The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-14
SUES FOR
HER LAND
Leper Asks Return
of Property in
ManOa.
NEUMANN ESTATE
MADE
Property Was Conveyed by Paul
Neumann From Metcalf to
His Wife.


cult Court, the late Paul Neumann is
alleged to have financially %wrpnged
Emma MetcaIf Ikaika, a leper now re-
siding at the leper settlement. Molokai.
in a real estate transaction. The lane
in question is valuable property in Ma
nca Valley now used as a dairy, which
is alleged to have been transferred to
Mrs. Neumann by her late husband
without a proper right. Thomas Fitch
appears for the plaintiff, who is repre-
scented by Alice Metcalf as trustee for
Emma Metcalf Ikaika. This woman,
ceste qui trust, has brought suit
against e. s. V. Neumann. executrix
o. the estate of the late Paul Neumann,
and Herman Focke. TO cancel deeGs and
declare a trusteeship in the defendants
concerning a certain piece of ground
known as Kamohali and PnipiIi, sit
uated in Manoa Oahu. The plaintiff
~recites in her petition to Judge Humph-
reys that she is a widow, and that
Emma MetcaIf Ikaika is also a widow
and a resident Of the Island of Molokai.
That by the provision of the last viii
of Theophiius Metcalf, the grandfather
of Emma MetcaIf Ikaika. she became
as devisee under the said viii entitled
to the possession of an undivided one
half of the above named property. on
Oct. 81. 1895. Mrs. Ikaika, being herself
a Ieper on Molokai, desiring to secure
the services of n competent person 10
act as her agent and attorney sor the
purpose of disposing and caring for her
property n interests on the island Of
oahu. made, executed and delivered 10
Paul Neumann a certain trust deed, "a
which time Frank Metcalf was living,
and that said Paul Neumann at he
time designing to wrong and defraud
her to sign said trust deed; and your
oratrix further shows that after max
ing TO F.. H. Hayselden the deed au-
to be made by him by said
deed OF trust, said Paul Neum9nn on
May p. 1896, for a consideration Of one
procured from aid f. II. Hay
seldom. a deed to Mrs. E. s. V. Neu-
mann, the wife of said Paul Neumann,
Of the land previously conveyed TO said
H. Hayselden as aforesaid, ana that
thereafter on August 81, 1888. Paul Neu-
mann procured from his wife, +. :. Y.
hen in London. England. n
conveyance to him Of said LAM and on
9Th day of November. 1895. said
Paul Neumann conveyed the same 10
~son-in-Iaw, II. Focke.
That on the 18th day of April. 1899
said Paul Neumann, ~ccntrivinE t.
wrong and defraud you oratriN. En-
ma MetcaIf Ikaika. represented t her
it was necessary that she should
sign and acknowledge a request TO him
to convey to H. Focke. all her tile in
certain pieces of land at Manoa. Hon
oIulu. known as Pilipili and Kamoo-
hall; and that your oratrix signed and
acknowledged said request without any
consideration whatever and relying
upon the good faith and integrity of
said Paul Neumann.
That on the 29th day of April. 1899.
designing TO wrong and defraud your
Emma Metcalf Ikaika. Paul
Neumann. conveyed all the interest OF
your oratrix in said lands for a nJmi-
nal consideration of so 20 his sun-!n-
Jaw. II. Focke. and that at said date an
undivided half was of the value Of not
less than $4,000.
Your oratrix further shows that on
he 9Th day of March, 1900, Frank Met
.alf died and your oratrix then became
for the first time of an undivided one
half of the fee of the lands and prop
~ss.- Er-.fr I-r.ra rranff,1aF
Therefore. the premises considered
oratrixes pray thu the convey
Of 1895. from Paul Neumann to F.
r.. HayseIden. and of May p. 1896. from
H. Hayselden TO F.. :. Y. Neumann.
and of August 81. 1895, from Paul Neu-
to II. Focke. and OF April l. 1899,
rom Paul Neumann to H. FOcke, be
innulled and vacated and set aside
The plaintiff states hat the value Of
he properties are nov Of the value OF
go. 600" out Of which they have been
uggled."
\ similar suit 10 the foregoing : filed
)y Frank :. Godfrey. as trustee for
Thomas NetcaIf. against Mrs. Neu-
mann. executriX OF the estate Of Paul
Seumaun. deceased. and II. Focke. for
he undivided one-half of the same
lr1pertv above described-Pilipiii-al-
e-fnr il 70 be of the value OF $4,000
The plaintiff states that Thomas Met
.alf attained his majority on January
D.. 1901. The same allegations NJ fraud
lrsrt transfer NJ t-a property ave made
IS from Thomas N--.a.E $40 Pau. >aT-
Til. plaintiff states "rrel on the
sth DAY or january. 1901. ono dow af-.
-~ YOUR orator. Thomas lE.tr"E -r-
.ttl-uaI his U-f--i- 81 Ea a. - - p
tarce and request ". fHT ""HH