The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-10-27


on and got a receipt from San Fran
cisco. Now, IL is dated Honolulu, but
it was signed in San Francisco, for
both Mr.. and Mrs. Poppleton were liv-
ing in San Francisco and for all L
know they arc living there yet. Read
ing receipt. "$250. Honolulu, II. J.,
May IA, 1900. Received of Cathcart
& Parke, the sum of $3.50 in full of
all claims, demands and accounts of
whatsoever nature or kind. Eunice X.
Poppleton, Ezra Poppleton. Then
below [readingl, "The above amount
paid by John w. Cathcart to me.
June 81, 1900. A. S. Humphreys. "
(Applause)
And at the same time he gave to me
this READINGS: "June 81, 1900. to
Messrs. Cathcart & Parke, City, Dear
Sirs: In consideration of the payment
by you to me of the sum of $3.50, 1
undertake and agree to save you harm
less for, from and clear of all liabil-
tiles by reason of your having signed
as sureties certain bond to the Col
lector of Customs, wherein Ezra Pop.
pleton is principal. Yours truly, A. s.
Humphreys. (Applause.)
Almost Impossible to Answer.
Now, I don't think 1 can say any.
thing more on the Poppleton matter,
and that disposes of the four charges
of embezzlement, and leaves against me
only this charge of attempted blackmail
and the reason that Governor Dole
would not appoint me Attorney General,
Now, it is difficult to reply to charges
like these last two. 1t is almost i'm.
possible; there is nothing tangible,
there is nothing definite about them,
there is no date or day or year named.
1 am accused of having gone to Col
burn s Office and there told him that
the government was about to commence
suits for Inheritance taxes against the
Kapiolani Estate and that he had bet.
ter employ Joe Dunno and that Joe
Dunno would Ak the matter up.
Foolish to Say So.
Well, now, as say, there is nc
day or dates or time of any kind;
| it is foolish to think that / would &c
to him with such a proposition; it is
foolish to think that 1 would say that
Joe Dunno could guarantee the matter
He says he went over and told Mr.
Kinney, who is his lawyer and he said
he made an appointment with me fol-
some succeeding day. Well, now, gen
tlemen, surely they could have arrang
ed matters so as to have overheard
anything that might say on the sue
ceeding day. If were making prop
osition of that character it was their
duty to see that was entrapped some
way so that the evidence would be
there against me.
Should Have Trapped Him.
Mr.. Kinney was informed of it, as.
cording to Colburn, and they could
have arranged something so as to have
got some more evidence so that il
would not have to depend, as it does
depend now, on the unsupported word
of John F. Colburn. Mr.. Kinney knew
that nobody could be convicted on that
unsupported word of any offense. Now
gentlemen, this occurred while / was
in the Attorney General IS office. Mr.
Colburn informed Mr.. Kinney and l.
this is outside, 1t is not in the paper
but / am informed by Mr.. Thurston
himself that Kinney told him of the
transaction. Why wasn't something
done then7 Why weren It these charges
| filed with the Attorney Generalf The
only answer can be that Mr.. Kinney
and Mr.. Thurston took absolutely nc
stock in them, because if they did they
were not going to let me remain on
there doing the work, fulfilling the of
fee and having the powers that did
have up there at that time.
Now, that is the only answer that
can be made to anything like that; as
legal friend of mine said, the only
defense possible is an abb.
Have to Take His Word.
Well, it is too late for an alibi, be.
cause this occurred I dom I know how
many years ago. If it had beer
brought up then probably could have
proved an alibi. You have got to take
my word for it, that never went tc
John Colburn's office and made him q
proposition of that kind in any way
shape or form. (Applause.) have
| got now only the Chillingworth mat.
ter. Now, gentlemen, that is another
case
| Colburn Refused Recognition.
At this point Mr.. John F. Colburn
endeavored to gain the recognition OF
the chair, but was ordered by the
chairman to take his seat, as he was
out of order.
| Chillingworth Affair.
Mr.. Cathcart, continuing: Now, gen
tlemen, the Chillingworth matter. That
stands on the same footing-it is some.
thing that occurred long time ago
when, we don't know; there is no rec
ord, there is no date mentioned in the
charge, no time or anything. But, gen
tlemen, it has got to stand just as II
is What does Governor Dole say
Gov. Dole says that Mr.. Chillingworti
said that had made a proposition t.
form combination with law breaker
by which plenty of money could b'
made. Now that is all, and I asked
Mr.. Dole if there were any details OF
any kind. He couldn't remember any
thing and that was only his impression