The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-09-20
Especial to the Advertlser.l

wv Whatever hope there might |
w have been for an early settle
ment of the charges against Judge a.
$ Humphreys, who is still at the Shore
ham Hotel in this city. that hope has
been dispelled by the tragedy at Buff
falo. The Cabinet officers have all hur-
ried away to the Exposition city and it
may be a week or longer before Attor-
ney General Knox is able to give the
case further attention. If he should
decide that the case ought to be laid
before the President, it is certain no
conclusion will be reached for many
weeks.
Attorney Hankey is stil at the Eb-
bitt House, although he had planned by
the end of this week to start back
across the continent for Honolulu. His
brief, summarizing the salient points
in the mass of evidence and presenting
some law and precedents, has been de-
posted at the Department of Justice
I Both he and Judge Humphreys have
been tarrying in the expectation that
the Attorney General would announce
some decision or present some recon-
mendation to the President.
1t is plain enough that the Attorney
General does not sympathi2e much with
Judge Humphreys. IF | HAD \
CASE IN COURT | AM SURE
WOULDN'T LIKE TO TRY 1T BE
FORE YOU" was the frank statement
the Attorney General made to Judge
Humphreys one day when the latter
clustered into his Office
| But Judge Humphreys has been hum
| bled in more ways than that since he
came to Washington. His interview
/ that he had not come to Washington
on account of the charges, which inter
view was refuted the very next day
when he called on the Attorney General
was used against him to the fullest eX-
tent. His attorney, Mr. Duane l.. Fox.
and others, warned him against an
tagonizing everybody with whom he
I came i'm contact and since the hearing
on Sept. 3. the Judges way here has
been one of great caution and likewise
of great penitence.
on the day of the hearing the Judge
entered the the ante-room to the At
torney Generals office. Good morn
ing Judge" said Mr.. Hankey, who had
arrived there before him.
The Judge looked around haughtily
! and bowed in the stlffest kind of
fashion. Later during the hearing he
began to berate Mr.. Hankey as unjust
in presenting the case.
/ Il THINK WE SHALL AGREE" in
! terposed the Attorney General, THAT
MIR. HANKEY'S CONDUCT OF THIS
AND HONORABLE"
At the hearing Mr.. Hankey did not
have anything to say about Judge
Humphreys record in Arizona and
elsewhere, previous to his appointment
as Judge in Hawaii Il did not think
that would be wise, although some OF
those preferring the charges thought
differently" said Mr.. Hankey today t.
the Pacific Advertisers representative
In the first place it must be remem-
bered that this is a presidential APP
pointment and any attack upon the
character of the man, previous to his
appointment, would reflect upon tht
character of the Presidents selection
Such course would put the admins
tration on the defensive at the start
The affidavits of Humphreys career in
the South and Southwest are startling
The fact that Judge Humphreys is a
presidential appointee also makes II al
the harder to secure his removal, fol
removal is almost a concession that tn,
appointment was mistake. Accord
, lngly, from the turn that the hearing
took and from hints dropped on TIT
inside, il was ascertained that the re
. moval of Judge Humphreys was no
! 10 be expected. The Attorney General
: who said during the hearing that tn
affair was most unfortunate, made i