The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-19
IN TIE SUPREME COURT OF THE HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS,

JUNE TERN. 1899.

SUBMITTED JUNE u. 1899 DECIDED AuGusr 3 1899.
JUDD, CD, FErAR WHITING, j.
Charges against the respondent member the bar held not
he
in his capacity Attorney
proceedings him member of the bar
official acts done within his legal powers
OPINION THE
This is a complaint by \. S Humphreys charging Henry T.
Cooper with malpractice and unprofeonal conduct as
of the bar and praying that such order be made under the
eadngs and proof be proper The complainant well
the respondent member of the bar The respondent is also
the Attorney General of the Republic.
The complaint carefully drawn with a to showing
conduct part the respondent attorney law and
Attorney The the charge that the
respondent retained intended control of both sides
of criminal and that he abridged the professional rights of
the complainant who employed prosecute the by
threatening take the his hands he should raise the
objection the appearance of the consul for the defense
who employee in the Attorney office The
ponden answered setting forth his version of the story and claim
ing that he Attorney and in the good
faith and pursued that and consistent with his
duties Attorney General and law and that the
complaint justified by the facts and malicious and
scandalous
At the hearing number of witnesses examined and
siderable latitude allowed the testimony, much of which
will be unnecessary dwell upon, such that relating opn
upon the and moral quality the of the espon
dent and that in regard the writing inspiring of articles by
the complainant for publication in the newspapers.
The facts appear be foows In April last Careira
Portuguese Interpreter and collector the Office attempted
collect personal All Me, Chinese of Mr.
A T. Atkinson, the residence in this city The China
refused the ground that he under
of and therefore The officer conende that he
wentyour of age and being commissioned also police
officer arrested him upon Mr. Atkinson and his fam
y believing that unustiabe assault and battery had been
committed greatly ncensed and his who assist
ant to the Attorney General and whose duties part those
of prosecuting officer, procured the of Caera
charge of assault and battery.
The up Court the next day and
continued the request of the Atkinson
appeared for the prosecutions but either because he heard
that counsel be engaged for the defense he
thought the Minister of Finance whose department the
bureau considered the that well founded and
ought be because thought ought
appear prosecuting government officer he asked the
Attorney General if he might private
cute. The Attorney General consented Mr. Atkinson then
behalf of the Chnaman and with private
ALSO feeling that his action in nsutng the disap
proved told both the Minister of Finance and the Attorney Gen
ea that if they did approve his action, he would bring his
witnesses to the office the Attorney office
pective for examination and that the might be
dropped He told by each that would be better have the
decided by the Mr. Atkinson did appear further
present the trial which conducted
for the prosecution by Mr.. Humphreys.
Meanwhile Mr.. Shaw, the called the Attorney
General and stated that he had been by Mr. Damon the
Minister of Finance, request him defend the against
that the important
practice among the Aiatcs attempt avoid paying their