The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-12-19
PIkKHAM
REBUKEO

President pinkham 81 the noard Of
Health has been sharply called down
By Judge MattheNman ~ tho Third
Circuit court
n will b. seen by the correspondents
below that Mr. Pinkham. IN his uili-
cial capacity. presumed 20 direct The
Judge regarding his judicial dudes In
connection with health matters In
kona.
The particular matters In question
were first ventilated through newspaper
correspondence from the district. and
afterward through the presidents YER
sion OF the occurrences given To the
Board OF Health. In the first case a
deputy sheriff was represented as im-
peding instead OF enforcing the segre-
cation law, and in the second certain
professional men" unnamed were sc-
cused OF interfering with the district
physician as agent OF the Board Of
Health.
According to the facts coming to the
Advertiser IL would appear that the
early newspa 1er accounts were fairly
correct, but there is nothing thus far
to show that Mr. Pinkhams attack on
pre- fessional men, whom he made de-
fenseless by not naming them, had
ether Lasis than somebody's imagiua.
tion
1t would appear that the release of
a detained suspect on habeas corpus
probably the incident that melted Mr..
Pinkham's rash letter OF instructions to
Judge Matthewman-was entirely due
TO the agents overlooking the first
legal essential In procuring the sub
ject's arrest, namely. a warrant.
DIR. GOodhue had discovered a num-
Der OF leper suspects. lie permitted
most of them to remain at their homes
until the departure OF the Noeau, they
having assured him that they would
embark without any trouble. one
Chinaman however, who was living at
restaurant, was taken and confined
in the leper shanty located out % The
lava near Keauhou.
This man applied for a writ of hGbeas
corpus which Judge Matthewman
granted on the ground that the p"ti-
toner was held In custody without all
thority OF law The doctor had
negie ed to Sc 'ure the warrar. pro-
vided for by Section 1929 Of the Re-
vised Laws.
Afterward, when the doctor, at the
judges suggestion, had secured a war
rant for the detention of the same
man, All Kau, a second petition for a
writ of habeas corpus was denied. DR..
Goodhue also obtained warrants for all
the others. it is said, but was able
10 send away only two because of the
action, or non-action. of the police.
All Kau went to Honolulu by way
~ a. h.sf a
Boards physicians here not to be a
leper. This last fact was little or no
concern of Judge Matthewman. as his
function simply lay in ascertainins
whether or not the man was restrained
of his liberty according to law,
Herewith are printed President Pink
hams letter to Judge Matthewman and
the reply thereto.
WHAT PINKHAM WROTE.
Honolulu, Hawaii,
November 27, 1905.
J. A. Matthewman. Esq, Judge Third
Circuit, Kailua, Hawaii.
Dear Sir: There seems to be con-
siderable trouble in Kona relative to
leper suspects.
II has for several years been the
policy of the Board to, so far as pos
sible, have leper suspects voluntarily
come to Honolulu for examination
The new rules adopted May 3 last
enable us to very quickly ascertain
sciept fcally, whether the suspect Is
free from the disease or not.
For instance, Mr.. $. p. Kalua cam'
to us voluntarily last Friday and on
Saturday IL was decided he was not q
leper and he returns home tomorrow
All his expenses are paid by the
Board.
Recently the father of a family In
Kohala developed n marked case OF
leprosy Nearly all the family Of their
owr accord came TO Honolulu for eX-
animation. Four out of the five were
clean and returned home. one, an old
friend. who had dwelt in the family for
very many years, proved to be "A leper
1t would seem Kona promised to fol-
low this example until certain profes-
sional men interfered. ! think such in
reference should be discouraged,
persons abstract rights and his best
interests do not always coincide.
l mail you a copy of the Rules and
Regulations of the Board. Yours very
truly, l.. h. PINKHAM,
President, Board of Health.
THE JUDGES REPLY.
December H. 1905.
Mr. L. Il. Pinkham, President of tn
Board of Health, Honolulu, Hawaii
Sir: In reply to your letter of tn
27th ultimo, which has only just com
TO hand, l would have you understan
that when l need your advice in tn
performance of my official duties
shall not hesitate to inform you OF tn
fact. In the meantime. II someone ha
TO be advised, 1t might not be amis
to call to the attention Of the Board q
Health's agents the provisions of Sec
tion 1872 of the Revised Laws. Re
spectfully
(Signed)
IOHN AI.RERT MATTH EWMAN.