The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-24
ANOTHER SILVA HEIR
FUNCHAL, MADEIRA, is HEARD
FROM.
A Honolulu Estate Contested in Ma
deira and British Guiana-Punchbowl
Tragedy Recalled.

Another supposed relative Of the late
Jose Antonio da Silva has come for
ward, with a mark for signature, TO
claim the 81 500 left by the old Portu-
guese who was poisoned by some or ms
own wine, in November 1900. Four
other men, who gathered to mourn over
da Silva died with him. for they drank
some of his wine as they stood around
his coffin At first It was claimed that
he had no relatives, but an alleged Wild
ow in British Guiana came forward and
the estate was awarded to her Thls
morning the matter was reopened by
the filing of the following affidavit by
Attorney ]. NJ. Vivas
Kingdom of Portugal, Island of Ma
deira, City of Funchal.
81. Jacintha da Silva, residing in the
CITY of Funchal, Island of Madeira, be-
ing duly sworn depOse and say as tol-
lows:
my name is Jacintha da Silva. l am
the sister of Jose Antonio da Silva, VINO
died at Honolulu Hawaii Territory,
United States of America, intestate, or
or about the 18th of November, l9OO
There are no sisters other than myself
or brothers. or descendants of sisters
Or brothers, or father or mother Oh
Jose Antonio da Silva aforesaid now
living.
And further 1 say not.
"JACINTHA (Her Marll) DA SILVA
subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of November, 1901, T. Z
James, u. -. Consul
With the affidavit was a motion to re-
woke the final decree made by Judge
Gear last November. By this decree
everything was awarded the widow
The latter was in Georgetown, British
Guiana. She sent an affidavit to the et-
feet that there were no relatives be-
sisters
cousins nor aunts, no father ana nc
mother, and she signed it "Antonia da
Silva, Her (x) Mark" On this showing
the estate was closed up.
Antonio D'Aguiar de Pallos of Homo
lulu, who was the administrator, also
adds an affidavit to the records OF th'
estate. He says that he employed tho
mas Fitc- paying him a retainer OF
$3.50, to collect the widows property
Fitch collected it all right says the
long-named Portuguese, but he charged
20 per cent, amounting to $3.50 charging
not only on the cash collected but on th'
value of the real property of the heirs
as we'll De PallOs signs his at1daNi
and his motion to reopcn with his *
mark He has just received a Cx) mark
ed power of attorney from the sister II
Funchal and he proposes to get some
of the estate from the wife in Brltlsf
Guiana With the estate in Honolulu
and rival claimants to it located II
South America and Funchal, Madeira
and Honolulu lawyers and an admins
traitor disagreeing over it, there does
not appear to be much chance for th'
property left by da Silva. Consular GER
tifcates, affidavits in foreign lands an(
long winded legal proceedings in thre,
widely separated parts of the world
would eat up a bigger estate.
Da Silva was very we'll known amonI
Portuguese here. He had place OF
Punchbowl. where he made wine. He Il
supposed to have made a mistake II
using some fortiher, when he made tn
mixture which caused his own deaJt
and the deaths of four men who took
some drinks from bottle they found II
his room.