Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-22
GOVERNOR; STORY


Sidered that the gambling III lne ciuOs,
then, should also be stopped. He
thought | was not practical.
"One of the difficulties that the High
Sheriff had TO contend with in handling
gambling throughout the city was that
so many members of the police force
engaged in gambling themselves. This
was a pretty state of affairs, the very
police supposed to put stop to this
kind OF thing were themselves fire.
quenting saloons where gambling way
carried on and other gambling resorts
1T is a little unfortunate that Dep
uty Sheriff Chillingworth should gam
BILE with my detective.
Changes In the Force.
1t is very PROBABLE that there Will
be numerous changes throughout the
islands In the police department. High
Sheriff Henry ha3 charge Of that, how.
ever, now. There are many changes
needed.
zone of the causes leading up to the
removal of Brown and Chillingworth
was the condition of lack of harmony
between the police department and the
department of the Attorney General.
We must have harmony between two
1
essential to the proper administration
of affairs.
Andrews and Brown.
For n long time there has been
more or less friction between the High
Sheriff and the Attorney General.
Only last week Deputy Attorney
General Prosser wanted an important
witness in a case in Judge Gears court.
lie says that he communicated with the
Ipolice to have the witness on hand on
"Wednesday, On Wednesday the wit.
mess was not forthcoming and the case
was delayed. Chilingworth denies
THAT Prosser asked for the witness on
Wednesday; he says that Friday was
the day specified. Even IL this one in.
|Cident was the result of a misunder.
standing, that Is no reason why the
Ipolice department should put itself In
In position not to work in accord with
1.-The Attorney Generals Office, as IL was
ldone.
Effect on the Election.
when | started in on this work |
Ihoped to find everything all right,
hoped to find things In such a condl.
Ition that no blame could attach to any.
lone, but results prove otherwise"
DO you consider that this affair
lwill have any result as far as the elec.
ltion Is concerned?" the Governor was
Iasked.
Possibly it may" was the reply,
l"but that cannot now be helped. AT
first hoped to have the whole thing
lover long before this, but arrange.
lments took time and the work of in.
Ivestigation occupied more time than
| anticipated.
"Tha general running of che IA
games, open gambling in public sa.
looms, the selling of liquor on Sunday,
the notorious violations of the liquor
law in the district of Iwilei, the partic.
Iipation by the police in gambling. tho
looseness Of liquor matters generally
throughout the islands, the friction be.
tween the departments Of the police
and the Attorney General the uninter.
rupted existence of white gambling es.
tablishments and the disagreement be.
tween the High Sheriff and myself As
10 what should be done in the matter
these things and other matters along
the same lines-all led TO the action OF
yesterday.
Il could not with a clear conscience
let this thing run along until afteJ
election.
| A Closed Town,
| Having a knowledge of all these
places existing contrary TO the law /
would consider myself negllgent-I