Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-11 | Page 1 | Prosecution Begins Unfolding Story of Murder Young Hawaii Native

Prosecution Begins Unfolding Story Of Murder of Young Hawaii Native By y DAN CAl IP CAMPBELL EIL United Press Staff Correspondent I COURTROOM Honolulu T T. H. H April 11 The 11 The territory of Hawaii to today today today to- to day began unfolding the stor story of the murder of ot Joe Kahahawai through which it hopes to imprison Mrs l Grace Hubbard Fortescue descendant of the inventor of the telephone and three navy men Lieutenant Thomas H. H Massie E. E J J. Lord and A. A O. O Jones The sma small poorly ventilated courtroom courtroom court court- courtroom room was jammed to capacity as Prosecutor John Kelley began his opening statement First testimony was expected this at afternoon tern oon Kelley florid of face strode to the thc jury boxes re rested ted his arms on the railing and read in a of matter-of-fact voice the indictment accusing the defendants de dc I of ot second degree murder I J I 4 Then he hc began recounting in graphic graph graph- ic detail how the thc strapping young oung native na na- na live tive on January 9 was en enticed enticed enticed en- en to the federal building and killed He lIe made no immediate mention of ol the Ala Aa Moana Monna attack case in which pretty Thalia Fortescue Massie daughter of Mrs Fortescue and bride of the thc young naval officer was at attacked attacked attacked at- at tacked and mistreated allegedly by Kahahawai and four other natives Kelley leaned forward intimately and talked confidentially as he Unfolded un unfolded unfolded un- un unI I folded his talc tale He lie might have ha been an old salt spinning a yarn of the sea as he digressed gathering a loose ends t to together The courtroom capable of seating less Jess than persons was stifling A white-hot white sun beat down outside and andl tropical palms swayed gently in a ai al scorching breeze f