Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1932, Page 7

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RUMORS IMPEDE HAWAIIAN PROBE Widely Differing Opinions, Slander and Denials Being Sifted. This 1s the third dispatch presenting conditions in Honolulu_ leading up to and resuiting from the Fortescue-Massie come to tri The dis- completely BY Rl'SSELL OWEN. B Cable to The Star. HONOLULU, March 1 (NANA)— Every possible kind of rumor and opin- jon can be heard on the Massi case. There have been stories of confessions, equally emphatic denials, and every kind of slander. So serious that the Chamber of Commerce tained Frank Thompson chief counsel for Mrs. tescue and the other defendants in the Kahahawai murder case. to make & thorough inquiry into the M fair, and also hired detec E Inquiries in the underworld of Honolulu. Five thousand dollars was offered for information that would help solve the many unexplained angles of the case. At the urging of Gov. Judd another dnvestigation was begun, with Harold T. Kay, attorney general, in charge. lthough there have been many stories implicating other men in the assault, nothing has been Jearned or corroborated which would indicate that oth than the men charged with the crime are involved. But the doubt of their identity still ex- ists in the minds of many and colors the feeling of Honolulu Return to Jail Willingly. While this uncertainty was building up and naval officials were demanding action, an unfortunate incident occurred which did much to complicate the al- ready dangerously complicated situa- tion. After the jury disagreement the five defendants in the attack on Mrs. Massie were admitted to bail. There Was & suggestion by newspapers and naval officers that it would be best re- did the discord become | to keep the men in prison for fear of attacks upon them, but it was manda- tory upon Judge Steadman to admit them to bail, Since the murder of Kahahawai they have willingly gone back to jail. December 12 last, not long after the | trial, Horace Ida, owner of the car | which figured in the Massie case, and onc of the defendants, by 20 men, taken into the mountains and beaten in an effort to get him to confess. There have been frequent never been substantiated, and if he did no action was taken. All the defend- ants have been adamant, so far as is known, in resisting influences to bring from them 'some sort of confession. to a hospital. It was suspected Na men had something to do with the to parade his men at Pearl Harbor so ‘The refused on_ ihe ground that to do co would subject Ida to greater danger, an indication of the | feeling which exists as the result of the | assault. He did, however, have all the men who had been away from the bar- racks that night paraded in front of | Ida, who could not identify any of them. admiral Women Carrying Pistols. All pressure was brought on officials after this to have the other defe nts put into jail, where at least the, uld the object of attacks, which would ag:in inflame public opinion. Many women Wwere carrying Dpistols when they went out at night, and there | was almost nothing discussed but the | Massie case and the way in which it | had been handicd. In the midst of this excitement came another tragedy which aroused people to the point of hysteria i New Year eve. The turnkey, who is a Fula dancer end instruct | absent from the prison four hou | of the prisoners, Lyman, had been serv- ing a life term for murder. The other, | Katkapu, which means “forbidden | waters,” was in for burglary. They in- |tended to get liquor, refurn to the Jails in Hawaii have been run on a rather liberal system. Unfortunately, .ll)e)’ did not come back. Lyman had 50 they were released. | was kidnaped | rumors that he did so, but they have, Ida was s0 badly beaten he was taken | | according to his story, parked his car beating and Admiral Stirling was asked | Ida could try to identify his assailants. | | to women's ¢ wo men escaped from Oahu Prison | prison, and have a New Year eve party. | enlisted man. | Jones, | rested and all four were charged with THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1932. until 24 hours after escape. ‘Then a notice was sent out asking their cap= ture, “dead or alive.” An hour after their escape became known there was also reported an assault on & Woman | in her home. Fugitive Identified. after the woman's husband left ~for Wi The man bound and gagged the weman, and stole all tlg> valuables he could find, and the hucbznd’s tuxedo coai. In the hospital the woman said she identified Kalkapu from his rogue’s | gallery picture. Meantime Kaikapu had wandered