Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-26
norris GUARDED
VALIDITY OF Deed
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NbO0llnutu lIOm fbgt
Cross, bat thought I would
die"
Hewitt states that The deed was
drawn up by Bartels. neighbor Of
Norris, and that It was beautifully /
executed, Hewitt also states that
when Norris signed the deed he made
the following reply in response to
question:
u realized perfectly well what | was
doing. My mind was Just NJ clear ms
Il ever was In my life. could remem.
Der back eighty years ago"
In letter TO the Minister of For
eiEn Affairs, an attorney Of Copen
hagen traces Norris career as fol-
lows:
To the Minister OF Foreign At
f2irs, Copenhagen.
Under date OF the 2nd March,
1879. according TO the birth records,
was born, in Marstal. Gotthilf Will.
helm Becker Christensen. who. inn
mediately after his confirmation.
went to sea as cabin Soy, In 1898
he deserted from a Danish ship in
London. After some years he came
to America, from where his mother,
In 1916, received leiicr from him.
! attached as Exhibits c and ID. In
Exhibit ID II will be seen that his
| name in America was Samuel Nor
| ris. Both parents are dead accord
ing to death register CExhibit u, 1
cordinG to what one knows still, a
large estate in Sacramento, near San
Francisco, and on Hawaii, and, ac-
cordinE to general belief, Norris, for
a period of years, was n very rich
man who has very large areas Of
| land and an estate. In 1868 he was
on a visit at Aero, but in latter
times ne has not been In the coun-
try, but through dineren; returning
sailors 10 Marstal has the family
from time to time heard about Nor
ris and his large fortunes; also that
he was still unmarried. As the liy
ing heirs in Marstal are for the
most part very poor, has the bank
/ director, Clausen, In Marstal, on the
request OF an heir, written to Arm
in San Francisco named Eschen e
Minor, who are both from Marstal
and both personally known, Eschen
even related with one named Clau-
sen, and from this firm has Clausen
received the accompanying letter In
Exhibit II, from which II will be seer
that Norris was in May, 1910, alive
and considered as ri man"
Another letter, showing tho In
terest of the Danish government IN
the Norris case. Is as follows:
Minister OF Foreign Affairs Dept
Copenhagen, July 20, 1910.
| Samuel Norris. Deceased
From Attorney n. T.. Nielsen In
Marstal' the Minister OF Foreign Al
fairs has received the accompanying
information OF the 2lst, wherein he
informed the Minister of the facts
concerning the death In Waiohinu
p. o., Hawaii T. H., In the begin
ming Of this month or the death OF
Samuel Norris, alias Gotthllf VIII
helm Becker Christensen. Accom-
panying this are Exhibits c, ID, f.
Ia. II. l. Consequently we request
the consul to look into the matter In
the interests OF the heirs and To try
to take care that the boets status
does not receive any harm. How
large is the estate, who is the de
ceaseds heir. the value Of the es
tate, how much. fees would be nee
essary? Request also TO get a pow
er OF attorney from the Consul to
appear as the heirs representative
and what other papers and proofs II
is necessary should be sent out from
the heirs In Denmark. II you could
inquire whether or not the deceas'
eds property was correctly register
ed so that the status quo can be
maintained. Under the date OF tho
26th the following telegram wal
sent:
Estate s. Norris Walohinu Sc
cure status quo.
when the consul Is through will
all the papers kindly send then
back.
"P. NJ. V.