The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-12-31
A CAMPAIGN OF REVENGE.

The action of Judge Humphreys In
again attacking the McBryde bonds
shows the depth of the animus which
he feels towards Mr.. Kinney. Beyond
that 1t proves nothing, nor does 1t as
sert anything save the Judges biased
and wholly unsupported opinion about
the value of the McBryde estate and the
security of its bonded debt. When he
began his campaign of revenge AGAINST
Mr.. Kinney, Judge Humphreys felt the
need of evidence to support his criti-
cism OF the property in which Mr..
Kinney Is so largely Interested and SO
he required the master to make re.
port upon the value of the bonds rs sc
curity for trust funds. Tao report was
made and to Judge Humphreys disap-
polntment 1t was wholly favorable to
McBryde. Expert Witnesses were heard
and they all testified that McBrydes
bonds of $3.50 900 were secured by prop
erty worth S2000,000. 1t was SHOWN
that there is now healthy cane growing
on the McBryde plantation which would
sell, at current prices, for Sl,2j0,000; tho
first crop to be off in January, one Of
10000 or more tons, will bring
enough cash to clear off the
bonded debt; in fact, the Nc
Bryce was shown TO be fee sim
pie property. equal in richness to any
cane land in the country, fully devel-
oped and growing plantation of the
first order. Hearing such evidence, a
fair minded Judge would have lie. the
matter drop, but not so Humphreys.
Dlsdaining the testimony % his own
Witnesses intent on nothing out injury
to the man who had Joined vita the
Bar Association In branding him p.o-
fessionally. and avid for revenge, Judge
Humphreys again turned on McBryde
and ordered a guardian who had In
vested funds OF ward in the pllnta-
tion's bonds to give better security.
Such a judicial act deserves the sever
est rebuke. not only from the small
army Of local investors in McBryde. but
from the disinterested pubic. Indeed,
such procedure must accent the opin-
lon OF the Washington authorities. iste-
ly expressed in the Washingt IN S'ar,
that Judge Humphreys is UNIT to hold
n judicial position.
/ The attack on Mr.. Kinney !s in line
with the conduct Of this extraordinary
Judge since his return from Washing
ton. He began his campaign OF revenge
ny uIsCHaieilS iIuIl tlle seENlCe VI tle
court stenographer. member of the
Bar Association that had found against
him In the Hartwell- Kinney Ballou sf-
fair; then he sought to keep Judge
: Kaulukou, another member OF the Bar
Association, from winning a case by
refusing to let him examine native Ha-
waiian witnesses in the only language
they knew, In the only language save
Spanish Kaulukous client knew. aid
In the only language the ma ioritv 4
the jury knew-althoush 1t hal been
his custom heretofore to permit such
practice. Only the other day he rG-
fused to appoint Mr.. Andrade guar
dian after the latter had been chosen
. by the parties at interest and gave ths
place to stranger whom he hai i'm,
ported from the coast. Andrade's of
Tense was his share in the common Lex |
opinion of Humphreys as Judge.
These acts show how true was tn,
5 arraignment of Judge Humphreys hJ
the Bar Association and how unrortu
nate II was that the case made out wal
not fairly presented to tn. Attor
ney-General of the United States, Hat
: Justice then been done, injustice wou!l
not be 80 rampant now.