Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-20
THE DANIiL CASE AFFIDAVIT.

torney General of the United States In
the Humphreys case.
According to the same authority, the
Attorney General has been led to take
q different view of the matter by rea-
son of the action of Judge Humphreys
in summarily dismissing Dan Case who
acted as stenographer Of the First Cir
cult Court and who was secretary Of
the notorious Bar Association which
brought such malicious and unfounded
charges against Judge Humphreys.
Thurston has endeavored to make II
appear that the dismissal of Dan Case
was due to a certain affidavit which
ton had occasion to make In that ca.
pacity and that his dismissal Is the re-
suit OF the vengeful spirit Of Judge
Humphreys.
Throughout the various proclama-
tons of virtue on the part of Thurston
and the lovely combination for which
his paper speaks there has been a no.
table avoidance of any detailed refer
ence to this affidavit which Mr.. Case
prepared. Thurstons organ has beer
so notably lacking in these essentials
Of q fair representation of facts that
the natural desire has arisen In the
public mind to know what was con.
tanned In this innocent affidavit OF
which Dan Case was the author.
The Advertiser has gone so far In
-. nj i.,a ~ ItIf.., ~ IA rars
Tor his purported spiteful action that
the public ought now to be In n dis.
corning state of mind, capable OF APP
preciating the true tenor of this atii.
davit which the Bulletin Ia convinced
Is one of the most notable exhibits OF
the whole Bar Association. 1t may
stand second to the housekeeping aft.
davits of Lorrin Andrews but IL Is a
close play for first place. The aiii.
davit of Daniel II. Case appears as
Exhibit 363" OF the charges Of Thur
stons Bar Association against Judge
Humphreys. II might be said in pass.
ing that these charges and the exhibits
constitute a 296 page pamphlet printed
by Thurston's Hawaiian Gazette Com
pany.
Daniel II. Case being first duly
sworn. ON oath deposes and says: v
That Is the way 1t starts out. II will
be noted that Daniel n. Case made
his statement under oath. Then tho
afiidavit goes, ON to relate the details
OF the meeting OF the 81 held on
"Wednesday the 18th day Of May. Rob
ertson's resolution and the substitute
resolution are given. The names OF
members present and voting are given,
also the names OF members whose
names appear on the rolls but were
not living, also the names and number
of the members not In the city at tno
time of the annual meeting.
Then follows this remarkable PAT.
agraph: The following members
we're holding official position at the
date Of said annual meeting: IL. Il
Cooper, Secretary 1.-THE Territory and
Acting Governor; Edgar Caypless,
Clerk Of the Senate, then In session; A,
5. Humphreys, First Judge of the Cir
cult Court of the First Circuit; Gilbert
+. Little, Ciicuit Judge OF the Fourth
Circuit: J. Robinson, Commissioner oil
Bankruptcy, United States District
Court. Total 3.
Daniel II. Case made this statement
under oath even to the Total 81
In Mr.. Cases list OF members voting
for the resolution requesting the re-
moyal Of Judge Humphreys appear
these names: W. G. Achi. A. NJ
Brown. John w. Cathcart, A. q. "
Robertson, Lyle Dickey, Lorrin An
crews, Cecil Brown, II. =. Dole, ant
W. l.. Wilcox.
Mr.. Cases affidavit makes note tina
Edgar Caypless Clerk OF the Senate
then IN session was among the mem
hers holding official position at thu
date OF said meeting but he fails Il
note Achi, member of the Senate ther
In session, Cecil Brown, also a mem
Der OF the Senate then In session. ant
\. g. NJ. Robertson member OF thu
House of Representative then In ses
sion.
Mr. Cases afhdavit states under oatl
that j. Robinson, Commissioner o
bankruptcy, United States Distric
Court, was among the members hold
ing onicial position at the date OF sat
annual meeting" but he fails to not
among the names OF those holding
official position A. NJ. Brown. Higl