The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-15


country
My actions in the matter were
prompted from a desire to save the
feelings of the father and mother, and
at the same time rid the Territory of
a person who, apparently, was guilty
of an offense, but of VIII ch proof, suf-
ticient to secure a conviction was
lacking. 1 beg to remain, very re-
specially,
(Signed) A. NJ. BROWN,
Sheriff, County of Oahu.
Chester Doyle was called. He said
that he had been called to the police
station by Sheriff Brown in connec-
ton with the arrest Of Komori. The
witness had told Komori that he was
charged with having taken improper
liberties with a little giTl about two
years of age. Komori had denied It.
Doyle had informed him that there
were marks about the child which
would corrOborate the charge and he
asked the Japanese what chance un-
der these circumstances he would have
before a white jury. The japanese ask
ed what he should do and Doyle said
he had better plead s. lilty Komori
replied that he could not do that, so
Doyle said the next best thing for him
to do would be to leave the country.
On this the man agreed, provided some
arrangements could be made as he had
no funds.
Moore inquired if the cause of the
detention of the man at the police sta
ton for nineteen days had been made
in order that the man could be sent
out of the country. Sheriff Brown, re-
plying, said that no attempt had been
made to secure a confession from the
man, that KCmori had been held at the
police station for two causes. One was
because the step-father of the child
had threatened to- take the law into
his own hands and he wanted to keep
the japanese out of danger. The other
reason was to keep Komori at the po-
lice station in order to see that the
man could get out of the country
Brown also stated that j. W. Cathcart
and the latter's clerk had visited the
prisoner on the third day after his in
generation and that friends and hotel
keepers had been permitted to visit
the japanese constantly during the in
generation.
Chairman Smith asked Doyle if Ko-
mort had told him he would leave the
country. Doyle replied that he had
done so, and said that the japanese
had understood him perfectly, and he
had understood the Japanese. Brown
stated that the reason he had called
Doyle in the case had been because
Doyle was not the interpreter of the
police and was moreover the most
competent man to act as interpreter.
Cox declared that the Board was sit
ting Illegally. It was not sitting as a
Board of Impeachment and he moved
that the evidence be thrown out. II
was possible, he said, for anybody to
make charges against any official and
try to have them removed and take up
the time of the Board. The Board had
not convened as a Board of Impeach-
ment. Chairman Smith had the min
utes of the previous meeting produced
and explained that the Board was sit
ting as committee of the whole to
investigate the matter.
Smith then had KomNIi sworn. The
latter said in reply to a question by
Smith that he was not sure that Doyle
had been the man he had talked with
at the police station. Had not been in
this country long and could not recog-
nize the features of a white man.
might do so if it were a Japanese. Or
being pressed by Chairman Smith the
witness said that he could not tel
whether it had been a white man or g
native that he had talked with. He
denied ever having agreed to leave the
country. He denied having said HI
would stand trial. He had been nine
teen days at the police station.
In reply to question by Moore the
witness denied ever having seen al
attorney (Cathcart) or the attorney!
Japanese clerk on the third day Of hi
incarceration. He claimed that he haC
seen none of his friends until ten day
after his Incarceration. His friend
may have sent the attorney on tn,
tenth day to him as he had not asked
that one be sent him.
Replying to Lucas the witness STATED
that Shiozawa had written the letter
for him (the letters of protest in tn
easel. He had not seen Shiozawa unit
the day of his release. He said tina
when he had talked with Doyle at tn