The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-25


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THOMAS FITCH
After Soze zegueszsfaas an ar-esz@u.
f0T serriezs1t Ezs rezrhess ESrs TIE -
tire zpprpral q Mrs Hart ~hsreby.
Eitbozs p11tf1E o. further sss-fEnuy. 1
EItt tte cossszf q re cozr1 vas "a
s1bzfr 20 E terzzEnAtioa e The Euzrllzo-
ship. ard IS soou a. The Eusrdiz1xkip
Esz ssrzirzted Mr. Loxk Eas . szecure
1ee1s u pursrznce q the sxreSzeag
reached AZ q wA5ck was % - srh5erf
. TIE approval g the cvur1 Mr.. Fitch
fhsrszpo1 ssnt o. brozEht . ne four n
stTuEscts Ehich Eere prePsred b. hin.
and al q Ehie1 we're signed by Janes
Lore one vas q deed to Mrs Hart and
Der brother q the life estate q Isres
Lore IN the premises on King stre@t noE
ocrupied b. Mrs Harz IS q tenant Al
Eiii Mr. Love having prsvioBsiy given q
Mn Hart and her brother the fee % tais
iznd subject e his life interest An
other q The instruments was q uertEzEs
10 Mr. Fitch Of $1,000. and Mr. Fitch
was 70 pay Nr. Loves debts. which
amount n round numbers 70 say 5000
Another of these instruments was an ab
soIufe deed TO Mrs Annie Roe Of the
premises on Emrna street Of the value Of
say about ten thousand cellars. and .
izst one was & trust deed for the -
mainder % the property 70 = trustee q
- named BY the court satisfactory &C
both Mrs Hart and Mr. Lore which
uuou Mr. Loves death vas 10 20 10 Mrs
Hart and Jas Love, Jr.
Everything was ready 70 carry out
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Mr.. Fich's of5ce. but the more I thought
over il the less satisfied 7 became with
the pert ] was taking in the scheme II
seemed 70 me that ] was making myself
conspiratOr 10 assist in robbinE Mr.
Love 81 about $4,000 worth % property
7nd e Re vas not considered capable OF
'skirg carr 81 MS Own affairs after the
termination Of the guardianship. making
Il necessary % =
property. thought he ought not to have
the right OF disposiug Of this property
hctween the time Of the termination oi
the guardianship and the making OF the
trust deed I felt the matter was so seri-
oys that I ought 10 have independent
advice. which ! sought. and that advice
vas that | ought by no means 70 consent
20 an amieahle settlement. but that
should put on the rest Of nv case and
then leave the whole matter to the cOurt
This course would relieve ne OF al re
sponsibility.
II after the entire case was in and after
submission OF the entire scheme TO the
court. the court should approve of il
well and good and the matter is now
submitted 10 the court. except the pro
POSED COMPROMISE which was not sub
mitted. Had been aetuated by any dis
honest desire to benefit Mrs. Hart at tne
expense OF Mr.. Loves estate should
certainly have carried out the compro-
mise which | had assented TO for there
BY Mrs. Hart would be greatly benefited
In the first place. she. in common with
her brother. would have the absolute
right to enjoy the premises she now occu-
pies. and she would have the certainty
Of getting one-half of the estate remain
ing on Mr.. Loves death. As it now
stands. upon Mr.. Loves death she may
get nothing at all. she not being his heir
and it being possible that he might he
able to make a viii giving all his prop
erty to others
But there is another and irreconcilable
difference between Mr.. Fitch and myself
Mr.. Fitch in his supplemental petition
states that | have mot acted in the in
terest of petitioner (Mr. Lovel. but in
the interests and as counsel for Mrs. An
ME K Hart, who is the lie
Elfifnate uAuE0LeF OF ptliltpHtI
That petitioner AYERS that he is justly
grateful to this family MRS. Roe's) for
their Kind care or him. and that If YOU
petitioner should. at any time after the
removal of the spendthrift judgment OF
February Il. 1895. desire to express his
appreciation of the continued kindness
and care Of the family in question by Civ
ing TO them some small portion of the es-
tate it viii be his right and
privilege 10 do so. for your petitioner has
neither wife nor child. nor kindred of any
kind nearer than nephew that he has
no legal obligation toward the said Annie
X. Hart and in view of her constant alb
sorption of about one-fourth of the in
come of your petitioner your
petitioner AYERS that the said Annie N
Hart has no moral claim upon him.
Is il not a wonder that Mr.. Fitch's
arm did not become paralyZed before hi
could have finished writing such an out.
rageous statement. Where is the power
Of resistance of Mr.. Love that he could
be induced to sign such a petition. Gould
Il be believed that a man could be found
so low as 10 make a father say of his
own daughter that she was illegitimatt
and had no moral claims upon him? The
testimony shows that Mr.. Love took the
mother Of his daughter in all respects as
his wife many years ago. That she lived
with him. performed all the duties of q
wife. bore him children. submitted to his
drunken debauches and revolving conduct
for over a quarter of 4 century, and now
that she is dead. when the tremendous
wrong which he did her can never be re
paired. when the outrageous wrong which
he committed upon his children. on whom
he bestowed oil the affection that such q
father could bestow. in every respect rec
ognizing them as his lawful children.
when the right TO partially rectify it an
has passed beyond recall, who is this
man. Thomas Fitch. who will tiaunt the
LEGITIMACY of these children in their
faces over their fathers signature. to in
tensify the disgrace. to make the pain
more hard to hear and put il on record
rs matter Of history TO 90 down to
their children and their chiIdren's chill
dren?
l have occupied an unenviable position
in apparently standing between Mr. Love
and his desires. hut l believe | was an-
pointed for lust this purpose: that is. to
protect Mr.. Love against himself and the
evil Influences 70 which he is subjected.
and should I fail to do so | would GER
tsiniy be unworthy of the confidence re
posed in me nv the court | think il is
apparent in what have said that have
never benefited Mrs. Hart at the expense
81 Mr.. Love. but on the other hand |
have had the diSagreeahle duty of resist
ing both Of their wishes when opposed
10 what | considered his best interests.
But how about Mr.. Fitchs Is this the
nure motive and lofty purpose Of q man
trying % remeSiv the outrage To which.
rs he would make il apnear. Mr.. Love
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