The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-21
LIGHTFOOT
is ANGR
SEEMS TO THINK THAT JUDGE
ANDRADE is FOOLISH AND UN-
TRUTHFUL.


he takes as an Implication that he is
employing runners" and in the fol-
lowing statement, lis not a little griev-
ed to think that Mr.. Andrade was not
only foolish but untruthful' in regard .
to yesterdays police court sensation:
&C. Wal Mong was accused OF re-
ceiving stolen goods. 1t was alleged |
that one Louis Freitas had stolen GER !
tain silver pieces from H. Culman and |
sold them to c. Wal Mong Culman |
had sworn out a warrant for the arrest |
of Freitas, and, at Culmans request, !
as | am informed, Freitas plead guilty |
to a charge of larceny and his SEN
tence was suspended for thirteen
months.
&c. Wal Mong is a manufacturer of
enamelled goods and a competitor OF
Culmans, and l believed and still be-
lieve, that the charge against c. Wal
MOng was made for business reasons
by Mr.. Culman. l sent my Chinese
Clerk, Mr.. Goo Wan Hoy, to see Louis
Freitas who had not been Bubpoenaed
as a witness for the prosecution, for
the purpose of asking him to call at
my Office and discuss the matter. Fret
tas promised to call at 8:15 yesterday
morning, but did not keep his appoint
ment.
Louis Freitas was a witness for the
prosecution in the charge against G.
Wal Mong, and when giving his testi-
mony, stated that Mr.. Goo Wan Hoy
had seen him and requested him to
give false testimony, whereupon Mr..
Andrade, on the unsupported word OF
FTeitas, and without giving Goo Wan
Hoy an opportunity to give his side
of the story, indulged in as fine a sam
pie of 'Billingsgate as l have ever
heard. He said that the conduct of Mr..
Goo Wan Hoy was rotten, sinking
etc., and made some remarks about
lawyers runners
Il protested in open court against
the remarks OF the Judge, claiming
that those remarks should not be made
until after the Judge had had an op-
pOrtunity Of hearing both sides of the
question. AS to runners l explained
that Mr.. Goo Wan Hoy was my clerk
and interpreter and not a runner
when Mr.. Andrade left the bench. |
went to him privately and told him, in
very plain words, that l considered
his conduct outrageous. l said that
I that it was a foolish thing to condemn
anyone on the unsupported word of a
confessed thief and without giving the
party accused an opportunity to pre-
sent his side of the case. l told the
Judge that if Mr.. Goo Wan Hoy had
in fact done what Louis Freitas said
that he had done, he would not stay
in my employ five minutes longer, that
| would not stand for that kind of
thing.
after talking with the Judge for
some time on this subject, he acknowl-
edged to me that he had made a mis-
take in condemning Goo Wan Hoy on
the unsupported word of a thief, and
without giving Goo Wan Hoy an op-
portunity to be heard.
Mr.. Andrade then visited the 'Ha-
waiian Star and Evening Bulletin re-
questing that the episode be not re-
ported in the afternoon papers. Later
in the day, Mr. Andrade called me into
his private Office, and informed me
that he had seen the Bulletin and The
Star and those papers had promised to
make no mention of the episode. Mr.
Andrade further said that he had seen
it that there would be no mention of
the matter in the Advertiser.
GAS to bringing the matter to- the
attention of the grand jury nothing
was said, but have no objection to
Mr.. Andrade stating just what took
place to the grand jury or any other
person or body.
''I was greatly surprised when / saw
the article in the Advertiser and not a
little grieved to think that Mr.. An
drade was not only foolish but untruth'
full"