story and said he lied and that the queen did not sign the will. He said that Theresa told him what to say in exchange of a church and that god told him to tell the truth. After changing his statement, Theresa was being accused of forging the will, Theresa claimed that "they must have got to him" and that he is lying. The will was immediately withdrawn, but a conviction was needed to prevent it from ever surfacing again in probate. Theresa was then prosecuted by the Territorial Court for conspiracy of forgery and Kamakaia was to be the key witness for the prosecution. Theresa pleaded not guilty and in her defense, she claimed that "it was all a cover up" by her enemies and that the queen did not trust them. She further stated that upon Prince Kuhio's lawsuit against the trustees, the queen had asked to prepare another will so she may leave something for her and her children since they were related. It was stated that Iaukea said the queen wanted to execute a new will and she had already started drafting one in July. But Theresa was found guilty and in 1918, she was sentenced to three years of hard labor in prison for conspiracy in the first degree along with James Kealoha. Her sentence was commuted in June 1922, and she was released on parole from the territorial prison by Governor McCarthy. Her full civil rights were restored by Governor Farrington in his Christmas pardons in 1923. She continued to maintain her innocence throughout her life. Queen Liliuokalani's estate, next of kin claimants Four other court cases surrounded Kuhio's lawsuit to dissolve Liliuokalani's trust and claim next of kin to the queen's estate. One was Theresa, the other three claimants were John Colburn, representing the Kawananakoa minors, Emma Defries and Mrs. Keawe Nawahie. Theresa claimed next of kin as a great granddaughter of Keohokālole, Liliuokalani's mother, through her own mother Kamaikaopa. Theresa claimed that Keohokalole had four husbands, Kumimeheua was the first husband and Kapaakea the second. Kauahaka was the issue of Keohokalole and Kumimeheua. Kauahaka had a husband by the name of Kaukahele and born was Kamaikaopa who married Gideon Kailipalaki La`anui and had Theresa. Her aunt, Elizabeth Keka`aniau testified in court that it was true along with other testimony from her mother's sister and other old Hawaiians. But without further sufficient evidence,