and Harrison
busy enough to forget to go out to eat
Near-Jury Secured.
$50 near but yet so far" murmured
the lawyers in Judge Whitney's court.
room yesterday morning, when eleven
jurymen were secured just as the panel
became exhausted. The case for trial
is that of Kalamau Laamea against
Solomon Mahelona ct al, and action to
quiet title to a piece of land at Waipi-
lipilo. The jurymen chosen are:
F., Beckett, Richard Weldon, q. b.
Huston, Benjamin H. Clarke, Jason
Andrade, M. s. Hamman, H. A. Giles,
}. X. Clarke, William A. Hall, s. w.
Spencer and James Steiner.
Lacking one to complete the list of
twelve the court ordered new venire
drawn, which resulted as follows:
Henry A. Asch, John s. Azeveda, Will
lima Q. King, Alfred ID. Cooper; Thomas
l.. Mcclure, William +. Wilson, John
p. Padaken, William d. Young, Alex
ander MeAngus, Robert McCorriston,
William II. Charlock, Harry A. Fran.
son, Henry p. Roth, William q. TirrelI.
h. Z. Peters and f. Sehnack appear
for plaintiff, while Lorrin Andrews
represents the defendant.
Judge Cooper dismissed the appeal
Of Ma Yuen Chun from the sentence
Of District Magistrate j. M. Montsar-
rat yesterday. Ma Yuen Chun assault |
ed 0 Sung Won June and was ordered |
to pay fine of $25 and costs.
Murder Case To-Day.
Albert Toogood, who recently killed
his wife and then drove her body
around town in stolen hack, will come
up before Judge Cooper this morning
o plead.
Frank Howes, who was recently fined
for speeding, by District Magistrate
Monsarrat, has appealed and the mat.
ter will come up before Judge Cooper
Of the circuit court today. He will be
represented by Attorney Lorrin An
irews.
Sues for Commission.
Attorney G. +. Peterson has started
suit against Herman Focke for @4l0.75
and interest, alleged to be due as com
mission for the sale Of land in Manoa
Valley. Plaintiff and defendant were
lwners OF 1913 acres of the value of
lbout $l5,25l,50. Mr.. Peterson says
hey entered into an oral agreement
hat he should become tho agent OF
10Th and procure purchaser, defend
mt agreeing 20 pay him commission
4 900 an acre ON his share OF tho land.
After working for two years Mr. Pc.
eTaOn sold the land 10 the College Of
laval for ei7,s5l.60, Of which each
eeelved oDehalf Tho attorney then
ppiled FOR bis eommissi0R Of ell0.75
'ui foeke declined 20 pay,
Two Divorces.
Herbert Y Nalfago was RfsHied
Ilvgffe from MaY llatiinrs Notiaee
.uu Whn Awarded fle fusfl1u III lhelf