The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-09
A BIT OF HAYNE
How the Adventurer Made
One Failure.
Tried to MuIct Honolulu Man Fcr
O-Represented that He
Could Fix" A Court.

During the year 1894, while Julien
ID Hayne was a visitor in this place,
law suit involving a large sum or
money, was pending in the Supreme
Court. After it had been argued on
appeal before the full Court, and be-
fore it had been decided, Hayne adj
dressed a letter to a gentleman inter-
ested in the case, asking for an inter
view regarding an important matter.
The gentleman called. Before Hayne
stated the nature of the business he
wished to discuss, he asked for the note
which called for the interview, and on
receiving it, quietly tore it up. He
then stated that he was aware OF the
situation of the lawsuit in the Supreme
Court; he said that one of the Judges
was in favor of the plaintiff and anoth-
er was in favor of the defendant; that
and could be influenced for a consider
alton of $4,000. Before making this
statement he had secured pledge OF
secrecy from the person to whom he
made the statement.
The person to whom the statement
was made was utterly surprised, ana
hardly realized the situation. 1t APP
peared to him, at first, from the way
Hayne put the matter, that he was the
agent of the Judge, and was not vol
unteer. Promising to meet Hayne
again, shortly, the gentleman, after
much reflection came to the conclusion
that he was not bound to keep any
pledge of secrecy in case involving
| crime, and thereupon consulted a
friend His friend declared at once
that Haynes statement regarding the
Judge was absolutely false, and that
| it was Haynes purpose to obtain $4,000
and keep it. Some ways for obtaining
| evidence against Haynes proposed
bribery were considered but it was evil
dent. from the way in which he had
secured the note requesting an inter
view. that he would carefully cover his
tracks Hayne was informed that his
proposition could not be entertained.
After the decision of the case, the
person who had been approached by
Hayne left the Islands. The Chief
Justice was informed about Haynes
conduct. He desired to take action
| against him. The difficulty was that
| in the event of action being taken, the
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what would be asserted by one of the
| parties would be denied by the other
No corroborative testimony could be
| obtained, and at that time Haynes
character was not fully known.
| Hayne soon after left. On his return
| with the lady he had married, he was
refused recognition by the late Judge
| Bickerton, who had formerly been on
friendly terms with him. Thereupon
Hayne addressed a letter to the Chief
| Justice demanding the source of infor-
| nation upon which he had made ser
| ious charges against his (Hayne's)
character. Gen. Hartwell, on behalf OF
the Chief Justice, at once informed
Hayne that he would receive any COM
munications that he desired to make
on the subject. Hayne dropped the
matter. The person from whom Hayne
had sought to obtain money was not in
the country, and no action could be
taken towards Furnishing him. Hayne
then began to attack the mission
aries with much bitterness. But his
attacks on one line became tiresome,
and put him to a large expense For
reasons of his own, he then left the
Islands.