Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-05
AYRES MIXES DATES
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A. p. Taylor was on the stand all
morning in the Lee Let case. Frank
Thompson has been conducting a
sharp cross-examination and In a
couple of instances had Taylor SO
muddled that he contradicted state
ments that he made on former occa-
sions, although they were merely a
matter of memory in which he first
thought and stated that one thing
was true, while, when he was shown
1 former published statement of his
own, he admitted that the latter was
correct. This was so in regard to his
meeting with r. M. Ayres at the
Queens Hospital Yesterday Taylor
stated that he met Ayres at the hos
pital merely by accident. Thompson
this morning showed him quoted
statement in the Advertiser to the eff
feet that his meeting with Ayres was
by appointment.
Frank Thompson wanted to know
II Taylor had discussed the case with
anyone since yesterday afternoon.
Taylor stated that there had been
some joshing in the Railways this
morning as to whether he (Taylor)
was a police constable" or a police
officer" Thompson then asked nu-
merous questions to ascertain wheth-
or he had discussed the case.
| Thompson then showed Taylor an
Advertiser of Feb. A.. In which It is
stated that every move of Taylor's
was submitted to Halter G. Smith.
w. A. Kinney. and others. Thomp-
son wanted to know why he submit
ted the proceedings to b. G. Smith,
Iaukea, and Kinney.
Because they were my friends"
stated Taylor. Thompson then at
tempted to show that politics entered
into the matter.
| During the time you were on the
Advertiser prior to January were
you on any special detail?" asked
Thompson. who stated again that he
wanted to show the bias of the wit
ness, that he was especially working
up gambling sensations for the paper,
that Ne was particularly employed by
II. G.. Smith to do this work. and
that 1t is a matter of credibility.
Larnach objected to the question, and
was sustained by the Court.
State whether or not. under adj
vice of w. G. Smith, you worked up
gambling stories,'' asked Thompson.
Larnach again objected and was sus-
tained by the Court.
Taylor stated that Ayres gave him
the first Information regarding the
Lee Let case. Ayres was then re-
porter on the Advertiser. In Taylor's
statement in the Advertiser he said
that the attempted bribery gave him
a great chance to make record"
Taylor reported to Iaukea as the
head of the police department and to
Walter G. Smith as a friend, he stat
ted. It is shown all along by Thomp-
son that Taylor placed w. G. Smith
first after Iaukea, whom he consulted
In his Official capacity. Thus Thomp-
son indicates Taylor's bias.
Larnach objected to an unimpor-
tant question of Thompson's regard
ing name to be supplied In blank
Space in the Advertiser. and the OBJ
lection was overruled.
you can't fill up blanks with OBJ
jections here" said Thompson, caus-
ing the Court to laugh.
Thompson brought out the differ
ent statements OF Taylor published in
the Advertiser and In his own writ
ing, referring to the manner In which
Ayres of the Advertiser first broach-
ed the proposition to Taylor. Taylor
stated that the elaborated form of
the first statement of the bribery was
given to Smith of the Advertiser,
while the condensed forms he gave to
the Attorney General and kept one
himself,
Did you send daily bulletins to
the Advertiser" asked Thompson.
81 did," answered Taylor. 81 know
that the material In these statements
would be used in the Advertiser"
Taylor stated on the stand this
morning that he had met Ayres by
accident in the Queens Hospital.
Thompson produced paper In which
he stated that he went on purpose to
meet Ayres. This latter he admitted
to be correct.
He also stated that he met r. o.
Matheson by appointment and they
went to the Chinese store where Tay-
lor was to meet Lee Let. He also
stated that he concluded" that Mr..
Matheson thoroughly understood the
Chinese gambling. situation, because
he had been associated with him
(Taylor) in police work before on
the Advertiser.
Taylor said that "after 1t had been
called to his attention that his state
ments were going to be published, I
authorized their publication"