The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-06-12
Mr.. HlTCRCOCKS REPLY TO Mr..
TAVERkIER.

EDITOR BULLETIN II dislike
much to enter into a personal con-
troversy with any one through the
medium of the press; but, as IN the
issue of your paper Of the 9TH inst.
Mr.. Tavernier has seen fit TO make
such personal attack on Judge Ly-
man and myself, | feel it my duty
to reply, merely giving a plain
statement of facts.
Judge Lyman, who is one of the
administrators of the estate of j. ID.
Mills of IIilo, discovering that
Mr.. LARSEN had in his possession
certain pictures, which he believed
to be the property of Mr.. Mills,
wrote to Mr. Tavernier about the
same and in reply received from
him an affidavit sworn to before, |
believe, one of the clerks of the Su-
preme Court in Honolulu. After
reading the affidavit, l. who had
been employed to act as Attorney
for the estate, commenced suit i'll
the Police Court of Hilo for the re-
covery of the two pictures. One
case was lost, the other gained.
Wherefore both cases were appeal
ed to the Circuit Court to be held in
May. | then forwarded to- q person
then in Honolulu the two pictures
to be shown to Mr.. Tavernicr and
get his opinion as to each. This
was done and from what believed
that Mr.. Tavernier had said in re-
gard TO those pictures thought it
best to send subpoena to cause his
attendance at said term of Court.
On the day the subpoena was for
warded TO him, a check for SIG was
forwarded to and received by Mr..
Tavernier, as his receipt l hold
shows, for his mileage as allowed by
law. This was sent on or about the
Bird of May. On return of Kinau
Mr.. Tavernier arrived, but | did
not, believe, see him to have any
conversation with him until the day
after his arrival. He then called
into my office and in the few min
utes' conversation ] held with him,
| found he was troubled with a very
defective memory and that it would
be useless to call him as q witness.
But feeling that it would not be
right to dismiss him then, as there
was no opportunity for him to &C
back to Honolulu, l said nothing a
that time and kept him on at the
legal expense Of one dollar Il day
untilIthe steamer left, wherefore
paid him SO, making in all the sun
of S35, which was paid 10 Mr.. Tav
ernier by the estate, as witness
Mr.. Tavernier was then Immediately
subppnaed by Mr.. LARSEN and re
NAMED there another week. Wond
er if Mr.. LARSEN paid him fol
that? In what way then did Judg'
Lyman or myself show "the powel
in strong hands" and work an.
private injury to Mr.. Tavernier, o
do anything to the ''public detri
ment?'
AS to how Mr.. Lyman "grossl
insulted" Mr.. Tavernier, it was no
done at any time when / was pre-
sent, and knowing Judge Lyman a
well as do and have done for thirt
years, / don't believe it. And
any one could more "grossly in
suit" and use language unbecomin
to gentleman, than Mr.. Tavernie
did at my office, on the afternoo
that the whole matter was finall
settled, as reported to me, he di
about Judge Lyman and myself, i
like to know how.
AS to the estate not having pal
Mr.. LARSEN for his services in TAX
ing care of Mr.. Mills, or the sam
"remaining unrewarded," let m
say Mr.. LARSEN has been paid j
one way or another, about 5000, fC
said services. But the estate di
refuse to pay so eXorbitant bill q
he presented.
| am sorry that Mr.. TayeTnier
with whom I've always held friendl
relations, should so forget himse
as to make so unwarrantable an al
tack on me. Yours, etc,
ID. ii. HITCHCOCK.
Honolulu, June Q, 1888.