The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-09-13
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had even caught the Attorney teneral,
Mr.. Knox. The previous afternoon. a
few hours before the Judge arrived.
your correspondent had a little talk
with Mr.. Knox about the case, on the
outside and az the top Of his big office
desk was piled a stack OF papers per-
tanning to the controversy. There was
thick heap Of typewriter papers ana
heavy rolls 81 afiidavits, as much as
two feet through
ION Sept. S, II ne IL able TO come here
! from Chicago" said the Attorney Cen
eral as he swung back In his mahogany
chair, a very genial man 20 look upon,
Judge Humphreys will come to wash
lngton. That will be Sunday Soon
thereafter propose to bring these gen.
tlemen face TO face and see what they
have to say in each others presence.
Il have studied these papers a little"
continued the Attorney General in an
swer to a question, but have thus far
been unable to so entirely through
them have the original papers that
comprise the formal charges by the Ho-
nolulu Bar Association. Judge Hum
phreys has in turn filed answers, such
as would he expected in such contests.
guess he has the names Of a thousand
people to his papers.
no, I haven't formed any opinion Of
the case am trying to approach it in
a judicial frame of mind and If l had
any opinion about 1t at this time, |
would not tell anyone. But don't as
sumo from that that I have formed any
opinion about it. l have not"
The Attorney General also has on his
desk the telegram from fifty attorneys
of Honolulu reiterating the charges,
against Judge Humphreys and likewise
! a telegram, also sent recently from
about twenty-five members of the same
bar, requesting that the charges be
ignored,
When seen at the Shoreham Thurs
day evening, shortly after his arrival,
Judge Humphreys was especially speclf-
ic in emphasizing that he had not come
to Washington because of the charges
against him. II am here only on a
pleasure trip he said Il don't want
anyone to think that | cared enough
about these alleged charges I" make
such long trip to deny them. need
ed rest, and so came to the States
10 enjoy myself with Mrs. Humphreys.
expect to return to Honolulu about
the middle OF September I left Mrs.
Humphreys and her maid in Chicago,
sightseeing and came on to Washington
for personal and business reasons In no
way connected with the so-called
charges preferred against me by mem
bcrs of the honolulu bar | expect to
b. in Washington several days before
reioininE Mrs. Humphreys In the north
| don't care to discuss these charges.
AS Il matter nf fact | have never read
them except in the newspapers and
know nothing of them officially. The
matter, l presume, is befpr" tn" De
partmenu of Justice"
Notwithstanding Judg" Humphreys
stout disaVowal that ne had not come
TO Washington on account Of che
charges preferred against him by the
Honolulu bar. he did come to WASH
ngton specifically on that business, fur
the charges are worrying him. It should
b" remembered that he arrived in
Washington Thursday evening ana the
first thing he did on Friday morning
was to hasten 10 the Department of
Justice whore he arrived at II 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
r"aarding the charges and the pros
pe"tivc hearing. In the meantime, At
torney Hankey, having seen in The
+ ST, one Of the local morning papers,
a statement that Judge Humphreys wds
Ia town ana that he had come here
purely for purposes of recreation, sub
i,,. .f...,s
given above, addressed a note 10 the
Attorney General, inclosing the clipping
and stating that, as Judge Humphreys
appeared to be in Washington. NJ (Han
key was ready for any programme thaE
the Attorney General might direct.
/ An hour OF SO later Mr.. Hankry re
ceived the following letter;
once OF the Attorney General,
| Washington. u. c.. Aug. 30 1901
Mr.. Frederick w. Hankey.
Ebbitt House, City.
! Dear Sir:--I have your letter OF the
SOth instant, stating in relation to the
charges against Judge Humphreys that
any programme that | may direct that
will favor Judge Humphreys convenience
will b. agreeable to you. ! have seen
Judge Humphreys and have fixed Tues
day morning, September 10th, n 10
| CLOCK, ut NhlS ONCE. lot nearing III
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-
vatons which you may have TO make
upon them.
l again direct your attention to the ali
solute impossibility of my going over the
immense bundle of affidavits ana other
papers filed in connection with your
printed copy thereof to ascertain what.
II any. have not been printed; and you
are requested to at once separate these
papers 30 that Judge Humphreys may
have an opportunity of inspecting them
In time to answer on Tuesday
Respectfully,
r. c. KNOX,
| Attorney General.
/ Per c, p. 8.
Mr.. Hankey hae been engaged draw
ing IN a brief which he has planned 70