Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-20
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| him"
Adams-"What I'd like to know Is
whether my report in the matter al
| FIRST is correct. II makes no difference
what the provocation was at the time,
when Vida assaulted Townsend. | un.
derstand from Sheriff Brown that Vida
asked Townsend down to the police
| station because Brown wanted to sea
him. Now Sheriff Brown says not. !
am telling you facts and | want this
committee to investigate as to wheth'
er my statement in regard to the as.
sault was correct; | want the com.
mittee to ascertain whether my state.
ment that Townsend was called to the
office Of the Deputy Sheriff and there
assaulted by Mr.. Vida was correct.
| The Deputy Sheriff himself admitted
, that he slapped the man. and a slap
is an assault, and the Deputys supe
rior, the County Sheriff, himself ad.
mitted that Vida had struck the man
and that he (the Sheriff. had hauled
Vida up on the carpet and called him
down for the act.
+ In Henry's Time.
MY claim is Just this, gentlemen:
A police officer has no right to assault
o citizen in the police station. Vida
/ stated the other day when we met IN
this matter that this sort of thing was
as nothing as compared to what oc.
CURED in High Sheriff Henry's time.
Did you not say that, Mr.. Vida?
yes, / did"
MIR. Vida also reported" continued
Adams, that this kind of thing hap
pened before High Sheriff Henry's
time. 1t is about high time that it
was stopped"
II have letter from the Sheriff.
was ashamed to read It before"
ut is addressed to you as chairman
Of the police committee" said Lucas.
"and you had a right to bring 1t In
and produce 1t before the Board"
Chairman Smith raped for order
Protecting Citizens.
Adams-"I'd like to hear a report
from the rest Of the committee. Was
my statement In regard to this assault
true. II has been admitted all round
II 1t is true think 1t is certainly due
to the public that we take some notice
of the incident. Is II to be that n
citizen can be taken into the police sta
tion and assaulted without our taking
some action In the matter?"
Moore-"What form OF report woult
you suggest? I've looked into this
matter closely. We've investigated
this affair. We've found that Vida
called Townsend into his office anC
asked him certain questions and then
slapped his face. Vida acknowledge
this. II seems to me that this vindi
Gates Mr.. Adams in the matter Of hi,
original report of the incident"
Adams-"But there has been no re
port to that effect from the committee;
my statement might as well be takeI
Us a fabrication for all that has beer
raid by the committee In the matter"
Lucas-"No one has said il was ;
fabrication"
Moore-"I made the motion that tn
Investigation be dropped on the state
ment of Townsend that Vida had SOM
provocation in striking him. Nov
. Townsend acknowledges having writ
ten this letter to the Chair without an,
outside pressure. | see no reason fo
continuing the matter further"
: Up to Sheriff.
) Lucas-"Sheriff Brown has contro
OF the men under him in the police da
, partment. II he wants to drop a maj
he can do so. Let the Sheriff take wha
action he sees fit"
J The Chair-"The police are employe,
Of this Board of Supervisors"
Lucas-"There seems to be consid
cradle feeling in this matter"
Adams-"There Is feeling in thi,
! matter but II is the reverse of wha
, you think Il to be. Sheriff Brown a
frat thonybt Vida obnuId ha Rrad Ia,