The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-11
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charge OF Forgery
True Bills Are Also Returned BY
Grand Mfy Against Kama
kaia and keaIoha
FRAUDULENT '.WlLLa
ss'cAUsE Of ACTON
Woman Is Upmoyed and Says It
VIII Give Her Chance To5t
Tel tho Real Facts"

stPrincess 4, Theresa Wilcox Belli-
vean, James EtnlqAa and " Rev. y Sam
Kamakaia we're indicted on charges %
forgery and conspiracy by the grand
iury Yesterday aftlfnbOn in connection
with the5sf l01 7fFill - that was offered
Tor. probate as Ahe lass;will Of the late
Queen Liliuokalani and was declared
fraudulent by Circuit Judge g. w. Ash.
ford after he had heard confessions in
open court from both Kealoha and Ka-
makaia. Neagrests we're made last
night on che Indictments, which are re-
turnable in Judge William H, Hens
division Of the circuit, court tomorrow.
"Princess,S Theresa was nnmoved
by news Of the indictment. She said
she had been awaiting the indictment
as q means to ret into court and tell
Ithe real facts in connection with the
| Queen 3 estate.Y AZ x fa "a 80
at win give me a chance to test.
| fy,,, she stated. ..aa ~. d. %
Attorneys Withdrew 4 II g.. b!
The first disclosures in connection
with the "l9l7 will" came when the
attorneys who presented IL withdrew,
at the same time. fling with the cir
cult clerk sworn confession that had
been made by HRev." Sam Kamakaia
whose name was signed to the win as
one of the witnesses. "a . Vita. .,,.,5
x When the probate hearing was held
in the circuitscourt Kamakaia took the
stand and repeated in detail the con-
| fession he had made to the attorneys.
He admitted that he had not signed the
will in the Queens presence, but said
| II had been signed al his home in the
presence of his wife. He testified
that church had been offered to him
in connection with the will. 81. L
| A confession along similar lines was
made at the same court hearing by
Kealoha who was the other purported
witness TO the will Kealoha was un-
able to specify any particular reward,
as he said none had been mentioned.
!" Princess" Theresa had induced him
TO sign the will, however, he said and
she had promised to give him some
thing for doing IL. He, said that
'Princess'b Theresa had summoned
him to her home from the records Of
fee where he had been working and
he said he had signed the will at her
home on the Gore lot at the intersec-
tion Of Merchant and King Streets.
Kealoha admitted before Judge Ash
ford that the will was q fake. z.r
.'Princess" Unmoyed x.
Through ali the sinister deSelophents
in connection with the fraudulent will
'Princess /" Theresa has held strongly
to her assertions that the will Is valid
in all particulars, although it has been
branded as fraudulent by the court and
excluded from the case. princess
Theresa declares she win prove her in
nocence Of the crime charged against
her and will regain possession Of the
bulk of the estate which was left to
her and members Of her family under
the terms of the document. n'
| In the past week the grand jury has
Examined . Large number of witnesses
in connection with the case. In its
| inquiry the grand jury went far beyond
the scope of the. public hearing that
was held in Judge Ashford 3 court. A
large number Of Hawaiians were sum.
moned for the purpose, it is stated,
Of finding others whom it is alleged
"Prineess" Theresa approached in con,
nection with the will.
| The three who are accused will prob,
ably be arraigned before Judge Heeu
Saturday. - RI