The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-17
Bench and Bar Con-
denim His Action.
THE JUDGES BAD BREAK
Hawaii Jurists 0birusion Of Per
sonal Feeling 0slked
by Ill

| tDle action IN refusing the services OF
| Chester y. Doyle as Japanese inter-
lreter In his court after the latter had
| lecn ordered by Judge Frear to inter-
pret In the case in question, aroused
considerable comment among all class
rs of people yesterday. Little's obtru~
ion of personal preJudices in so serI-
rus matter as trial for murder won
m the universal disapproval of the
bench and bar OF Hawaii
The order to Doyle to proceed to Ho-
nokaa where Judge Little sits was spe-
cific. 1t was as follows:
Il have just this moment, 4:30 p. M,
| been instructed by Chief Justice Frear
| % request that when you get through
With your business on Maui you pro-
| eed Immediately to the July term of
| he Fourth Circuit. on the first Monday
| July next. ut Honokaa, Please to
govern yourself accordingly. The ne
essity of Japanese interpreter at the
July term is Imperative"
Sheriff Andrews of Hawaii wrote to
Nttorney- General Dole of Little's re-
'usal of Doyles services and the At
orney General wrote to him in reply
md to Deputy Attorney-General Cath
art. Part of his letter to Sheriff An
lrews is as follows:
Your favor of July 1st Is received
n which you state that Judge Little
will not allow Mr.. Doyle to act as in
erpreter in his court because he has
o faith in his official integrity, | have
absolute faith in Mr.. Doyle's official in
egrlty, and there is no one else avail
lble who can discharge his duties as
Japanese interpreter with anything
Ike his ability. ] have conferred with
he Chief Justice in regard to the mat
.er. Mr.. Doyle's official position is that
If interpreter in the First Judicial
Circuit, and not being an appointee of
he Supreme Court Chief Justice Frear
and / are both of the opinion that
Judge Little may have the power to
lake the stand which he has taken on
he premises. | am very sorry he has
lone so, for the case is one of deliber
tie murder, with the vigorous prosecu-
ion of which no personal feelings
should interfere. Yotara is not dis
lualifled by reason of being police
officer. and l presume unless Judge
Little reconslders his decision the best
thing you can do is TO employ him.
Very sincerely yours,
"E. =. DOLE,
Attorney General"
The gist of the letter to Deputy At
torney- General Cathcart was as fol-
lows
Il am very sorry that Judge Little
has taken this position in regard to
Mr.. Doyle. / hope you may be able to
induce him to look at the matter differ
entity The interest Of public justice
should be paramount to personal feel
tngs. The case Is u very important one,
and ! hope there will be no failure Of
Justice through the appointment of an
incompetent interpreter under such cir
cumstances."
The following is a communication on
the subject:
Editor Advertiser:-To show that
Judge Little has arrogated too much
power upon himself when he refused to
accept the valuable services of Mr..
Doyle. the official japanese interpreter,
we are told that the custom appears to
be that not only the court should be
satisfied as to the integrity of the per-
son who il to do the interpreting. but
also that the opposing sides uhe pros
ecution and the defendant) have some
thing to say as to who shall be selected
as their interpreter. that is to say that
all parties in interest must be satisfied
as to who will honestly interpret the
truthful evidence. Now II both the
prosecution and defendants counsel
wanted Mr.. Doyle, which was very
likely the case as he Is very popular
with most all the lawyers on the big
island, 1t would seem that Little has
acted the part of an auocrat.
AS to the question "Who Is running
the court?" it also appears to be the
case that not only Judge Little is
running" his court. but that others
are helping him In running it, 1t
was Chief Justice Frear who commits
stoned Mr.. Doyle to attend the July
Term at Honokaa. 1t should be re-
membered that the Chief Justice pre-
sides over all the judiciary Depart
1lent, IL WAS tue 1Ilcl JuSllCt WIN
made the requisItion upon the legIsla-
ture for an appropriation to enable the
ofiicious judge to run" his court.
Moreover. we are told, It is the clerk
of the judiciary who advances all the
necessary cash to enable any or all
court terms to be run" by ar, other
Judge than the chief Justice himself.
No money can be drawn fl0m the
Treasury until after the term rEpires
and. until after the judiciary clerH has
presented the vouchers To the auditor,
No circuit Judge can run" his court
alone without the active participation
of others II the running expenses OF
Judge Little's court were now withheld
by the other active partlcipators,
where would he be7
LAWYER.