all over the city, although the police had sent out his description and were sup- posed to be watching for him. He. at one time near a police station and watched the police going in and out, While he wore the stolen tuxedo coat. Somebody stepped him and asked him why he was wearing a tuxedo. and h id: “Oh, I'm a walter.” Toward evening he drove out of town, and at Red Hill was captured, still wearing the coat. The ease with which he passed policemen roused the pecple to indignant protests, Three w ater a Japanese wom- an, out With a friend, said she had been assaulted, and when Lyman was caught he was accused, but denied the crime. Lyman was at libsrty a_month in & cection Where a man could easily | hide, but in that interval he stole sev- eral automobiles and robbed houses. and when his hiding place was found it contained Pry‘thing from field glasses sthes, A few days after these men had escaped, on January 8, Joseph Kaha- awal, one of the alleged assailants of Mrr. Massie, was murdered. He had been enticed into a car in front of the court house. Body Found in Auto. A short time later the car was stop- ! | ped on the way to Koko Head and in it was found his body, wrapped in @ sheet. Mrs. Fortescue, mother of Mrs. Massie, was driving the car. Also in it were I . Massie, husband of the woman ahahawa' had been accused of attacking, and % J. Lord, 8 Navy Shorily after Albert O. another enlisted man, was ar- the murder of Kahahawal. It was dif- been working two years at the John |ficylt to obtain an indictment and one Rodgers Alrport, driving a truck, and had had many opportunities to escape | if he had wished. was_practically forced by the court. The murder of Kahahawai exploded | | the entire situation. What they did immediately after the | or martia] law, of congressional investi- escape is not exactly known. was found they had got away the matter was reported to Gov. I police and public were not informed ‘When it | Judd, but | gations and the dispatch of Seth Rich- ardson of the Attorney General's office from Washington. (Copyright, 1932.) The crime was in the morning, just | SAILORS PATROL HONOLULU STREETS |Two Orientals Held in Latest Attack—Mrs. Fortescue Seeks Delay. By the Associated Press. HONOLULU, March 1.—Sailors to- | day patrolled Honolulu streets, along which house doors were locked at night —an unusual precaution for this play- ground isle—as residents feared a Tepe- tition of the recent outbreak of assaults upon women. With two Orientals held, police con-| tinued their search for the robber who assaulted Mrs. Kathleen Hope, wife of a machinist on the submarine S28, in her home Saturday night. One of the men held was & paroled convict, who had served time for a similar offense. Five others, including Edward Wong, | young_Chinese first arrested s & sus- pect, have been released. Seek Delay of Trial Meanwhile efforts were made to post- pone the trial of Mrs. Granville For- tescue, soclety matron, Lieut. Thomas H. Massie, her son-in-law and two navy enlisted men, accused of the murder January 8 of Joseph Kahahawai, one of five suspected assailants of Mrs Colds Exhaust Your Enerqy Take FATHER JOHNS MEDICINE Then came talk | BUILDS STRENGTH Mass She was attacked last Sep-| tember. The trial of Mrs. Fortescue and her co-defendants is set for March 10. Their counsel sought a delay to permit | arrival of a criminal lawyer from the | mainland to join the defense. Montgomery Winn, attorney for the| defendants, said W. L Griffith, outstand- ing Los Angeles barrister, had agreed to head the defense should Clarence Dar- row, noted Chicago criminal lawyer, be unable to take charge. Robbed of $4.50 First. Authorities expressed belief that the | assault on Mrs. Hope was incidental to robbery. Her attacker, whom she de- scribed as an Oriental, first robbed her of_$4.50 The paroled convict held was & Japa- nese answering the general description | of her assailant. Police, however, said | they had no evidence to show he was implicated. The other prisoner was & Ch‘l‘nt—‘se youth unfavorably known to police. | GUNMAN FOUND SLAIN NEWARK, N. J,, March 1 (®).