The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-05
JUDGE PERRY
Facts About the Visit
To Creighton.
The Threat Made to Inspector Light
foot and Admitted Before
Witnesses Last Friday.

peared in the Evening Bulletin OF Sat
urday last, are as follows:
In his closing address TO the Court
on Friday last in the trial of the case
Of a defendant charged with changing
mis- place OF abode in violation of the
regulations of the Board of Health, Mr..
Creighton made the boast that none Of
the sub-inspectors of the Citizens
Sanitary Committee had yet entered
or would dare enter his house and
/ stated that he had warned the sub
{ inspector Of the district in which he re-
/ sides that if he, the sub-inspector,
| should enter his, Creighton's, house
/ without his permission, it would be at
the peril of his life.
Upon hearing this statement, | pro-
/ ceeded TO make an investigation and
ascertained from Mr.. Lightfoot, the in
spector of the district in question, that
Mr. Creighton had in fact said to him |
few days ago that if the sub-inspector /
should enter his residence without his |
permission it would be at his peril and |
that Mr. Creighton on that occasion |
talked of shooting. It will be interest |
ing to note the foregoing in view of
Mr.. Creighton's statement in the COM
, munication referred to, Il have never
denied or attempted to obstruct the in
1
spector Of my district"
Mr. Lightfoot further informed me
that since the giving Of that notice no
Z room to room inspection of that house
had been made as is required by the
= general instructions of the Committee
} to its inspectors and sub-inspectors.
These facts having been reported by me
? to several other members of the COM
. nittee, who happened to be at its head
= quarters during the day, all agreed
) with me that the same procedure
" should be followed in this case as had
B been followed in at least two similar
3 cases where objection had been made
B to inspection of every room in the
q dwelling. In pursuance of this advice,
s. I procured from President Wood of
6 the Board of Health, late in the after
@ noon, commission for Mr. E. w. Rus
& sci, the sub-inspector in question, as
go agent of the Board of Health.
Y On the following morning at O'clock
. l sent a message to Mr.. Creighton ask
o ing him to kindly be at home at half
Q past eight as desired to see him there
p at that hour. My object in doing this
was to avoid the possibility of any
= claim being subsequently made by Mr.
Creighton that / had chosen for the
6 inspection time when / knew that ht
q
& wife would be alone and powerlesS tx
3 resist.
& At half past eight Mr.. Lightfoot, Mr.
6 Russell and myself met by appointment
s II and went TO Mr. Creighton's residence
& To the latter gentleman, when We hat
.-- awaited at the door, our business wa
-. promptly stated. I said to him tina
= Mr.. Russell was sub-inspector unde
. the Citizens Sanitary Committee ant
q that he also held a commission a
% agent of the Board of Health; that
- had been informed that no room Z
- room inspection of that residence ha
been made for several days last pas
g in consequence of a threat made b.
= him, Mr.. Creighton, to either Mr.. Rus
& sci or Mr. Lightfoot that if the sub
g inspector should attempt to enter hi
& house without his permission he woul
( do so at his peril tat this point Nj
& Creighton said that it was to Mr.. Light
& foot that he had made this statement)
- that the committee could not permi
r the making of any exceptions in th
. matter of inspection, and that the sui
. inspector then present proposed to III
{ spect forthwith every room in Nj
% Creighton's house.
Mr. Creighton having inquire
e whether We had any search-warra1
and having received an answer in tt
g negative. said that he denied that "
e had any authority to make an inspe'
e tor of his residence and therefore Ell
6 tered a formal protest against such il
" spection. I replied that the prote
was noted, and asked him whether Mr.
Is Creighton had arisen and was out
e her room His answer was in Il
49, affirmative. Then further inquiry vi
- made of Mr.. Creighton at the tin
- whether Mr.. Russell had been gull
- Of any Internationally conduct on d
C occasion of any of his visits as su
s- inspector, and the reply was that
had not.
I then requested Mr.. Russell to i
spect every room in the house II
q ne proceeded to do, returning in Il
moments with the report that he h
completed the inspection. Mr.. Ltgi
.. . foot and I remained in the front "
anda all of the time and took no pE
- in the actual inspection. AS we lie
Mr. Creighton informed US that
would seek legal advice as to mea
of redress for his alleged grievan
~ The entire interview was quiet a
@ pleasant, so far as outward appei
ances were concerned, and nothing d
agreeable was said or done by any c
Of those present.
s~S My sole object IN accompanying
G sub-inspectOr was to see that the co
= mittee's instructions were carried
= and to hear and see personally IT
Mr.. Creighton what his objections W
- and what resistance he would offer.
- As to my disqualification and that
Judge misunderstanding tnat the
ter also is disqualifed-deprlving
defendant in the trial above mentor
- of the right OF appeal. Mr. Creigntc
~ complaint is groundless. As IS '
~ known TO all who are familiar with
Hawaiian statutes. his right of apr
remains unabridged for one OF the
cult judges Of the other Circuits car
requested and authorized by one OF
Justices of the Supreme Court to ]
- side at the trial Of the case, and
De- without additional cost 20 the ap
~ liant. The provision referred 10
been freely taken advantage OF n
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