The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-15
LAWYERS CLOSE
IN MAHUkA CASE
Castle and Cooke Attorneys Wind
Up Their Side in Famous
Struggle.
ORION Thursday's Advertiserl


Evidence for the owners and tho
leaseholders in the Mahuka site case
now before the federal court is all in.
81. E. Hendricks was the last witness
to be called for the respondents in the
case. Hendricks is a monument maker,
and was asked to testify to the value
of the vault in the Castle and Cooke
Office now and what its depreciation
would be If moved. He said the vault
was built for special purpose and
would be injured If removed.
Attorney Prosser then closed. Dis
trict Attorney Breckons will open his
case this morning, with the introduce
ton of other experts on real estate
values.
There was a witness on the stand as
an expert in values who proved more
than handful for the government at
torneys in the case. He did some sums
in mental arithmetic that kept Brock
ons Jumping and gasping. His name
is John l.. Pvormann, and he is head
bookkeeper for Castle and Cooke. He
did some of the tallest figuring in the
shortest space of time that the lawyers
and jury in the Mahuka site case have
seen to date. He did sums in long
DIVISION multiplication, the greatest
common divisor, the rule of three
and algebra for the edifcation of the
lawyers and jury that caused them all
to sit and stare with open mouthed adj
miration. When he finished there was
a sigh of relief from Breckons' seat.
| James w. Pratt took the stand when
court opened and was asked to give
his estimate of the value of the Castle
and Cooke lease. He stated that the
lease, on September 80, 1910, was
worth, from rental standpoint, $42,-
$40, which, discounted at five per cent,
would make it worth a cash value on
that date of 1914.
Hawaiian Criminal Calendar.
HILO, March 1O.-The circuit court
criminal term will be a record breaker
for shortness The grand jury reported
last week, finding true bills in six
cases, and two no bills. The latter
cases were those of Francisco Castro,
Filipino, charged with having en-
bezzled money from j. A. M. Osorio
and others; and of ING Chew, charged
with larceny in the second degree.
Pablo Alisea was indicted on a
charge of assault with intent to COM
nit manslaughter. He pleaded guilty,
ana was sentenced TO imprisonment Tor
not less than two years.
him Nun SIX, the Korean sewing
machine agent, who emoezzied money
belonging to h. ID. Moses, pleaded
guilty. Hebrew SIX months.
Lorenzo Ahcaya was indicted on two
charges charges OF assault WIN weapon. ne
nrison5ent for not loss than one
YEAR nm one CHARGE The other was
mol. nrossed.
Eusculasto Conception was indicted
for BURGLARY in the 6rst degree. He.
nleaded entity and was sent fo ia;l for
three Years. -
Jnan Rardil;cio Indicted for LARCENY
in the first deoree nIeaded ou;ltv and
was sentenced To imprisonment for NOT
less than two Years
The only two eases TO he tried were
continued from the former term. One
of these that of Matsnno Dnnosnke a
JAPANESE charged with assault with a
weanon has been set for trial tomor.
row morn;no The other that of a
Tananase woman from Paboa cbarged
with running Hind nig has been act
for trial "wednesday morning
D. 90. pa.a,,.
~" 80 ~
, The suit TO recover money PAID 70
the government for securing royal
patent upon land, bought from Theo-
dore f. Lansing by }. IL. Sehnack,
came up for trial in Judge Cooper 8
court yesterday afternoon. The amount
involved is SAL.
In Supreme Court.
ATTORNEY Lymer appeared before the
supreme court Yesterday and argued
the appeal in the case of The Fidelity
Insurance Company. Ltd. against viii.
liam Henry. The appeal came up from
J the district court of Honolulu. G. r..
Peterson appeared for the plaintiff.
d.. L. McCandless has lost his eject
l. ment suit against James L. Holt and s.
Il lOzaki. Judgment being filed Yesterday
: in favor Of the defendants. Costs in
: the sum of $31.25 are assessed against
J. NJ raxalo.,