The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-11
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stout disavowal that he had not come
charges preferred against him by the
Honolulu bar he did come to Wash
ington specifically on that business, for
the charges are worrying him. 1t should
be remembered that he arrived in
Washington Thursday evening and the
first thing he did on Friday morning
was to hasten to the Department of
Justice where he arrived at IL o'clock
and waited long in the ante room of the
Attorney General for an audience with
that gentleman. He talked with the
Attorney General about fifteen minutes
regarding the charges and the pros
pective hearing. In the meantime, At
torney Hankey,' having seen in The
Post, one of the local morning papers,
a statement that Judge Humphreys was
in town and that he had come here
purely for purposes of recreation sub
stantially as stated in the interview
given above, addressed a note to the
Attorney General, inclosing the clipping
and stating that, as Judge Humphreys
appeared to be in Washington, he (Han-
key was ready for any programme that
the Attorney General might direct.
An hour or so later Mr. Hankey re-
ceived the following letter:
Office of the Attorney General,
Washington, D. c., Aug. 30, 1901
Mr.. Frederick w. Hankey,
Ebbitt House City.
Dear Sir:-I have your letter of the
Goth instant, stating in relation to the
charges against Judge Humphreys that
a nv hot
will favor Judge Humphreys convenience
Will be agreeable to you. 7 have seen
Judge Humphreys and have fixed Tues
day morning, September 10Th at 10
o clock, at this office, for a hearing in
the matter of the charges against him,
at which time and place you may appear
and present the same and the evidence
IN connection Herewith and any obser-
vations which you may have to make
upon them.
l again direct your attention to the alb
solute impossibility of my going over the
immense bundle of affidayits and other
papers filed in connection with your
printed copy thereof to ascertain what
If any, have not been printed; and you
are requested to at once separate these
papers so that Judge Humphreys may
have an opportunity of inspecting them
in time to answer on Tuesday.
Respectfully,
2. c. KNOX,
Attorney General
Per c. B. s.
Mr.. Hankey has been engaged draw
ing up brief which he has planned to
present to the Attorney General thu.
middle of next week. IT shall Hike
nothing better than TO confront Judge
Humphreys at a hearing" said Mr..
Hankey in his room at the Ebbitt. 81
called his bluff about being in Washing
ton, didn't II" he added as he related
the story Of the newspaper clipping.
While Mr.. Hankey did not so state 1t
Is learned from the Department that he
himself suggested the joint hearing in
a conference with the Attorney General,
both sides ought to be heard. He has
been looking up the law in the case and
proposes to urge the removal OF Judge
Humphreys on the ground of public
welfare, arguing that no specific NAL
feasance in office is necessary for the
President to remove judge in the ter
ritory of Hawaii. The text of the law
declares that the President may remove
such judges and no qualification Is i'm
posed as to maifeasance. There Is
precedent something in line of the pres
ent case in the removal of Judge Bar
nard. of New York. many years ago.
Il shall send a copy OF my brief to
Honolulu, as soon as 1t is completed"
said Mr. Hankey.
ERNEST G. WALKER