Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-03

sation of unqualified proportions was
created in the Circuit Court of the
Second Circuit on Thursday OF this
week when Attorney j. Lightfoot
moved the Court to commit County
Attorney John w. kalua to Jail on d
charge of perjury.
The final accounts of Rev. s. Kapu,
administrator of the estate of Henry
Cooper Jr., were before the Court
for approval.
Rev. Kapu has filed his final ac-
counts, which showed that besides
the real estate there should DO on
hand five head of work cattle, one
iilly, and $GS3.10, but as matter of
fact there is but ten cents in the
hands of the administrator and no
vouchers for the distribution of the
money or other personal property
which have, as the Court remarked,
Ievaporated. The estate is one OF
many that have been handled in the
past In this circuit In n most aston
ishing manner and was watched with
interest.
On the 2Sth of September Judge
A. n. Kepoikai appointed Attorney
J. Lightfoot amicus curiae Mr.. Light
foot went into the case at once and
made careful investigation of the
records and examined witnesses and
filed an exhaustive and ablt report on
the condition of the estate.
He in part says: ION February 6,
1893, Rev. S. Kapu received from j.
| n. X. Keola, clerk Second Circuit
| Court, $S09.95. / desire to point ont
to Your Honor that from the said
9th day of February, 1899, there is
evidently no pretense of investment
of this large sum of money.
There is no reason that can be as
eertained from the records why this
estate was not promptly closed IN
about eight months. (See Estate of
kaiu, Is Hawn. page 39S), but not
only has the estate been kept open
since 1893, but no accounts have
been filed and the money has evil
IDENTIFY been allowed to lie idle in the
hands of the administrator. re-
spectfully suggest, therefore, that the
administrator should be charged with
legal interest on said SSO9.95 from
the 9th day of February, 1899, to the
Gath day of April, 1905, at the rate
| Of per cent per annum and interest
from the said oath day of April.
1905, to the date hereof at the rate
Of per cent. per annum."
The inventory contains the follow
ing curious observations:
Reported to your administrators
but did not come into his possession,
| Ave head of oxen and one mare, In
| the possession of Henry Cooper, the
elder. The oxen were. as | am in
formed, turned over by Henry Coop
err, the elder, to J. w. Kalua.
81 respectfully suggest that the adj
ministrator be not discharged until
this matter IL cleared up. II was his
duty to retain control of these ami
mails. II H. be fact that j. w. Ka-
| lua has converted these animals to
his own use for purposes other than
| the benefit of the estate, the Court
| should be informed of the same. and
Mr.. Kalua should be compelled to pay
into court the value of said animals
together with interest from the date
of their conversion.
II have been informed from out
side sources that these cattle were
loaned to Mr.. J. w. Kalua for the
purpose Of blowing up some of his
| (Kalua's) land, and that the said cat
| tie have never been returned.
Il respectfully recommend that
| Henry Cooper Sr., the Rev. S. Kapu,
and j. w. Kalua, and such other wit
nesses as can be found be subpoenaed
to testify on this matter, and that
Mr. Kapu shall not be granted his
discharge until reparation shall have
been made to the estate for the
same
On Wednesday of this week the
| witnesses We're called and some start
ling testimony was given.
Rev. s, Kapu said that after the
costs of all classes had been paid in
full, he had in his hands s6S3.10, and
thats there were deeds and five head
of work oxen and one filly not dis
posed of.
He said that Kalua had asked him
for the money and that he had gone