Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-04
SMART ATTACK
ON Fred KNIGHT
BRANDED FALSE
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/ Richard TO third parties on the eondi.
tion named IN black and white BY his
attorneys that Mrs. Knight should
abandon al Of the extremely valuable
i claims Mrs. Knight has under the sec.
] ond will and should allow prohatins
Of the third will to 90 through with
i out contest on her part
/ GPut Child on Market M
"In other words, Mr.. Smart then
and there put his child upon the mar.
ket and named his price; the only
point now being that the rights over
i the child he was willing TO give 20
strangers he denies now TO the. chiid,s
/ own grandmother.
i Mrs. Knight has postponed her trip
TO the coast and IL Is not certain when
she will leave Hawaii
Mrs. knights Attitude Toward Smart.
The feeling toward Smart by Mrs.
knights Is shown in the following ex-
cerpts from Attorney Kinney's afflda-
Wit OF yesterday:
That affiant lMr. Kinney Is In
formed and believes that Mrs. knight
4 in asking Mr.. Smart for the control
1 and custody OF the child has at all
times distinctly recognized that it UNI
Iqnestionably was for the benefit of the
child that he should be taught to love
and resnect his father and should be
/ kept as far as possible from the humil-
l iation Of believing or suspecting that
his father was not worthy of such re.
apset and love-"
/ ssITurfh arracro ,1o,,oaerf mr. Pin
neyl Is Informed by Mrs. knight that
she has never addressed a discount
eous word to Mr. Smart from the day
she met him to the hour OF her daugh-
ter's death except on the occasion
when he had violated his honor and
broken his pledge that he would wait
q year before claiming her daughters
hand in marriage. on which occasion
/ in her desperation she told him that
she then believed that he was wholly
mercenary and without honor; but
i that thereafter and as soon as she
fully realized that her daughters hap
piness depended upon making the best
of the situation and up to the day of
her daughters death she has never
allowed herself to address him other
Il
| that she distinctly denies that their
relations have ever been marked by a
single quarrel, and while she does not
ana cannot respect him. she does re-
spect and has respected his rights, and
would continue to do so after receive
ling the custody Of the child. and that
iif more is required Of any cutodian
many otherwise eligible would not be
able TO qualify. 2
says Latter Omitted.
In iiis afildavit Kinney further says
| that the recent correspondence on the:
compromise negotiated. as filed by
Thompson. omits one very important
letter This letter he reproduces. 1t
/ Is as follows
Honolulu. January 20, 1916
.sMr. w. A. Kinney, Honolulu.
Dear Sir:
Confirming our conversation of
even date III regard to a tentative
lIlan for settlement IN the entire Smart
litigation including not only the pro-
| bate Of the will but the custody of the
minor child and in line with your
Suggestion that IT be permanently en-
bodied In writing to be in confidence.
however. and solely for the purpose OF
| q statement of the proposition for
! your consideration. that the third will
be permitted to be probated. prior to
| the time Of its probation Mr.. Smart
/ to enter into an agreement in such
| form as we may mutually consent to
| by the terms of which he will con-
Iyey to the child absolutely upon the
lchild arriving at its majority two.
thirds OF the entire estate as con-.
| templated by the will, one-third to re-
main IN him. The income OF the es-
| tate. until the child shall achieve its
majority, to go Is per cent to Mr..
Smart and 25 per cent to the child.
The child TO remain In the territory
Of Hawaii until it is at least 13 years
| of age and not to be removed. ex.,
Icepting upon the consent of Mrs.
knight and Mr.. Smart, unless certifl-
cate Of two reputable physicians states
| the necessity for change. one physf
clan to be selected by each party and
| in the event OF their failure to agree
then the two to select third and
| the decision OF the majority of these
to remain final During the time the
child shall remain in the territory OF
Hawaii it shall be in the custody Of a
person mutually selected. or in the
event Mrs. knight and Mr.. Smart can
not agree upon person then each
TO have the right to nominate three
people, the six to select q seventh and
OF the seven so chosen each shall al
ternately strike one person until but
one remains. or IN some other mu-
tually agreed method Of elimination.
@The costs thus far incurred By