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MASSIE GUILTY VERDICT EXPECTED BY FOUR DEFENDANTS
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MRS. PRENDERGAST AND SON
CHARGING HER mother-in-law with alienating the
Iffections of her husband, Mrs. Mary Prendergast
Towne has filed suit in Stamford, Conn., for SIOO,OOO
' against Mrs. Constance G. Towne, prominent in New
York and Connecticut social circles.
LOT. MASSIE'S
MOTHEHBRAVE
WINCHESTER, Ky., April 30
’(I.N.S.). —Occasional tears of dis
appointment were the only ruf
fles here today in the calm of
Mrs. W. S. Massie, whos? son,
Lieut. Thomas Hedges' Massie,
stood convicted of manslaughter
in the Honolulu “honor slaying’’
trial.
The mother of the young naval
(lieutenant expr sed surprise at
the verdict; but she refused to
comment further and denied her
self to friends.
Miss Dorothy Massie, the of
ficer’s sister said the family con
fidently had expected acquittal.
Mrs. Massie herself took the
telephone call last night that
brought news of the jury’s find
ing As she turned from the tele
phone, she asked:
“Manslaughter! What does
that mean?’’
The sentence was pondered
briefly by the family present;
then Mrs. Massie weeping softly,
retired to her room.
KELLEY ATTACK
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HONOLULU, T. H„ April 30
KU.S.). —Prosecutor John C. Kel
ley’s smashing attack on the Navy
and the admirals in his closing
argument to the Massie jury
Wednesday, today was character
ized as “the appeal to hate” in
an editorial printed in the Hono
lulu Times which said:
“For Prosecutor Kelley’s gra
tuitous insult to the Navy and
to the admirals, Hawaii owes
them an apology.
“That part of the prosecu
tor’s address was an appeal to
unreason, an appeal to preju
dice and an appeal to hate.
“Prosecutor Kelley, politician
that he is, doubtless thought to
curry favor with those in the
community who have resented
statements made by Admirals
Pratt, Stirling and Pettingill.
And to do that he raised an
issue that not only has noth
ing has nothing whatever to
do with the case, but is cal
culated to breed strife and dis
sension between the civilian
population of Hawaii and the
armed forces of the United
States.”
Second of Family
Succumbs to Burns
Charles McDonald, 16. of 3002
Twelfth St. N. E.. succumbed to
burns last n Rht at Garfield Hos
pital. The were suffered
April 14 when a can of kerosene
exploded as he attempted to
build a fire in the furnace of
his home.
The boy is the second member
of the family to die of bums.
His sister died some time ago
■when her dress caught fire from
p gas stove.
SAILORSBARRED
IN HONOLULU
HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 30
(I.N.S.).—Armed forces from the
Navy and Army bases here were
reported ready today to move
into Honolulu should any demon
stration occur as the result of the
conviction of the Massie-Fortesque
trial.
The city remained outwardly
calm, but excitement seethed be
neath the surface.
The naval base at Pearl Harbor
and the Army headquarters at
Schofield Barracks were watchful
Chief of Police Charles Weeber
had reserves in readiness. No
loiterers were allowed on the
streets and public buildings were
guarded.
Because of the resentment in
Naval circles over the verdict,
and over the scathing attack de
livered by Prosecutor John C.
Kelley against the Navy in his
closing arguments to the jury,
the Navy patrol kept sailors off
the streets.
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JULIUS C. HOLMES AND BRIDE
, THE SENIOR SECRETARY to the American Legation
at Bucharest, Rumania, Julius C. Holmes, and his bride,
Miss Henrietta Allen, daughter of former Senator and
Mrs. Henry J. Allen, photographed by International News
Photo Service following their wedding in Wichita, Kans.
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Washington Woman Among2l to Be Presented to King
GUILD VERUIGT
EXPECTED GT
DEFENDANTS
None Even Expected Mistrial;
High Naval Officers Ex
press Sympathy
PEARL HARBOR NAVAL
BASE, HONOLULU, T. IL,
April 30 (1.N.5.). —Under the
sheltering flag of the Navy
aboard the old U. S. S. Alton
in the mud flats of this grim
naval base, the four defendants
in the “honor slaying’’ trial
rested today, disappointed but
undaunted in the face of the
manslaughter verdicts against
them.
