The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-17
I'm A STATE
OF FEAR"
Court Officers Quake
At Humphreys.
So SAYS CHESTER DOYLE
Japanese Interpreter Discharged by
Judge Makes Astonishing
Statement.


yet he feels half mystihed about his
dismissal. He was appointed only re-
Gently.
To-day l received the following let
ter from Judge Humphreys" said Mr..
Doyle last night:
August Is, 1900.
NY dear Sir:--Conceiving that the in
terests of public justice will be thereby
subserved, have to request that you
tender your resignation as Japanese
interpreter for the Circuit Court OF the
First Circuit, by Saturday, August
18th, 1900.
! remain, my dear sir,
Very respectfully,
A. S. HUMPHREYS,
First Judge, Circuit Court, First Cir
\ cult.
To c. A. Doyle, Esq
"Of course under this letter there
was nothing left for me to do but re-
sign. which 1 did. sending the follow
ing:
Honolulu, August is, 1900.
Hon. A. S. Humphreys.
First Judge of the Circuit Court of
the First judicial Circuit.
Sir:-In compliance with your request
OF this date I herewith tender you my
resignation as Japanese interpreter for
the Circuit Court of the First Circuit,
the same to take effect Immediately.
Very respectfully yours,
CHESTER A. DOYLE.
II resigned as do not feel justified.
us a matter of self-respect, in serving
under him any longer" said Mr. Doyle.
mo reasons have been given for my
dismissal besides those contained in
Judge Humphreys letter. but from
some things that happened to-day 1
am convinced that Judge Humphreys
has removed me for certain services
by me to the Grand Jury and the At
torney General. However, you can
judge for yourself.
Let me first state that l am the Of
fetal interpreter of the police. depart
ment as well as interpreter for the
Circuit Court. Both positions l have
publicly held since the'year 1892. bar
ring an interval Of some eight months.
As official interpreter of the police de-
partment my chief services, OF course,
are in connection with the Japanese,
but i also hold a commission as po-
lice officer from the department and
from time to time render any service to
the department that / am called upon
TO perform.
AS official interpreter of the First
Circuit when the Grand Jury was
summoned and / was called upon to
render services to that body, / went
to Judge Humphreys and asked him
what 1 should do. He informed me
that / was to place myself at the dis
posal of that body and render them
any services that / could, and as a
matter of fact with his knowledge and
approval, have accompanied the
Grand Jury on different investigating
trips throughout the town. If my rela-
tons with the police department and
the fact that hold a commission as
police officer. in the Judgment OF Judge
Humphreys, has unified me to act as
official interpreter. I have nothing 10
say, beyond this: I held these POSI-
tons without concealment and at the
request of the Government, and the
responsibility rests with the Govern
ment and the authorities, not myself,
on this point.
"If Judge Humphreys had given any
such reason and at the same time rec
ognized that l personally was not in
fault. l would have no complaint to
make, but up to the date OF my dismiss
m az nf L. ind n
me. and in fact was responsible for the
work that i have been doing In assist
ing the Grand Jury.
returning now to what occurred to-
day. This afternoon. about o'clock,
] was having conversation with At
torney General Dole. In the Circuit
Court room, In reference to the case of
Avery, who recently was charged with
embezzlement before the District Court
and whose case. as j understand. was
being investigated before the Grand
Jury; In fact was under subpoena at
the time to appear as witness before
the Grand Jury, Following out some
instructions given In that conversation
by the Attorney General went inn
medlately from him to the telephone In
the clerks Office and telephoned to the
High Sheriff that the Attorney General
wanted the police officer who made the
arrest OF Avery and also the ofiioer that
searched him when Avery was brought
into the station house from the Aus
lralia, Judge Humphreys overheard
the conversation and within four or
i've minutes OF the time that ! tele-
phoned a messenger boy handed me a
letter from Judge Humphreys that
have quoted 60 You, and lhe ink was
not yet dry on the letter, ] may be
mistaken, but my conviction IL that
ledse Humphreys, for some reason or