The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-12-08

THE p G. Advertiser has, in its last num-
Der, entirely recanted its views and opinions
respecting the case of Mr.. Heuck, as ex-
pressed in its issue of tie Goth of November
last, in which, after full and careful review
of the statements afterwards made by Ma
kookoo in evidence before the Police Masis-
trate. 1t says:
1t is difficult TO believe that a man Occu-
pying high official position, of ackuowl-
edged responsibility, should Willingly be
guilty of the act of purchasing stolen prop
erty, aud We are not prepared 10 believe it.'
As, however, the matter has now become
somewhat stale, we do not mean to review
at length the yoluminous leader in the Issue
of last Saturday, but prefer, rather, to leave
all those who have taken sufficient interest
in the affair to read what is already written,
to draw their own conclusions from that
article, and the copious and well-considered
decision of the Police Magistrate; merely
remarking on the strange course adopted by
that paper, which, while it labors strenuously
to prove that criminal, which it had here
tofore deemed incredible, it wholly and
studiously suppresses all allusion to, and
comment on, the very important facts and
circumstances in the case, so forcibly com.
mented on by the Magistrate as going to
negative all the allegations against the ae
eused.
As TO the assertion in the advertiser of
Dec. 4th, to the effect that "warrant was
issued for the arrest of Mr.. Heuck, but that
before ii lrds serged, he had presented himself
before the authorities, and requested an
examination" We have only to say that the
Marshal explicitly denies its truth, and states
that no warrant had been issued, and no in
formation to grant warrant had been sworn
to, until after Mr.. Heuck had solicited Il
public Investigations statement which the
Magistrate will confirm.
As regards the anxiety of the p C. Adrer-
tiser to establish a charge of recreancy against
the Police Magistrate, (for which, at least,
he is entitled to be believed, inasmueh as the
periodical abuse of that individual has been
part and parcel of that journal FOR the last
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remark on the strange and anomalous posi-
ton of that journal in this affair; seeing
that the alleged recreancy of the Magistrate
is neither more nor less than the result of
Of that paper, as published in the number of
tie Goth of November, quoted at the begin
ming of these remarks, in which he says:
1t is difficult to believe
And he ais not prepared to believe that
man occupying a high official position, of
acknowledged responsibility should whiting
ly be guilty of the act'' charged against him.
The Magistrate, in his decision. written
only few days afterwards, with the above
clear and explicit statement fresh in his
memory, and perhaps eongratulating him
self, that for once in his life, he and his old
assailant were in perfect harmony and accord,
asks sis it probable that Jury would hold
that person of the high character and po-
sition of the defendant would wilfully and
felOniousIy EMBARK &c, thus adopt
ing precisely the same sentiment and using
almost the same language as his assailant. |
No sooner however, had that decision been |
given, than that most eccentric Of journals |
wheels round upon itself, and wholly re-
eants and repudiates all it had previously |
said-becomes the assailant Of Mr.. Heuck, |
and coolly attacks the Magistrate for
the good of soeiety"-of course; charging
him with recreancy'i in having so entirely |
concurred in the Advertisers own clearly ex-
pressed opinion in the easel
1t has been pertinently suggested that the
charge of "recreancy'' in the matter is much
more applicable TO the accuser than the
accused, whose talent for regeneration and
versatility are so very remarkably exhibited in
the present case; end that in point Of fact,
to use a current vulgarism, for which we
beg TO apologize, " the boot is on the other
leg"