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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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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 ...
Thomas Massie (1904-1987) After Thomas Massie testified in the case brought against him for the murder of Joseph Kahahawai, the prosecutor, John C. Kelley, said Massie had "lied like a gentleman ...
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 ...
September 13: Police arrest five suspects in the Massie case: Horace Ida, Benny Ahakuelo, Joseph Kahahawai, Henry Chang and David Takai. They are accused of assaulting Thalia Massie. A police ...
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.
