The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-25
Attorney HlmplrieS and Frank
DaVey Clash.
EVIDENCE IN ALORICH CASE
The Lawyer Was the Agsressor-
The Lie Passed-soth Accounts
Washington Negatives"


Aldrich forgery case, and Frank Davey
the photographer. were the men in the
affair and there were half a dozen or
more spectators. The incident fol-
lowed closely on the examination OF
Mr.. Davey as a witness.
Just before the noon hour Attorney
HUMPHREYS asked that there be admit
ted as evidence the concession or state
ment that the Photographic plates al
legged to have been used by Aldrich in
making counterfeit bills, would at the
present time, after having been sub
jscted To some chemical treatment NJ
the Davey gallery MAKE a much better
and clearer print than before wash
ing" The section OF defense intended
20 be presented, apparently, was that
the plates introduced as an exhibit.
would, If used some months ago have
given as a result n print that would
not deceive anyone. Mr.. Humphries
said that to him there rad been made
the statement which he sought to- have
recorded as further testimony from
Mr.. Dayey. The attorney said his pur-
pose was TO save time and avoid the
trouble OF having M. DaVsy appear on
the stand again, the photographer hay-
ing testified for the prosecution.
Marshal Brown was unwilling to ad-
nit the matter as suggested by the at
torney on the other side and during the
noon hour summoned Mr.. Davey to ap-
pear again as witness for the Repub-
! lie.
, At 1850 Mr.. Davey vas on hand again
and il was but few minutes later that
cross-examination by Mr.. HUMPHREYS
was in progress. The attorney was
disappointed and chaETiEed and could
not conceal his feeling. The witness
admitted a conversation in front of
/ Wichman'S jewelry store on Fort
street, but said decidedly that he gave
no such impression concerning the
plates as Mr.. Humphries was endeayor-
! ing TO bring out. Mr.. Davey claimed
ne had simply said that the treatment
was given under police direction To
preserve the plates and that If any
change was brought about IL could he
detected only by means Of n micro
scopic examination. Mr.. HUMPHREYS
by his manner showed that he consld-
cred the stage that had been reached
simply a question OF veracity between
himself and Mr.. Dayey.
On Mr.. Davey leaving the stand he
was followed by the now quite aroused
attorney. The interview took place
Irather inside, but very close to the door
that is the usual entrance to the court
room from the main corridor.
And here the accounts begin To diff
fer. Says Mr.. HUMPHREYS: II was
angry, because l had noted and well
remembered the conversation / had on
the street4with Mr.. Davey. considered
that he had sworn that ! was mlsrep-
resenting in giving or trying to- draw
out an account OF the interview.
went after him and told him plainly
that he was liar. His reply was that
was another. Then I struck him Ia
the face. ThenI returned to- the courr
room. In few moments I came out
again to smoke and Mr.. Davey wa.
still waiting, talking 20 another attor-
ney. Davey spoke 20 ne in a concil'
iatory way. but did not care To make
peace with him Or have anything to- DC
with him. Later IN the afternoon
learned that a note handed to- Mar
; shall Brown in the court room was from
Davey and / OWNED that IL was tn,
first step in the direction OF placing 9
charge or assault against me. I in.
formed the Marshal that If such a com
plant was made ! would plead guilty
That is about all there is to IL. except
ing that / still say the conversation OF
the street was TO the effect that tn,
washing Of the plates would improy.
them, and that believe Davey Is coins
out OF his way 20 assist the police de
partment."
. The Photographic was entirely vii
ling 20 relate his side. II was TO thi:
. effect:
AR. HUMPHREYS accosted me on IN.
N.~,.
about the plates in the Aldrich case
. He asked particularly what I had don.
) TO them and I told him. He wanted q
know IL the washing would max.
them any finer or better TO print from
l said no, that IL there was any chang
in them at all it could only be seen 81
l use OF powerful magnifying glass.
told him that the treatment was q
4 keep the work on the glass from fad
ing out or becoming discolored. 7 di,
!. not know that he was an attorney a
the case and gave but little thought Q
= the interview. After I gave my evi
dence at half past one. Mr.. Humphrle
followed me out OF the court room an,
used very vile language to me and sal
that my testimony was not at all Il
accordance with our conversation
r When he called me = liar I told hir
a he was one as well. Then he struc'
: me. 1 did not engage in n fight Wit
. MIN. because I would not fight In n
n court room excepting perhaps 20 saw
my life. I would consider IL disgrace
Lful. Several men saw what happere
and some OF them must have heard IN
: words used by the lawyer. He becam
: more violent when told him 20 be Coz
and act like n gentleman. He was eS
tremely angry and irritated n
threatened TO do me personal yiolanC
: at another time. Marshal Brown ha
n the matter in hand now. have SAT
y TO Mr.. Brown that do not care :