Evening star., 1932-04-03
.FORTESCuE TRIAL
BEGINS TOMORROW
Society Matron and Three
Navy Men viii Face
Guarded Court.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, April 2-In a temple @
justice, encircled by palm trees an
armed policemen, Mrs. Granville r
Fortescue. society matron, and thre
men Of the United States Navy, will q
on trial here Monday for the lynchin
Of young Hawaiian.
Although whatever racial feeling ma
have existed over the case apparently
has subsidized. and there has been n
hint OF disturbance, the police guar,
was ordered to 90 on duty during tn
sessions of the court.
Darr0w Heads Counsel.
Accused of the abduction and slayint
last January 8 of Joseph Kahahawa!
one OF five men held on charges of at
tacking Mrs. Fortescue's daughter tn
society matron and her co-defendants
Lieut.. Thomas H. MasSie and E. j
Lord and Albert o. Jones, enlistet
men, will pin their faith in an array O
counsel headed by Clarence Darrow
The noted Chicago attorney came on
of retirement to lead the defense.
The public will be excluded from tn
little court room in which the quartet
murder, will be tried Circuit Judg
Charles S. Davis announced standing
would not be permitted. Holders
passes already issued will require al
the seats available.
Crowds will not be permitted to gath
er around the building Only the po
licemen, the palm trees and a bronz
statue of Kamehameha I, Hawaii'
greatest ruler, will stand watch.
Reinforcing Darrow on the defens
are George s. Leisure of Chicago, Lieut.
L. II. c. Johnson Of the Navy and Mont
gomery Winn and Frank Thompson
Honolulu attorneys. John c. Kelley
newly-named public prosecutor. ant
Barry s. Ulrich. acting as assistant
will prosecute.
Newspapers Preparing.
Because Of the intense interest ex,
hibited in the States, extraordinar!
preparations have been made to cover
the trial for the newspapers. Radi,
equipment has been installed linkini
the court room directly with press asso
citation Offices in San Francisco.
Judge Davis ruled photographer
would not be permitted to enter tht
court room, and must not bring camera
into the Judiciary Building.
Both sides were wary of disclosing
their hands as the time for the tria
approached. Defense counsel indicated
they would wait until the prosecution
had outlined its case before drafting
their line of defense.
Charged with attacking Mrs. Thali
Massie. daughter of the society matroT
and wife of Lieut.. MaSsie. Kahahawa
and four others were tried once. bu
the jury disagreed. They were awaiting
retrial when Kahahawai was lured ou
of this same Judiciary Building by
ruse and allegedly taken to the home o
Mrs. Fortescue and shot to death.
Captured In Chase.
Mrs. Fortescue, Lieut.. Massie ant
Lord, in speeding automobile contain,
ing the body Of Kahahawai, were cap
tured by the police while headed foi
the ocean shore.
The attack and subsequent lynching
together with numerous attacks upor
women, caused an outburst of public
feeling which resulted in a govern.
mental reorganization and several in.
vestigations.
In Difference TO Darrow, who win ba
rs years old on April 1S, Judge Davn
announced the courts sessions woule
be limited to three hours daily. begin.
ming at am. and ending at noon (2:3C
pm. to $50 pm. Eastern standard
time)