Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-30
HAWAIIAN
DECISION
SURPRISE
Four Americans Declared
Guilty Of Manslaugh-
ter In Island Staying.
FACE PRISON TERMS
Jury Recommends Le-
niency For Three Naval
Men And Social Leader.
BY DAN CAMPBELL
United Press Staff Correspondent


HONOLULU, L. H., April 80. U.p)
Found guilty of manslaughter for
the honor Staying of a Hawaiian
half-caste, four Americans were
held in custody today awaiting SEN
tences which may send them to
stony Oahu prison for from one to
10 years.
A compromise verdict by the jury
of seven Caucasian3, three mixed
blood Hawaiians and two Chinese
held the defendants responsible for
the fatal shooting of Joe Kaha-
hawai-, who last December was tried
on charges of attacking the wife
of United States naval officer.
The defendants, 1t. (JG) Thomas
H. Massie, his socially prominent
mother-in- law, Mrs. Granville Rol-
and Fortescue of New York, and two
navy seamen, Albert Orrin Jones
and Edward John Lord, must ap-
pear before Circuit Court Judge
Charles S. Davis next Friday to
hear their fate. The jury urged
him to be lenient.
Before then, however, Chief
Counsel Clarence Darrow may have
set in motion legal processes to ap-
peal their conviction. He was too
shaken by the verdict last night to
decide his next step in the famous
case.
The defendants received the ver-
dict with the same stoicism they
showed throughout the long trial,
Only the racking sobS of Mrs. Tina
liza Fortescue Massie, wife of the
young navy lieutenant, broke the
dramatic silence of the courtroom.
Attack Causes Staying
1t was the brutal attack on Mrs.
Massie last September by gang of
island hoodlums--of whom KAMA
hawai- allegedly was one-that led
to the trial of her husband and
mother, and the two sailors.
charged with numbering the native.
Almost at once the four were re-
manded back to custody of naval
authorities and returned to Pearl
Harbor navy base, where they have
been held for safe keeping" since
their arrest last January 8, the day
Kahahawai was abducted and shot
to death.
The verdict was returned almost
48 hours to the minute after the
Jury received the case. The long
deliberation led to the belief that
a hung jury would end the case in
a miStrial.
Unexpectedly, the jury informed
Judge Davis in mid-afternoon 1t
would be able to reach a verdict
within a reasonable time" Shortly
after p. m, Honolulu time, the
jurist was informed verdict was
ready
AS the judge had ordered, sep
arate verdicts were returned. To
each indictment charging second
degree murder-an offense calling
for 20 years to life-the jury de-
creed manslaughter-or one to 10
years.
The Kentucky bred lieutenant.
who had testified his mind became
blank when Kahahawai assertedly
confessed the attack to him, re-.
ceived the verdict without finch
ing.
Mrs. Fortescue, her pride never
desertlng her, stared stralghe
ahead.
Jones JOvial
The ever jovial Jones turned to
the press box with wide grin. He
waved his hand in almost carefree
resignation.
well, that's over" he said.
Lord, taciturn young navy prize
fighter, looked silently at the floor.
Mrs. Massie burst into hysterical
sobs. Her husband tried veinly TO
quiet her.
Austerely, Judge Davis, hand
some young Harvard man, muir
INJURED something about keeping the
prisoners in naval custody III such
an order still is in effect
81 am not sure there is such an
order" said Kelley.
Capt Ward <. Workman, COM
manding the Pearl Harhor sub
marine base as 1t. Massie's imme-
diate superior, hustled forward an
grily when it appeared the accused
might DE put in jail.
"You know damn well there is
he shouted angrily at Kelley.
Il do not" came back Kelley.
reddening.
Judge Davis called for silence and
then agreed to let the four stay at
Pearl Harbor until Friday, when ne