The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-07

Ders not voting, the Bar ASSO-
ciation last evening adopted
the report OF the committee ap-
pointed to formulate charges and press
the case against Judge a. s.. Hum
phreys. This report sets forth the work
Of the committee at length and reviews
the reply of the respondent, adding
comments which place the Association
on record as maintaining the stand it
hrst took in defence of the good name
and reputation of the Hawaiian bench
and bar. The vote upon the motion to
adopt the report was as follows:
Ayes: E. B. McClanahan, L. "A.
Thurston, L. ]. Warren, l.. A. Andrews.
W. r. Castle, A. G. NJ. Robertson, ]. T.
De Bolt, Frank Andrade, II. A. Bigelow.
W. L. Stanley. A. S. Carter. r. D. Mead,
W. C. Achi, C. F. Peterson. A. NJ.
Holmes, A. L. c. Atkinson, J. L. Ka-
ulukou, ]. A. Matthewman,. L. A.
Dickey, F. NJ. Brooks. A. F. Judd, E. A.
Mott-Smith, Chas. r. Hemenway, p. L.
Weaver, A. A. Wilder.
Noes: F. w. MiIverton. ]. A. Ma
goon. ]. NJ. Vivas, c. c. Biting.
Not voting: Charles s. Dole, Dan. H.
Case.
There were thirty Members of the AS
sociation present when Vice-President
Kaulukou called the meeting to order.
Little time was spent upon preliminaries
and Chairman Cecil Brown, of the COM
mittee appointed at the meeting of May.
to formulate and present the charges.
rose and announced that the committee
had prepared its report which was in
the custody OF the secretary of the As
sociation. He then began the reading
Of the report in full, explaining that 1t
either Hankey or Humphreys.
When he had finished the reading of
the report Mr.. Brown moved that It be
printed for distribution among the
members of the Bar and their friends,
whenever IL was wanted. Mr.. McClana-
han thought the first thing was TO ac-
cept or reject the report and the dis
cussion was opened by a. G. NJ. Robert
son He said the committee had done
ifs work thoroughly and well, and had
given a complete report Of its actions
There was a feeling at the original
meeting. he said. that the result was
matter Of doubt, but the members of
the Association were compelled either
to make the stand, or lie down like ours !
He said the report was very full and
frank and should be adopted.
tod IN he
the ground that ii would be undignified |
in the Bar to adopt II as he thought it
was unjust He said he did not vote for |
the resolutions. as there might have /
been the change that he was influenced !
by personal motives. Mr.. Thurston said 1
that Mr.. Biting had signed statement |
which was to the same effect as the |
which were afterward /
adopted, and that he stated then that
he was in full sympathy with the state
ment, and only hesitated because OF his
having had difficulties. Biting agreed
that this was a correct statement or
his position.
w. L. Stanley said there was nothing
IN the resolutions or the report which
upon Judge Humphreys as a
quick or astute judge, but that the
charges completely set out the grounds
1pOn Which the ASSOCIATION telt IL ndu
reasons to act.
]. NJ. Vivas said he was not present
when the resolutions were adopted, but
ne denied that the men who stayed
,yvay from that meeting were towards.
He said he was sorry to see the matter
,Daned again. as il would make bad
,Iood. He charged that the association
.as being brought into politics, and he
1oueht the members were being made
ooIs of by designing men He said the
u3pe had been severe, but he thought
? vas a fundamental point that all the
violence should be before him. before
- could act.
ell Brown said as a member of the
.,-,j,tae which formulated the
.barges and made the report. that there
vas no politics in this matter Nhat
yas wanted he said. was to keep
,oIitics off the Bench, and out OF the
BAR when members of 1t appeared De