The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-15
ORlENTALS IN
BANNER STUNT
AS WITNESSES
Koreans and japanese Testify on Behalf OF the
Police Department in the Two
Investigation Cases.

The Board of Supervisors met last
right and completed their investigation
of charges preferred against the police
. department by Komori. a Japanese,
and vi Marn Young. a Korean. The
former alleges that he was wrongfully
confined at the police station for 10
days and the latter claims to have
been cruelty tortured by Sheriff'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
reborating witness and a weird story
of a mysterious letter despatched by
vi Marn Young TO the desired witness
was related for the benefit of the cred
uIous board, who, apparently, swal-
lowed it, hook, line and sinker. Sew
eraI property Korean witnesses back
up the letter story with testimony
which was at once charming In its
insouciance and bewildering in its
unanimity.
The. case of Komori helped to fill In
the evening.
police department. Chester Doyle, was
the Sheriffs right bower as witness.
Interpreter Mkt also said his little
part like good little Japanese. with
his weather eye open for favors likely
TO ernanate in the future from the holy
of holies of the Merchant street man
sion
Komori told his story, which was
backed up by c. Shiozawa, reputable
japanese gentleman whose word is re-
spected in the community Sh1o-
zawa's testimony. confirming the story
of Komori came in the nature of
sacer to the police department and viii
undoubtedly carry much weight with
the board when it comes to make Its
findings.
This. board will review the evidence
and is likely to return its decision in
both cases in a meeting to be held on
Friday evening.
Present were Chairman Smith, Su-
peryisors Lucas, Moore, Cox and Pa
ele. Prince Cupid was an interested
observer of the proceedings
The business of the evening COM
Inenced with the reading of letter |
from Attorney Lightfoot in which he
declared his inability to produce evi- !
6ence corroborating his clients story !
The letter ran as follows:
August IA, 1906.
George w Smith, Esq, Chairman, !,
Board of Supervisors, County of
Oahu.
Dear Sir: AS 1 informed you at our
conversation yesterday, L am unaoie
TO present to the Board of Supervisors
evidence corroborating the story of VI
Marn Young. as the witness upon whom
I relied can not be compelled to testify
before the board. For this reason ana
for the other reasons which L gave
Won Yesterday. 1 do not feel that L can
render the board any services in the
matter of this investigation. Yours
sincaralv J. LIGHTFOOT
Sheriff Brown also regretted a SIM
liar state of affairs. He stated that he
had done mis- best and had heard that
vi Marn Young had sent his country
man al Eva a letter, telling him to
hide himself, doubtless thinking that
his presence might hurt his case. Brown
had three Koreans ready to testify TO
his efforts TO find the man from EWd'
what do you wish to do IN the
matter?" asked Smith of Brown
The sheriff replied that he was quite
willing TO have the grand jury take
am tho matter when it met next month
He had not much hope of obtaining
the witness wanted who. he thousht'
was keeping out of sight.
II suppose we'll get the same dose
as we did the other morning, aoout
trying to whitewash Brown, observed
Lucas.
It was the sense of the board that
RrovEn,s three Koreans be examined as
To the sheriff's efforts to locate the
Eve Korean
No Korean interpreter was present
and tbe case of Komori was taken up I
Dending the arrival of Interpreter !
Yuen- NJ. j
Mai Son testified. ,
ue stated that when visiting the jail
on - religious mission. vi Marn young
gave him a letter addressed TO NJ
30, ar Eva. TO deliver to another .
ICorean. This Korean had delivered !
tl,a ,,7issive To a fourth Korean VIII
,,ess did not know what were the con- ,
tents of the letter. I
one of the intermediate letter car I
,-;a,s rras next called. He had pdSSeu :
+l,a 1a++ar on to another man
Vet another Korean swore to haNilS +
.1ai,-a5 tho letter and delivered 1t TO :
the rerson it was addressed TO- bi'N :
,,,;ssfno witness. Witness had been to'" ;
,,x the man to whom he gave the let
80, wat the letter advised him to go