The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-30
mrs. MONTANA WANTS
her MONEY! BleE


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sistants az the ONCE on the matter
she failed TO get any satisfaction II
she succeeded in getting TO speak
70 Castle or II she managed to GET
any message from Castle through any
Of his assistants. it was always the
same old story The money was all
right. everything was all right: Mr..
Castle was too busy 10 be seen Mrs
Montana testified to that effect
Finally Mrs. Montana demanded the
81. 900 less 500 which was paid her
on account on q certain occasion
She sent her husband 10 W. R Cas-
tie with a written note demanding
the money. She also gave her hus-
band a receipt for the amount due.
the receipt TO be handed to Mr.. Cas-
tie in the event of his settling up
The money vas not paid. the mort
gage being referred 20 by Castle as
the reason. according to the testi-
mony. Only twice in long time had
Castle made any accounting. No &C
counting was ever given of the $4,000
proposition When Mr. Montana fail
ed to collect the $1,000. less 500. for
his wife. Mrs Montana placed the
matter in the hands of Attorney An
drews. Now the matter has come be-
fore the court
On the stand Mrs Montana swore
that she had never authorized ". R.
Castle to lend $4,000 on a chattel
| mortgage. She told her story of the
whole affair from beginning to end in
very plain and simple manner and
caused smile now and then in an
swering the questions of Attorney
Weaver, counsel for the defendant 1t
developed that Weaver. acting for
w. R. Castle. had visited her place in
Manoa valley many times on business
connected with the matter on trial.
| Il think you finally got scared TO
come to my house. Mr. Weaver, didn't
vou7" she said
'sYou will probably remember that
| | continued to call pretty often. how
ever" answered Weaver.
Yes. but you sent your wife when
you were afraid of coming yourself"
said Mrs. Montana.
Miss Emma Dawson succeeded her
mother. Mrs Montana. on the wit
ness stand.
| Miss Dawson testified to having
gone with her mother TO the Office OF
W. r. Castle early in the year 1900 for
| the purpose of seeing about getting
| their money back.
They asked to see Mr.. Castle but
were informed that he was so busily
engaged that it would be impossible
to see him They saw Mr. Campbell.
| who told them about Castle being
busy. They waited.
/ Mr.. Campbell asked them what they
wanted TO see Mr.. Castle about.
I'VE want to see him about that
money" said Mrs. Montana.
What money, Mr.. Montano's mon
| ey2" asked Campbell
mo. my mothers money" spoke up
! Miss Dawson.
Miss Dawson and her mother went
again to Castles Office on the same
mission. They were again informed
that Castle was too busy to see them.
No better success was met with on
that trip They went third time,
1t was on this third trip to Castles
Office that Mrs. Montana wanted s.So
cash for the purpose of making an in
vestment. Campbell said that she
could have it.
Mr.. Montana, when he was put on
the stand. tested to the effect that
on the 18th of December. 1899. acting
under the instructions of his wife
he went to the office of w. r Castle
and asked him to sell the land owned
by himself and Mrs. Montana up Ma
noa valley He preached the subject
in a jovial spirit. wishing Castle a
merry Christmas and telling him that
he would give him. Castle, Christ
mas present of $1,000 as commission
for selling the land.
/ The Montanos wanted TO sell the
land for the purpose of settling the
mortgage held by Castle. Montana
told Castle. according to Montano's
Testimony. that $4,000 was wanted fol-
the property and that he would not lei
it go for cent less. Castle made the
remark that it was high figure.
Montana. however. refused TO sell the
land for anything under $4,000.
Montana stated that out of the s25.
| 900 the mortgage of $4,000 held by
Castle would be paid and the remain.
der was wanted in cash
4 Montana went on to tell how he and
his wife met in the Office of W. r.
Castle on the 3rd of January, 1900
and were shown the mortgage of IS.
600. the chattel mortgage. which was
pronounced. first BY Mrs Montana
land then by himself. as no good. IN
asmuch as it was chattei mortgage
1.-THE security Vas therefore no good
; and the name Of Mr.. or Mrs Mon
II ano did not appear in the instrument
He swore to the fact that the mort
cage had never been accepted
Montana vent on 10 relate the IN
: Ici6enf of going TO Castles oflce and
: demanding $sse Of Castle. acting un
: der the instructions of his wife. III
, had the receipt with him Castle
However. did not pay any money.
II When Lorrin Andrews went On ths
!, stand he svore that he had been re
tanned In the matter
He went to Castles ofice and de
Imanded certain money which Mrs
: Nontsno said that Castle had OF hers
He did not see Castle He sss
I Campbell Campbell said that ne knes
| nothing Of the matter vhxfever. An
drews then szw Weaver Waaves
told aim that the noney bad been IN
vested In certain mortgage and tia