The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-04-19
SECRET LETTERS IN
BIG HORNER CASE
swANzy REFERRED TO IN uN.
COMPLIMENTARY TERMS BY
LATE ALBERT HoRNER.
(FrOm wednesday S Advortisor.)


Secret letters continue to crop out
in the trial of the case of Horner
against Hornor, in Judge Robinson IS
court, and yesterday a letter from AL.
bert Horner which contained some un-
complimentary terms about L. NJ.
Swanzy, last years head of the plan.
tiers association.
Horner's remarks about Swanzy
were quite old, dating back to 1905,
but it was not with any showing Of
enjoyment that he heard the letter
read. 1t bore on the same old con-
troversy which has been at issue now
for couple Of weeks. The letter was
objected to by Thompson as not bear
ing upon the case, but Judge Robinson
let it go in the record, as evidence on
the general proposition of the alleged
efforts of Davies and company to force
the Horners to sell Kukaiau.
The letter was from the plaintiff to
his brother the defendant, and con-
tanned general discussion of the
proposition of selling the Kukaiau in
terests. He said it had been discussed
with Hackfeld and company, and there
was a general grin in court when the
concluding paragraph was read, as fol
lows:
"Poor old Swanzy was paving the
air quite bit, and apparently had
lost his head, for he tried to create
friction between Hackfeld and myself
This he failed in and he made fool
of himself. Now, do not say anything
to anyone about all this, for it is
better to not let them know anything
about it until such time as it may be
best to spring it on them here. -
In he morning session George Davies
was on the stand. He firmly denied
that his firm had tried to buy Kukaiau
plantation. He also denied that his
father had tried to buy the property
His testimony was similar to that OF
Give Davies, and amounted to a de-
NAL of the allegations in the bill OF
complaint that Davies and company
had been seeking for many years ia
/ Widow Asks Damages.
Suit was filed yesterday by Mrs. Mary
Keala Afat against McCabe, Hamilton
s. Kenny for ten thousand dollars dam
ages. on account of the death of hel
husband in an accident on board the
steamer Navajo on the 10th of last De
cember. He was struck on the head
by iron, which was being raised by q
winch, and the complaint says that the
accident was due to carelessness and
negligence on the part of the man hand
ling the machinery. Lorrin Andrews
and p. L. Weaver are attorneys for the
plaintiff.
Damage Case Appealed.
An appeal has been fled in the su
preme court in the case of John Carlos
Madeiros against the Honomu Sugar
Company, in which a jury verdict as
sessing $1,000 damages was rendered
Madeiros sued the company on account
of injuries sustained while in its ser
vice.
Court Notes.
In the matter of the estate of james
Il. Morgan, Judge Whitney yesterday
made an order allowing the petition OF
Mrs. Morgan for a monthly allowance
of 5000 month, from the funds of the
estate, pending its settlement.
The application of George X. Kehauo
ha, for license to practise law ha,
been filed in the circuit court The an
plicant set forth that he has been prose
cutting officer in the courts of Kooalu
loa for number of years.