The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-02-08
INSULT ADDED TO INJURY.
Gross Discourtesy Shown to Theo.
H. Davies.

H. Davies.
BY several recent mails kilograms
dated from British Columbia have
come in California papers, telling Of
recruiting for royalist army to
operate here, going on in British
Columbia. Nobody of any sense be-
lieved the yarn, aud it was really not
worth contradicting. The latest
phase of the fake, however, coupled
the name of Mr.. Davies with the re-.
cruiting.
II appears that the Provisional
Government, or at least its Attorney
General, proved simple enough to
take stock in the report. That Off
cial accordingly sent for Mr.. Davies
to have a private talk with him,
and, as if fearing that MIR. Davies
would play the revolutionary DIES.
pcrado upon him, he took the pre-
caution Of having the Marshal pres
ent.
These star-chamber inquisitions,
for which the Z. G.. has always shown
prediction, are generally repre-
sented to- The victim as strictly con-
fdential, but the proceedings get
into the p. e.. papers, distorted to
the disadvantage of the victim, all
the same. Mr.. Davies had to sub
init to having his name chalked on
bulletin board yesterday, as having
been "before the Marshal" thus put.
ting him in the light of being sus-
picious character
The story Of Mr.. Davies interview
with the Attorney General is well
told by himself in the following let
ter to the Advertiser:
Mr.. EDIToR:-Will you he good
enough to publish the following re-
port of the interview which had
yesterday morning, with the Attor-
ney-General:
Having received a note which Mr..
Smith informed me that he regarded
as courteous, but which observe
that he has permitted to 10 publicly
described as q summons, ] called at
the Attorney. Generals office yester-
day morning at half.past y. To my
surprise I found the Marshal pre-.
sent, aud on my inquiring the object
Of his presence, Mr.. Smith stated
that Mr.. Hitchcock had been re-.
qursted to come because he had re-.
ccivcd some letters upon the subject
OF our interview.
Mr.. Smith then politely stated
that many rumors had been circu.
lated with regard to the enlistmcn,
Of troops at Vancouver aud else,
where, aud that the Hawaiian Con
sui at Tacoma had written officially
upon the subject, aud that my name
had been coupled with the 'rausac
ton. Mr.. Smith further stated tina,
he felt that the report was a very
prepostcrous one, but that he he
lieved | would be glad Of an oppor
tunity to contradict IL.
then stated to Mr.. Smith that Oh
my arrival here | had made q poin,
Of calling upon the four ministers
that he himself had not paid m,
the courtesy Of returning my call
that under these circumst ances
was surprised that he should agar
ask mo to come to his Office, n
though ] were messenger boy, and
with the object Of ascertaining il
was comspira,or. ! added tha
: gentlemen did not like that kind q
trea' mcnt.
further stated to Mr.. Smith tina
! did not feel any anxiety tn contra
diet newspaper rumors; that ] ha'
no idea that my name was connect
cd with these military reports unit
saw il in an afternoon paper; tina
there was not an atom of foundation
for the statement, aud that kne,
nothing Of the man who was said l.
he engaged in the transaction il
=, Vancouver.
assured Mr.. Smith that he woul
, never find my name mixed up wit
conspirators, trcachery or traitors.
= think did not squirm, but ther
: were only two other gentlemen pre-
ent, and ono Of them APPARENT
says that did. One OF these gel
). tlemen must have given publicity I
V our interview, which ! should Ia,
a thought il would have been MOI
;, honorable To suppress, unless wit
!. the consent Of the Attorney Gener;
j. aud myself.
] am, sir,
Your obedient servant.