The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-09
HOT AIR CHARGES
AGAINST ANDREWS
(Staff Correspondence

(Staff Correspondence
HILO, Feb. 5.-Governor Carter yes
terday had presented to him formal
charges against Sheriff Andrews. For
mer Police Captain Keolanui, who was
elected sheriff over Andrews at the re-
cent election on the Home Rule ticket,
has preferred the charges, although the
Home Rule party stands sponsor for
them and Home Rule attorneys helped
to prepare them. Gov. Carter said yes
terday that the charges We're the same
as had been previously presented, but
that he would investigate them again
and see what they amounted to- ke-
olanui requested that they be kept Sc
cret although half the Home Rulers in
town know just what they contain.
One of them promised the Advertiser a
copy of the charges, but evidently
secret fight has now been determined
upon.
The charges in substance are that
Andrews is personally unpopular, that
he uses his office for his own advan-
tage and that he has no regard for the
rights of the people. The old telephone
charge has been revived, the charge
which was investigated by the legisa-
ture but about which nothing was
done. The sheriff was charged with
having had telephones placed in the
homes of his policemen and then to
have compelled the men to pay for the
service by deducting the monthly rem
tai from their salaries. The legisla-
ture passed a bill to reimburse the
police. There is also charge that An
drews did not pay his men the salaries
provided by the legislature, although
it is admitted that the money so de-
Quoted did not go to the benefit of the
sheriff, but of the government. There
is charge however that he has used
his Office for his personal benefit. by
compelling prisoners to do private work
for him. There is also a charge that
he compelled the people of Hilo to pay
him garbage charges he having estab-
lished n company of his own. This
charge will probably fall to the ground
as after keolanui was elected sheriff
the supervisors renewed the old garb-
age arrangement with Andrews on be-
half of the county.
keolanui also objects to Andrews ac-
tons during the recent election, charg-
ing that he used men on the police
force to assist in his election by COM
pelling them to make campaign speech
es in his favor. He is also said TO have
employed native as prison luna
and to have then taken the man along
with him as a singer. There is another
charge that the sheriff slapped two
men on election day, while there is also
one that he compelled, a Portuguese
who had his horse tied in the street,
to pay for impounding 1t. Keolanui also
claims that Andrews mistreats visitors
to his Office and is arrogant.
Governor Carter was also given the
names of witnesses to these alleged
violations of office, and there may be a
hearing on the matter before the Gov
ernor leaves. Governor Carter how
ever, believes that most of the charges
made have already been investigated
and found to be without foundation,
and says that there should be less Sc
crecy and If the men complaining really
believe the charges they make are true,
they should present them to the grand
jury for investigation. Another abuse
complained of is that no attorney can
get out warrant without first having
Andrews O. h. upon 1t. The matters
presented, the administration thinks,
should be presented to the proper tribu-
nal, grand jury, and that then the
public will be satisfied with the results
of the investigation.