Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-09
GRANDMOTHER Of
SMART BABY MAY
BE HIS GUARDIAN
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mise in the noted case which las
spring was the sensation of the terri
tory, Henry GailIard Smart remainec
the child's legal guardian. Thelmai
mother. the chiId's grandmother, Mrs
knight, was to have the custody Of
the baby boy until he was is years
cid, at which time Smart would be
come the custodian.
The boy was taken to San Francis
CO while the compromise was pending
and Immediately on its settlement was
placed in the official custody of Mrs
knight. He has been with her In San
Francisco ever since.
Under the terms of the compromise
which ended the fight both over the
estate OF Thelma Parker Smart, the
mother and the custody and guard
ianship of the boy Mrs. knight was
to receive income under the original
Parker trust of $15e0 month and her
fee for the child's case was TO be fix
ed by the court.
Smart was to receive $1,000 a month
and of this he was to place one-fourth
aside for the use, maintenance and
education Of the child until Richard
reached the age of 20 years. At 20
years Richard was to get two-thirds
of the net income in case Mrs. knight
were still living.
Had Gaillard Smart survived Mrs.
Knight he would have had one-third
of the estate when Richard reached
his majority and received the other
.two-thirds. The death of Gaillard
Smart leaves baby Richard sole heir
TO the Parker estate, except, Of course,
for the requests In his mothers will
and the income for Mrs. knight. The
net income of the estate al the time
the compromise was effected, was re-
ported to be close to $250, 900 q year
and the estate itself has been estimat-
ed at between two and three millions
In value.
Baby Richard is now hardly 30
months old.
The Petition.
The petition is as follows:
Now comes Elizabeth j. knight,
petitioner herein. and shows to this
Honorable Court as follows:
That Richard Smart was born In
the City and County of Honolulu, Ter
ritory Of Hawaii, on May 81. 1918.
That the father Of said Richard
Smart was H. G. Smart, and that the
mother OF said Richard Smart was
Annie Thelma Parker Smart.
That the father and mother of said
Richard Smart are both dead.
That said Richard Smart after his
birth lived in said Honolulu until
some time in February, 1914 when his
parents started with him on the way
to Paris, France.
THAT said Richard Smart was
brought back to said Honolulu during
the month Of November, 1914, by his
father. H. G. Smart.
That said Richard Smart thereaf-
ter continued to live in the Territory
OF Hawaii, part of the time at Wal
mea, County and Island OF Hawaii,
and part of the time in said Honolulu.
That said Richard Smart went to
San Francisco, State of California,
during the month Of April, 1915.
THAT since April, 1915. petitioner
has had the custody and care of the
person of said Richard Smart, and
said Richard Smart is now in the Gus
tody and care of petitioner at San
Francisco, California.
That petitioner Is the mother OF
the mother of the said Richard Smart.
That said Richard Smart's rela-
tives on his fathers side are aliens
to him and have no affection, love or
devotion for him.
That petitioner, the grandmother
Of said Richard Smart, is devotedly
attached to him, that she, petitioner,
has now no children of her own, that
said Richard Smart has become at
tached to her, and that If she, petit
toner, is appointed the guardian Of
The person of said Richard Smart she,
petitioner, will give him a mothers
love, care and devotion and will bring
him up in alnnanner fitting his family
and position in life.
That said Richard Smart has prop
erty within the Jurisdiction of this
Honorable Court.
THAT the Trent Trust Company,
a Hawaiian corporation, Is
the guardian of the property Of said
Richard Smart, appointed by this Hon
orable Court.
Wherefore your petitioner prays
that she may be appointed guardian
Of the person of said Richard Smart
according to law and the statutes of
his territory"
Judge Whitney will hear the petit
lion on Monday, November Is, at 2
o'clock in the afternoon.