The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-24
EAPIOLANI ESTATE WINS
A Rousng Vocal Concert ia the Jury
Room Announces Harmony Among
The Jurors.

Goodbye my Lover Goodbye "
sounded loud from the jury room in
the judiciary building this morning,
when the jurors in the kapiolani-pcck
case were confined. IL was followed by
Good Night Baby I've Got TO Leave
You Now" Then came the Holy city
Aloha Oe' ard "a long succession %.
other pieces. The chorus was fine the
heavy bass Of juror Jones sounding spc-
cially effective The music sounded all
over the building and many people
gathered to listen.
The Jurors had arrived at a verdict
after an all night session, and they were
waiting to be called into court. There
was nothing else TO do, and so they sang
the time away, regardless of Justice
Perry in his chambers close by and
Judge Gear holding court not far of.
When called into court the jury ap-
peared TO be a very happy and wen
satisfied one. They had argued long
and earnestly and then agreed with one
another and the rOusing concert had
smoothed over all possible differences.
Foreman Austin announced TO the
court that a verdict had been agreed
upon, and handed the verdict to clerk
haulukOu. 1t was In favor Of the plain
TIN the Kapiolani Estate, against L
Peek and Company The verdict de-
elared in favor Of the restoration Of the
lands involved, to the Kapiolani es-
tate.
The jurors We're divided as to a we'd
ding said to have taken place in the
reigns Of the last Kamehamehas. The
evidence was most conflicting A num-
Der Of aged Hawaiians Of both sexes
took the stand TO ransack their mem
cries for evidence as to the relation
ships between Kahoopuipui who own
ed the land in dispute keawe, her
acknowledged husband. and Okuu, who
was alleged to have married Kahoopui-
pui after the death Of Keawe and
whose descendants claim the land in
dispute.
The witnesses brought forward by
Attorney w. A. Kinney for the KapiO-
lani Estate all inclined to the view that
after and before the death of Keawe,
Kahoopuipui lived in Illicit relationship
with Okuu, refusing many times to
marry him.
The witnesses put forward by Attor-
neys LOrrin Andrews. j. T. De Bolt
and =. l.. Weaver declared that Okuu
and KahOopuipui were married but
mystery being over the wedding cere-
mony. The wedding day vas recalled
l.by one witness. The marriage feast
was spread and enjoyed, but the bride
and groom were lost track of at the
wedding hour. No one knew where the
knot was tied and nowhere could there
be found a record of license, or a do
cument to show the relationship of hus
band and wife TO have existed This
was explained by the imperfectneSs Of
the old Hawaiian records, which imper-
fectness, together with loose business
methods. is crowding the court calen-
dars of today with land title cases.
The jury retired at about o'clock to
deliberate. Late in the evening they
stood eight to four. They were argu-
ing over the wedding, or alleged we'd
ding. Judge" said Juror Brown, the
hardest question 10 determine is the
date of Keawes DEATH" There was
I little evidence on this point and the
jurors needed it to determine the posi-
bility of Kahoopuipui having been mar
ried to Okuu.
The jurors stayed up all night,
though taken to the hotel At o'clock
| they were reported 8 to and after
they had had breakfast this morning
I it was said that another man had come
| over and they were 10 to 2.