The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-10-01
PRINCESS HOLDING
TAEflRT BRAyHLy.
De0larinc That Possession Is
Nine Points Of the Law Shel
fakes Steps Accordingly

: Honolulahs yesterday enjoyed the,
unique spectacle Of rCal, live, died.iuI
ItGe-wooI "princess" 'shoulderins a
novel and digging post holes, right in
the heart of the city.
The 'tprincess' is Theresa Belliveau
nee Wilcox, the post,hoies are in that
lot at the junction of King and Mer.
chant streets, commonly spoken Of as
The Gore. ~. tEs,s .r.- 1870. -.
| 9Prineess" Theresa IL, in a way, n
landed proprietor. She owns property
in valley and on hill, in cosy kuieana
reservations andby the salt sea 5 sandy,
barge. Revenue from these sources keep
the ancestral pOibowl well filed, and.
IAre. responsible. for the princess, despite
her sixty.four years, being one of the
sprightliest and best gowned women In,
town. 3 H. ,,
Also the "prineess" Is an undonbt.i
ed ali Of correct and crusted lineage,
As such she claims to be heir Of valu-,
able property In and about this city,
10 not inconsiderable portion of which
lis the afore mentioned Gore lot.
] Now the Gore lot has been since
1.-The memory of man runneth not TO the
Icontrary, greatly coveted by all and
sundry. City planners yearned for II
for purposes of Identification. The
best.known peanut merchants in town
have striven for possession of its priced
vantage. ground. And when carnival
time rolls round the eoneessionaires and
mort card men vie with each other to
see who shall give the reputed owners,
IL nj.
reserve the lot for their enterprising
Ipse at what time King Carnival turns
Honolulu into a care-free, dime squan5
dering, irresponsible city. r'.l. ,. -. 4
\ For years, and years and years, as
the song says, "PrincessS Theresa has
laid claim to the Gore lot. She alleged
that the property descended to her
through X insert seventeen syllables),
her great-great. grandfather on her IA
y thet.inilaw 3 side. Incidentally some
4 Of the best genealogical shaips in Ho-
noinlu aaree with her . - o..
The Bishop Estate also lays claim to
the Gore lot, though Princess Theresa
AYERS that this Is another uftoward de-.
'monstration Of grasping greed on their
part. ~
Be this as 1t may (and let the chips
fall where they willy the 'tpEincess -
~rcentlv decided to bring the question
to an issue. She engaged the services
of firm of fashionable attorneys and
through them 10 said 10 have issued q
$2T 900 ultimatum or something of that
kind, to the ubiquitous estate.
The Bishop Estate treated the ulti.
matum with eontumely. Then. did Ha,
I al l. 40
busy.
She consulted with carpenters, lum-
ber- dealers and purHeyors of iron, and
also with an architect, with the result
that yesterday morning, shortly after
dawn had suffpsed the eastern sky with
rosy blush, lumber, iron and workers
therein and thereof, appeared at the
Gore lot and broke ground for q GARAGE.
Operations, proceeded, apaee. Shortly
"fter nine o. clock the lot was in course
Iof transformation. The p. princess, /"
dad in a fetching heliotrope costume
topped by a picture hat, personally su
perintended operations. q, When she
WASH t handling q shovel or squirting
on the hired men to greater effort she
kept watch and ward in a luxurious
touring ear, fearful Of eviction pro-
ceedings. IT,: /.
DUNG the morning word of the bust
pess of the princess reached TIN
bishop Estate and an emissary thereof
was sent out. ,"Prineessp prompt,
rhased him of the promises.
During the afternoon various person
ct toOL on the disputed lot, and, a
DON as they did so, the reclining fgur.
in heliotrope in the automobile bound
cd to the ground and advanced trucent
~ on the invader, who, almost withou
exception, sought safety in flight
The afternoon wore on and the out
line, pillars and foundation of tn
garage were established. Princess
Theresa kept watch and ward viRilant
y, either reclining in her touring ca
or squatting within few feet Of he
employees.
When shutdown came the workme
knocked off for the day, Not so tn
princess, however. She remained
the job until after dark, and then rele
rated the care and supervision of tn
property which she claims as her owl
to her son Keowa and two husky China
non. don I say anything about, then
4 being armed" requested the "prin
cess, - " for ] haven't got a shooting
license" f., a.
Late last night the trio were Keep
ing keen vigil, as can he testified IT,
by half dozen uniformed person
who PssRyed TO make short cut Hcros
the lot.
Gwen he renting cars by Satur
day. were "Princess" Theresa 3 last
words before she stormed the Kaimuk
heights, where she makes her home
'pst might. p,
There is reason to believe that O,
injunction, against the building opera
ions of the princess will be sough
thiS morning by the Bishop Estate.
/ "Lct EN- serve an injunct ion,
1 snapped "Princess Theresa, ,wheJ
spoken to on the matter last night
"cI IN princess and they Gan Y
bluff me, especially when the land be
longs to me. m going 60 build I
garage which win be an ornament t.
the town or they'll have to buy IN,
property. It'll be called the Princes
Theresa Stage, Transportation an
Garage Company
"Princess Theresa has long beel
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