The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-21
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REFUSES EVIDENCE
The Recalcitrant Trio
Changes TO the
Big Four.
ANOTHER CITATION Has ISSUED
a COMPLAINT or GRAND JURY
AGAINST FORMER HEAD
OF DEPARTMENT.
ANOTHER CITATION Has ISSUED
Three Indictments by Grand Jury
Found But Not Presented-The
Court Appoints Counsel to Obtain
Full Argument.

John a. McCandless, late Superin-
tendent Of Public Works, has been
added to the list of recalcitrant wit
nesses coming before 1.-THE grand jury
| in the bribery investigation. The
grand jury appeared before Judge
Humphreys, Immediately on the open
/ ing Of the Circuit Court YESTERDAY
morning. IL is quoted in the following
order Of the Court made upon its pre-
/ sentation:
BE IT REMEMBERED, that the
Grand Jury heretofore summoned. ex-
amined. impaneled, sworn and charg-
ed TO serve as Grand Jurors in the Cir
cult of the First Judicial Circuit Of
the Territory of Hawaii, come into
open court on this goth day of May,
A D. 1901, and make complaint in
writing. which complaint is July sub
scribed by each and every member of
said Grand Jury. and which complaint
is IN words. sentences and figures as
follows. to wit:
Room of the Grand Jury. Honolulu.
T. H., May IS, 1901
Honorable A. S. Humphreys.
Judge, First Circuit, Territory Of Ha-
wall:
You win take notice that the Grand
Jury for the Island of Oahu. Territory
aforesaid. had before it on the Seven
teenth day of May last. ]. a. MeCand-
less, who being duly sworn, said Have
nothing but hearsay as TO charges of
bribery and corruption of members of
the Legislature. The said j. A. Nc
Candless was tten asked: Have you
any information either by hearsay or
otherwise of any Society, Association
or Corporation which by assessment
or otherwise raised or attempted to
false fund to be used for the pur-
pose of effecting or defeating Legisla-
ton? To which question the said ].
A. McCandless replied:
In my position as Superintendent of
Public Works. I held confidential rela-
tons with other heads of Departments
and heard matters that l am not at
liberty to divulge. Being asked again
to answer the question, the witness
said: I refuse to divulge to the Grand
Jury the matter so heard and decline
TO answer its question; all that
have heard is known to the Attorney
General.
YOU know the names of any individual
or company of individuals or of a
corporation who bribed or ATTEMPTED
to bride members of the Legislature
| do know the names by hearsav and
decline to give them: they are known
to the Attorney General and the Act
ing Governor
Signed: J. o. Carter. Foreman of
the Grand Jury; ]. C. Cohen. S. c.
Dwight. C. H Brown, j. C. Quinn,
E. B. Mikalemi, G. S Smithies, A.
V. Gear, John F. Colburn, John D.
Holt. Jr., E. c. Macfarlane, VIM. Allen.
o. Stillman. Fl. E Mcintyre, c. H.
Cooke.
And thereupon the Court doth order
that the Clerk of this Court do forth
with issue a citation to the said ]. A.
McCandless. commanding him to ap-
pear before this Court on TUESDAY,
the 21st day of MAY. A. D. 1901. at
TEN o'clock in the forenoon of said
day, then and there to show cause.
If any he can, why he should not be
required TO answer the interrogatories
propounded to him by said Grand
Jury.
1t is further ordered and directed
that the citation which the Court
doth order TO issue herein be directed
to the High Sheriff of the Territory Of
Hawaii. and that he. the said High
Sheriff, be required and directed to
return the same into this Court at
the day and hour last aforesaid
It is further ordered that duly at
tested copy of this minute be attach
% 1fTo
the said J. A. McCandless.
Judge Humphreys asked If any in
dictments had been found.
Mr.. Carter replied that six c-Ses
had been investigated and true ills
found in three of them The return
would be made on Tuesday.
The Court instructed the grand
jury hereafter TO file their indiet-
ments as they were found and nJt hold
them.
Mr.. Carter further informed the
grand jury that the Attorney General
had by letter designated Deputy At
torney General Cathcart to assist the
grand jury in the investigation
The following minute was fled in
the Circuit Court YESTERDAY: in the
matter of Henry E. Cooper. the Court
desiring the benefit OF full argument /
herein pro and con. doth hereby re-
Quest Thomas Fitch, ESQ and Frank /
E Thompson. Esq. OF the Honolulu /
Bar 70 appear in said matter as amici /
eurae and 10 argue the same in their /
discretion. This is also 10 applv in /
thsNmatter of E P. Dtle. l. A Thurs
ton and ]. A. heCandless."
A battle ROYAL OF forensic talent /
may be anticipated on the return OF /
the citations today