The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-09-25

Sacramento, Cal, September II. 1906.
Mr.. II. Manase. Honolulu, H. l.
Dear Sir: Yesterday afternoon
called on your son, Edward, who is
now confined in the county Jail at
Sacramento, California. He had just
received a letter from you, in which
you said that certain man here in
sacramento. who Is called SLOW John"
wanted you to send him $500, to repay
the money advanced to the attorney
who defended your son. AS your son
Edward will write to you about this
/ will not go into detail. / will
say that neither / nor my associate,
MIR. Finn, have ever received a single
cent for our services in the matter.
We worked hard at the trial and did
the best that could be done at that
time. We did not have money with
which to secure some of the evidence
wi ich we would have liked to have
had, but every one who heard the case
said that we did well under the cir
oumstances. What went against your ,
,or was the fact that he was a native
If the Hawaiian Islands. You OF
course know that some people are SO
narrow minded that they will not give
} man fair trial unless he Is a native
BORN citizen of this country. I will
write more of this in another letter,
Is / am trying to get 1t into shape to
De used in the petition to the Gov
,rnor.
I am informed that a certain attor-
icy in Sacramento refused to take your
on's case unless he was paid $500 in
ADVANCE. i suppose II was from this
hat "Slow John" got the idea that he
ould make you believe that he bad
'aid $500 to assist your son, while as
natter OF fact SLOW John" did not
dyance any money, and he had not
ny money to advance II he wanted
o. He Is trying to get this money
rom you for his own purposes, and
am sure that 1t will never do Ed
'srd any good IL you send the money I.
0 him, because he has never taken
ny interest In the matter, and be-
eve that he wants to see him hanged. ,,
Your son tells me that he has written
OIL in detail concerning the facts OF
1t case and the evidence produced
t the trial. I will not have any more
, say about the facts at this time,
Ut will send you copy of the evil !
ence as soon as we can have It print I
/. I viii say that / feel sure that I
on son acted in self-defense. and did I
OF intend to commit murder. II I
II that he was really guilty of MUIR
n, l would not takerthe interest In
lie case that l do, and I would not
eel like asking you for money under II
lose circumstances. h
We have decided to take an appeal N
the Supreme Court OF the State OF :,
alifornia, but in order to do that. II u
necessary to have some money to u
~ certain expenses. and In addition q
that we attorneys have put in a lot h,
work for nothing. so we feel that :,
: should receive some pay for our >.
ork in the Supreme Court I hope T.,
u will be able to forward at least !"
70 at once as the matter is very ur- -
mt and we do not desire unneces- ~
ry delay. Do not send any money ~ ~
"Slow John" but send It either to VI
ur son Edward. or to me. He thinks 'u
would be best to send II to me be- III
use 1t win save any delay in the 90
eriff's ONCE. inclose my card which !"
3 my address on 1t. Your son has
itten note to you on the back OF
! card In his own language so that a
i will be sure that was one OF the at
orneys to defend him In the SUI W,
-ior Court. fa M