The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-01
LIFE SENTENCE FOR
CONTEMPT OF COURT
James Doyle. a Mining
Man, Tells How He
Received One.
BECAUSE he DEFIED An INJUNCTION
AND WAS CONFINED I'M PRISON
FOR A PERIOD OF EIGHT
LONG MONTHS.
BECAUSE he DEFIED An INJUNCTION
Release Only Came After Storm Of
Public Opinion Had Driven the
Judge Who Committed Him Into
Retirement From the Bench.

James Doyle. twice mayor OF Victor.
Colorado. a mining-man of wide ex-
perience and the hero OF a very IN
usual conflict with the laws of his
state as interpreted by one OF the
judges Of the Colorado Circuit Court.
is registered with his wife at the Ha-
waiian Hotel Mr.. Doyle is in the city
on a sightseeing expedition and only
expects TO remain here for short
time.
Seated on the lanai of the hotel,
he told the following story of the Gu
rious accident which caused him so
much notoriety on the mainland less
than two years ago:
Years ago. ! discovered a fine lode
claim in Colorado which has since
been called the Portland mine.
after my native city. Portland, Maine
The claim showed well from the grass
roots and / had no difficulty in inter
esting capital sufficient to develop the
BAODtlAF- JdA4CS DQl 49, GIL OlU
friend OF mine and as | thought al
most q second father TO ne. was q
partner in the venture and ". S.
Stratton and a man named Harnan
were interested in financing the
scheme
we incorporated under the laws of
the state of Iowa as the Portland
Gold Mining Co. and operated the
mine for some time with profit TO all
of US. Finally prosperity proved too
much for some Of the members of the
company and disagreement concern
ing the ultimate distribution of the
stock. caused IN open breach between
the other members of the company
and myself There seemed to be a
decided desire to do me, but of course
| had something TO say about that and
instituted proceedings against the
Portland Gold Mining Company. as
corporation and James F. Burns. per-
sonally. The action was commenced
in the place of legal residence of the
corporation: namely, the State of
Iowa Personal service was had on
prepared for trial.
AZ tUlS DtIlOu VI the proceedings
the defendants hror.-t>. on action in
the courts of Colorado. and in that de-
partment formerly presided over hv
Horace G.. Lunt, they obtained an or
der cnjoining me from prosecuting nv
suit in the Iowa court. | advised with
my attorney and on his judgment as
we'll as my own | decided to ignore
the ruling of Judge Lunt and to COM
Iot h. thnp rnniinp haTOrp the
Iowa tribunal.
81 did so ana took judgment for SilI,-
OBS. But when | came back and was
again within the jurisdiction OF Judge
Lunt. | was cited to appear before
him and show cause why | should not
be committed for contempt of his rul-
ings. The result of the citation was
that was sentenced to Imprisonment
until such a time as | was ready to
abandon my suit and judgment in the
Iowa court and place myself in a
position to submit my rights to adj
iudicatfon BY a preiudiced Judge.
Thomas NJ. Patterson. senator
elect from Colorado. was the opposing
attorney and he made the fight of
his life to make the ruling of
Judge Lunt effective in my case
As a result l was locked up in the
county Jail. and although / was at that
time serving nv second term as mayor
of the CITY of Victor was subjected
to all sorts of petty annoyances.
Il remained in confinement for q
period of eight months. but when l
was finally released, there was such a
storm of public opinion against the
indignities which had been put upon
me. that Lunt was fairly forced to
resign his position on the bench
Mrs. Doyle. who accompanies her
husband on his little vacation trip.
is 2 stately beauty. She is a native of
the old bluegrass state OF Kentucky
which is noted for the symmetry of
its women, the quality OF its whisky
and the speed of its thoroughbreds.