The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-22
the PRESS LIBEL CASE,
NH. TOMBSTONE COMMITTED FOR TRIAL,
AT THE SUPREME COURT.

Justice Bickerton, January 21st.
charged on the sworn information
of His Excellency Paul Neumann,
Attorney-General of the Kingdom,
with the offense of libel, for having
published wilfully and maliciously
and with intent to iniure" Mr..
Neumann Sin fame, reputation and
good name, and to bring him into
disgrace, adherence, odium, hatred,
contempt and ridicule," an article
in the paper above named, on Jan.
10th, under the heading, "A Dead
Mans Word" The article said
that the Attorncy-General, in his
letter in the BULLETIN of the nth
inst, virtually admits that there
was an open account between the
Government and Mr.. Oakley" who
lately committed suicide, "and that
the Attorney-General proposed to
strike off about Sis and pay the
bill" Further on it charged the
Acknowledgement with attempting
to force discount on Mr.. Oakley
on note for $1,700 made by the
King, which it was the duty of the
Acknowledgement to pay. 1t also
gave an alleged statement of Mr..
Oakley to the effect that Mr.. Neu-
mann had demanded $500 of him
for himself before he would pay the
note, and added that "there is a lie
out somewhere, and Mr.. Oakley's
version of the affair can be proven"
Messrs. w. A. Whiting and +.
M. Hatch appeared for the King
and Mr.. $. b. Dole for the defense.
The first witness for the prosecution
was
FRED. JONES, who recognized a
paper produced as a copy of the
'Press" of the 10th inst, delivered
at the Hawaiian Hotel by the regu-
lar carrier. Cross-eXamined-I am
bar-keeper at the Hawaiian Hotel.
DAVID DAYToN-I am the Deputy
Marshal of the kingdom: had read
the article ia Press of the issue pro-
duced; knew Mr.. tombstone was
editor of that paper because he
(witness) called at his house with
Mr.. Neumann on Sunday last. Mr..
Neumann informed witness of the
article published in the "Prcss" the
day previous that concerned him
self. Mr.. Ncumann asked Mr..
tombstone if he was responsible for
that publication, and he said he
was. Mr.. Neumann asked John
stone if he would be willing to re-
tract it if it was shown that the
article was inaccurate, or he used
these words, ''if it was shown to
him that it was untruthful." Mr..
tombstone said that these matters
were given to him and that he was
working for party, and he could
not do anything until he consulted
those parties, and he would be able
to let him know the following day.
between II and II o'clock, as he
would have to see his attorney be-
fore doing anything. He knew Mr..
Neumann as Acknowledgement OF
this Kingdom.
Cross-eXamined by Mr.. Dole
Mr.. Neumann said that he knew the
editors business, and asked him il
he would be willing to give the
names of the parties. tombstone
either admitted or said that the arti.
Gle was written at the instance OF
other parties. @. Was not that
the main point, the names of his
informants! A. No; 1 think il
was altogether that he wanted tc
consult with them.
PAUL NEUMANN-I am Attorney.
General for the Kingdom; am com.
plainant in this case have examined
this article; saw it first on Saturday
evening, in this paper (Press pro.
duced; believe l am the party
named in article; am certainly the
party who wrote the account inserted
therein that was sent to the BuLLE.
TIN. Q.-Will you examine the
statements in that article and state
what is true or false? A.-Tht
statement made by me in the BULLE.
TIN is true, also the statement made
in the "Advertiser' that Oakley
had no claim against the Govern
ment. 1t is not true that it was my
duty to pay any claim of Mr.
Oakley, nor did l ever have any
moneys in my hands to pay it. Il
is true that / struck out some item,
of the bill-not presented by Mr.
Oakley, for / had nothing whatever
to do with him in the matter-nol
did ! attempt TO force any discount
on Mr.. Oakley. / never demanded
from Mr.. Oakley $500 or any money
for getting the money paid to him
or for getting his claim paid to him
or for anything else. l do not know
what Mr.. Oakley might have said
but l had no claim to settle witt
him, either honestly, justly, unjustly
or otherwise. The statement of Mr.
Oakley's version of the affair being