The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-01-12

before Judge Robinson was busy maxi
ing up affidavits, securing them from
almost everyone who participated in
the trial.
FOREMAN GUILDS STATEMENT.
Foreman Guild of the jury made an
emphatic statement of his alleged con-
nection with the matter.
Il deny positively that 1 gave Gov
ernor Carter any information about
this matter. 1t was the Governor who
informed me of 1t. The Governor sent
for me and asked me what l knew Of
the matter. l old not know anything
and he then told me what he had
heard.
Il stated to him that all could say
| was that so far as my observation
went / had seen absolutely nothing
amiss with either judge or attorneys
on the morning when the verdict was
brought in, and that any other in
| formation the Governor might have
! had from other sources was entirely
new to me.
ITO make my position in the matter
perfectly clear l called on the Gov
ernor in company with Mr.. Derby this
afternoon, since the evening papers
came out. The Governor was perfect
ly frank in stating that he had got
none of his information from me; that
| he knew everything in the matter be-
fore sending for me and further that
he had cabled to Washington before
sending for me. He also stated to Mr..
Derby and myself that his information
| did not come from the hackman
Thompson, but from an entirely diff
| ferent source
"As far as / am personally concern
ed ! don't desire to be placed in the
position of being in conflict either with
the Governor or with Judge Robinson;
and / felt that l was perfectly justi-
fled in making an affidavit this morn
ing for Judge Robinson in which l stat
ed that l had seen no misconduct of
any kind on the part of either the
court or the attorneys in connection
with this case"
JONES SHORTHAND NOTES.
Col j. w. Jones, the official stenog-
rapher in Judge Robinson's court
stated yesterday that he was willing
to have his shorthand notes of Judge
Robinson's charge to the jury, photo
graphed and sent anywhere in the
world for transcription. He states that
he took the charge at the rate OF
about 230 words per minute and the
notes stand for themselves as an ex-
ample of clear-cut characters. which
could easily and correctly be read by
any expert stenographer
Had l been drunk at the time
certainly could not have taken dowr
those notes as did," says Col. Jones
And l will say the same for Mr.. Der
by. He offered his exceptions to tn,
verdict, three separate motions to thu
same, and offered them in a perfectl.
legal way"
CARD FROM MIR. DERBY.
January 9. 1906.
} Editor Advertiser: In yesterday
Bulletin there appears an article to tn
, effect that Governor Carter in con
, versation with Judge Robinson charg
/ ed that all the attorneys in the cas-
I of Godfrey VS.. Rowland were drum
! and finally narrowed down his charg
! to Derby alone" This afternoon 1
{ company with John Guild, foreman Q
> the jury, l called on Governor Carte
t and he stated distinctly that II he ha
3 so said. he made a mistake, The state
1 ment, II made. was wholly withou
> foundation and. while dislike appear
D ing In print, feel that the situatio
/, calls for a denial on my part,
Truly yours,
} s.. H. DERBY,