The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-17
WONDERING wHATwILL HAPPEN
NEXT.
The Situation Developed in the Grand
Jury Investigation Was the Subject
of Speculation.

/ Dy the refusal OF some territorial Ofti-
cials to testify before the jury in the
I legislation bribery matter was decided
! ly strained, and speculation was rife
as to what was coming next.
will Judge Humphreys issue bench
warrants for Secretary of the Terri
tory Cooper. Attorney General Dole
and others who declare they will not
teStify?" was the question asked all
: over town. The refusal of the officials
to give their information to the grand
jury suddenly developed a highly SEN
satiOnal situation Even Governor
Dole is to be called as a witness, it
is stated.
Circuit Judge Humphreys is not re-
garded as likely to get cold feet" and
back down, and consequently the town
was waiting for news that the first
circuit court had ordered some of the
| chief officials of the territory into Gus
tody. Where will the matter end?"
was question none could answer.
Humphreys was quietly holding court
in civil case, while all over the city
flew rumors that he was going to put
the machinery of his court in motion
to compel witnesses,-no matter how
high officials they were,-to answer
questions put by the grand jury, which
they had formally refused to answer.
This opens up prospects of sentences
! for contempt
said Judge Humphreys. whenever it is
proper to do So" The judge had moth
ing further to say as to what he in
tended to do. He was expecting re-
port from the grand jury and said he
could not say in advance what action
he would take in court.
At two o'clock this afternoon the
| Grand Jury appeared before Judge
| Humphreys with reports of the efforts
of the jury to get the testimony Of
Secretary of the Territory Cooper, At
torney General Dole and L. A. Thurs
ton. In each case the witnesses had re-
! FUSED to answer questions. The Judge
informed the jury that citations would
be issued for each of the three unwill-
| ing witnesses.
The jury's report contained the first
references yet made to tangible eviden-
ces of bribery in the legislature.
In the case of the attorney general
the jurys report which was read by
foreman Carter, stated that he had
admitted that the names of two men
been given to him in confidence and
that on May Is, Dole had stated that
he had what he considered legal evil
dence of attempts to corrupt legisla-
tors. l1n the 10th he was called again
and declared that his evidence was
hearsay, had been given to him in con-
fidence and could not be repeated In
stating his position in writing Dole said
that he had no legal evidence and must
decline to repeat what he had been
told.
Secretary Henry f. Cooper had also
declined to give any information. He
had also been before the jury twice
and had finally refused to tell what
he knew of bribery in the Legislature.
l.. A. Thurston had admitted to the
jury that he had been given the names
of three members of the legislature
who had demanded money for their
efforts to pass a certain bill. He had
also been told by client of actual pay
ment of money to an officer of the
House, for efforts in behalf of the bill
On the ground that the information
was given to him in confidence by a
client, Thurston refused to give the
, names of the members who had tried
to get bribes, or the title of the bill
in behalf of which the bribery was so.
licited and the money paid. When call
ed the second time Thurston told the
jury that he did not consider that his
evidence would be legal evidence.
After the jury had made it's reports
Judge Humphreys stated that citation,
would be issued for the three witnesses
E. p. Dole, II. Il. Cooper and l.. A
. Thurston.
! Deputy Attorney General Cathcar
asked the court If the citation woulC
be premptory or in the nature of al
"
. declined to answer, adding that tina
would be known when the citations
were served.
Acting Governor Cooper declined DO
:. sitiYely to reveal anything that happen
ed in the jury room yesterday, OF t,
indicate what he would do In case
bench warrant were issued to compe
his appearance and the giving OF hi
I evidence. The information that Coope
o had declined to answer the Grand Jur,
; yesterday came from another source
= but it is believed to be reliable. WheI
I informed that rumor had il that bencl
warrants would be issued this Afternoon
o Mr.. Cooper merely smiled and said
well, Wen see what We'll do whei
!; they come along"
= Opinion in regard to the matter /
d divided, as usual. Many people thin
U 1t is very small matter to bubble owe
), and do not see why Cooper, If he know
anything, should not be willing to g
before the jury and let it out; and If h
does not know anything to say 81
q Others seem to apprehend much benin
a 1t all, and venture that Cooper ha
. good reasons for not letting out infoI
nation just yet.
Il The question of the effect of benc
n warrants in the case has also been dis
l. cussed. AS the Governor has a fire
q hand in the matter of pardons, IL
s contended that he can pardon himse
and the Attorney General as often a
contempt sentences are imposed fo
failure to respond to a bench warran
This morning the bailiff of the Gran
Jury asked Dr. Russell if he would al
" pear before the jury If requested. TT
ID Senator replied that he. would do
ar with pleasure If invited, but would pa
t no attention to summons. This afte
4 noon DR.. Russell was invited to atten
1t During the first hour of today's Sc
gi nA wit in OF do no NaFa
L excused until o'clock this afternoo
I'd Among the witnesses present at II
time We're Colonel G. ]. Mccarthy, b.
Wright, Al Moore, Edmund Norrie,
Bearwald and the Japanese steward
q the Officers club, Charlie Brown
pc Maka. The jury thereupon went in
n; closed session.