Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-16

than a whole graveyard of monuments
carved by man.
The giver did not cut off any de-
pendents to do this. So that argu-
ment is out of the case. And it could
only have been dragged in to work
en- the sympathies of those who
should be given more credit for fore
signht, sense of justice, common
sense. 1t is only phase of the old
idea that the state owes every man a
living; il simply means that a grand
father owes every grandchild liv-
ing, and that he must first absolutely
insure their futures before he can do
one single thing with his own prop,
erty. Such is not the law, such is not
liberty under the constitution, and
such is not Justice in any but a very
narrow, short-sighted sense.
The reports of appraisers of the.
Cleghorn estate show assets of $751;
third of which, $4,000 is made up of
Ainahau, and $25,710.06 of personal
property, largely ($17.456.S1) stocks
and cash, the grand total being $685.
140.06. Though the residuary estate,
i e., outside of the Ainahau trust, had
to give up some $4,000 to pay a
mortgage and though further mort
gage Of $500 yet remains to be paid,
an aggregate of $27,500 which has or
will come out of the estate left to the
heirs, still they should, by the, oppon-
ents to this gift, not be held up as,
having been cut off with little or
nothing. And to disprove any such
idea, embarrassing though the duty
be because of the persons interested
twho l believe are not themselves
making any opposition to the carry
ing out of Mr.. Cleghorn's Will. few
figures are submitted, from sworn re-
ports of executors and trustees on file
in the circuit court probate No.
1870:
The two daughters have received
each $4,000 in cash, one daughter has
received outright life interest in
property inventoried at $14,650 and
the other a life interest in property
inyentoried at $16,TS5, less a debt of
$1,000; the remainder of these two
parcels of property passes TO the
children of these two daughters; two
granddaughters, one grandson, another
grandson Through trustees) and three
nephews, have received each 81 900 in
cash; another beneficiary $500 in
cash; property inventoried at $1S,500I
goes to another grandson and others
Through trustees; property inven-
toried at $15,2S5 to one grandson and
children for life, then to testator's
two daughters and their children and
the children of third daughter; and
income of property inventoried at $751;
go to the two daughters for life and
upon their death to the children of
the three daughters in equal shares.
r The executors distributed legacies
of s14,500 in the family. paid debts of
$21 ,236.40, maintenance and taxes of
$3,36473, expenses of administration
of $2,60S.42 and funeral expenses of
S946.S5, total, s42,656.46; and they re-.
ceiyed between November 2S, 1910,
and November %, 1911, on capital ac-
count SIS, 110. IA and on account of re-
ceipts trent. dividends, etc. $S,05S.95.
The trustees received between Novem-
Der %, 1911, and November 80, 1912,
income of $S,49S20, which, less ex-
penses and commissions of $5,266.50,
Melted $4,000 for the benefit of the
estate. F.. >:.>.... ..
My idea is now, hope, as patent as
if should talk the session to it's
close" ........ ..'.~..
A striking feature of the argument
on another phase was. the illustration
of a gift of a coat upon the condition
that the donee should wear it inside
out. The logic of this illustration was