The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-04
BECKY GOES
FOR MACON
She Tells Things
About Her Old
Guardian.
DIDN'T BELIEVE
WHAT WAS TOLD
But Later Changed Her Mind
Spendthrift Trust Case is
Full Of Interest.

Rebecca Panee for some ten or eleven
years has been a ward of J. Alfred
| Magoon. Becky admits that Mr.. Ma
COON formerly made a good guardian,
and it was brought out that at times
she had told friends. that were it not
for the kindly advice and restraint of
Magoon she would now be without a
penny to her name All this has chang
ed now, and Becky wants to manage
her own estate. She has an altogether
different opinion of Mr.. Magoon's
generosity, and however nice she may
have thought him to be in former years,
she now exercises the woman,s privilege
of changing her mind.
Becky Panee was on the stand in
circuit court Saturday for two hours
and during that time she gave her
guardian a tongue-lashins as only a
woman can. For Mr.. Magoon was
cross-eXamining her and asked some
pretty sharp questions. Becky replied
with interest and made her guardian
believe he had caught a Tartar. The
encounter between ward and guardian
furnished the court and spectators with
more amusement than a three-ring cir
Gus. and half a dozen attendants missed
their luncheon rather than forego the
pleasure of the scene. Mrs. Febecca
Panee began her suit for termination
of the spendthrift trust several months
ago, and the case had been brought up
before Judge Gear several times before
but it was invariably postponed on
some account or another.
Becky, $1OO?" asked Mr.. Magoon.
"A hundred dollars a day." said
Becky in tones of amazement. How
could I?''
How much did you spend?" asked
the court.
Maybe a hundred dollars month.
mostly for clothes
How much for liquor?''
Very little, once in a while l bought
q bottle of beer
Didn't you have bill for $500 at
the Pantheon for just two days
drinks?" asked Mr.. Magoon.
That was not for myself. I gave a |
big luau and invited everybody to go |
We had sin, whiskey. beer. wine and |
everything any one could want. 1t was
my twenty-fifth birthday
Then you didn't spend money on
yourself?"
of course did. I'm not naked, am
l. l got clothes for myself"
Didn't you spend money foolishly?"
Course not. You wanted me to buy /
land from YOU Maybe that's what you |
mean. You We're looking out for your
interests not mine"
Becky, was more severe to you aft
or I was appointed guardian. than be
fore %
You was good to me at times. not 50
worse as you are now. You don't treat !
me like a father should treat child
Then I did treat you like a father
oefore?"
Yes, because you were getting paid
for it, and we'll paid for it"
Didn't you make the trust deed to
me- in order to protect yourself?"
Il did 1t because you told me t."
But you spent your money just the
continued the guardian.
Il did not" replied Becky indig-
lantly.
You were worse than before
4 was not replied the witness still
more eXcitedly.
There was some further evidence on
he whiskey bill of $500 contracted in
wo days. and Judge Gear held that
uiu WASH evidence OF deDducheTN.
If she had S20.000'' said the court.
and spent it all on luaus that would
1t be a reason for putting her under {
1t is God-given right for
nan or woman to spend all his money {
anyway he wants ID as long as he keeps
within the law"
Just about this stage OF the proceed
ngs Mr.. Fitch and Mr.. Magoon became
involved in a dispute which left both
.entlemen trihe warm under the col
ar. Mr. Magoon asked the witness
ow she had spent her money previous
o the appointment Of guardian. and
Itch objected TO the question.
You say yourself she kept within her
lcome." he said.
Il did not, replied Magoon.