The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-03-29
CASE NOW Up
To CATHCART

The charge of grating which has
been hanging for some weeks over the
head of Euguene Duvauchelle, a spe-
cial police officer, during which time
he has been suspended from the de-
partment, was brought to a head yes
terday at the trial OF Tin Hoon, his
alleged accomplice. Tin Hoon was
discharged and Judge Whitney took
the occasion to say that Duyauchelle
was the man to be tried for the Of
Tense. Accordingly the evidence which
the police have gathered, together
with that presented during the trial,
has been laid before County Attorney
Cathcart by Chief Taylor and II is
now up to the county prosecutor TO
say whether the matter will be push
ed farther or not. Duvauchelle's sus-
pension from the force, in the mean
time, has been made final by his dis
charge.
A report was current yesterday,
probably without foundation, that this
Duvauchelle incident will form a con-
siderable part Of the charges to be
brought against Iaukea by the hos
tile supervisors. The facts of the mat
ter fail to show the head of the police
department in any unfavorable light,
however, seeming on the other hand
to prove what the Sheriff claims for
himself, that he will stand for no
grating nor any suspicion of such on
the part of or against any of the men
under him.
Duvauchelle is now accused of hay-
ing raided a gambling game at the
Kalfh slaughter house some weeks
ago, catching a number of Cinnamon
money from them as bail, which, how
ever, was not produced, and then TO
have sent another Chinaman, Tin
Hoon, TO them TO get money on the
promise that the case against them
would be dropped. A few dollars was
secured In this way from the China
men, one dollar from each player, ac-
cording 10 their own story one of
them happened TO be on the same
street car as the two alleged grafters
and claims TO have watched them
divide the spoils. A rumor OF this
affair reached Chief Taylor a week
later the result being the arrest OF
Tin Hoon and the suspension a day
or so afterwards of Duvauchelle. IN
the meanwhile the facts of the case
had been reported TO the press the
Advertiser publishing statement
prior TO the suspension Of the officer
that an Investigation into a case OF
alleged graft was being made by Tay-
lor, A few days afterwards the story
was again published IN one Of the ar
fern0on papers, by that time Tin
Hoon having made a confession ifn-
plicating Duyauchelle, something he
had denied point blank at first,
The police officials were afraid 10
liberate Tin Hoon on bah before his
case could come before the magistrate
ana the truth or falsity OF his confess
sion be established for fear he might
be tempered with They had also the
matter Of "a possible conspiracy 10 de-
fame the officer ana disewdit the de-
pertinent 40 confront ana We're anN-
ious 10 have The matter before Judge
whitney as soon as possible Tho
rase however, MAS postponed from
time ~ Tins. hrai AZ the reQueat ~ the
prosecuting attorney then ut tht re-
quest ~ No defruRe and npally again
~ mutual consent puYauchelle, who
vas naturally looked upon Hs an I'M
teesird pul} ana Whaae interests lad
81 D. protected as sufh, having met
with an accident after thr SECOND
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