The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-09-05
Taken Into Custody At Gore Lot
On Bench Warrant Issued
BY Judge Ashford
GRAND JURY NDICTS
TRIO IN LAND AFFAIR
Old Hawaiian Said To Have Been
Robbed Of Property Located
In Waikiki

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All Ahin, prominent Chinese capitals
residIng .., .." = DOWsett lane, rala
ma, we're arrested by Capt. Harry r
Lake and William .>yau, circuit cOur
officeg, yesterday on bench wHrran
issued out Of tifcuit Judge Ashford +
court shortly afterwards the trio
were Released on $30O0-ceck furnish
ed by William r.. Castle.
In the bench warrant Mrs. BELIEVE
aus name is given rs "Mrs. There's
Owana Kaohclelani Wilcox Bellixcau
alias Mrs. Louis C. Bell"
A land deal Is said to be at the
bottom Of the prosecution of Mrs. Bel
Eveau, her son and the well known
Chinese. md it is understood that tht
government win contend that the trio
eonspiTed to the extent Of defraudinl
an aged Hawaiian named Kauai Ct Mo
Hill out of Il piece of valuable land
az waikiki.
rPrincesS' Beliveau was az heI
tented home in the Gore lot when Cap
tain Lake and Officer Ayau called on
her. Robert, her son, was also there
as were the latter's married sister and
children the princess has lately
gathered about her.
With the gcntilhomme suavtty which
is characteristic of the officer, Cap
:. ts.in Lake called Mrs. Wilcox BeIliveau
and her son aside and informed them
that he had a bench warrant for their
arrest and that each would have tc
!. furnish O $1,000 bond.
The woman seemed stunned and Rob
ert palcd visibly.
80 Sorry, madam, but ! must serve thi'
on you" Lake Informed the 'Prin
cass", as he produced the otficial.look
ing document and read it. This he
also did to Robert K. Wilcox.
r. ara like to get Mr.. Y. Ahin over
bnrc,p Lake told Mrs. BelliSeam.
,"Call $500 and you II get him,
Mrs. Wilcox Be,liveau informed him.
This was done and Y. Ahin shortly
afterwards drove up in taxi and Cap
tain Lake served the bench Warrant
on him.
'. 'What fort" asked Mr. Ahin.
Lake told him he did not know. but
that the three were to appear before
Judge Ashford at ine.thirty THU
morning for aTruignment.
Mrs. Belliveau professed great asto
nishment that warrant should have
been served on her.
W.. 81 really cant see why,' she told
the. select gathering about her
TThere' nothing wrong about that
land deal, Robert" she continued, ad
dressing her son.
f'why, no, mama, everything wal
done in proper form and there wa
nothing crooked" the latter returned
"oh, shut up, you, with that bis
mouth of yours graciously, though
aruffly comma nded Lewis 7. Belliveal
Prom inside the tent bamboo screen.
BeIliveau wife did "shut up TO
4 minute or two; then she went OF
with her story. A moment later Mrs
Belliyeau espied Attorney W. K Castle
walking along Merchant street, HEADED
toward the judiciary building.
Bond Furnished By w. R. Castle
nExeuse me moment she told
Captain Lake and across lot and stree
she walked, hating Mr.. Castle, VIII
later joined the gathering.
> EtH want you 10 60 bond for us,
she told him "You re my lawyer an'
Ahin = boss, you know.
Z Mr.. Castle made out check TO
10000 and the trio did not 60 to thu
police station. The regulation bono
!, probably will be filed in court thi
morning.
aWhy don t you arrest Henry Pet
erf'' Mrs. Belliveau asked Captain
Lake during the animated converse
ton. HHe made out the deed an'
Oliver Soares acknowledged it; there
nothing crooked about IL, anyhow, ant
] should worry"
Robert X. Wilcox. son of the late Dele
7 gate to Washington, explained late
that old man Kauai had made out
deed to him for the land in waikiki
that the deal was brought about a
Kauai's own request. Fifty dollar
: was paid for the land, but Wilcox wa
to provide for the old man during tn
lattHr's lifetime.
The deed for this particular piece
land was made out, read and explaine
TO Kauai, claims Wilcox, and Kauai al
proved the document and signed it !
presence of Mrs Belliveau, Y. AhiI
who seems to be q financial agent TO
WILCOX Henry Peter, VINO drew up IN
Instrument; o. p Soares, who az
knowledged the signature of Kaua
and Miss Kaleihuu, Wilcox being ais
present.
s'AIrs. Hummel is at the bottom O
MI this" Wilcox said, but he did nc
explain why. 1--we been putin
through quite number Of land deal
here and in the other islands and
: have always done the right thing.
bought a piece of land in Kaiuali
some time ago from a HawaiiaH.~ Th
land later went buck I'd the gOveri
ment and lost what paid for 1t"
The Kauai deal, which is said
figure in the present case, was carrie
through two weeks ago, said Wilco!
Kauai, old and leaning on a cane, wa
. witness before the grand jury, whic
Indicted Mrs. Belliveau. Robert X. Wi
eox and Y. Ahin.