Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-17
KAMAEAIA SAYS
THERESA AGREED
TOBUILD CHURCH
Wife Supports Statement, Will
Was Signed at Their Home;
Whole Thing frame. up"
Says Kuhio's Attorneys :.

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Rev. Samuel Kamakaia, I'M state
ment given. the Star-Bulletin today
alleges that princess" Theresa Bel
Iiyeau offered to- build church fol
him at Koolau il he would sign the
alleged 1917 will OF Queen Ldliuoka
lani. -.-s,s So. : b .. -. -. :,
He declares that the princess
brought the alleged will to his home
IN Puunui between 2 and 3 O'clock Aor
che afternoon of August %, and. thai
he signed It there In the presence Of
his wife. {
Mrs. Kamakaia says she saw hei
husband sign the document, and thai
IL was brought to the house by the
princess" Kamakaia denies that he
demanded 5000 from Theresa, and
that he suggested an agreement
whereby she would pay him $4,000
for church after the estate was set
tied. = 81
Kamakaia also denies that he re
ceiyed $500 from a foreigner" at Koo
lau. He says he had two dreams and
that, as q result Of these, he was
prompted TO tell the truth which, ne
declares, he has done. He denies that
he received money from any source as
remuneration for making an affidavit
|repHdiating former Statements to the
effect that he had signed the alleged
win In the queens presence.
Attorneys representing Delegate Ku'
hio, who declares there Is no valid
viii and who has filed petition ask
ing for HIS appointment as executor
of the estate, declared today that they
are convinced that ]. NJ. Kealoha, the
other Witness did not sign the al.
legged win IN the queens presence.
They brand the alleged viii as o rank
forgery. and declare the whole trans.
action was q frameup. 4 49,
They add It Is likely that Delegate
Kuhio viii contest the viii Of 1909,
which was filed for probate at the
same time the alleged viii Of 1917
was entered Of record ~
The whole thing Is as bad q piece
Of business as could ever be con
cefved," was the statement made by
Attorney ]. Lightfeot, who is one of
counsel Tor the delegate.
One OF the firm Of Smith, Warren
and Whitney, which filed the 1909
win for probate, say they have suf-
ficient evidence to break down the
alleged 1917 win. The firm has
known, he adds, that Eamakaia did
not not sign the VIII IN the queens
presence. They have secured no eyi.
dence regarding the part played by
Kealoha, however. - e.. -...f.
Z Kamakaia this morning exhibited a
document entitled Royal Patent
Grant No. 49," pertaining to land in
Koolaupoko, which, he said, has been
left at his home by Theresa.
Theresa said today that she had
never been to Kamakaia's house but,
when the document was mentioned,
admitted she had left 1t there for him
Ito 60 over. as he was familiar with
land In that part Of the island.
The attorneys for J. +. Colburn will
remain as his counsel until the peti-
ton for the withdrawal of the alleged
1917 win from probate ID allowed, II It
Is to be allowed. As regards a court
investigation, Circuit Judge Ashford
said today that an order to this effect
was not necessary at this time.
In case the alleged 1917 will is
thrown out. Delegate Kuhio's petition
for administration win remain, and IL
is probable that this may, be fought
by Colburn. who Is trustee for the Ka
wananakoa minors, who, it is claimed
are heirs OF the LATE oueon