All of them, it seemed, ex
pected to be found guilty. None
believed there would be an
acquittal, or even a mistrial,
despite the valiant attempts of
Chief Defense Counsel Clarence
Darrow to bolster up their hopes.
All are at liberty under bail,
but are in the technical custody
of Capt. Ward Wortman, special
officer of the court.
Mrs. Thalia Massie was incon
solable in her grief. She col
lapsed after the verdict and spent
a sleepless night, weeping con
tinuously.
Husband Cables Hope
Her mother, Mrs. Grace Hub
bard Fortescue, and her husband,
Lieut. Thomas H. Massie, have
pleaded with her to “pull your
self together” but in vain. Mrs.
Fortescue herself cracked today
under the strain.
The two convicted sailors,
Albert O. Jones and E. J. Lord,
were in good spirits considering
the circumstances.
Jones Worries Over Status
Jones appeared worried over
his status in the Navy. He said:
“I have served fifteen years
and I have only four years to
go before I will get a pension.
I don’t know what will happen
if I am finally ‘hooked.’ ”
Naval officers from Rear Ad
miral Yates Stirling down visited
the defendants to express their
sympathy.
Lieutenant Massie said:
“The Navy is behind us to a
man. Do you wonder that I
am proud to be in the Navy?”
Lieutenant Massie sent a wire
to his parents in Anderson, Ky„
telling them not to worry.
The young officer displayed
more interest in the condition of
his wife than in himself. His
own lined face with sunken cheeks
bears a tragic record of the har
rowing experience he has under
gone.
20,000 Union Men
To Join Beer Parade
NEW YORK, April 30 (1.N.5.).
Labor union members will march
20,000 strong in the “Beer for
Taxation” parade, May 14, Joseph
P. Ryan, president of the Central
Trades and Labor Council, said
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LEAVING THE COURTHOUSE
AFTER THE ordeal of appearing on the witness stand, Mrs. Thalia Massie with
her husband, Lieut. Thomas H. Massie, is shown leaving the courthouse in Honolulu.
Her mother, Mrs. Granville Fortescue, and Albert O. Jones are in the rear. Mrs.
Fortescue, Lieutenant Massie, Jones and Edward L. Lord were convicted of man
slaughter in the “honor slaying’’ last night. Photo by International News Photographic
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HAW TO AWAIT
MASSIE APPEAL
Lieut. Thomas H. Massie and
the two naval enlisted men who
were found guilty of manslaugh
ter yesterday by a Honolulu jury
will not be disciplined by the Navy
at this time, Secretary of the
Navy Charles Francis Adams said
today.
Any official statement concern
ing what disciplinary measures
will be meted out to the trio, tried
and convicted late yesterday for
the killing of Mrs. Massie’s al
leged assailant, would perhaps
jeopardize the future of the ac
cused. Secretary Adams said.
In view of the fact that Clarence
Darrow has moved for a retrial,
publicity concerning possible ac
tion by the Navy might influence
the sentence pending or a later
trial, he pointed out.
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NEW TRIAL
WILLIAMSBURG, Va., April 30
(I.N.S.).—Male students of Wil
liam and Mary College returned
to their classes today, after a
48-hour strike, when the adminis
tration agreed to give four sus
pended classmen a second trial.
The suspended freshmen will
be allowed professional counsel
at the next hearing. They are
charged with having charged on
a dining room to seize an upper
classman classed as an informer
They claim they were members of 1
a freshman group of more than
200.
RUM BRINGS FINE
Walter Radtke, of Greater
Capitol Heights, Md., was fined
$125 and costs in circuit court
at Upper Marlboro yesterday
when he pleaded guilty to a
charge of possession of liquor.
The National Dailv
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Verdict Is “Crucifixion, ”
Says Honolulu Leader
Mrs. Anne Kluegel, a champion
of the "honor slayers’’ and one
of Honolulu leaders in the de
mand for a civic clean-up, has
i written exclusively for Interna
tional News Service her reactions
to the manslaughter verdicts.
