Evening star., 1932-01-11
DEATH Of MATR0N
AND ITO Be ASKED
Extreme Penalty to Be De-
manded for Mrs. Fortescue,
Son-in-LaW and Seamen.
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"safer from reprisals" aboard a war
ship at Pearl Harbor than in the
Honolulu Jail.
Gilliland's deputy, Griffith Wight, a
criminal prosecutor, announced new
grand jury would be drawn today and
| the case taken before 1t. Wight said
the death penalty will be demanded
for all four.
Lieut.. Massie has decided to waive
his rights to a trial by naval or
Federal Court nd is willing to be tried
by jury of citizens of Honolulu in
the Territorial Courts" in which the
defendants (Kahahawai and four COM
panions) charged with assault upon
Mrs. Massie were tried, his attorneys
announced.
The attorneys, Frank Thompson and
Montgomery VIM, said all four de-
PENDANTS would face the civil courts.
They were retained by Mrs. Fortescue
and Massie and also to represent Jones
and Lord.
I'VE shall insist on a speedy trial"
Thompson said
Thompson and Winn revealed Mrs.
Fortescue was near a nervous collapse
at Pearl Harbor. They visited their
to her nervous condition"
AssaiIed by Pastors.
Pastors Of the city Yesterday criti-
cized from their pulpits the action OF
naval authorities in assuming the safe
keeping Of Mrs. Fortescue, Lieut.. Massie
and Lord, who were caught, police said.
with Kahahawai's body In an auto
mobile after 10-mile chase, In which
several shots were fired.
Secretary Adams of the Navy De-
partment sa toned the placing OF the
three in custody of naval officers.
In recognizance OF the pressing
needs" of authorities and citizens alike
lence, CIV. Lawrence M. Judd has
called a meeting of special committees
of both Houses of the Territorial Legis-
lature today to consider reorganization
of territorial police laws.
Patrols of territorial police, under
command of National Guard of1cer.
guarded the city streets and residential
districts and squadrons of officers were
on duty to answer calls for police aid
Flowers for Mrs. Fortescue.
Mrs Fortescue, in her temporary
prison aboard the naval ship. received
flowers and radiograms from friends
and sympathizers.
Maj. Gordon c. Ross, provisional po-
lice chief, charged with protecting
whites and natives alike and their prop
erty, said he had received numerous
calls from women asking protection for
their homes and several calls from men
requesting neighborhood patrols.
Although nervousness was evlnced be-
cause Daniel Lyman, murderer and
companion of confessed attacker of
white woman, Is still at large since his
escape few days ago from prison, au-
thorities said there was no indication
the trouble would resolve into a racial
feud.
However, dance halls were closed and
Navy and Army enlisted men were bar
red from the city by their officers for
fear liberty within the city would lead
to strife and bloodshed.
The dance halls closed were described
as those frequented by service enlisted
men and, since no sailors or soldiers
are permitted to leave, there was no
business.
40 Attacks Denied.
City authorities denied the assertion
of naval officers that there had been 40
attacks on women in Honolulu in the
past year. -
City and County Attorney Gilliland
said Admiral Pratt had based his state
ments on the "prejudiced accounts re-
ceived by him from local naval authori-
ties. The statement is erroneous"
He was supported in this by DR..
Thomas NJ. Mossman, an Emergency
Hospital surgeon, who said he person.
ally investigated most cases reported
Sixty cases were investigated, he said,
20 found negative and the remaining
40 could not accurately and fairly be
classed as assault" Only two assault
cases were on his record, he said-that
of Mrs. Massie and of a school teacher
recently.