The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-03-06
MRS..WELSHlS.
INDICTED BY
. GRAND JURY
Woman Who Figured in sensa-
tional Embezzlement Charges
Against Late Joseph ]. Me-
deiros Must Now Answer to a
Charge Of Perjury; Former
sureties on Bond Remain.
(From Thnrsday AdYertissr.l

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An indictment was returned yester.
day afternoon by the territorial grand
jury, Joseph A. Gilman, foreman,
against Kate Welsh, better known as
Mrs. William L. Welsh. The woman is
charged with perjury, which was al.
legged to have been committed by her
while testifying under oath in the dis
trict court of Honolulu before Second
District Magistrate A. d. Larnach some
months ago in the $3.50 assumpsit case
Of John r, Dias against Joseph y.
Medeiros.
Mrs. Welsh was made the garnishee
in the Dias- Medeiros case, and IL is
alleged that when she was asked II
she owed Medeiros any money or had
in her possession any money or other
thing of value, she swore that she had
not. II afterward developed that Me.
deiros had in his possession promissory
notes signed by Mrs. Welsh and made
payable to him, in the sum of $l70O,
il is said
The Medeiros. Welsh troubles were
freely aired in court and through the
press some time ago, and IL was then
claimed that Mrs Welsh played fast
and loose with Medeiros affections and
money; that when called upon by her,
Medeiros would 90 TO his friends and
orrow money and other things Of value
in order to satisfy the demands Of the
woman.
Held by d strict. Magistrate.
The woman was held by the second
II. aAs IA. A.. A.. Al - Il
grand jury some months ago. Medeiros
shortly after that quietly slipped out
of Honolulu for The mainland. The day
after getting away he was indicted by
the grand jury on several charges of
embezzlenent, the complaining witness
being Jesse NJ. MeChesney, manager of
the McChesney Coffee Company, of
which concern Medeiros had been a
trusted omployc for years previous.
Deputy Sheriff Charles III. Rose went
TO the mainland after Medeiros, who
had been arrested and held at San
Francisco. While in San Francisco Me.
deiros took sick and shortly afterward
died, making q statement, however, be.
fore his deate 10 pspptys Shegiff Rose
TO the ehecB ithat Mrs. Welsh had pro.
vided him with fifty dollars to enable
him TO leave Hawaii This Mrs. Welsh
denied tearfully. lfH]@
The investigation Of this case by the
grand Jury has been dragging along
for some months The present grand
jury took up the investigation last
week, since which time. it Was common
knowledge that an Indictment would
be returned against the woman. Tbi,
was done yesterday. Mrs. Welsh was
served with the Eench warrant yester
day afternoon and granted her iberty
on the old bond which required her e
await the action of the grand Jury
She will be arraigned this morning al
nine o'clock before Judge Henry T.
Cooper, J. Alfred Magoon being her at
torney. ".'..n.
Carlo Remains on Bond.
Referring to rumor that he had
refused to stand further as bondsmar
for Mrs. Welsh, J. Carlo last nigh,
stated that he had not refused to con,
tinue on her bond and that he was
still on it; he was not quite sure
whether the bond was for one or two
thousand dollars, and could not state
the amount definitely as his book keeper
was absent at the time. -
Four other indictments were returned
Dy the grand jury yesterday Afternoon.
The defendants in all these cases will
be arraigned before Judge Cooper this
morning at nine O'Clock. These indict.
ments were us follows: ~ %
Mataio Kapahunani, charged with
the embezzleinent Of 1874 ,05, funds
claimed to belong to the Kalihi and
Moanalua Church Corporation, of which
the defendant was at one time treas.
urer. h, ? -.
Damien Kaumiumi, charged with rob
bery in the second degree; Toney Ven,
tura, charged with statutory crime.
the name Of Henry O'Day being men
toned in the Indictment; David Noa,
charged with larceny in the second de.
gree - ~ ~.