Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-09-27

to show that Judge Humphreys hNd
anything TO do with the selection Of
the grand Jury. There is no law thai
requires grand Jury to be divided
between members of the different po'
litical parties. and to hold inquiry into
the political affiliations OF its members
seems to me unseemly and improper.
The charge is based SO entirely upon
vague suspicion and unfair innusndo
as to merit rcbuke. Members Of The
Bar. as officers Of the court, should be
loyal to the court. Where there Is
tair reason for believing the Judge is
acting improperly, 1t is the duty of The
Bar to declare II openly; but a mem.
Der of the Bar is faithless to his high
calling when he assails q Judge and
impeaches his integrity upon no facts
even remotely justifying the attack.
but upon vague suspicion and uridir
innuepdo. That these and nary VI
the charges against Judge Humphreys
to which allusion has also beer made,
have been preferred by members Of
his own court, clearly shows the dir.
culties Of his position. and the sever
| ity of the ordeal through which he
has passed II is obvious that many
members of his court have not oh.
served that loyalty to the Bench
which should he both the duty AMI
the pleasure of lawyer to observe,
and the heavy responsibility Of admin.
istcring justice with dlgm;y under
such conditions at once becomes ap.
parent.
have thus reviewed all of the
charges made against Judge Hum.
phrovs and all of the specifications pf-
fcrcd in support thereof. In my ,dag.
ment, they wholly fail to rstarl,sh anv
Just cause for his removal. in the
most unfavorable ccnFtrUctiOn they
might show u mistake Of judgment, or
az times undue fceliug under tryinc
circumstances. but 1t is npticeiOle
that the integrity Of the Judge Is mover
directly impcached. The attorney who
represented the Hawa an Bar AsSG
citation In these proceedings espresso!
his personal confidence in Judge Hum
phreys' judicial rccti.u,lG, and while
presenting the complaint Of the Rar
Association In good faith and in &C
cordance with his Instructions, yet he
personally disclain.cd any RESPONSE.
btlity for or concurrence In some ri
the charges. 1t Is pcssbir that many
OF the attorneys who signcu the pet
ton did not conch.' In all of tho
charges that have boon made agains'
the Circuit Judge. Indeed, 1t Is incon.
ceivable that they could. rs ] tat.'
shown that some of them are based
upon such insufficient premises as to
iairly Justify the comment that they
are reckless In spirit.
In administering justice In our new
possessions. the task will not be an
easy one; and where Judges selected
by you discharge their duties with
courage and 10 agrity and with reas
enable ability. they should be sustain
. ed. even though they may In attempt
ing to solve the difficult problems
which present themselves at times
err. some consideration must be hal
for the exceptional difficulty Of thci.
position.
Having fully considered the com
plants against Judge Humphreys ano
his answer thereto. am entirely sat
isfled that not onlv the Judge has don
nothing Which would justify his re
moval. but that he has met his heavy
, responsibilities with great coursge and
unquestiOned integrity. |. therefore
recommend that the petition for hi!
e removal be denied.
r Respectfully.
tSignedJ =. G. KNOX.