Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-02
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A
ernoon in the basement of the Capitol
building.
George s. Curry announces that he
has opened offices for the general
practise of law at No. IL Brewer
building, Fort street.
The case of Joe Veracruz and Flor.
ence Ak. charged with statutory
offense, has been continued in federal
court until called up for trial.
There will be a regular meeting of
the Board of Agriculture and Forestry
at IL a. m, on Thursday, November
4. at the office of Commissioner J. M.
Dowsett.
Several opium cases are believed to
have been under investigation at the
hands of the federal grand jury at a
meeting of that body today.
William T. .Rawlins has been APP
pointed by Circuit Judge Whitney as
guardian of Arthur, Annie, William,
Kanekoa and Benjamin Irvine under
bond in the sum Of $1,000.
A meeting of the Catholic Ladies'
Aid Society will be held on the roof
garden of the Young hotel, Thursday
morning, at 10 o'clock All members
are requested to be present.
OF the nine boys who recently es
capped from the boys industrial school,
four have been captured and return
ed. Probation Officer J. Anderson is
still on the lookout for the other fug-
itiyes.
]. c. Cohen is improving very slow
ly from the injury to his knee cap,
received in bad wrench caused by
a misstep a week ago. He has been
on crutches since the accident hap
pened.
Albert and Cyril Geer, father and
son charged with having committed
a statutory offense. entered pleas of
not guilty in federal court yesterday.
The case was continued until called
up for trial.
The women of the Catholic church
of the Sacred Heart, Punahou, real
lied about $500 from a delicatessen
sale held in the old Sachs store build
ing last Saturday. The money has
been added to the building fund of the
church.
After celebrating five hours, jury
in Circuit Judge Ashford's court dis
agreed late yesterday afternoon in the |
case Of Manuel de Silva, charged with |
keeping liquor for sale without a IL |
cense. The case will be placed on the
calendar for second trial.
The trial of Antoine Martinez, a |
Spaniard charged with first degree |
larceny, was begun in Circuit Judge
Ashford's court today. 1t is alleged |
that Martinez stole valuable castings |
from the Eva Plantation Company. /
James B. LANG, chief pump engineer
of the plantation, and Hong Woo Suck, |
a Korean, were witnesses for the pro-
secution. Trial will be resumed at |
$3.50 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Beginning the sixth week of the |
trial, Edwin Gilbert took the stand in
Circuit Judge Whitney's court yester
day as witness for the plaintiff in the
case of James Stewart & Company
against Col. 2. s. Spalding. an action
for damages in the sum of more than
$50, 000 Mr.. Gilbert was manager in
charge of the construction of the
Spalding building in Portland, Oregon,
upon which construction the suit is
based.
William Desmond, who recently
served a sentence in Oahu prison on
q bigamy charge, has filed in circuit
court suit for divorce against Mary
Ann Desmond, the grounds being ex-
IRENE cruelty. D'Esmond,s first wife,
say the police. is now residing in New
The summons has been |:
unserved. Desmond and his
irst wife were married in Charleston,
in 1902, and last lived
together in San Francisco in 1911,
says the complaint There are no
children. ..r. -. :. ..~