Evening star., 1932-02-08

stand why they wanted mine or why
it was made public"
But did you not realize the danger
OF driving through the city streets in
that way?" she was sasked-Kahahawai's
body was in the car at the time.
No" she replied II did not know
that they knew my car number and
1t never occurred to me that We were
being followed Now, of course, real
ize we bungled dreadfully although at
the time I thought we were being care
full. ! can see now we were not.
made the mistake of pulling down the
shade in the car
The drawn curtain led to their being
caught.
Il should not have done that" she
went on. We did not know we were
beirg fired at We heard something,
but we thought it was car backfiring
or tire blowing out. was dumb
founded when we were stopped. You
must realize we had been under a ter
rible strain and that we had all suf-
fered as did not know it was possible
to suffer. There had been terrible
SANDERS and everything had been done
to blacken my daughters reputation.
Indignant at Handling of Case.
Mrs. Fortescue was bitterly indignant
at what she termed the mishandling OF
the assault case, although her indigna-
ton might have been only the natural
feeling OF resentment by one party to
a case who feels fundamentally IN the
right
The possibility that she has not done
the right thing seems foreign to Mrs.
Fortescue and some Of her comments
which cannot in justice to her be quoted
show that without doubt. Her feellng
toward Hawaii and HaWaiians, on the
other hand, is not one OF complete con-
demnation. That there has been danger
for white women here she believes
thoroughly. but she does not believe
that the better class Of HawalianS con-
done any such tyne of assault She
apparently holds, as do others VINO try
to be impartial, that there has not been
the highest police efficiency
Il have talked to many women, she
said, who asked me If l carried
pistol when I went out at night. l
have not done SO, but I know there are
some,. sections of the city where 1t Is
not wise for a woman to go out alone
at night, no matter what her national
ity. On the other hand, I have never
questioned the safety of some districts,
including that in which my daughter
was walking on the night she was at
tackled That is a fairly well lighted
neighborhood and the road she was on
was the direct road to the fort and to
our home. Before last Fall I would not
have considered it dangerous, but there
is certainly some danger now-that has
Visits Enlisted Men.
if he would like to see the enlisted men,
same ship. The way led past the mess
table, at which sat number OF officers,
who looked up with obvious curiosity as
Mrs. Fortescue. Lieut.. Massie and their
guest passed through. Then the way led
along the gun deck OF the old cruiser,
past ports empty of weapons and be-
yond the kitchen, where the cooks
turned around in unconcealed interest
from pots and pans.
Here were Lord and Jones, who got up
from their cots as the group entered
and doffed their gobs' hats with grin.
Mrs. Fortescue sat on the end of cot,
while Jones and Lord waited for con-
versational overtures.
The relationship between Jones and
Lieut. Massie-enlisted man and Off
cer-haS been tne cause Oh some crlIlcal
comment.
When Jones was first examined he
said that the night of the murder he
went to Lieut. Massies home to play
bridge.
Lieut.. Massie and me are friends"
he said. He was asked at that time II
he was sober, but said he was never
sober. He could not tell what other
woman was in the party, saying, II am
an enlisted man. When we are in
vited to an officers home TO play bridge
we do not pay attention TO lot OF
things"
Was Guest and Guard.
Lieut. Massie drove him to his house,
Jones said at the time He was there,
he said, both as guest and as a guard.
He said he passed out" and that
shot might have been fred. but he