The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18

presence. i saw him do it myself. ;
She thereupon proceeded to explain
| Just how Kamakaia affixed his sigma
ture to the document.
| The Princess, continued to claim
that the win was perfectly genuin,
document until she finally left to teIe
phone her attorneys regarding the mat
tel" ....' vs. :, -. : y n
Last evening, explaining that sh,
desired TO withdraw her first heated
continents on the news, she asked that
the following formal statement bt
made for her: ll>h.ss' .s.&E.,l I , -
81 was greatly astonished to heal
that Sam Kamhkaia claims he was moi
present when the Queen signed the will
i have plenty of evidence that he was
present and If Mr.. COlburn withdraws
the will, l, as devisee, viii present the
will for probate myself. y, ~ ..'@ . Ga
Other Side Gratifed s.. ."'-.
There has been quite an expose in
the Liliuokalani will case" said VI
., Smith, one Of the trustees of the
Liliuokalani Trust yesterday when
asked for statement, "and under.
stand the attorneys and Others inter
ested on behalf Of Mrs. Belliveau have
concluded to drop it all / have also
heard that the petitions in the will
case have been withdrawn, or will be
withdrawn ~
1T is no surprise to me to learn of
the action taken,'' said Attorney d.
l., Wilmington, counsel for the Liliuo
kalani Trust. 81 believe we had suffi
Gent evidence to show that the wit.
nesses did not sign that paper at the
Queens home. We had evidence in
another direction to make this quite
certain"
Joseph Lightfoot, another attorney
opposed to those who introduced the
l9l7-wil'', said he felt that Kama,
kaia would eventually tell the truth,
for he felt that he had been more
sihned against than SHINING.
Judge Antonio Perry said that he
felt the ease was trending toward a
collapse within the last few DAYS, from
evidence he had in his possession.
The first intimation Prince Kalani.
anaole and Col. G. p. Iaukea, the
Queens secretary, had of the purport.
ed "l9l7.will'' was early on the morn.
ing Of Sunday, November II, while the
tuNSh "oS lying ~ washington race,
when letter was placed in their
hands from Attorney Lorrin Andrews,
dated the day previous, in which both
were informed that under the provi.
siOns of a will signed by Her Majesty
on August 80, 1917, John +. Colburn
had been named as sole exec utor of the
queens estate and was to assume
charge of the funeral arrangements.
The Queen died, but with the shadow
of a court contest and the difficulties
arising from the notice that Mr.. COL
burn was to be consulted aud arrange.
ments deferred until he had his say
so, the Queens loyal friends were
placed in an awkward position. (
Meetings had TO be arranged partici-
pated in by those representing the
Queen 3 affairs and the Liliuokalani
Trust, aud Mr.. Colburn and his attor,
neys, and delicate situations arose
during the week the Queens body lay
in state at Washington Place, Hawai-
ahao Church and the Palace. Finally
Q truce was declared under which il
was arranged that the 'pufported will
would not be offered for probate until
after the Queen was buried. On the
following Monday, November 10, the
will was filed in court and the fight
over the Temporary administra torship
began, Concluding with the appoint,
ment Of IL. Lincoln Holstein, instead
OF John Colburn, the contestant. The
probate Of the purported will was to
have started in Judge Ashford :
court on December 81