The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-14
FRAUD IS CHARGED


Suit was brought yesterday by Emma
MctCat lkaika. lepor residing on
Molokai against the estate of the late
Paul Neumauu to recover some M8uDu
valley land. The suit is in the name Uf
Emma Metyalf as trustee for Emma
lkaika and the defendant is y. S. "
Neumaun, eNecutriN of the estate of
Paul Neumauu. deceased.
The plaintiff alleges that under the
win of TheOphilus MetCalf, her grand
father she became entitled To- an un-
divided one half interest in piece Of
land i'm Manoa, known as kamoahai
and puipili
The complaint alleges that on October
80, 1895 Mrs. lkaika, being herself le-
per on Molokai desiring To secure the
services of a competent person To act as
her agent and attorney for the purpose
of disposing and caring for her property
and interests on the island of oahu,
made, executed and delivered to Pau
Ncumann a certain trust deed, at which
time Frank Metcalf was living and
chat said Paul Neumann at the time
designing TO wrong and defraud her 10
sign said trust deed and your oratriX
further shows that after making 10 F,
II. Hayselden the deed authorized 20 be
made by said deed Of trust, said Paul
Neumann on May o. 1896, for a cOnsi-
deratiOn of one dollar procured from
said f. II. Hayselden, a deed to Mrs.
r. 5. V. Neumann, the wife of said Paul
Neumann, of the land previously con-
veyed to said +. II. Hayselden as afOre-
said and that thereafter on August 81,
1898, Paul Neumann procured from his
wife r.. :. V. Neumann, then in Lon
don. England. a conveyance to him of
said land and on the 9Th day of Novem-
Der 1898, said Paul Neumann conveyed
the same to his sOn-in-laW, II. FOcke.
That on the 18th day Of April, 1899,
said Paul Neumann, contriving to
wrong and defraud your oratrlx EN-
ma Metcalf Ikaika, represented to her
that IL was necessary that she should
sign and acknowledge a request to him
to convey to H. Focke, all her title in
certain pieces Of land at ManOa, Homo
lulu. known as Pilipili and kamOohall;
and that your oratriX signed and ack-
nowedged said request without any
consideration whatever and relying up
on the good faith and integrity of said
Paul Neumann.
THAT on the 29th day of April, 1899
designing to wrong and defraud Your
oratriX, Emma Metcalf Ikaika, Paul
Neumann, conveyed all the interest of
your oratriX i'm said lands for a nOmi-
nal consideration Of $40 to his sOn-in-
law, II. FOCke and that at said date an
undivided half was of the value of not
less than 10000
Therefore, the premises considered,
your oratriXes pray that the convey
ance of 1895, from Paul Neumann TO f.
II. Hayselden, and of May p, 1896, from
+. II. Hayselden to T.. S. v Neumann,
and of August 81, 1898, from Paul Neu-
mann to II. Focke and of April l. 1899,
from Paul Neumann to II. Focke, be
annuled and vacated and set aside"
The plaintiff states that IT, proper
ties are nov of the value %. 100000"
A similar suit is filed b. Frank S.
Godfrey, as trustee for Thomas Metcalf
against Mrs. Neumann, cEaCutriX Of the
estate of Paul Neumann deceased, and
II. Focke for the undivided one-half Of
the same Plipili-alleging it
to be of the value of $4,000.
Still another suit by Frank Godfrey,
filed against Helen Roland, Hing
Hammond, Jose de Espirito Santo. w
O. Smith trustee and II. j. Gallagher
The trustee states that he has been the
owner in fee since August 80, 1901, of
an undivided One-half of certain pieces
of land situated in Honolulu. as fol-
lows: Land at Kawaiahao and land
adjoining this piece, leaving the prop
erty to his only lawfully begotten SON.
Thomas Metcalf, and that on the 10th
day of March, 1900, the said defendants
unlawfully and WrOngfully entered
upon said land and Ousted the said
THOMAS MetCalf therefTOm and took
possession of the same and ever since
have unlawfully and wrOngfully with
held the possession therefrom from the
plaintiffs.
Thomas Fitch appears for plaintiffs
in each case.