The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-11
BoIdDeceptions in
His Elaborate
Defence.
.rHE.USUAL NUMBER
OF FALsEHOODS
b. fianksy viii Reply TO the
Charges and Disclaimers Made
BY humphreys.

yBV YORK. Sept "A special to
!; Tribune from Washington says:
n more than three hours today At
srsy General Knox listened to a re-
ea Of the most amazing story of Off
4 corruption and private immortality
Hawaii. The story was brought out
the defense set up by Judge Abram
Humphreys Of the Territorial Circuit
a- at Honolulu against the charges
-.ds by the Bar Association of the Ha-
sszn Islands, for the purpose of in
.sc1g the President to remove him
= Hpm the bench.
rdge Humphreys. with the assist
acs Of Duane Fox of this city, present
condensed form of his defense in
5ref consisting of nifty Aye pages of
lsly printed matter. In, this brief
answered every charge against him.
ii then makes what purport to be as
landiug revelations concerning the
seiection thrown against vice in Ho-
aglu by the high officials Of the Dole
avernment, men appointed to office
Governor Dole and kept In place
d power by the Governor IN spite Of
TIA; Judge Humphreys declares the
ETernment must know of their direct
junction with and responsibility for
be abomnable practices that are IL
zsed in the Hawaiian capital.
keusadons on this point made
sainst these officials by Judge Hum
3reys cannot be phrased for publica-
N In American newspapers. though
f9y are set forth In bald and plain
nguage in a charge delivered from
bench to the Grand Jury by Judge
nphreys last February, and were re-
4ted in milder form in the instruc-
als given to the Grand Jury last April
Judge Morris. NJ. Estee, United
ntss Judge for the Territory of Ha-
a
DE object of Judge Humphreys In
ing up this astonishing defense APP
Fsatly Is twofold-f1rst, to show the
fnqs back of the movement to have
removed from the bench, and, sec
Edy to show that the Dole Govern
z. Is not a model OF purity and
aity. In spite Of the fact that, for
most part, its members are descend
from the original missionaries who
ned Christianity and civilization to
stands.
1t the close of the sensational hear
.oday Attorney General Knox sig
ID his readiness to make a report
recommendation to the President
asdIately, but at the earnest solicita-
Of F. W. Eankey. who represents
accusers Of Judge Humphreys. the
roney General gave the prosecution
days in which TO prepare a reply
he Judges remarkable brief.
ne charges against Judge Hum
'ays are, in the main, that he has
Stayed prejudice and too great Sc
ay on the bench. Another charge
nat ne controls and runs a partisan
ssPaper, the Honolulu Republican.
that through this publication
we Humphreys attempts to control
politics OF the island. He does not
the ownership of a substantial
OF the stock of the newspaper, nor
before he was appointed to the
by President Mckinley he took
u the management OF the prop
Out he does fatty deny that since
as been on the bench he has had
part in the management OF the
- On the contrary, ne is armed
andavits from the responsible ed
aee-aring that Judge Humphreys
-@a nothing whatever to do with
paper since he went on the bench.
"e also produces correspondence
as that ever since he donned the
ermine he has been trying to
"a OF his stock.
l., Ne charge OF partially and too
b. degree of severity In his de-
n, on the bench toward lawyers
!, sdnts Justice Humphreys replies
o,, - mis- respect he has been actuat-
- OY high sense OF the dignity
H., american court, and boldly de-
n, "@t ne has no apologies to make
a.. ac'on In fining certain lawyers
u, ,4,enpt Of court and imprisoning
e.. AT greater degrees of the same
Z t,Ir '0rhey, Duane Fox, avews that
a mistake made by Humphreys
sssi Nstent attempt to conduct in.
w. genuine American court of
j 3 II heretofore, he says, the meth
y ne sle courts in the islands have
es,. and irregular, and the peo-
g. srs hoi even excepting the law
IDA not yet prepared to submit to
4 p,s a rules Of dignity and deorum
ssos - N the American courts. In
Judge Humphreys asserts