The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-11

that the movement to Dust him from
the bench never would have been start
ed if. he had not attempted to break
up by American legal processes the Ha-
waiian Government system of licensing
and protecting vice.
KNOX, HUMPHREYS AND HANKEY.
Especial TO the Commercial Advertiser.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 3d.
There Is every prospect of something
doing in the case of Judge A. S. Hum
phreys within about ten days. A hear
ing has been fixed for Sept. 10. Although
he had been described In the press dis
patches, sent east, as being sick in
Chicago and as intending to remain
there till the Attorney General was
pleased to send him word that the
charges would be dismissed, Judge
Humphreys suddenly showed himself
here in Washington on the evening of
August 90 and announced in the lobby
of the Shoreham hotel that he had
come ''to the States entirely for recrea-
ton
The story about the judges illness
had even caught the Attorney General,
Mr.. Knox. The previous afternoon,
few hours before the judge arrived,
your correspondent had a little talk
with Mr.. Knox about the case. On the
outside and at the top of his big office
desk was piled a stack of papers per-
tanning to the controversy. There was
a thick heap of typewriter papers and
heavy rolls of affidavits, as much as
two feet through
"On Sept 8, If he is able to come here
from Chicago" said the Attorney Cen
eral as he swung back in his mahogany
chair, a very genial man to look upon,
Judge Humphreys win come to Wash
ington That will be Sunday. Soon
thereafter propose to bring these gen
tleTnen face to face and see what they
have to say in each others presence.
ct have studied these papers little,
continued the Attorney General in an
swer to a question. but have thus far
been unable to go entirely through
them. I have the original papers that,
comprise the formal charges by the Ho-
noiulu Bar Association. Judge Hum
phreys has in turn filed answers, such
as would be expected in such contests.
T guess he has the names of a thousand
people to his papers.
''No, 1 haven't formed any opinion OF
the case. I am trying to approach 1t In
a judicial frame OF mind and If L had
any opinion about it at this time, L
would not tell anyone. But don't as
sumo from that that have formed any
opinion about 1t. I have not
The Attorney General also has on his
5ask the telegram from fifty attorneys
of Honolulu reiterating the charges
against Judge Humphreys and likewise
q telegram, also sent recently, from
about twenty-five members of the same
bar. requesting that the charges De
ignored.
when seen at the Shoreham Thurs
aav evening, shortly after his arrival
nudge Humphreys was especially specif-
~ IN a,,nhasizing that he had not come
70 washington because of the charges
against him. II am here only on
pleasure trip" he said 4 don want
anyone to think that l cared enough
about these alleged charges 70 make
such a long trip to deny them neeu
"a yast and so came to the states
to entoy myself with Mrs Humphreys
axnact to return to Honolulu ABOUT
the middle of September. l lert Mfs'
tI,,r,nhravs and her maid in chicago
sightseeing and came on TO Wasliiis 'oi'
for personal and business reasons iii ~
vav connected with the so-cf'iieu
charges preferred against me os me
hers of the Honolulu bar. expect ~
he in Washington several days Deiore
retoining Mrs. Humphreys In the hortii'
I don't care to discuss these chaffs,
As a matter of fact / have never reao
them except in the newspapers an
know nothing of them officially. IN
matter, I presume, is before the De
partment of Justice
Notwithstanding Judge Hufnphies