The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-25
WRIGHT CASE COMES
UP BEFORE THE
SENATORS
DOLE MAKES STATE
MENTS ABOUT OFFICIALS OF
THE TERRITORY-HE HAPAT
TELLS OF TREASURY METHODS.

The Senatorial Commission this
morning took up the matter of w. II.
/ Wright defalcation and also the en-
/ bezzlement Of b. H. Wright and
Thompson and Woodward of the Tax
/ Office, before an audience which grad
ually increased until every inch OF
available room was taken up.
/ The land question attracted COusid-
cradle interest, both the present and
past commissioners. E. S. Boyd and
Jacob Brown, making lengthy state
ments Questioning by outside parties
vas not encouraged this morning and
Loebenstein and Emmeluth were both
somewhat abruptly shut off.
a sensation was caused by the read
ing of the Republican Central Terrific
rial denunciation against Wilcox's lep-
er settlement arrangements and the
delegates | am the Vox populi reply.
The attendance of voluntary Witness
es is drawing to a close and there is
every prospect of everyone who wants
to speak having their say before the
Commission finally adjourns. Dr. Way
son, who will testify on his return from
an out-of-town operation this after
noon, will probably be the last witness
1t is generally thought that he will be
asked questions relative to present
disease in the Territory.
Those in waiting on the Commission
this morning included Governor Dole,
S. NJ. Damon, Samuel Parker, Judge
Robinson, f. j. LOwrey, Henry Smith,
a. S. Humphreys, j. r. McCrosson, j.
II. Fisher, j. F. Brown, w. o.
Smith, DR.. Sloggett, Judge Silliman,
DR.. Wayson, p. NJ. Pond, Il. S. Boyd,
Senator Thurston, Prince David Kawa-
nanakoa.
Judge Robinson appeared as a vOlun-
tary witness and gave figures as to the
number of cases on the court calen-
dars. IN the calendar year of 1898, 465
q. lses We're commenced. in 1901 II in
2 reased to $50. At the present years
opening AL cases were on the calendar.
During Judge RObinson's first six
months incumbency he handled 70
cases, 25 of which were probate Judge
Humphreys in the same period handled
IS, fifty per cent of which were pro-
bate, The case of Alameda County,
California with population of 10000
was cited as having five judges CO.
equal with the Honolulu superior
court Judge Robinson taking Judge
Humphreys figures of 9S cases in six
months assumed that 200 cases could
be handled by one judge, therefore
with over seven hundred cases COM
menced in 1901 more than two judges
were necessary for the local bench.
Senator Burton asked how long after
the Legislature act came into effect had
the witness become GiigiSt6, and if two
judges sat at the same time, would 1t
not be possible to dispose Of cases. The
Senator returned to the statements of
I Humphreys and Gear that they could
loaf all the time, Judge Robinson sub
mtted that he had produced figures
that showed that Judge Humphreys
had not sufficiently considered the
matter. Z"
DR., Sloggett was recalled and asked
! to furnish an itemized statement of
the accounts of the Board of Health
during plague time. He stated that
the originals were with the Auditor,
and Mr.. Austin was called. DR.. Way
son will be called later in executive
session.
Governor Dole, recalled, was exam
ined as to the Treasurer, beir- asked
who was the present encumbent. He
replied that yesterday w. II. Wright
was the Treasurer, and that the Regis