Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-14
Hawaiian Blame
Placed On Judd
Continued From Page II

tried on charges of attacking a navy
officers bride, was given 10 city
county Attorney James Gilliland.
Gilliland will carry the report u
the first session OF Hawaii new
grand jury tomorrow in quest OF
four indictments against Mrs. Grace
Hubbard Fortescue. 49, prominent
New York and Washington Soele-
ty matron; Lieut.. (JG) Thomas 4.
MaSsie, her son-in-law and hus-
band of the mistreated bride, and
E. J. Lord, %, and Albert o. Jones,
81, enlisted men.
Both defense and prosecution re-
garded the voting Of indictments
as a foregone conclusion, and pre-
pared for the arraignment OF the
accused Saturday morning before
Circuit Judge a. NJ Cristy.
Next Monday morning members
of the island legislature will open
a special session ordered by Cover
nor General Lawrence NJ. Judd to
consider reform laws demanded as
a means of preventing further out
breaks.
Foremost among governmental
changes is a proposed reorganiza-
ton of the police department and
the city-county attorneys office,
the two principal units for enforce
ment of criminal law. Civil lead
ers have attacked the police de-
partment and its elective chief for
asserted laxity in rounding up at
tackerS OF women. The prosecutor
also has come under fire for the
conduct of cases against those who
have been arrested.
Widespread indignation reached a
breaking point when Winsome, 90
year old Thalia Massie, the officers
wife, was attacked by five natives.
The jury at the trial Of the ac-
cused failed to agree. Then last
Friday Kahahawai was spirited
away from the court house and shot
to death.
Mrs. Fortescue. mother Of Mrs.
Massie, was arrested with the lieu
tenant and Lord when they assert
edly were found in an automobile
carrying Kahahawais sheet-wrap-
ped body. Fearing trouble at the
hands Of natives, officers moved
the prisoners aboard the navy re-
ceiying ship Alton at Pearl Far-
Dor.
Jones, arrested later as the man
who allegedly aided il kidnapping
Kahahawai, was taken to the Alton
last Sunday and all four have re- +
mained there under guard and .
among friends"
Mrs. Fortescue, who collapsed un-
der the strain Of her arrest, was
reported improved today on learn
ing that her husband, Major Gran
vile Roland Fortescue, noted SOL
dier-author, was recovering from a
severe attack of pneumonia. He
is il in a New York hospital but
sent word that he would come TO
Honolulu for her trial as soon as
possible
Montgomery Winn, who with
Frank Thompson was retained as
defense counsel, said the four
would seek no delay in the trial
and probably would be ready within
q week.
There was wide speculation as
TO what the defense would b
When police first began the.~ n
vestigation it was generally believe
that they would plead the "un-
written law"-death as the price
Of q Womans honor.
Then city detectives, in a display
OF activity intended 10 show their
impartiality, admitted the posi-
billy that the Staying may not
have been premeditated. Kahaha-
wal could have been killed in the
heat Of an argument, they said.
At all events, officers agreed, it
certainly was possible that the ma
tive might have been kidnapped
solely with the intention of fore
ing him 70 confess an alleged part
il the attack on Mrs. Massie.