The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-25
MAGO0N NOW
COMES BACK
Answers the Charge of
Fraud Against Him.
THE NEWS OF THE COURTS
Queen liliuokaIani Appears in Suit
Brought Against Her by
Chinese.

HI ALICIOUSLY false and untru
statements are the words wit
u1 which j. A. Magoon, admins
traitor of the estate of Alma, de
ceased, characterizes the bill of com
plant brought by Attorney Wade War
rem Thayer for the heirs of the dece
dent. All Su Alma, Nellie Pahaku an
I-Loke Pahaku, the heirs of Alma. de
clared in their complaint, which i
brought for the cancellation of deed
that Magoon was guilty of fraud il
transferring property belonging to then
TO himself while acting as administra
| tor.
| Inc administrator denies the allega
tons in the bill and in defense of hi
position says that at the time of Ali
mas death the decedent owed a larg,
sum of money and his estate consisted
only of leasehod on Smith street o.
the value of about $1,000, on which the
defendant paid rents and leased ou
stores and rooms under ARRANGEMENT
with the creditors.
Two of the plaintiffs. he says were
girls of a tender age and the defend.
ant thought it would be for their best
interests to put them in Kawaiahao
Seminary, where they would at ali
tunes be subject to proper influence
and restraint. He declares he was able
to make satisfactory arrangements
whereby this could be ACCOMPLISHED
and in addition to paying the debts of
Alma, defendant, was enabled to get
enough from the estate to keep the girls
at school, all of which was done with
the consent and approval of their
mother, said Meleana. which arrange
ments continued until the mother with
drew them from the seminary against
the strenuous protest of the admins
traitor
The books and accounts, he alleges.
were at all times open to the inspec-
ton OF the mother or her agent When
he made up his account of the estate
he found he had paid more money to
the devisees than they were entitled to
and that he had not sufficient funds
OF the estate to recover the costs of
the court necessary to be incurred in
obtaining his DISCHARGE crd
fact, coupled with the fact that the
matter was not pressing, is due the de-
ay IN filing said account. This was
nine years ago and the administrator
'ince). He was ready at all times. he
says, and had there been a request on
ne part or the devisees or any of them,
'ald account would have been immedi-
ateiy MED. The first fntimation he had
that the plaintiffs, or any of them,
were dissatisfied with his action in the
premises was when a motion was filed
m court to compel him to file said ac-
count, and that said account was filed
within a few hours after the filing Of
said motion
On the first day of November. 1892
says Magoon, said Meleana came to
this defendant and asked him to buy
The property described in deed set forth
N plaintiffs bill, but that not at that
time, nor at any other time, did any
trust relations exist between this de-
fendant and said Meleana: that the
said Meleana fully understood the ma
lure of the instrument that she signed
and 1t was done with her own free will
and at her request, and not by rea-
son of any request on the part of this
defendant; that this defendant dill not
have any knowledge of the land de-
'cribed in said deed; had not then. and
has never since, been on the land; and
lid not then, and does not now, know
where the said land is, other than from
he description contained in said deed
md said royal patent
That this defendant was then in
ormed that the said land had been va
amt and had not for a long time been
cultivated, and that the same was
argely covered with rocks and over
crown with weeds and bushes and
worthless; that this defend
INT did not care to buy the same, and
vas only induced to do so by impor-
un1t1es on the part Of said Meleana
nat needed the money, and that de-
never attached any value to the
ala land over and above what he paid
or IL; that after the execution of the
ala deed defendant tried to locate the
ald land but was unable to do so: that |
ne said land has produced no income
f any kind
Ihat the statement in the bill of |
omplaint that defendant falsely and |
raudulently deceived, deluded and per-
uaded said Meleana, against her will. I
nto signing said deed, is a maliciously
alse and untrue statement
AND further answering plaintiff al I
sges that he is informed and believes.
M upon such information AYERS that i
ne SAID land was not at the date of
AID deed OF the value of $780, or of any t
,ner or greater value than s40.''
lie declares he is ready to prove his
Legation and asks to be dismissed
'lth MS costs in the suit. which he
avs are most wrongfully sustained"
ESTATE OF VIM. H. CUMMINGS.
Cecil Brown. administrator of the es-
tie OF William H. Cummings, deceas-
J. intestate, has filed an inventory Of
4 the property, real, personal and mix
l, ana OF every kind whatsoever. of
ie SAID estate. The personal property
insists of cash, ss.7s9.21, and Japanese
DOCS IN the hands of Jas. F. MORGAN.
eai property, land at Kaupo Maui. tax
AT sl,oI5; land at Makawao. Maui. SO
;res, $3.50; Lahaina, three pieces. s430.
apaiama, Oahu, $3.50; Kalihi. 81. 900: Ka.l
ooliiiil s5,545 The entire estate is val
ed at s17.394n.
ESTATE OF x. KANoA.
The annual account of Cecil Brown
ustee under the last will and testament
halelpua Kanoa, late of Honolulu.
Is peen MED. The account covers the
ROO from January 1, 1900, to December
lsVo. he states that there is not nor
as there at any time, money (princi-
~ IN his hands; all of the income