The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-06
pA7p Or MILLIONS.
important Decision Attaching
Valuable Property by u.s.
lice r. r. DiCkarton.
A Long Buried Case Resurrscied.


probate, was fled to-day and is pub
lishcd below. This is not the first
contest of the old chiefs will. The
publication of this decision will re-
vive "reminiscences of most celc-
brated case in which those now
wearing crowns were among the
parties:
The petition is as follows:
"Thc amended petition of Junlus
Kaae, one of the heirs of kcaliiaho-
nui, deceased, shows unto this
Court;
/. That the said Kealiiahonu
died Oh or about the BIRD day of
June, A. ID. 1919, being at the time
of his death u resident of Honolulu,
and leaving estate within the juris-
diction of this Court.
2. That on January 25,h, a. ID.
1855, the petition of one l.. llaa-
lclea was filed in this Court, repre-
scntlng that Kealiiahonui aforesaid
had died as aforesaid, that previous
to his deceasc he had devised his
estate to Kekauonohi by a last Will
and Testament; that said Kekau-
onoh had since died after devisiug
her estate to the said petitioner;
that the petitioner was beneticially
Interested in having said will of
kealiiahonui proved and recorded,
and prayed time and place for pro-
bate of said will, which he was
ready to produce and verify rs the
law might require and the Court lii
rect.
,. That thereafter, to wit, on
February 10th, A. ID. 1853, before
the Honorable l.. Andrews and the
Honorable G. Nj. Robertson, AssOci-
ate Justices of this Court, appeared
the said petitioner l.. IIaalelea, and
presented and filed in the Court q
paper-writing as and for the last
will and testament of the said Kc-
aliiahonui, deceased, for probate.
4. That after certain proceedings
had in the Court, an order was made
and entered on said February 10th,
A. ID. 1855, admitting said paper
writing to probate as the last will
and testament of said deceased Ke-
aliiahOnui, and 4 certificate of the
proof thereof as such endorsed
thcrcupon, and the said l.. Haalelca
proceeded to administer the estate
of the said deceased Hereunder.
3. That said paper-writing so adj
mitted to probate as your petitioner
is informed and believes and charges
upon information and belief, was
never made by the said Kcaliiaho
nui, deceased, was not made at his
request, was never dictated by him,
was never read to him, that he never
put his mark thereto or his hand or
that of another who wrote his name
that said paper-writing was mo-
made at Puuloa, that said deceased
did not hear anyone ask Abigail
Maheha to sign the paper, and that
deceased did not ask Kahalewal tC
sign the same.
6. That said paper-writing wa
not signed by the said deceased o
by some person in his presence an'
by his express direction and wa
not attested and subscribed in TIT
presence of the deceased by two OF
more witnesses.
Z. That the said papcr-writing a
your petitioner is informed and be
lieves and charges upon information
and belief is not the last will ant
testament of the said deceased Kea
liahonui, but that said paper-writine
is a forged writing and paper ant
was falsely and fraudulently mad
and forged in Honolulu long tim
after the death of the said deceased
s. That there is after and ncwl
discovered evidence, to wit, sine
January A. ID. 1889, that said pape
writing was not signed by the de
ceased or by some person in his pre-
scnce and by his express direction
and was not attested and subscribe
in the presence of the deceased b.
the alleged witnesses.
8. That said paper writing wa
admitted to probate upon insult
cent evidence and proof and con
trary to law and the rules Of ev
dence.
10. That due search and inquir
have been made to ascertain it dt
| ceased left any will and Testament
t but II ne have been found, and ~
c cord.n TO the best knowledge an
belief of your petitioner the sal
deceased died intestatc.
j; IL. That the estate of decease
+ was Of great value, to Wit, MOI
G than five hundred dollars and col
= sisted almost entirely of real esta
within this kingdom.
y u. That the deceased Kealiiah
G nui died without issue, leaving h
n widow kekauonohi, who afterwar'
C married l.. llaalclea aforesaid al
died without issue on or about Jul
I'd, 1851.
ID. That the deceased left tv
+ half-ssters, Kinoiki, whose father
{, unknown to your petitioner, who
n mother was Kapuaamohu, the fir
n wife had byKaumualii, King Of Kau,
and father of the deceased, and n
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