The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-22
ATTORNEY |
MACON IS |
INDICTED
Held as Accessory
By the Grand
Jury.
CHARGED WITH AID
ING W. II. WRIGHT.
Released Upon Giving Bail of
$1,000 and win Plead Next
Wednesday.

Attorney j. aired Magoon was IN
dicted by the grand jury yesterday on
thecharge of having assisted Treasur-
er w. H Wright to escape. Plea to
the indictment was reserved until
Wednesday morning, and in the mean
time Judge De Bolt allowed Mr.. Ma
COON his liberty upon furnishings
bonds in the sum of $4,000. E. c. Peters
will defend Mr.. Magoon, though a
number of prominent attorneys have
also offered their assistance in the
matter.
The Indictment against Mr. Magoon
was returned to Judge De Bolt shortly
before noon yesterday, and the de-
PENDANT appeared in court within a
few minutes after the jury's report, and
before any effort had been made to
place him under arrest. Deputy Attor-
ney General Cathcart was sent for
Immediately in order that bail might
be fixed The Indictment was then
read to Mr.. Magoon, it being in the
|, following form:
.'The grand jurors of the Territory
OF Hawaii, upon their official oath pre-
sent that William Harrison Wright, of
Honolulu, in the Island of Oahu, in the
first circuit at Honolulu, in the Island
of Oahu, and in the circuit aforesaid,
and within the jurisdiction of this
honorable court, on the 23rd day of
September, in the year of our Lord
one thousand, nine hundred and two,
he, the said William Harrison Wright,
then and there being an officer of the
Territory of Hawaii, employed in the
treasury OF said Territory, to-wft,
treasurer of said Territory of Hawaii,
and being then and there entrusted
with, and having the possession, con-
troll, custody and keeping, by virtue of
his said Office of treasurer of thing
OF value, to-wit, $17,94991, lawful mon
ey of the United States of America
and of the Territory of Hawaii, a
more particular description of which
said moneys is to the grand jurors
unknown, of the moneys and property
of the said Territory of Hawaii, by
the consent and authority of said Ter
ritory of Hawaii, the said William
Harrison Wright the said money then
and there feloniously did embeZzle and
fraudulently convert and dispose OF
to his own use and benefit, without
the consent and against the will of the
said Territory of Hawaii, the owner
thereof and entitled thereto.
"And the grand jurors aforesaid,
upon their official oaths aforesaid, do
further say and present that j. Alfred
Magoon, whose full name is to the
grand jurors unknown, of Honolulu, in
syfhe Island of Oahu, in the first circuit,
Cat Honolulu, in the Island of Oahu,
and in the circuit aforesaid, and with
in the jurisdiction OF this honorable
court. after the committing of the
said felony and embezzlement, in the
manner and form aforesaid, to-wit, on
the gath day of September, in the year
of our Lord 1902, then and there well
knowing the said William Harrison
Wright to have done and committed
the said felony and embezzlement, in
manner and form aforesaid, did unlaw-
fully, wi1lfully and feloniously harbor
conceal maintain and assist the said
William Harrison Wright, with the in
tent that he. the said William Harrison
Wright should avoid and escape from
detection, arrest, trial and punishment
for the said felony and embezzlement,
done and committed by him, the said
William Harrison Wright, in manner
and form aforesaid; and he, the said
J. Alfred Magoon, not being then and
there related to the said William Har
rison Wright by consanguinity or
affinity.
Contrary to the form of the statute
in such cases made and provided.
ga true bill found this 18th day of
November, A. D. 1902.
flames Gordon Spencer, Foreman of
the Grand Jury John w. Cathcart,
Deputy Attorney General
Mr. Peters asked that the plea be
postponed until next week. in order
that an investigation might be made
of the grand and trial jury panel. Mr..
Cathcart objected to an extended
postponement, stating that if for any
reason the present indictment was not
sustained time should be fixed in order
that the grand jury might prepare an
other one before final adjournment. !