The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-10-23
.CATHCART'S VERSION OF
TWO SERIOUS CASES

The following is the reply of Mr..
Cathcart to the Poppleton and Chiffon
charges:
Gas to the Poppleton matter, in Feb
ruary, 1899, Mr.. Poppleton left for the
Coast. On the day he was to sail the
Collector of Customs refused to issue
to him passport because OF protest
and claim filed against Mr.. Poppleton,
unless Mr. Poppleton would put up a
bond for $3.50. Poppleton came to me,
l prepared the bond, procured the sure
ties and filed it SO that Mr.. Poppleton
secured his passport and left. Mr.. Pop
pleton deposited with me $3.50 to secure
the bondsman. At that time MIR. Pop
pleton was in the bankruptcy court of
the Republic, Mr.. McChesney being his
assignee in bankruptcy. L was to re-
turn to Poppleton the $3.50 as soon as
Mr.. Poppleton secured his discharge in
bankruptcy. That discharge was never
procured.
''Mr. Poppleton wrote me about the
money; wrote him that if he would in
any way secure the sureties, would
send the money, and finally in May
1900, Mr.. Humphreys, acting for the
Poppletons forwarded to them re-
ceipt, and on its return here June 81
1900, paid the $3.50 to Humphreys
Humphreys giving me also a written
guarantee to save the sureties harm
less.
"There was no proposition from
Humphreys to pay Poppleton and al
low me to pay if off at $25 a month
but the whole sum, $3.50, was paid direct
to Mr.. Humphreys. On securing the
sureties Mr.. Poppleton could have had
the money at any time.
''The Advertiser gets its information
about the Chiffon matter, as well as
the Poppleton matter from Mr. Hum
phreys, and the information is as in
accurate as Mr.. Humphreys informa
tion usually is.
I'm the Chiffon case, Mr.. Rawlins
associated me with himself by the con
sent of the father of the boy, and the
case was tried, the boy convicted and
sentenced to pay fine Of $3.50.
made a motion for new trial and ar
gued it, but it was overruled. l Their
got stipulation from Mr.. Lorrin An
drews, the Attorney General, giving
me time to prepare and file a bill OF
exceptions, pay costs of court and file
bond on appeal. The matter ran along
Mr.. Andrews giving me stipulations ex
tending the time for nearly year
Then | failed to get a written stipula
tion, but got an oral consent from Mr.
Andrews extending the time.
"In January, 1905, 1 was surprised
to receive from the Attorney General
Office n motion to dismiss, and on speak
ing to Mr. Andrews about it, he sale
that he was obliged to move for dis
missal and could not recognize his ora
stipulation, but that he would help, il
securing pardon which would be bet
ter for the defendant, as it was yer,
doubtful if my exceptions woulI b
sustained. This course was accordingl,
followed.
"Mr. Chiffon did not get any new
attorney, but Mr., Rawlins, tine princi
pal counsel in the case, was the activ
agent in presenting tho matter TO tn
Governor for pardon. l did not re
ceive $50 or any other sum for service
ON appeal, nor did | inappropriate an.
cost money"
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