By MRS. ANNE KLUEGEL
(Copyright, 1932, by International
News Service)
HONOLULU, April 30.—A pall
overhung Honolulu today because
of the injustice done to an
American woman and three
’ American men.
The verdicts of manslaughter
in the “honor slaying’’ trial re
vealed the government, business,
and society of these islands of
Hawaii to be in a pitiable plight,
. indeed.
The verdicts plunged into
deeper chaos and despair every
man and woman of decency and
honor.
“Cruicifixion”
Certain groups are jubilantly
celebrating. Theirs must be a
macabre-like glee.
Fate has certainly been cruel
and unjust to Mrs. Thalia Mas
sie. She was brutally attacked
last September. A devoted hus
band. her mother, and two loyal
friends went to her defense when
Hawaiian law failed.
Can the mind of man conjure
any sadder, crueler chronicle of
human experience?
Gone are Hawaii’s happy, sing
ing days, obliterated forever by
the crucifixion of this family, the (
memory of which can never be ,
erased from these isles.
Bow to Politics
Twelve men—Caucasians, Poly- '
nesians. Orientals, and cross mix- 1
I tures of these—all these failed 1
j to understand Anglo-Saxon ideals
jof womanhood and the Anglo- •
Saxon ideal of the jury. (
Instead they bowed to the busi- j
ness. political, and racial forces j
dominating these islands. i
The jury was made up of men i
surrounded by interests which !
SATURDAY—APRIL 30—1932
have protested against the United
States’ primary interest in
Hawaii —the most important mili
tary and naval outpost under the
American flag.
Demands U. S. Gesture
These interests have resented
the just accusations made in the
Richardson report concerning the
laxity of courts and juries in
Hawaii.
These Interests have resented
their loss in revenue as a result
of the world-wide publicity follow
ing the succession of notorious
assault cases.
They resented the coming of
Clarence Darrow and the import
ing of mainland counsel and
alienists in the trial.
The conflict between many
Hawaiian citizens and the Navy
appears to lie at the roots of the
jury’s decision and calls for im
mediate action by the Govern
ment in Washington.
It is time for the Federal Gov
ernment to exercise a firm hand
and take charge of the situation
existing here.
DARRDWDRAFTS
APPEAL PLANS
HONOLULU, April 30 (IHS.).
Clarence Darrow, chief defense
counsel for the four convicted
“honor slayers,” will carry the
case, if necessary, to the United
States Supreme Court, he said
today.
As the first step, he said, he ,
would take advantage of every
opening afforded under the ter
ritorial law, including a motion
for a new trial, a motion for an
arrest of judgment, and a formal
notice of appeal to the Hawaiian
Supreme Court.
ONE VIRGINIAN,
2 OF MARYLAND
ALSO LISTED
Mellon’s Daughter in First of
Two Presentations Set at
Buckingham Palace
LONDON, April 30 (1.N.5.).
The American Embassy today
announced the names of 21
American women who will be
presented to King George and
Queen Mary at this year’s two
royal court presentations at
Buckingham Palace.
Thirteen will be presented on
May 11, and eight on the evening
of May 12.
Simultaneously with announce
ment of the names, the embassy
revealed that Pauline Defleuriau,
wife of the French ambassador,
will present the American women
at the first court.
Mellon Daughter Included
This occasioned some surprise
in American circles when it was
not immediately realized that Mrs.
David K. E. Bruce, daughter of
Ambassador Andrew W. Mellon
and official embassy hostess, has
not yet been formally presented
to their majesties.
Mrs. Bruce will be presented
at the first court and will make
the presentations of the Ameri
cans at the second.
Presentations May 11
Following are the names of
those to be presented May 11:
Miss Mary Elizabeth Beebe, Wal
lingford, Pa.; Mrs. David K. E.