—Tzzy Presser, described by police as one of the “original big-time gunmen,” was found shot to death in an abandoned | automobile 1ast night. Police attributed the slaying to rivals for the applejack trade in Southern New Jersey, which they said Presser had been building up. Presser had a long police record. A 4 STAR EVENT! kk SEARS’ DEMO BEGINS THURS DAY See Uednesday Star SEARS,ROEBUCK a2/ CO. WINS LAMME MEDAL Guiseppe Faccioli of Pittsfleld, | Mass.,, Gets Engineering Award. NEW YORK, March 1 () —Guiseppe Faccioll of Pittsfield, Mass., yesterday works engineer and assoclate manager | ., was announced as winner of the 1931 | Lamme medal of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. The award was made “for his contri- | butions to the development and stand- | ardization of high-voltage _oil-filled bushings, and numerous features in hig! transformers and power transmission. ‘The medal will be presented at the Summer conventioh of the institute at Cleveland, June £0-24. Mr. Faccloll, who Is 55, retired two years ago from his active duties as of the Pittsfield works of the General Electric Co. He became a consulting en- gineer for the company. 5=l California’s population increased 65 per cent between 1920 and 1930. A7 ELECTOR IS NAMED | Purcellville Man Appointed to Fill Loudoun County Vacancy. Special Dispateh to The Star. { LEESBURG, Va, March 1.—Harr Pancoast of Purcellville was toda: | appointed a member of the Loudoun | County Electoral Board to succeed N. C. | Nichols of Leesburg. The appointment | was made by Judge J. R. H. Alexander for & term of three years, Ing ! March 1, 1932. In a Final Effort to Clear Winter Stocks, Washington’s Finest Men’s Wear Store Offers Many $50 Hart Schaffner & Marx UI'TS added to the Suits, Topcoats and Tuxedos, now on sale at ANOTHER WORLD When man leaves his familiar earth and explores beneath the seas, he discovers another world. There the atmosphere is water . . . schools of strange fish, like bright birds, flit through coral forests . . . curious forms of vegetation languidly swirl and sway, stirred by the faint breath of forgotten tides . . . between quick, dim shadows, lovely flowers of living stone gleam from the cold sea-floor. Only those who have seen it have any real comprehension of this new world. So far apart from common experience is it that ad- equate description cannot be found in words. We meet a similar difficulty in presenting to you the new custom coachcraft by Fleetwood, for Cadillac. This coachwork has no precedent upon which you may base your judgment, for the past has never seen so unique a combination of artistic and engineering talent. Growing out of an alliance of masterly art and masterly science —born of a supreme harmony of purpose—it achieves perfection which cannot be portrayed, but must be experienced. Will you not confirm this by investigating the latest creations in Fleetwood custom coachcraft, presented in wide variety on models of the new Cadillac V-8, V-12 and V-16? You will find, we believe, an order of beauty, luxury and comfort marking a most significant advance beyond all current standards. $23.75 Broken assortments and 1-and-2-of-a-kind styles. Many with 2 pairs of Trousers. Shades suitable for Spring wear . .. ery man and young man can now be fitted in a fine Suit, Topcoat or Tux- edo at this exceedingly low price. $50 Hart Schaffner & Marx OVERCOATS Added to the Group Now on Sale at g b MEN'S FURNISHINGS 116 Ties; handmad 119 Pairs Men's Hose d $1.00 26 Pullover Sweaters; plain shades; all sizes; were $6.50 .... 3 Pullover Sweaters: finest imported cashmeres; were § 33 Sweaters and Sweater Sets; were §10 to $15... 57 Pairs Men's Capeskin and Pigskin Gloves; 43 Pairs Men’s Fur and Wool-lined Gloves; 63 Pairs Pajamas; were $1.95 to §3..... S Gym Suits; size 36 only S and B. V. D. Union 71 French Linen Handkerchieis; were $1... 12 Flannel Robes; finest quality; were $20.00 37 Silk Brocade Robes; beautiful all-over patterns; 5 Flannel Robes; were $7.50. 3 Flannel Robes; were $10.... Sateals 3 Smoking Jackets; wools and moire silk; were 4 Smoking Jackets; were $10.... imported silks and Foulards lisles and mixtures; were 7. were were §5.50 . MEN'S HATS were $1.50 to $2.50. . . 295 12.50 1.65 . 195 . 135 39 . A9 ...35¢ or 3 for 1.00 . 9.88 . 485 . 588 . 788 .. 5.88 7 Knox Hats, sizes 634, 7% and 734; also 6 Knox Derbies, size 674 only; were $7 to $10...$1.95 66 Raleigh Silk-lined Hats; were $5..... Sy v MEN'S SHOES 34 Pairs HANAN Shoes; Scotch Grains and a few 96 Pairs of Famous STA-SMOOTH Shoes is positively guaranteed against cracking, curling or warping Caliskins; were $12 and $10.... 117 Pairs Raleigh “8" Shoes; ete $0. < custom lasts; were $14.50 to ..$8.85 ; perfect comfort from the first moment you put them on; greatest improvement we've ever seen in Men's hoes ; 738 Gift Goods, Flasks, Cigarette Cases, Wallets, Collar Bags, etc., Y6 OFF All Broken Lots of §1.95, $2.50, $3 and $3.95 SHIRTS Now on Sale at One Low Price b~ No Exchanges or Refunds—AIl Sales Final © USE YOUR CHARGE ACCOUNT OR OPEN ONE NOW ¢ RALEIGH HABERDASHER 1310 F Street

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