The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-01-09
CRIMINAL CASES
WILL co TO DOLE
Clemens Takes Easy Work in the
Federal Court for Next
Months.
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Judge Sanford b. Dole win try all
criminal cases, all new civil cases. and
certain civil and admiralty cases now
on the calendar at the federal court.
according TO an order issued Yesterday
and signed by himself, and Judge Glenn
ons will try all bankruptcy cases, ap.
lplications for naturalization and certain
admiralty and civil cases now on the
calendar.
The desire of Judge Clemens to Law
of little from his strenuous duties of
the past few months during which he
has heard all cases coming TO the court
is ostensibly the reason for the division
of the duties giving the senior i1dpe
the greater part of the work of the
court during the next year. Judge
Clemens went on the bench of the fed
eral court without any previous ex.
perience, and he has had difficult task
before him in the many cases which
have come up, especially those of a
criminal nature as Judge Dole was out
of the Territory for practically all the
time since Judge Clemens has been on
the bench.
In the criminal cases before judge
Clemens he has taken much time to
consider minor points, which members
OF the legal fraternity believe might
have been decided at once. In that
way cases have dragged, especially the
McMahon case which both the prosecu-
ton and defense expected to finish in
side week. 1t is thought that mat.
tiers will be expedited a great deal with
Judge Dole ON the criminal bench. and
the large docket which awaits this term
of the court viii be gone through with
In short order.
Knotty Salvage Case.
Another reason given for the relin.
punishment of the criminal cases bv
Judge Clemens is that he will need
much time soon for the consideration
of the Celtic Chief salvage case. The
nearing of this case have been carried
on curing the past SIX months, and
1T involves $4,000 claimed by
three Honolulu companies for pulling
the steamer off the reef Many hear
lngs have been held and the evidence
submitted in the case covers hundreds
OF pages of manuscript, so that it will
take weeks for Judge Clemens to 90
over 1t and arrive at decision in the
matter.
Under the order filed with Clerk A.
q. Murphy, it is specified that either
OF the judges may act and make or
ders concerning habeas corpus proceed.
ings admission to practise and con.
corning any cases in court when such
action or order does not 90 to the
merits of the respective cases, as for
instance arrangements and pleas, allow
ing and generating ball.. commitments
and recommitments, setting cases for
trial, continuances, etc.; but no such
action or order by one Judge in a case
placed in charge of the other shall
operate to transfer control of the trial
of that case. Either Judge may issue
process in cases of any nature. and
may enter judgments and DEGREES by
default or agreement of the parties in
any civil case.
Under the new order Judge Dole win
sit on the following cases which are
now on the calendar:
Admiralty. Hoffschlaeger & Co. va.
German Bark Paul Tsenberg; Little ct
al. VS.. j. D. Spreckels & Bros. Co.;
Paul Martin VS.. James Fullerton, Mas
ter American Bark Fort George. etc;
Paul Martin VS.. American Bark Fort
George
Civil.-United States VS.. Metro
politan Meat Co.; United States VS..
Max Schlemmer.
Common Law and Equity.-United
States for the use and benefit of Lew
ers & Cooke VS.. The Burrell Construc-
tion Co. ct al.
Judge Clemens sits in the following
eases:
Admiralty. - Inter. Island Steam Nav.
20. VS.. Celtic Chief Miller Salvage
20. VS.. Celtic Chief, Matson Naviga-
ion Co. VS.. Celtic Chief, consolidated;
George r. Mayne VS.. S. s. Makura
United States VS.. Schooner Concord.
Civil United States vs.. Mellis i.
iustace ct al; United States vs.. Cecil
Brown ct AL; United States vs. VIM.
Z. Pogue ct al; United States VS..
Board of Hawaiian Evangelical ASS n;
United States VS.. Pepeekeo Sugar Co.
1T al.
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