Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-10

| The Board OF Supervisors will thor
oughly investigate the admitted strik.
ing Of man by Deputy Sheriff Henry
Vida in the latter's office in the police
station.
Supervisors II. T. Moore, Jack Lu.
cas-, Andrew Cox and f. r. Adams are
appointed to examine into the matter
and report at the next meeting of the
Board.
Adams brought up the matter last
night at the Supervisors meeting and
a warm discussion followed. 1t was
the opinion OF most of the Board that
Vida did a great wrong in using his
private office as place OF punishment
for attempted blackmail, II the asser.
ton In regard to attempted blackmail
have any truth in It. Townsend is the
man who was assaulted by Vida,
though the Supervisors last night paid
little attention to his name, preferring
to refer to him indirectly. Lucas took
1t for granted that the blackmail story
was true and got very excited in refer.
ring to Townsend. Adams started in
with a motion that Vida be suspended
thirty days. but warmed to the black.
mail supposition as Lucas eloquence
melted the atmosphere.
Eugene Devauchelle, about whom
the Advertiser this morning spins a
story of alleged police coercion, was
present at the meeting, sitting like
knot .on.a.log. II he had a complaint
to make to the Board he lacked the
courage to speak.
Captain Parker Of the police sat
alongside Devauchelle. Sherif Brown
sat the other end Of the room and fac.
ed them both.
Chairman Geo w. Smith, Supervisor.
at.large Z. r. Adams, Supervisors II.
T. Moore, Frank Archer, Andrew Cox,
Road Superintendent Sam Johnson,
Sheriff A. NJ. Brown, County Attorney
L. A. Douthitt, Deputy County Attor.
ney +. w. Milverton, Acting Fire Chief
Deering, Auditor Jas. Bicknell, County
Clerk d. Kalauokalani, Jr., Stenograph.
or Aea, Clerk Buffandeau, Henry
Birbe, Police Captain Parker and Eu'
gene Deyauchelle were present at the
conclusion of the reading Of the min
utes. Supervisor Lucas dropped in
later.
Clear Deck for Action.
Routine matters we're disposed Of,
some salary and material and supply
demands were handled.
Salary due Rex" Hitchcock, $40, ap.
proved and ordered paid.
Material and supplies, SAL. account OF
County Treasurer. ordered paid.
Material and supplies, account Audi
tor, S19s.55, approved and ordered paid.
Material and supplies, account Coun
ty Clerk, s317.s6, approved and order
ed paid.
Material and supplies. account Coun
tty Attorney, $685., approved and or
dered paid.
Committee on Roads, Bridges and
Parks: Mr.. Adams, Supervisor Lucas
being absent, reported for this commit
tee.
Supervisor II. T. Moore dared to sug
gest, for the saving of time, that. In
as much as these demand reports and
resolutions are printed I'm blank and
are In substance all the same, that the
reading Of the amounts and the &C
counts under which they came would
be sufficient. The Chair thought the
body Of each resolution to appropriate
money should be read. but advised tn,
Clerk TO read them as quickly as DOS
sible.
The following amounts were approy
ed and ordered paid:
Material and supplies. keepers Of
parks. s5l.55.
Road department, s2,667.
Road material and supply. Waialua
s254.5O: Koolauloa, sl92.S6; Koolau
poko. san,
Committee on Police: Material and
supplies, s6l6.5s, approved. Detective
ox,ansa, amounted 10 o,,,, s,tsn