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

Rev. Samuel Kamakaia, in q state
ment given the Star-Bulletin today
alleges that Princess" Theresa Bel
Iiveau offered to build church fol
him at Koolau il he would sign thu
alleged 1917 will Of Queen Llliuoka
lani
He declares that the princess
brought the alleged will to his home
in PuunuT between . and 8 O'Clock OF
the afternoon Of August 20, and thal
he signed 1t there in the ,presence o.
his wife. --#-
Mrs. Kamakaia says she saw hel
husband sign the document, and thai
it was brought to the house by the
princess. Kamakaia denies that hi
demanded $4,000 from Theresa, ane
that he suggested an agreement
whereby she would pay him $10,0ot
for a church after the estate was set
tied" RI. s>.<,.. -.
Kamakaia also denies that he re
csived 5000 from a foreigner" at Koo
lau. He says he had two dreams and
that, as a result of these, he was
prompted to Gel the truth which, ne
declares, he has done. He denies thai
he received money from any source al
remuneration for making an affidavit
repudiating former statements to the
effect that he had signed the alleged
will In the queens presence.
Attorneys representing Delegate Ku
hio, who declares there is no valid
win and who has filed a 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 will in the queens presence
They brand the alleged will as a rank
forgery, and declare the whole trans
action was frameup.
They add it Is likely that Delegate
Kuhio will contest the will of 1908
which was filed for probate at the
same time the alleged viii of 1917
was entered of record.
THE whole thing Is as bad a piece
of business as could ever be con.
ceived," was the statement made by
Attorney ]. Lightfoot, who is one OF
COuuS6l IOI the Q6lSSaI6,y
One of the firm Of Smith, Warren
and Whitney, which filed the 1909
viii for probate, say they have suf,
ficient evidence to break down the
alleged 1917 will. The firm has
known. he adds, that Kamakaia did
not not sign the. viii in the queens
presence. They have secured no evi.
dence regarding the part played by
Kealoha, however.
Kamakaia this morning exhibited q
document entitled Royal Patent
Grant No. 1874" 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 it there for him
TO go over" as he was familiar with
land in that part of the island.
The. attorneys for ]. f. Colburn will
remain as his counsel until the petit
ton for the withdrawal of the alleged
1917 win from probate is allowed, if 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 it
is probable that this may be fought
by Colburn, who is trustee for the Ka
wananakoa minors, who, IL is claimed
are heirs Of the late queen.