The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-12
CHARGE Of
CONSPIRACY
Attempt to Annul
the Holt Girls
| Marriage.
Guardian Claims She
| Was Married for
Her Money.
Also Says Girl is OF Weak Mind
and Did Not Know What
She Was Doing.

A petition for the annulment of the
marriage of Eliza R. P. Holt to AL
bert Christian, charging conspiracy to
obtain possession of the girls property,
was filed yesterday.
The girl is only seventeen years of
age and the suit for annulment was
filed by her guardian, Annie Holt Kent
Well The guardian makes serious
charges against the husband and
against George Sea, which the latter
claim are false. 1ney say that the
father of the girl gave his consent to
the marriage.
In the petition filed yesterday it is
alleged that Annie Kentwell is first
cousin of Eliza R. P. Holt, and was APP
pointed guardian of her person and
property on September 13, 1900, by
Judge Humphreys.
1t is also set out that on January s.,
1903, plaintiff as guardian had to in
stitute proceedings against her ward,
Eliza Holt, before Judge Wilcox, on a
charge of disobedience, and that she
was found guilty and sentence suspend
ed for one month. 1t is then alleged
1 she
| went to the home of George Sea, tC
wean her child, which had been adopted
by Mr.. and Mrs. Sea.
| 1t is then alleged THAT the said
Eliza r. P. Holt is the daughter Of
John D. Holt, ST., who at the time
hereinafter to be mentioned, as vel
as at the present time, is possessed o.
a life estate in large amount of valu
able real estate in the Territory of Ha
| wall, all of which said property, upor
the death of him, the said John D
Holt, ST., will become the property il
fee of the said Eliza r. Holt, if she
survive him, and she tie said Eliza r
I
course of affairs a woman of wealth
and of large estate. That the sale
Eliza r. P. Holt is also possessed in hel
own right of valuable real estate within
the Territory of Hawaii, and was 81
possessed at the times hereinafter men
toned all of which said facts were
| VOL
and his wife, and to the said Alder
Christian made defendant herein"
THAT on or about the 18th day o
January, 1903, and within less than on,
week after the suspension of the sen
tence by the District Magistrate a:
labove related, the said Eliza r. p Holt
an incompetent, being under the in
fiuence and command of the sale
George c. Sea and wife, was influenced
persuaded and compelled to go through
! the performance of certain pretended
marriage ceremony, performed by the
Rev. Father Clement on the 18th day
of January, 1908, with the said Alber
Christian, who, in conspiracy with the
said George C. Sea, and in pursuance
thereof consented to and aided and
abetted in persuading and coercing th'
said Eliza r. P. Holt into the said pre-
tended marriage.
THAT at the time of entering int
said pretended marriage, the said Eliza
r. P. Holt was incapable by reason
of mental imbecility from knowing O.
understanding the obligations of tn,
marriage contract, and in fac
was incapable by reason of he
defect. of understanding, in entering
into or performing any contrac
of what nature or kind soever, and b.
reason thereof was incapable of dis
posing of her person or property; anC
before said time, at said time, and III
to the present time, never has the saiC
Eliza r. P. Holt been capable of know
ing or understanding the ordinary re
lations CT life, being possessed only o
the most infantile intelligence and b.
reason thereof, the said Eliza r. P
Holt was, at said time, has been con
tinuously since, and is now absolutel!
unable to know or realize the dutie.
and obligations of married life, AM
that by reason thereof the said pre-
tended marriage was and is utterl!
and absolutely void.
THE petitioner believes and so al
leges on belief, that conspiracy wa,
entered into and carried out between
the said George c. Sea and Alder
Christian to carry out said pretended
marriage for the double purpose of at
tempting to relieve the said Eliza r. P
Holt from proper and legal guardian
ship, and with the ultimate purpose o
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