The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-19


mittee. | came back in the evening.
SEVERN handed me an envelope.
Before opening it | asked who it
came from. He said, godfrey. He
is over at Hebron and Newmans."
On opening it | found Godfrey's
card in it with these words written
in the corner: 81 am ready. g."
He was over at Hebron and New
mans and SEVERN went for him.
When he came | told him I didn't
want to listen to any statement ex-
cept before a full committee. I was
here till and then left for home.
Judge Cooper then rose and said,
81 came before Godfrey did and dis
cussed matters Of general interest
with the members. When he came
McStocker told him it was unneces-
sary to stay except before full
committee. He made statements
as to violation of quaran-
tine passing guards and gave in
stances. These were noted. He
abused the Government as to his
treatme at of the hospital. l found
it difficult to restrain myself at his
language. l left aud rode home"
f. B. McStocker rose again and
said: 'The idea of a decoy or trap
being set is absurd, as either | or
any other prominent man like God
frey could be found any time about
town"
l.. A. Thurston rose and said: "In
view of statements in the Advertiser
and what l had heard of Godfrey's
statements on the streets / went
round for witnesses who had heard
him. found one. l met Godfrey
on the street and spoke to him about
making those incendiary statements.
He said he had not said that he had
seen persons buried alive, but that
he had seen persons put in the dead
house and treated as dead though not
expired. l said that's lie, aud you
know it. 1t is dastardly outrage
that you should, in time of common
danger like this, propagate such
statements. Hearing that he had
written letter to The INDEPENDENT
I went and saw Mr.. Norrie, and ask
ed him for it, as | wanted it for evi-
dence against Godfrey. He said he
had returned it as he wouldn't print
it on account of its incendiary state
ments. l reported the matter to the
Attorney General. 1 declare l do
not know whotarred aud feathered
Godfrey" G. w. Smith arose and
corroborated McStocker as to
the scratching out Of Godfrey's
name. Colburn asked for an express
sion of opinion on the matter to be
placed on record McStocker asked
the reporter of The INDEPENDENT
present If he was satisfied with the
explanation or would retract. Kin
ney said that if the insnuaton was
direct and personal to himself he
would look after himself. Nc
Stocker said the same. Colburn
said he had consulted with Thurs
ton and McStocker and had decided
to call this meeting. McStocker
said he didn't himself give a CONT
mental cuss about it. Kinney said
he didn't see the use of going on re-
cord as objecting to violations of
the penal code and for one wouldn't
agree. Kenyon of The INDEPENDENT
then rose and stated that the last
observations seemed to be threats
and were neither seemly nor gentle
manly. The article meant exactly
what it said. He read it. He said
it didn't bear the construction ap-
parently placed on it by certain
members OF the committee. 1t was
simply record of the occurrence.
In reply to remark of Kinney's he
said this was not court Of justice.
On being directly questioned by Kin
ney he said it was not, when written,
intended to insinuate that the COM
mittee or members of it had any
guilty knowledge of the outrage.
| He agreed with Cnlhnrn that the