Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-20
MRS, NEL!siHlS
: BOlD.OlI Y:
GRAND JURY
, Aedeiros Maintains That
. 10 -oaneF Woman Sum OF
}297. SO in Amounts
from SIS to $3.50

| IL Wv ~
=, William Welsh held on
~ of perjury, left the district
! o ons this afternoon weeping ana
ling her hands. While she nao
wRred gay and carefree this morn
atears sprang to her eyes this an
ON a. the large crowd assembled |
sco,,rt to hear the case watched
leaR. ,.
Tho Evidence was sufficient, Judge |
t. rnaehs stated, to warrant him turn
tha whole matter over to the grand
ed.Tv I5If that body brings in an IN
:uictmsnt against the woman her tFlal
NH lake place before the CIRCUIT
p InIse Larnach's decision was mace
laftef hearing the testimony OF TWO
ENTHUSIASTICALLY ]. Medeiros ana Ia
mairo, a Japanese servant OF MIS-
wash. His testimony related largely
tn his employers relations with Me-
defos.
HRS Welsh's bail may be increased.
JYdge Iarnach will pass on the
snnunt of the bail tomorrow morning
tat 8 o'clock.
| While ]. J. Medeiros, defendant IN
an assumpsit suit, with Mrs. william
welsh as garnishee. brought by Jonn
p Dias. according to his sworn state
ments while on the stand this morn
ING maintains a family, including his
wife, and nine children on 500 a
month. he admitted that between FEB
ruary II and October 80, 1913, he had
turned over to Mrs. William welsh,
who faced him in the district cour'
room. sums ranging from $5 20 $S"o'
totaling in the aggregate $5297 .5o.
/ while Msdeiros sat before Judge
I,arnach. and under the cross-exaIni'
nation of Attorney Magoon, represent
ling Mrs. Welsh, he was asked TO giVe
La list of his creditors, and the readlhe
lof the names from long slip OF pa
uer resembled the calling OF the rol
! at a political precinct club.
/ The money that 1 turned over u
IMrs, Welsh, through messenger, II
leash or in person, came from man;
4 sources" admitted Medeiros. "MucI
d of it was received from frlenos U
u whom i am yet indebted,
/ All On twenty-five q Week
>. aMy7 salary with McChesney an
!, COMPANY was, $25 a week during
!, large part of the time that l wa
, making these advances to Mrs, Welsf
,, In some cases ] was given notes o
the woman. AT, other times slmpl
| sent her the coin, in response TO eltn l
81 letter, teleph enc message or Wis
Il from Mrs. Welsh in person. The w
: man generally offered a variety OF e:
MI euses for needing large sums
81 money" -,
y Did you have any occupation oth'
I'll than borrowing money between re
;. lruary> II and October 30e" inquire
d i the court as Medeiros concluded II
y calling of between thirty and for
e names of persons to whom ne WI
y indebted for sums ranging from $40
$3.50. ...
N yes. sold coffee for McChesney
,ti replied Medeiros.
III Medeiros in response to querl
.e launched by Magoon stated that SOC
,elo the money given the Welsh wom
s.lwas derived from rental OF five nous
.. iowned by him on Punchbowl SLOPE
re He claimed to have borrowed. trc
in Ibis brother residing on Maui, aoe
n $4,000. The fatherin-law OF Medell
I'd is classed as a creditor to the amot
Id of 1920.
C. Word Good as Bond. -
id "Your word is as good as W
lis note, and trust you, Kate" was
he answer given by Medeiros this mo
is, ing when asked by Attorney Ct
ri, why he had not demanded notes fr
nd Mrs. Welsh for all sums alleged
on I have been turned over to her.
n 81 told Mrs Welsh that we kr
each other pretty we'll and that
It's lieved that her word was all r1gt
he Later, Medeiros stated that he
a become suspicious and made frequ
ri demands upon the woman for a
Ity Il turn of some of the money. He
ed sisted that his requests were met
En- excuses, but not refusal. 1T
ito always one thing or another WI
at prevented my regaining part OF
cash that l had advanced, admit
his Medeiros.
i'd MIS-. welsh cale ~ ue &C.
Po- case nad been ulouen'
roo court and asked that l go on
81 stand and deny that there was
a.. | money coming to me. She stated
~ she disliked the publicity attend1n
her trial, and that all would be made r
the as soon as she oooo'oo
red. go II .Eiddos