The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-24
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| in the middle OF trying a case and could
not get away.
On Holstein's motion the Attorney
Generals excuse was accepted and en-
| tered on the record.
NAMED A COMMITTEE.
Harris moved that to save confusion
a. committee of three should be
appointed, through whom questions
might be put. The motion was adop;-
ed. Speaker Knudsen naming Smith.
Andrade and Fernandez.
The committee moved to seats near
the clerks table for convenience sake,
and Pinkham was asked to take a seat
in front of the stenographer.
In opening Smith stated that it was
the understanding of the Committee
that there We're two matters for inves-
tigatfon. First: That at the recent
visit to the Leper Settlement there had
been breaches of the segregation laws
and that the members of the Health
Committee of the House had beel re-
sponsble for these breaches, these
charges had been made particularly
by the President of the Board of Health
and the House wanted the facts.
Secondly: A committee of the House,
acting under a resolution. had asked L
make a medical investigation into TIE
condition of certain suspects at the Ka-
lihi receiving station. The cummittea
had been instructed by the President
of the Board of Health that such inves-
tigation should not be made. The
House wished to know how this mat
ter stood and under what legal author
ity the Board OF Health was acting.
Coelho interjected that Pinkham had
persistently interfered with the work
of the Health Committee and it was
the desire of that committee to sift
matters to the bottom.
PINKHAM WAS NERVOUS.
Pinkhanl looked decidedly nervous as
the inquisition started its work. He
twisted his hands together painfully
and mopped his brow frequently.
Smith asked him first to relate as
closely as he could the conversation
which took place on the Kinau after
she stopped at Molokai on Sunday
morning.
There We're, said Pinkham, 419 people
aboard the Kinau he understood. They
had passes from the Board of Health.
Save for officials, there was only one
pass issued by the Board of Health. a
heavy surf was running. He watch
ed the surf very closely as he was ac-
quainted with the dangers Of making
the landing. 1t was quite dark when
the Kinau anchored. Later a boat
started for shore only with members OF
the crew of the ship aboard. Await
ing the return of the boat he requested
the police aboard the Kinau to wa
near him. There We're six officers
and three others he could trust. They
had been selected by the High Sheriff.
Six were sent at his (Pinkham's) re-
quest. His idea was that the police
should follow on the boat following the
one that took Pinkham ashore.
When the first boat returned it was
announced to Pinkham that landing
was impossible. An hour passed and
he heard many mutterings of discon>
tent from different people. He asked
Captain Clarke to put him ashore, but
both he and Purser Beclley with
Captain Naopala strongly protested.
Finally he insisted on going ashore and
agreed that it was at his own risk.
He did not understand that the Of
fcers of the ship We're in any sense un-
der his instructions as to making the
landing.
A boat was lowered and a ladder was
let down at Pinkham's request, Cap
tain Naopala ordering crew to lower
it, Henry Meyer was standing there
looking wistfully ashore and Pinkhan
asked him if he would like to take his
chances and get to his home over the
Pail.
PINKHAM DIDN'T THINK.
Here Fernandez broke in. asking IL
Pinkham had consulted with the Health
Committee before Offering Meyer a pas
sage.
81 did not" he answered.
Then you forgot that there were
people aboard who had a prior right to
go ashore
II did not give the matter thought >
was the answer.
Smith continued the questioning.
nj said landing