The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-11
DEVELOPS NOTHING
At INVESTIGATION
LAST EVENING DID
NOT ACCOMPLISH MUCH IN THE
KOREAN MATTER.

The Board of Supervisors met last
evening to consider the case Of Y.
Marn Young, the Korean who accuses
Henry Vida with torturing him while
he was g prisoner. Nothing of a ma
te1ial nature was accomplished, the
meeting being adjourned until Tues
day evening to allow the bringing of
another Korean as a witness from Eva.
THOSE present We're: Chairman Smith,
Supervisors, Cox Lucas, Moore, Archer
Clerks Kalauokalani and Buffandeau,
Sheriff Brown Sherins Assistant Vida,
stenOgraphers Kearns and Churton.
County Engineer Guy Gere, Attorney
Lightfoot Detective Lake L. G. Black
man, officers Mkt, Joe Leal, Manuel
Leal, Fred Weed, County Attorney
Douthitt, Warden Woods, Interpreter
Yucn members of the press and several
police employees
Chairman Smith started the ball
rolling by stating the reason for the
calling of the meeting. The Board of
Supervisors had been requested to in
vcstgate the charge made by the Ko-
rean against Henry Vida, assistant
sheriff Attorney Lightfoot was pre-
sent but he stated that he was simply
there as attorney for the Korean He
stated that the case was to go to the
Grand Jury and after hearing that Sup
erVisor Moore made motion to the af-
feet that the Board drop the investiga-
ton
Supervisor Moore's motion found a
second in Supervisor Archer. At this
point Chairman Smith stated that he
thought that the board should investi-
gate the charges as they have been re-
quested to do. Supervisor Moore then
stated that he would withdraw his
motion provided that Archer was will
ing Archer said that he thought that
1t would cost too much money. How
ever the board decided to continue the
investigation.
The Korean was then called to the
stand and was told to tell his story. He
did so and though he was CLOSELY ones
| uoheu ne could not be shaken in his
testimony. He testified how he was
taken to the Police station and asked
regarding revolver with which he
had shot countryman. He denied
any knowledge of the affair and he was
| then put in a cell Later he was taken
to see Vida and was told by that person
that he would be killed in five minutes
If he did not tell the truth. At the
end Of five minutes he was kicked and
otherwise mistreated. The next dav
together with some policemen Vida
threatened to kill the Korean and then
he was given the water cure He was
then told he would be put in nine
which would carry him into the sea.
4 rope was then put about his neck
and Policeman and Vida pulled at
/ the ends until the Korean said "ves"
in despair. He was then locked I'D
Tor two days without food or water
Henry Vida was next called to the
stand. He told how he had questioned
the Korean and denied using any yio-
lence whatever with the man. He
had been questioned in regard to the
shooting but nothing was learned. The
man was given three meals a day.
| Vfda's testimony could not be shaken
Sheriff Brown was the next man
called to the stand. He testified that
he saw the defendant on the evening
| he was questioned. He knew of moth
| ing taking place out of the way. The
| defendant had seen outside PARTIES
several times but they had not been
| told by the defendant of the cruel
measures taken against him. All Choy
was the man who assisted Vida in
examining the Korean.
Joe Leal was called to the stand He
knew of no cruelty about the station.
He knew nothing Of the Koreans tale
of woe.
Choy and Melanphy We're both call
ed but they knew of no cruelty ever
employed about the station
The hearing was then postponed until
| Tuesday evening as there was another
Korean at Eva who was needed.
Chairman Smith remarked that more
corroborative evidence was needed.