The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-29
II,vs He Inspired
/ Annexation
Talk.
boIlTICAL JUDGE
| IN A BAD BOX
E.risy He DiscIaimed He So
Ecitsd and then Revised
After it was Written.

rHE mental and moral inability of
Circuit Judge Abram S. Hum
vhreys to tell the truth has had
rpicuous illustrations in this city,
,biy when, sitting on the bench, he
ia number of malicious and easily
ned falsehoods about his previous
5stions with a man who was before
! seeking Justice. Now comes the
Francisco Chronicle fatty accus-
Judee Humphreys of falsehood in
|lxTng the authenticity of an inter-
y appearing in that journal-an in
sCsg which Judge Humphreys had
lifted and revised but which he saw
! t. deny when ne realized-or heard
Wat effect it was having upon the
s Hawaiians, whose disinterested
Eer he had professed to be. Here
h Chronicles exposure in full:
u the Honolulu Republican of g
sly 7th appears an article under g
: heading, Chronicle pub g
jats q fake interview with q
ladge Humphreys" In the ar g
nle is reproduced a letter pur- e
prhng to be from Judge Hum g
ihreys in which he says: ~The g
chronicle Of the oath has an ar g
EIe which I think must have g
seen sent from Honolulu. It g
vas a fake pure and simple. I g
would particularly call your at g
enden to my interview in the g
Examiner Of the same date, g
saieh covers all I said on the g
Ebiect to anyone" g
The interview in question is g
one published in the Chronicle e
June 24th, in which Judge g
humphreys advocated the an &
aexadon Of Hawaii to Califor- e
Liz The article was written for 8;
ae Chronicle at the suggestion g
Judge Humphreys, by c. E. g
la"ords, a member of the g
eafonicie staff, who went to Ho- g
a0Iuiu in response to correspond g
.lVe With Judge Humphreys re- s.
SHuing q position on Judge g
humphreys paper, the Republi- g
S4h He returned from Homo 3;
SIu with Judge Humphreys on g
|s steamer China and wrote the 8.
aucle en- route. Judge Hum 3,
plIeys gave the interview with g
wv solicitation and revised IT e
sller 1t was written. g
on June 22d. the day of Judge !.
humphreys arrival here tbe .
.a'onieie published an article 2:
T. %y,ng IN that he was on his way 3:
s aae United States and that he :.
st 80 10 Washington to try to 3.
= a oaek-fre to the move e
49,. IN honolulu for his remov- 3;
, rom the bench. On June oath :.
bt.. morning paper printed an q
n xh,sn S with Judge Humphreys g
ss salsh s he stated positively that =
hp,rr no business in Wash 3;
p a :. and was not going there ::
dsvs mere now or was a few e
te9d t1 sO. Not only did he in e
Is H., 50 70 Washington when e
h tba honolulu, and for exact ::
Cro,,oip,u purpose specified by the ::
Atto,ns~' M out he had so notified g
I'm .s General Knox. who in ::
sgst. @t''sed ~ the Hawaiian Del =
esaipst 7. withhold his charges !:
his arr,r., aIose Humphreys until =
srttsn S,, h, as the Judge had =
hv.- nm that he was COM !:
g
aa4 ro Ir,s oonspiouOus falsehoods are
20, ,aass s Humphreys knew when
sss,..aa.s a.s note to the editor o, the
j, ,a' a that he was wrItins :. f.,.as .ae
- Perhaps imagined that the
sps .as. specially If the eop,as , =, the the
V ,ro, aiming his denial were With
q n,.r we exchange file sent to
> ae,Tould ae,,..1o not take the mat+eD -
Is s.,.,a' there is one thing the nhronl l,la,,1l
b Is a. ',iivs about it is its It's rennta- enrta-
III a,s accurate journal Of the pq.ar aav
.ass,.,,a 10 not propose to brook % ."y gnaas day
3 lat 'sa m,a lying ooadslsna5ion o54pS 'sage Mas
4sirr,na' matter, viii it. 'fion, friona. Nor, IT.
y -, ~, Sweeping Humphreys, :.
= md d. how in1erminr1sg .1llpaTsgs de, de-
a. a., h his Political opponent. ,Sa with &,
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