The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-11-21
WEIGH CASE
TO GRAND JURY
Judge Larnacb, After Hearing
Testimony in Matter of Woman
Accused of Perjury, Orders Her
Held to Await Action of Terri
torial Inquisitorial Body.

After hearing the testimony of j. j.
Medeiros and Tamaiiro, n japanese ser.
want of Mrs William Wclch, accused
of perjury, Judge Larnach yesterday
said the evidence warranted him turn
ing the entire case over to the terrific
rial grand jury.
should the grand jury bring an in
di,tmcnt against the woman her trial
will be held before the circuit court.
As to what stand Judge Larnach will
take toward increasing the bail of Mrs.
Welch will be decided this morning at
nine o clock.
When Mrs We,ch entered the court
room yesterday, both in the morning
and afternoon sessions, she was smiling
ond apparently carcfrcc, but after Me-
deiros and Tamajiro had testified and
Judge Larnach rendered his decision
turning her case over to the grand jury,
Mrs. Welch gave way to tears and left
the court in the face of large crowd,
weeping and wringing her hands.
Medeiros, upon being called to the
stand at the morning session, testified
that he maintained wife and family
on fifty dollars a month. He further
testified that between February II and
October 30, 1913, he had turned over
to Mrs. Wclch the aggregate sum of
S5297.5O, in sums varying from five dol
lars to 1870.
While Medciros was on the witness
stand and under cross-cXamination of
Attorney Magoon. representing Mrs.
Welch, he gave n list of his creditors,
reading the same from sip of paper
which he held in his hand
In giving the money to Mrs. Welch
Me,leiros testified that he turned 1T
over to her either in person or through
q messenger, mostly always the Japa-
nesc servant of Mrs. Welch, Tamaiiro.
AS to the source from which this money
came, Mcdciros said he had received it
from many of his friends to whom he
is now indebted
Gave Many Excuses.
"Whilo was turning this money over
TO Mrs. WEIGH, said Medeiros, "my
salary with McChesney & Company was
twenty-five dollars a week. In some
cases | was given notes by the woman
At other times ! simply sent the coin
in response to either letter, "a tele
phone message or to Mrs. Wclch in per
son. She usually offered variety OF
excuses for needing so much money. -
After Mcdeiros had concluded read
ing the list of creditors to whom h,
owed sums of money varying from ter
dollars TO $3.50, Medeiros was asked il
/ hn. huI nt har M. nj hnn tha,
Of borrowing money between February
| II and October 80. In reply, Medeiro,
said that he was salesman for Me
| Chesney & Company and in response t.
| further questioning from Magoon sal,
money which he had collected from tn,
| rental of five houses in the Punchbow
| district.
Mcdciros also testified that he ha,
| borrowed $4,000 from his brother, resid
ing on Maui while another creditor wa
his father-in-law, to whom he was in
| debted in the sum of 5000.
When asked by Attorney Coke VIII,
| he had not demanded notes for the va
rious sums he testified to having givei
| Mrs. Welch, Medeiros said that he tol,
| Mrs. Welch that her word was as goo,
as her bond and 81 trust. you, Kate. ,
1t was Medciros' contention that h.
was pretty well acquainted with Mrs
! Welch and that her word was alrigh
with him. After time, though, Nc
deiros became suspicious of the woman
he said, and made repeated demand
upon her for the return of his money
but his demands were met with variou
kinds of excuses, he said, and that j
was always one thing or the othe
which reverted him regaining any o
The cash he had advanced.
Disliked the Publicity.
Medeiros further testified that Mr.,
WeIch had approached him after tn
ease had been brought before the com
and had begged him to take the-wit
ness stand and deny that there wa
any money coming to him. He said Mr.
Welch told him she dislikcd the pull
LEFTY attending trial and after
time she would make everything alrigf
with him just as soon as she secure
funds from other sources.
Medeiros also added that he had m,
an "angell on the steamer Mama lie
who handed him fifty dollars, but thu
he was unable to recall the man S nan
or even what he looked like.
With the adjournment of court it VIZ
stated that A. S. Humphreys had bee
engaged to look after Medeiros int
ests in the future.