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The prosecutor assigned to the case, John C. Kelley, understood that under a felony murder theory he did not have to prove which of the four defendants fired the bullet that killed Kahahawai. He suspected Jones, but it didn't matter. If any one of the four was the killer, then all four involved in the kidnap plot were equally guilty.
Jan 5, 2016 · John C. Kelley, a public prosecutor for the territory, was not intimidated by Darrow’s world fame and defeated him by convincing the jury to find Mrs. Fortescue, Tommie Massie and the two ...
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Albert "Deacon" Jones. Jones was one of two enlisted sailors who assisted in the kidnapping and murder of Joseph Kahahawai. Jones confessed to a reporter in 1966 that he actually shot and killed Kahahawai. Clarence Darrow insisted during the trial that Tommie Massie pulled the trigger which was necessary for the "unwritten law" defense.
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Jury selection begins in the Kahahawai murder trial opens in Honolulu . The presiding judge is Charles Davis. The prosecution is lead by John Kelley. Few people want to serve as jurors in the highly controversial trial. April 7, 1932: After over 100 prospective jurors are examined, a jury of seven whites, three Chinese, and two Hawaiians is ...
The Massie Trial, for what was known as the Massie Affair, was a 1932 criminal trial that took place in Honolulu, Hawaii Territory. Socialite Grace Fortescue, along with several accomplices, was charged with the murder of the well-known local prizefighter Joseph Kahahawai. Fortescue was the mother of Thalia Massie, who had brought charges that ...
Prosecutor John C . Kelley declared today the trial of four youths charged with assaulting Thalia Massie will start as scheduled May 25 . And if Mrs . Massie is not in Circuit Judge A . M . Cristy s court by 9 a . m . that day , Kelley said , he will request a warrant for her arrest .
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Oct 11, 2023 · In January 1932, they kidnapped and then shot 22-year-old Kahahawai in the chest, and he bled to death. Massie’s mother, husband, and others involved with the murder of Kahahawai were caught by police trying to dispose of the body and led the police on a chase. Once caught, they were held on a U.S. Navy ship while awaiting trial.
