The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-08-29
JUDICIARY JoyTlNas
King Kalakaua's Name Forged
The Native Jury at Work.

Judge Cooper has rendered de-
cisiou 10 Her Majesty Kapiolani vs..
8. ". Mahelona, bill in equity to set
aside . deed on the grounds OF
fraud and forgery. The Court says
in opening: "ln order that the plain
til may prevail II is necessary to es.
tablish the fact that the name Of
Kalaksua has been forged to the
disputed deed, and, in so doing, To
find that at least five Hawaiiaus
have been guilty OF o conspiracy To
defTaud their ali out 81 q valuable
tract Of land. Such o finding is not
IN easy or agreeable on. to make.
but after deliberate review OF the
evidence aud exhibits ia the case |
am forced to that conclusion"
There were three signatures in gues.
tion-one upon the disputed deed,
another attached TO o receipt said
to have been given for the purchase
price Of the land, aud third upon
. letter Of instructions TO s. NJ. ka.
aukai in regard to the survey OF tho
land. Several witnesses who We're
experts ia the handwriting OF the
late King Kalakaua testified that
the signatures TO the deed and r..
ceipt were not genuine. Besides
their testimony, the Court had OK.
amined several hundred genuine
signatures attached to tho Laws
Of 1890, among which were many
written on November II, the day
prior to the date OF the deed. II
was found that there were marked
discrepancies between the sigma.
lures In question and the undoubt-
eddy genuine signatures Of the late
King. Various other suspicious cir.
cumstances are given, in which n
we'll known native is implicated in
the apparent fraud, aud the Cour,
concludes a. follows:
1.-THE whole evidence introduced
by the plaintiff when reviewed as
such 10 convincing even beyond u re-.
sonsble doubt that her allegation as
to the fraudulent nature OF the deed
must DO confirmed, | do not at,
tempt to account for this most ex,
traordinary effort on the part Of the
defendant and those connected with
him in this affair, to utter such an
instrument as this, thereby endeavor.
ing to defrsud the widow Of their
former sovereign and employer out
of . large portion OF her estate. The
prayer Of the bill is granted and a
decree will bs signed accordingly"
f. NJ. Hatch for plaintiff; q. W,
Ashford for defendant.
In the breach of promise case OF
Julia j. Freitas VS.. Joao +, Souza,
the Jury returned verdict for
plaintiff, awarding her one dollar
damages.
Thos. Mott as principal and Jas
Mott. Jr., as surety, have filed a bono
for $50 to cover costs OF aPpea
against decree in favor OF Charles
T. Gulick, guardian, defendant, il
the suit against him of Agatha ID
Mott aud Thomas Mott.
Before Judge Whiting at teru
this morning Kawelo was tried TO
non-payment OF taxes by thu follow
ing Hawaiian jury: WIN Ksapa, ii
X. MssmanO, Achi X. Akau, j. Gro
we'll, w. Higgins, A. Puaaloa, j
Woodward, A. NJ. Kakins, A. Kekai
VIM. Chung Hoon, j. w. Brown ant
G. p. Kanakanui. A unanimous yer
diet of guilty was returned, to whicl
counsel for defendant excepted, A
NJ. Brown for prosecution; 5, X
Kane for defendant.
John Hapa was put on trial 10
robbery, the following being tn
jury: A. NJ Kakina, 5, Kamaka, X
George, WIN, Chung IlOon, l., Il
Halualani, j. Woodward, S, X
Moses, W. Higgins, g, A, Long, NJ
p. Robinson, Il. p, Keomaka, j
CTowsll, Still on. A. NJ. Brow
and q w. Ashford Tor prosecution
j, X, Kaulia for defendant.
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