The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-30
Lieut.. Massie And
Three Others Guilty
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sic. The young woman who was at
tackled.
Lieutenant Thomas H. Massie, T..
S. N, husband of Mrs Massie.
A. o. Jones, a United States
sailor.
f. J. Lord, United States sailor.
The jury's verdict carried a re-
commentator for leniency.
At 5:32 p. m. Friday (12:02 a. m.
Saturday E. d. To- the jury of sew
en- caucasians, two Chinese and
three half castles came into the an
cient Hall of Chiefs" after 40
hours of elaboration and singly
found each of the defendants guilty
of the manslaughter charge.
1t was an obvious compromise.
The four had been indicted on Sec
ond degree murder charges, but
Judge Charles s. Davis instructed
that the manslaughter verdict
might be returned.
Sentence will not be passed until
Friday.
There was tenseness to this cli-
max of the trial. An hour previous
to the jurys return. Judge Davis
had called defense counsel and po-
lice cleared the court room. He
feared some outburst from the pop
ulace. which has been stirred by the
attack on Mrs Massie and subse-
quent developments.
The sun was just setting as the
jury appeared. There was dull
red glow settling over the island
a sunset such as has made Hawaii
known as the Paradise of the Pa
cific". Within the courtroom there
was silence.
The jury entered. Judge Davis or
dered the defendants to stand. Tha-
liza Massie, who had been sitting
holding her young husbands hand,
arose with them. A bailiff told her
to be seated. She refused. :, SOS
Only her husbands gentle insist
ence caused her to resume her seat.
Clarence Darrow, the aging Chi
cago barrister whose life has been
devoted to cause Of the defense and
who came from retirem ept to plead
for the four, sat at the counsel
table. His hair dropped in his eyes.
He appeared weary after the strain
of the trial WHICH had lasted since
April 3. He glanced towards the
jury.
The foreman was asked il a ver-
dict had been reached. He replied
in the affirmative. And then in slow
tones detailed the manslaughter
verdict against each defendant,
naming Jones and Lord last.
Mrs Massie broke down and Sob
bed Historically. Her husband, who
had received the verdict unflinch-
ingly and with eyes, straightfor-
ward, stopped to attempt Is com
for her. :,
Mrs Forteescue, a patrician
throughout, showed no emotion.
Her face appeared wan. But she
gave no indication Of breaking un-
der the strain. Jones and Lord,
who had smiled through the trial.
sobered somewhat but said nothing.
At the defense table barrow
hearing perhaps for the last time
the verdict in a case in which he
was counsel, sagged. His face show
ed the emotional strain he was un-
dergOing. For a minute he seemed
dazed. Later he told reporters:
This Is terrible shock to me-"
He could not Immediately discuss
what his next step would be.
Prosecutor John Kelley, for whom
the trial and the verdict was a tre-
mendous personal victory. said
THE decision meets the ends OF
Justice"
There was no demonstration from
the crowd outside. The four defend
ants were remanded to the custody
of the Navy-in whose charge they
have been since they were indicted
and lieutenant, directed by Cap
tain Ward Workman escorted
them from the courtroom. Massie,
the young Kentucky naval officer
and Annapolis graduate, had his
arms about his sobbing wife.
Meanwhile Police Chief Charles
Weber had ordered the four remain
ing defendants in the Ala Moana
assault case-the term applied to
the brutal attack on Mrs Massie-
locked up in the city Jail. They
have been out on bail since a jury
was unable to reach a verdict in
their case. Weber feared the YER
dict might bring reprisals against
kahahawai's alleged companions.
The National Guard was assem-
bled at it's armory and police were
armed with riot guns"
These men, Ben AhakueIo, Ho-
race Ida, Henry Chang and David
Takai, mbust be tried a second
time by Kelley.
A few hours before the jury re-
turned with its verdict they sent
out a protect against newspaper
men going to the rear of the court
house to observe their, delibera
lions. Judge Davis ordered police
to clear the grounds. =
In the hours preceding the YER
dict, every precaution was taken
to prevent any outbreak. Although
Withholding the crowds. additional
police had been on constant duty
lines were drawn about the court
house and radio patrol cars equip
ped with machine and riot guns
were ordered in readiness.
barrow will present motion
for new trial at the hearing FRI
day. If it is denied he will ap-
peal first to the Hawaiian supreme
court and, If necessary, to the
ninth circuit court Of appeals in
II cannot say how disappointed
San Francisco.
I am. I thought there would be
an end to the bitterness of for
tune that has been piled on these
poor people," he said.
CHILD KILLED