The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-16
WILL NOT YIELD HIS PERSONAL
PREJUDICES.
In Spite of the Arguments of the I'm
portance of the Case, He Refuses
Doyle's Services.

81 have just this moment, 4:30 D. m,
been instructed by Chief Justice Frear
to request that when you get through
with your business on Maui you proceed
Immediately to the July term of the
Fourth Circuit, on the first Monday in
July next at Honokaa. Please to gov
ern yourself accordingly. The necessity
of japanese interpreter at the July
term is imperative"
Chester Doyle received the above let
ter from Judiciary Clerk Smith, just
before leaving for Maui on June 26 last
The term at Honokaa begins today.
When he got to Honkaa he was inform
ed by the sheriff that he wasn't wanted
by Judge Little, who presides at this
term, and on Saturday Doyle arrived
in Honolulu on the kinau. Judge Lit
tie told him that he was persona non
grata.
Sheriff Andrews wrote to Attorney
General Dole on the first of this month
stating that Judge Little had refused
to have Doyle in the courtroom as in
| terpreter. The Attorney General wrote
to Andrews, and to Deputy Attorney
General Cathcart on July 10, giving his
/ ideas of the action taken by the Ha-
wall judge, and expressing hope that
the latter would change his attitude,
but Little would not alter and Doyle
| therefore took the Kinau for home
japanese policeman named Yotaro. AS
the case to be tried today is one of
murder in the first degree, a good in
| terpreter was specially wanted. The
following part of Doles letter to An
drews shows the view of the matter
taken by the Attorney General:
Your favor of July 1st is received
in which you state that Judge Little
will not allow Mr. Doyle to act as in
terpreter i'm his court because he has
no faith in his official integrity | have
absolute faith in Mr. Doyle's official in
, tegrity, and there is no one else availa-
Bile who can discharge his duties as
Japanese interpreter with anything like
his ability. | have conferred with the
Chief Justice in regard to the matter
Mr. Doyle's official position is that of
interpreter in the First Judicial Circuit,
and not being an appointee of the Su-
preme court, Chief Justice Frear and
| are both of the opinion that Judge
! Little may have the power to take the
stand which he has taken on the prem
lses. | am very sorry he has done So
for the case is one of deliberate murder,
with the vigorous prosecution of which
no personal feelings should interfere
1otara is not disqualified by reason of
being police officer, and | presume
unless Judge Little reconsiders his de-
cision the best thing you can do is to
employ him. Very sincerely yours,
'E. p. DOLE,
Attorney General"
In the letter to Deputy Attorney Cen
eral Cathcart, Dole wrote as follows:
Il am very sorry that Judge Little
has taken this position in regard to
Mr.. Doyle. I hope you may be able to
induce him to look at the matter differ
emily. The interests of public Justice
! should be paramount to personal feel
| ings. The case is very important one.
/ and | hope there will be no failure of
Justice through the appointment of an
| incompetent interpreter under such cir
| cumstances."
! Copies of these letters were sent to
/ the parties concerned, and both Cath
! cart and Andrews tried to bring Judge
Little round but the Judge would not
! think of sitting on the bench with Doyle
| doing the interpreting. The feeling
between the two is of long standing.
| 1t is personal quarrel. and Judge
! Little is being severely criticized for
allowing it to interfere with the ad-
ministration of justice.
The Doyle-Little trouble reached a
climax about two years ago, when the
! TWO men had a personal encounter
that was very lively, at least for Doyle
| Judge Little is over six feet tall. and
of very powerful build The interpre-
ter had made an alleged expose of Judge
Littles having stolen from Robert G.
! lngersoll's works an Grafton Little de-
! livered at the funeral of Judge Austin
! Doyle was a sorry sight after the fight
/ 1t occurred in Little's apartments and
did not last long. After he had beer
/ Knocked around the room for a while
/ Doyle was helped through the door. He
| says he is glad to have got back this
time with a whole skin.