Bruce, Neifr York city; Miss
Helen Bryan, Richmond. Va.;
Mrs. Eugene H. Dooman, New
York city; Mrs. David E. Finley,
Washington, D. C.; Miss Hilda
Foster, Boston; Miss Estelle Fre
linghuysen, Elberon, N. J.; Miss
Denise Livingston, New York city;
Miss Alice Lovering, Boston;
Miss Isobel McCreery, San Fran
cisco; Miss Natica/' West, New
York city; Mrs. Cortlandt Parker,
Princeton, N. J„ and Mrs. Wil
liam T. Pigott, Helena, Mont.
At Second Court
The fallowing will be presented
at the second court, May 12:
Mrs. E. Campion Acheson, jr„
Middleton, Conn.; Miss Winifred
Holt Bloodgood, Baltimore; Mrs.
James R. Herbert Boone, New
York city; Mrs. Russell M.
Brooks, Salem Ore.; Mrs. William
Lindsey, Boston; Mrs. Rufus
Graves Mather, Gibson Island,
Md.; Miss Catherine McAndrews,
Owatonna, Minn., and Miss
Daphne Prizer, New York city.
List Includes Wife
Os Treasury Aide
Mrs. David E. Finley, who is to I
be presented at the Court of St. I
James, is the wife of a special
assistant to the Secretary of the
Treasury, to whom she was mar
ried several years ago.
Mrs. Finley before her marriage
was Margaret Morton Eustis,
daughter of Mrs. William Cor-
i coran Eustis.
She is a granddaughter of the
late Levi P. Morton, vice presi
dent in the Cabinet of Benjamin
Harrison; a granddaughter of
George Eustis, a member of Con
-1 gress from Louisiana before the
: civil war, and a great grand
, daughter of W. W. Corcoran,
Washington philanthropist, who
1 endowed the Corcoran Art Gal
lery.
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lauding the Soviet. Photo by
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be presented to King George
and Queen Mary on May 11.
PARDON
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HONOLULU, April 30 (1.N.5.).
The Governor of Hawaii, Law
rence Judd, has the sole pardon
ing power in the territory and
his acts in this connection are
not subject to review by any
court, a study of the territorial
; laws revealed today.
Should the Massie-Fortescue de
fendants be brought before him
he could sign a pardon at any
time, even before a sentence is
passed. The defendants may also
be paroled at any time after
being sentenced.
The Hawaiian law provides
that as soon as practicable, and
not less than three months after
any person has been sentenced
for less than life imprisonment,
the prison board shall fix a
minimum term to be served be
fore a prisoner becomes eligible
for parole.
The defendants convicted of
manslaughter are subject to a
sentence of not more than 10
years. The minimum eligible tenn
fixed by the prison board can be
one day if so decreed.
Before fixing a minimum term,
the prison board must inquire into
the personal history of the de
fendant, then submit its decision
I to the judge that passed sentence. •
The judge has the power to bring
in the prisoner for an examina
tion, and to increase or decrease
the minimum eligible term as he
sees fit.
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SOBS, ROPES
NEW BEDFORD, Mass., April
30 (I.N.S.).—Sick at heart over
the verdict in the Honolulu Mas
sie-Fortescue “honor slaying”
trial, which found her son guilty
of manslaughter, Mrs. Emily
Jones, of New Bedford, mother of
Albert O. Jones, a sailor co-de
fendant, today said she still held
out hope. She said:
“I can’t say very much about
the verdict. Naturally I am sick
oyer it and very much dissatis
fied. I don’t know whether I
should say it is un*”*r or not.
I just hope everything turns
out not too badly.”
Mrs. Carrie Doninger, sister of
Jones, and with whom the
mother lives, revealed that Mrs.
Jones had wept constantly since
w6rd of the verdict was eceived.
She said:
“I am still proud of my
brother, and I do not consider
the verdict just. It is time the
nation stepped in to protect her
men as well as all women on
the island.
“It was too bad they could
not have convicted Kahahawai
for the crime he committed.
“We were all in good spirits
until the verdict came in.
Mother was asleep. When she
heard the verdict she broke
down.
Clarence Darrow fought vali
antly and has won our grati
tude.
“It is reported an effort will
; b? made to have President
Hoover bring the defendants
to the mainland for sentence.
I am heartily in favor of that
move. Should it be done. I
hope we can see my brother.”
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