The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-27
[1fR G, SMITH REPLIES
|1O JUDGE A. S. HUMPHREYS
ND Facts in Addition to Those Sworn
IN the Rejected Affidavit---Serious
Charges Against Humphreys.

re PUBLIC Circuit Court
urnphrey replying affidavit alleging disqualification
. mart to try and giving support Of
La denied all but two
~ had editorship paper Republican
ssuance) and that he had lately sent
. ~ mo personally policy pursued Hawaii
thought could not be proved by witnesses Further details
l. n possession OF the time AFFIDAVIT
xss left document, that motives
- wlra appear below
r,sing Mr. Humphreys
admitted services for the Republican
an offer Of his personal leave the Advertiser
rs the nmation that the coming
appointment of Mr. Sewall Governor would
ins ~ ;ts own nrce thus making the naner fxture
Va the assurance editorial relation.
said that municipal rule We're established by MI sewals
Republican lions of the spois Regarding
IS man trying compromise took the
reports to Mr. Thurston and Mr. Pearson president
- respectively Of the Hawaiian Gazette Company, of his
rS These gentlemen could name
Let me add in parenthesis that made no mistake
Humphreys treachery
xtoro while negotiating
Advertiser with the promise OF the edorshp of the Republican
ry writing Mr. Gill and take that
of solicitation Mr. Humphreys
II would Join Mr. sewals party post
Territory time become delegate in Congress
Waikiki and meet Mr. sewall socially and
of these conversations Mr.
sa with hardly dollar deceiying the custom mouse or ngr
ability flashing roll OF Con-
well reward his friends Judicial prefermen was
Federal the State of Hawaii He
believed Napoleon, whose destiny
a@ the otiest levels of public life.
sas Of Judge Edngs' appointment coincdent with
Circuit Mr. Humphreys called at my office
usted judgshp given to this Edings Is OF no
n resgning my post elsewhere Mr. Smith
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a California politics from the bot
pull there into the United States
@ am forty Touching narrative here set down challenge
Humphreys it under OATH even though ne mas
/ E@ quoted fasehoods from the bench:
H this any his appointment TO the
s sad Smith about his political ambitions
hana relations of any Walter G. Smith.
intimate relations of any sort, that first
humphreys social function Or Coopers)one OF the te" my
AVE ever permitted me to attend that have oeen Vaihs s
h with him have been asked by MIN TO
S where before judge most of his social
mad and by the word of reputable people connected III
with the Advertiser his attempts to get on 1oot
ag Why Pomroy the Gazette Co. to me
DE hung about the waiting to YOU
likely TO be in persistency of Judge Hum
vas noticed by staff and by the employees OF tn
zteht the paper The intimacy plain Humphreys
% have been had not my employers at te
e causes of it, Unsolicited and unwelcome as na Of
sitting as usual @ in my own Office IT is the
8 own fault that against them was ready enough W
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the afant with reference of afhant Fred
% that Walter G Smith approached the Judge @ tb q. court Be-
hat there the position be given & to ms of the
brother Of Walter Smith was an expert nth and it
@ @ Judge tha he could no. os - ths Jdee did offer
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stenographer possessing very many pea
young gentleman excellent character ne
OF most
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associate Justice agreed ,hat tne
ask hin upon thirty notice, and hal was @
his afiant he summary and
lqaaifed falsehood, and is utterly 0
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speaking falsely bench, declared tha1
OF brother cerkship in his court stains
and that he would Wor Lot 80
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ua and his policy in the columns or the
sv checks and the like willing TO
ing with this for clerkshp which my
vice refused writing before he accepted II
vas vacancy of his court Tnere was
"a ms which brother time 70 esl ei ~
ABOUT the whole matter is as foHcws
before the nominations for judges OF tne the
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Smith brother of Walter g. smith, Wno 49, VS. had
hawaii TO take position In 1aWyess receiy-
RABBITS Time and Mr. az INV
oeen nominated and confirmed for 1uog c bere was
he Hd OF his death he is recoNehhs INV
humphreys asked the of son. whcn w. M ss is for
nted to offer him clerkship in court pul ne WITH
incidentally, job worth 800 per
nv nked Mr. Humphreys. the subject iapseu
NJ HprorI Ieler telling of the circumstances ~ the
by that time bench stopped
brother would the clerlcai
or August i did not Know ~. affact
' said that if he would, his acceptance eooiu .o 49,