Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-16
JUSTICE AND THURsToN.

SullOTldllN Tue statement lndl llS puI-
pose is to be ever watchful, ever
thoughtful, constantly on guard to
preserve the high character of our
courts of Justice.
When MIR. Thurston's editor was
called to account for contempt of court
expressed by the publication of a car
toon which was proved to have infiu.
enced the Jurors hearing the case
which furnished the subject matter Of
the drawing, the statement was made
in the court and in the editorial col.
umns of the Advertiser that ii was not
known that the Mccarthy case was on
trial
Here is a journal purporting to keep
in close touch with the events of the
day and particularly with the proceed.
ings of the First Circuit Court bland.
ly and with Bonded knee praying for
the kindly consideration of the courts
and the public because it did not know
the case was on trial or that It was
about to be put on trial during the pc.
Rod when the impression of the publ.
cation would remain fresh in the
minds of the then jury or possible jur.
ors who might be called.
The facts as presented by the pub
LEGATION. the statements made in the
First Circuit Court and in the edto.
rial columns OF the Advertiser all
point to the falsity of the papers claim
to an honest desire TO keep pure the
acts and uphold high standards in the
administration of our courts of jus.
tice If Mr.. Thurston's motive were
pure, IL his aims were expressive Of
that public.spirited character which he
now represents them to be, II he loved
justice for Justices sake. he would
be quite as careful to render justice
to the members of the court, more
particularly the Judge whom he might
believe was in error. as he would be
to demand that proper punishment
shall be meted out to law.breakers.
Mr.. Thurston has in the employ Of
the newspaper corporation which he
controls men whose business 1t is. or
supposed to be, to watch for and re.
cord the facts as they occur in the
courts. These employees are, or are
supposed to be, in daily attendance
upon the court sessions. They have
free access to the records and may be
present at all the jury trials and all
the hearings held by any judge or
judges of the courts. They have &C.
cess to the facts and II directed Ia
obtain them and record them there Is
not the slightest occasion, except In
few possible minor details, for the
reporter the editor, the proprietor oil
the reader being misled as to the cases
on trial or about TO be put on trial
the contentious of the defense or pros,
ecution, the rulings of the judge. and
his reasons for making them. No one,
except he be fool, need be ignorant
of the facts in our courts of Justice
The judges, the clerks, all officers OF
the courts, are easy of access and
ready to give information.
An honest desire to protect the
courts from SANDER a firm determine
ton to inspire confidence in their
judgments, a steadfast endeavor tc
render to every man his just due would
necessarily have led Mr.. Thurstop tc
require that the statements of the
judges as made by them from the
bench, as well as contentious of attor
neys having a bearing on judicia
acts, should at least be recorded free
from office-coloring or editorial com
ment in the news columns. Ever!
man has a right to an opinion on thu
actions of judges or the verdicts of iu
rles. Every man has a right to mis-
represent courts, judges, or juries, pre-
vided he has no higher ideal of homes
citizenship than to stoop to such de
grading methods. But no man VIII
honestly and fearlessly seeks to d
justice to officials or his fellow-me
will bolster up his position of antagC
nism by the statement Of half.trutht
and palpable Misrepresentation in
Getail of court proc ceilings,
Has Mr.. Thurston's paper adopte,
fair or just methods in its record o
events in the First Circuit Cour
which has been its chief object of al
tack. Admitting that Mr.. 1hurston be
lieves Judges Humphreys and Gear t
be devils in judicial clothing has h
given the devils their due or endeaN
ored. by calm, unbiased statement c
facts as well as a calm discussion {
the merits of the judges and thei
judgments. to uplift rather than tea
down? He has not. He knows it an
: the people Of this Territory who pa
: the slightest attention to court PR
. ceedings know 1t.
| Mr.. Thurston, through the paper h
owns and directs, has sailed into tn
First Circuit Court and at Judge
Humphreys and Gear with the swee