Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-28
SENSATIONS DEVELOP
MESSRS. WOOD AND WHITE
In TROUBLE WITH JUSTICE
Wood is Accused Of Tampering With
Witness 49, White Admit d He
Withheld Material Testimony
Amendment Of Complaint,

More than one sensational episode
took place in the injunction suit of
Mrs. McCully Higgins against Queens
Hospital and Waikiki Land G. Loan
Association before Judge Humphreys
yesterday. A suggestion of bearing
false witness was made by the court
against f. o. White, because when first
called he omitted to state an important
fact bearing on the case which, on be-
ing recalled, he admitted had been
within his knowledge. A. b. Woods
got inside the danger line through al.
legged tampering with Z. T. Chaplin as
a witness.
1t appeared before George II. Paris
got through his testimony that the
$4,000 paid to Bishop & Co. out of the
proceeds of Mrs. Higgins accommoda-
ton note to Queens Hospital, for the
benefit of the Land Association, was to
cancel the Griswold leases on the
property and that all the consideration
Mrs. Higgins received for her money
was an agreement of the Association
10 pay the 100000 note. Recalled In
the afternoon Paris produced minutes
Of a meeting of the Association, at
which the note transaction was author.
lied. Those present at the meeting
were w. G.. Ashley, ] w. Jones, X. w,
Single, w. Wilder and George Paris.
| A. B. Woods testified that he didn't
know of any consideration Mrs. Hig.
| gins was to receive besides the assign.
ment of leases, and he thought that
White was acting for her. He said
that Warehouse & Co. were to receive
5000 as commission upon the loan.
Clarence Cooke Of the Bank of Ha.
wall testified to a $4,000 draft being
sent to Mrs. Higgins at the time of the
trial. There was another cash entry
of s5344 at the same time against heI
deposit.
e. o. White, recalled, said that he
had deposited $500 OF the money re.
ceived to the credit OF Mrs. Higgins
81 got $780," he said. "and every Other
cent went to Ashley & Paris for paying
interest" The payment of s5344 tC
Paris, he said, was not clear In his
mind. He had received in addition tC
the $500. $4,000 previously. This wal
not commission upon the loan, bu
upon the sale of the McCully tract t
Paris for $4,000, being per cent or
the whole. He had received also a fe,
Of 5000 year as Mrs. Higgins agent
The total amount received by him wa!
$1,000 on the entire transaction from
Paris, who paid 5000 due from hin
. as assessments on Waialua stock. Wit
ness said in response to question
from the court as to why he had no
mentioned the $500, that II he haC
been asked the question Wednesda!
he would have told the same thing.
II think II did my full duty in tn,
matter would commit you to the mex
grand jury to answer a charge OF per
jury" observed Judge Humphreys
The witness replied that he had ans
wered all the questions put to him.
Mrs. Higgins testified that she haC
heard nothing Of the transaction unit
she had been informed by business
man in Honolulu that White was to re
ceive the $1,000. She had written t
White and he had denied the story.
f. T. Chaplin was next called, wher
Mr.. MCClanahan arose to claim a ques
ton of privilege, and stated that som,
time since recess Chaplin had been ap
preached by A. b. Wood. who told hin
that he had a clear impression that tn,
checks had been handed to him (Cha
pin) and he ought to testify to that ef
feet
: Judge Humphreys stated that tn,
charge was grave one, and should b,
properly presented by affidavit. NJ
man however rich or powerful coulC
triile with the process OF the court
said Judge Humphreys. and II tn,
facts were as stated he would b,
severely dealt with. w. r. Castle, on,
OF the attorneys, is to file an AFFIDAVIT
tomorrow, setting out the facts alleg
ed.
Mr.. Chaplin was then examined. HI
said he had been given Mrs. Higgins
power of attorney, because of the in
tended departure of White. He knew
| hON'iihb VI 'hN tANtpl VIVA
White had told him, and said that hi
signed the papers because White tolC
him the arrangements were satisfac
tory. He did not write because Mr.
White was going to Charleston to SEE
Mrs. Higgins. He said he did not re,
ceiye the 100000 checks, and was moi
positive that White had, but presumed
he had, as he was told that everything
was all right
Judge Humphreys here called atten,
ton to defect in the bill, failure tC
name A. b. Wood as a trustee-defend.
ant of the Queens Hospital, and the
Queens Hospital had knowledge of the
fraud. The relation OF Wood to the
hospital and to Waterhouse and Of
White to Mrs. Higgins, and OF Shingle
to Warehouse and the Waikiki Land
Association, all showed fraud. Under
these circumstances" said the court
without an amendment ! shall be
compelled to dismiss the complaint
but I believe the interests of justice
demand the allowance OF an amend
ment." Mr., Mechanism thereupon Of
fered the amendment, setting out the
facts as suggested by the court, but
this was objected TO by Mr.. Robertson.