The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-10-29
CHARGES OF FRAUD
AFTER TEN YEARS
ALLEGATIONS IN A SUIT FILED AGAINST
THE JAMES CAMPBELL ESTATE-KAILUA SAYS SHE
WAS FORCED BY THE LATE MILLIONAIRE TO SIGN
A DEED FOR VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

very sensational charges against James Campbell and
against Cecil Brown forth picturesque and poetic
language complaint filed this morning in the Circuit Court by At
Ball. representing Kaua w against the trustees OF the
Campbell estate Kaua claims valuable property
from her daughter and have been forced by physical violence to sign
deed transferring James Campbell in 1893 Her complaint be-
gins as follows:
Now Kua by her attorney P Ball. resident of Homo
lulu Oahu Territory of Hawaii aged who for
has been wrongl deprived of certain valuable properties situate
within the jurisdiction Of this Honorable Court and asks be permit
unfold her wrongs that me be looked into and
investigated by this Court with view OF having her said wrongs right
ed and OF securing herself and surviving heir said properties which
ghtfuy which she deprved by illegal and
equitable and which have been Wed from her by deception
fraud force and undue influence and without her assent and
and without lawful consideration whatsoever by James
Campbell formerly resident OF said Honolulu but now deceased
whose made respondent herein through the Trustees thereof
Abigail K CampbePaker Joseph O. Carter and Cecil Brown
The plaintiff forth the fact Of her daughters DEATH when
of the property and that Campbell claimed ownership from ano
from her. knowing that she weak intellect and OF less than on
mnes and that he laid and executed plans from her
with Cecil Brown seize the force and deception and that
they enapped her leave her home and that the office of Brown
she shown deed which she refused sign Plaintiff
That when after much and coaxg petitioner still
refused voluntarily sign said prepared document her hand then
taken hold Of by said James Campbell linked placed therein and
she then and there ocb and without her and against
her intent and contrary and against her will made touch imprint
upon said prepared document scratch mark which petitioner
has learned pupored be her signature all OF which
this petitioner senuous denies and dsavows and amatve
document that against her will and wish and that the
her signature made thereto voluntarily of her WILL is her
signature at all"
After denying that she acknowledged the signature and
Ipeatng her charges of fraud, the plaintiff says:
Petitioner verify believes and therefore be the fact t
she has been made the victim of conspiracy dves her of valuable
properties and that depending her ubmssiveness of
ment characteristic OF her people, and OF her financial inability
eute finally in the courts her claims herein FORTH and further
depending the wealth and influence of those whose
ere she would necessarily antagone by prosecuting her claim here
n said James Campbell deceased and have the 9th
day of November 1893 placed this petitioner in such of unx
edness OF purpose that she has been for uncertainty
of mind whether completely lay down and surrender weak
doc victim wead and successful conspiracy whether
her just rights and stand the assaults and mprecaons of those
high in social and financial affairs Depending upon the fairness
tegry ability independence and love of the this
Territory and after OF doubt and vacaon fear
trembling and the the limit of law and her
lis partly dipped the horizon of life though she still the
meridian of life this petitioner her this Honorable
Court adjudication feeling that though low and humble herself
Notwithstanding the overtoweng and superior OF her opponents
yet eVenhanded justice will be meted and her and
undue and unconscenab advantage will be allowed
Io her.
Immediate possession of the property and damages the
$4,000 asked