Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-27

tingent upon success, and would have
had to be allowed by the court out OF
the estate of J. X. Sumner. In case he
had been placed under guardianship.
Respondent has nothing to do with
the motives which actuated Maria s.
Davis in the bringing Of guardianship
Proceedings, which terminated in the
aforesaid decree, signed by said J. T.
De Bolt, and pronouncing said J. X.
Sumner to be compos mentis. But
from the information which respond.
ent has obtained, It appears to him
that said Maria S. Davis was justified
~ pursuing the course she did; sh,
believed that there was conspiracy
to rob her brother, and the guardian.
ship proceedings appeared to be tho
only way to cirCumycnt the robbery.
] During the hearing on the petition.
her brother went to her and prevailed
upon her to discontinue the said pro.
oCedings and agreed to give TO her tho
srm of $4,000, and at the same time
he agreed to give to her grandnieCe
and two grandnephews, the sum OF
10000 each, and while he might not,
at that time, have given this large
sum Of 100000 to his relatives, had il
and for the trust deed to said Ropert,
II is certain that he intended, at some
time to give to his said relatives
large sums Of money. To charge that
said Maria $. Davis brought said pro.
Ccedings as "blackmail" is, IL Is sub.
nittcd. far.fetCbed and unjustifed. Il
will have to he Contended that said
John X. Sumner would be certain to
oher to compromise the matter by the
payment Of money. II Is a fact that
Mrs. Davis had brought suits before,
for the protection of her brother, for
| which she had recei red nothing but
abuse. and to attribute 10 her the pow
or Of prophesying correctly that her
brother would buy her of this time,
Ia almost unworthy Of consideration
u any thinking person.
| Respondent had had no opportunity
OF judging as TO the mental condition
OF said I. X. Sumner for sometime
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guardianship proceedings by said Geo.
A. Davis, and what little respondent
saw of said j. *. Sumner during the
said proceedings, was under the very
trying condition of an attorney exam
lining y hostile witness. That respond
ent fully believed that the said pro-
,cecdings for Appointment OF guardian
we're brought in good faith. and so far
as his part went therein, he ConsCien-
tiously tried to carry out the purposes
for which the said petition was
brought and was, in the first place.
matter: that respondent had very lit
tie To do with the arrangement for a
compromise. and knows but little
about 1t, but respondent Is informed
and believes, and upon such informa-
ton and belief. alleges and AYERS that
the 100000 paid to said George A.
Davis for his fee did not come out OF
the Estate of said J. X. Sumner: that
the purchaser Of what Is known as tho
reef property, In consideration OF be-
Ing able to get speedy settlement of
said guardianship suit and the cxecu-
ton of a deed, according to the terms of
lease which II held, agreed to pay the
sum OF 100000, which was $4,000. 0O
more than the sum that said J. n
sumner had agreed to take for said
reef property; that this was brought
about entirely through the efforts OF
said Geo. A. Davis, so that he fee paid
to him was the money of Maria S.
Davis. and this respondent knows that
the said Maria S. Davis was perfectly
willing that the money thus obtained
by said Geo. A. Davis should 20 to him
as his fee, and this respondent denies
mat the said Geo. A. Davis used any
improper means to procure the said fee.
but, on the other hand respondent al
lcges, that said George A. Davis fully
earned the same; that the amount of
money involved in the said transaction,
which had been agreed upon as the
price to he paid for the said reef prop
crty was SlO5,0O00O; that the consum-
nation of said transaction appeared to
depend upon the action OF said Maria
=, DAVIS IN the premises.
That when the said George A. Davis
called respondent in TO assist him in
said matter, he agreed to give respond
ent One-half of the fee he should OBJ
tain, which promise he lived up to to
the very letter and paid respondent
the said sum Of s2,5O0OO voluntarily
without demand or prompting Of any
kind on the part OF this respondent.
Not only was the said Maria S. Davis
perfectly satisfied with the fee paid
her but her son and advisor, II. w.
Davis, and her brother, said J. X. Sum-
ner, were also fully satisfied. and not
one of them has ever suggested to re-
spondent, though he has met them
many times since. any dissatisfaction
Ia the matter OF any nature.
That so far from harboring any NAL
ice or ill-wiIl against the Attorney Cen
eral for bringing this information.
however unjust the charges appear TO
be. respondent is heartily thankful to