The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-01-20
DUYLE'S WIVES.
l LABELED IN
COURT
Numbers Given to spouses, Past
and Present, of Much Married
Boniface to Aid in Taking Tes-
timony in Sui. Brought to Re
cover Property Claimed by
Mans First Mofher-in-Law.
(From satarday Adyertiser. }

IL
Once again Joseph A. Doyle APP
peared in the limelight before Homo
lulu audience, hut this time instead or
mellow" drama Il was comedy
staged in Judge Monsarrat's court
yesterday where he appeared in answer
TO q replevin suit brought by wife No.
One who IL instituting proceedings to
recover certain chAttels which she
claims rightfnlIy belong to her.
Mrs. Edna Doyle, Wife No. One and
Mrs. Maud Schurman Doyle, wife No.
Three, were present st the bearing YES
terday and beamed radiant smiles on
each other as little points Of law
were being fought out by opposing
counsel. A
Two suits Of replevin were insti-
tuted yesterday. One was to recover
quantity OF eat-elass and hand
painted china, the property, Il il
claimed, Of Mrs. Ferguson, the mother
Of Mrs, Edna Doyle, and the other
was instituted by Mrs. Edna Doyle for
q Quantity OF ehattels which she
claims Is fightfully her property.
Ferguson Case Continued.
The Ferguson suit was heard first
and the complainant was represented
By G. w Ashford while Ray o'Brien
q new light in the legal armament
represented Doyle. So weighty were
the ponderous legal opinions brought
into the ease that continuance was
granted until Monday afternoon when
another matinee will be staged. Mrs.
Ferguson testified that shortly after
her daughter was married to Dovle IN
1908 she went to live with the happv
pair and moved some Of her belong
ines, Consisting Of some eut.glass.
hand-painted china and brio n. brac in.
to their home in Oakland. In 1910.
she stated, the home was broken nm
and all the furniture including her
own was put in storage. Subsequent
" Doyle came to Honolulu, she said.
and upon his return when she asked
for her property he c0olly informed her
that he had sold IL.
Mrs. Ferguson further testified that
Doyle wrote 10 her In November az
last year 20 come to Honolulu with her
daughter and live with him. at The
Argonaut, hotel he was CONDUCTING
here. URoMoher arrival she stated
that Doyle showed her about the prem
ises and in a closet under lock and
key he showed her the long lost elass- i
ware and with smile asked her II she
recognized IT,
During the course of the trial there
We're heated legal battles between At
torneys O'Brien and Ashford which
prolonged the case through the after.
noon and when II came to the time OF
closing court little Roadway had been
made toward solving the ownership Of
the disputed property.
The numerous wives of Doyle were
the cause OF considerable confusion In
taking OF Testimony and as an expedi-
ent y was finally decided that they
should Dc known as Numbers I, 2 and 3.
Attorney o'Brien strongly objected
20 any reference to these marriages as
being irrelevant, but Ashford pointed
oat that ms there We're two Mrs. Doyles
N the courtroom something had TO be
done TO make the matter clear.
Doyle Meets Emergency.
Doyle thought he would simplify mat
ters when he ordered AIRS. DOYLE No.
Three from the courtroom. Mrs. DOYLE
No! One smiled on him for exhibiting
saet wisdom and Doyle very uneaIlant.
" made face Qt her. Seldom have
the habitues Of the police court enjoyed
speh an amusing aud interesting ease
and the courtroom was In roars Of
laughter throughout the herring
Mrs Doyle No. One contributed mneh
70 the merriment Of the afternoon when
she told in her demure, winning wav.
how Doyle wrote so sincerely 10 her ana
asked for a release Of the furniture.
| When she saw Doyle later In san Fran
cisco, she stated that upon being asked
what he had done with her property ne
told her TO 90 to climate much warmer
than San Francisco and that he had
sold the property.
She testified that Doyle had sent for
her and her mother to come 20 Hone
lnm last November and had furnished
! roundtrip tickets for the Journey. ~
When ] got TO the Argonaut with
mother said Mrs. Doyle, q Mr.. DOYLE
showed US through the house and among
other things, there was mothers eat
glass aud handnaintea china unddf lock
and key, ] asked him why he had IL
locked up aud he said that the other
Mrs. Doyle wanted 10 claim It as
hers - tts- tITta|
When asked by Attorney Ashford
who she meant by the Other Mrs.
Doyle, she said; Not this one--the
one that came after me.''
II was nnaIly made clear that she
meant Mrs. Doyle No. Two.
II is expected that this tangle in the
Doyle family viii be decided ON Mon
day afternoon when interesting testi-
mony IL expected "