Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-05

Next his political connections.
Ever since he has been judge he has
been in politics twenty-four hours in
the day, If that were necessary to
further his political ambitions lie
Is an ardent Republican and has
presided at every Republican conven-
ton and has gone out of his way to
see his men put into Office.
Next | think the Judge has been
very, very wrong in his appointment
Of Jury Commissioners.
and, lastly, and worse than all,
his connections with corporate inter
osts have been such as to make 1t I'M
proper that he should be Judge"
Case then read an affidavit Of w.
f. Crockett regarding the Judges
temper, in which Crockett alleged
that at Sunday school luau Judge
Kepoikai made use of obscene and
profane language, so that many felt
obliged to leave the place. On anOth-
err occasion, in the court house, when
sidewalk matter was under discus
sion, the Judge used prOfane Ian
guage to Crockett and threatened to
blacksnake him out of town.
On another occasion on Market
street. Waikiki, when Crockett and
someone else were talking and Il Chi
nese bride passed by, a joking re-
mark was made about Chinese brides
covering their faces. Judge Kepoikai
was standing near and told Crockett
he ought to cover his face. and con-
tinued on TRADE of abuse.
An affidavit of LUX Chang. a po-
lice officer of Maui, was read. He
had occasion to go to Judge Kepoikai
about some legal business. and the
Judge swore at him. The next day
he met the Judge on the road, and
| the Judge not only swOre at him
| again, but took his buggy whip and
| struck the man.
As to political matters, the affidavit
of william Henning. chairman of the
Maui Board of Supervisors, was read,
in which 1t was averred that for a
long time Judge Kepoikai has taken
an active part in political matters.
| HIS participation at times has been
so pronounced and violent as to
bring about angry feelings.
Hugh NJ. Coke's affidavit was next
read. Mr. Coke stated that for years
Judge Kepoikai has taken very act
i've part in Maui politics, and during
some campaigns he made active can
vases In support of certain candi-
dates. For some time he held the
proxy of ]. d. McVeigh as member
Of the Republican Central Committee
of Maui.
Il claim" went on Case, that the
Judge has been lacking in his APP
pointment of Jury Commissioners
One of his Jury Commissioners is his
brother. The other is his nephew,
Mr.. Lyons. Lyons is saloon-keeper,
and runs the vilest grogshop in the
County of Maui, place that has CIV
On us more trouble than any three
| others In the county.
Have you not been satisfied with
the juries drawn by those Commits
iioners?" asked Judge Kepoikai.
Il have done what all the other
lawyers have dOne-put a smile on
my face and made the best of II" re-
turned Case. Many times | have
not been satisfied II exercised my
.hree peremptOry challenges, would
not get any better men than the
three challenged. | don't mean to
Jay we had all bad jurors. We have
lad lots OF good men,"
| w. o. Smith asked what the gen
oral result of the trials had been. 81
think" replied Case. III we had had
other jurors we would have had bet
Ter results"
In reply to a question by Robert
ion. Case stated that the $50 men
Drawn for jury duty were not fairly
representative of the people of Maui
II We had better Jury Commission
ers, we would get better jurors, from
my point of view"
Nov. said Case, II take up what
consider the most important rea
lon why Judge Kepoikai should moi
be reappointed, and that is his rela
lions to corporate interests.
THE Judge holds as tenant al
will property known as the Fishery
at Kahului, and | claim that thai
property is reasonably worth from
$4,000 to $4,000 year instead of thu
$500 rent he pays for It," Atiidaviti
OF W. T. Robinson and Case wer'
read in support of this statement
both to the effect that for year
Judge Kepoikai held by lease thu
property known as the fishery,
first from the Hawaiian Commercial
4 Sugar Co., and later from the Ka
hului Railroad. For this he pays {
rental of $25 a month, but receive
from It an income OF from $1,000 Il
$500 year.
Judge Kepoikai started to make |
statement, but L. NJ. Watson Leaned