The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-08-17

The Board Of Supervisors met last
right and completed their investigation
OF charges preferred against the police
department by Komori. II Japanese,
and VI Marn Young. Korean. The
former alleges that he was wrongfully
confined at the police station for 1s
days and the latter claims to have
been cruelty tortured By Sherlff's AS
sistant vida IN an effort to wiring in-
formation from him.
There was not much to the proceed
ings In the Koreans case. Sheriff
Brown was unable to locate his cor
roborating witness and weird story
of a mysterious letter despatched by
VI Marn Young to the desired witness
was related for the benefit of the cred
ulous board, who, apparently, swai
lowed H. hook, line anc sinker. sew
eral property" Korean witnesses back
up the letter story with testimony
which was at once charming In its
lnsouciance and bewildering In Its
unanimity.
The case of Komori helped to fill In
the evening.
That veracious old standby of the
police department, Chester Doyle. was
the Sheriff's right bower as witness.
Interpreter Mkt also said his little
part like good little Japanese, with
his weather eye open for favors likely
to emanate in the future from the holy
of holies of the Merchant street man
sion.
taI, .
backed up by C. Shiozawa, a reputable
Japanese gentleman whose word Is re-
spected in the community. Shio-
zawas testimony, confirming the story
of Komori. came in the nature of a
.acer to the police department and Will
undoubtedly carry much weight with
the board when it comes to make its
findings.
The board will review the evidence
md is likely to return its decision in
both cases in meeting to be held on
Friday evening.
Present were Chairman Smith, Su-
pervisors Lucas, Moore, Cox and Pa
ele. Prince Cupid was an Interested
observer of the proceedings.
The business of the evening COM
menced with the reading of a letter
from Attorney Lightfoot in which he
daoIarad his inabiiitv to nroduce evil
dence concentrating his clients story.
Ths Letter ran as follows:
august H. i'Vo'
George w. Smith, Esq, Chairman.
Board of Supervisors, County of
Oahu
Dear Sir: AS 1 informed you at our
conversation yesterday, am unapie
to present to the Board of supervisors
evidence corroborating the story OF II
Marn Young. as the witness upon whom
l relied can not be compelled to TESTIFY
before the board. For this reason ana
for the other reasons which gave
you yesterday, l do not feel that l can
render the board any services In the
matter of this investigation. Yours
sincerely, j. LIGHTFOOT.
S,o,;sf pror,, .,so r..rott.a a Sim.
,,,, stato ~ aea,rs ue stated thar he
haa done n,s hest and had heard mat
VI Nam youne had sent his con,trv-
r,.n a, NV. q Ietter falling him to
tis ,rasanoa ,,ight hurt his case Brown
had thraa EnraanS rpaIv tn testify to
hi, efro,,ts 10 And the man from Eva
..yyha. an Won Itch to do In tho
,,.ttaro" osLaa Smith of Rrown
Tho shor;e, ,ar,iod tbot no vas n,ite
,,.,,,,n ta 49, tha arona inv t,ke
~, ,i,e ,,,at,an ,,,han u ,nat next month
~ , ,,,ah 49, ~ oht.in;n,
49, i,,ss .antaa ~ ha thnugbt
,,,as r,aan,na ant 80 s;gbt
..J ,,,rros, ILL aa, tho Same dose
nc ,,a aid tha o,bar mounting about
tr,,,,o 20 ,,hi,au,ash proyn +" ohseryed
80
H. ,,,,s ,ha ,.nso of tho hoard that
prou,n,s three Kore,ns he examined as
- 49, ,.o,,c,, oeo,.,s to Iooota tho
E,,,o Ko,aan
No Koraan ;,ternratar WAS nrosent
ona .ho aasa ~ Lon,ori ,,,as taten IN
nanains Tho arrival of Internreter
W.
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Nj Co., tos,teaa
~ sta,ad that ,,,a, ,,,s,t,r. tho ,ai
no,,a,o,s ,,,,ss;o, W, NIarn yonng
~. 80. aaarossaa 20 10.
80 -. 20 aa,,,,ar ,o onothor
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- .ns 1,,a W. -, ,,,hat ,,,ara tha con
~ ,n,to
ona 90 tha intermediate ,etter car
riers was next called. He had passed