The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-25
DenOunces Document As a Forgery Follow.
ing, Testimony Of Kealoha and Kamakaia
That They Did Not Sign It In Queens
Presence
Princess Theresa Stands Pat

church. This was the consideration =
developed in the Questioning for Ka-
nfakaia,s part
! In his Testimony Kamakaia merely
repeated with a. few added details
statements he made in the affidavit
1 filed recently. He stated after 'ePrin-
cess Theresa had talked to him about
the viii a number of times he had sim
ed the, will in the presence Of t'Prin-
cess " Theresa and his wife at his own
home. As Kealoha had done he fixed
the date when he signed the docum ent
as Wednesday afternoon, August 90.
Prime ess'' Absent
Neither Princess Theresa nor her
husband was present at the hearing. IL
! was suggested that t'Princessp There's
sa be called to testify, but the court
had held that sufficient evidence had
been presented upon which TO act.
! Judge Ashford said from all the evi-
ldenee that had been presented, as wen
as from matters within his own knowl-
edge, the document that had been Of
fefed- as the 1917 win could not be re-.
garded as anything but a forgery.
The court order under which the 1917
viii is eliminated from the case, 80
far as probate is concerned, was thea
entered.
When Kealoha came to court yester.
day he had evidently prepared to en-
counter trouble, for he had engaged an
attorney in the person of Charles Aehi.
Despite repeated 'endeavors of Attorney
Achi TO obtain a continuance Of the
case and to present other questions, the
court declined TO recognize Kealoha rs
anything but anwitness who had no In!
terests in that particular case. He was
therefore not entitled to be represented
by counsel and after this had been en-
phatically impressed upon Attorney
Achi, interruptions from that quarter
ceased. .4s4Ett.. ...Ea.s
Outcome Of Hearing
As an outcome of yesterdays hear.
ing and the elimination of the 1917
will, the whole case now falls into
two divisions, one Of which it is OK
Ipected win engage the attention Of the
grand jury and the criminal division
Of the circuit court. This win be the
alleged conspiracy developed. Judge
Ashford stated that the disclosures Of
conspiracy in the evidence imposed no
particular course of action on his
court. e." .... f.:r ..v.
THAT win undoubtedly be taken up
by the grand jury he said, ,.s.
With the 1917 will eliminated, tae
fight for possession of the estate mar.
rows down TO a contest between the
proponents Of the cold wilP', the
one of 1909, and Prince Kuhio whose
original suit attacked the validity OF
both wills. i1a
In his suit Prince Kuhio contends
that undue influence was exercised
ovef the Queen in bringing her to sign
the 1909 will and execute the Lilino-
kalani trust deed, He asserts that NJ
the time she signed the document, De-
cembcr 2, 1909, she was Of unsounI
mind. He claims the estate Of the
Queen as next of kin ~
Theresa Stands Pat q, .:&
When told of the days Developments
in court q" Princess - Theresa last nig.It
characterized the statements of Kama
kaia and Kealoha as wholly false. :
81 did not 60 to court she said
because they did not summon me co
appear there She held TO the state.
ments she has made in connection with
the case. " a.r s. -.
~ cannot understand these Hawai-,
ians, = she added. She spoke bitterly of
what Kamakaia and Kealoha had done
/. After they had gone up to Washington
Place and there before the Queen hal
signed the will, cannot understand
how they could forget all honor and do
what they have done. ss x
81 am going to stand firm to my col.
ors, she declared. ., ~
= \ = 80.