Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-09

copied, and therefore MIR. Milverton
does not exist"
II object, said Cathcart, Ito your
using the word dismissal. Mr.. Oh
son was not dismissed. He resign
cd"
AT your request" said Hustace.
Cathcart Explains
well, yes; there is no desire on
my part to suppress any of the facts.
The matter stands this way: At the
time took Office I appointed MIR. o.
son my deputy for sixty days while |
was away. On my return home, Mr..
Olson said he would like to be reap
pointed. He told me that his con-
nectlon with the firm of Holmes q
Stanley was such that he could not
appear in court. He could only do
such work as he could do at night.
Il explained to Mr.. Olson that At
torney General Peters had told me
that he expected shortly to throw
nearly all the criminal work OF his
department onto the County Attor-
ney, and that | would have great
deal to do. | should be glad to have
Mr.. Olson remain as my deputy, II
the work could be done. But IL |
found that the arrangement was I'M
satisfactory on account of his inabil-
lty to appear in court or remain in
the Office, | might have to ask for his
resignation. Mr.. Olson said that he
would resign whenever wished it,"
Cathcart then went on to state
how the work of his office had in
creased, and how he had had to do
nearly all the work. This left too
much work for one man to do, and
he had gone to Olson in friendly
manner and explained the circum-
stances, saying he felt obliged to
have a deputy who would take at
least half of the work. As Mr.. Olson
was unable to do this, he had asked
for his resignation. Their conversa-
ton had been entirely friendly, and
he felt surprised that Olson, when
asked at the last meeting why he had
rendered his resignation, had not ex-
planned the circumstances. Cathcart
then asked Olson whether he had
stated the matter correctly.
Olson said that one statement was
Incorrect. He had never promised to
resign If he should be asked. At the
previous meeting he had not cared to
state that his resignation was on ac-
count of congestion of work in the
County Attorneys ONCE, for he did
not believe that to be the only reason
his resignation was asked for.
Your resignation was voluntary,
was IL not?" asked Cathcart.
at certainly was" replied Olson.
and that makes 1t effective, does
MT it,"
THAT is a question OF doubt" said
Olson.
Hustace then took his turn at ask
ing questions, stating also that he
understood that the Attorney Gen
eral intended to appoint a man to
assist Cathcart in the criminal work,
and therefore there would be no need
of a change in the deputyship.
II expect my deputy to give as
much work to the Office as | do" In
sisted Cathcart.
Olson then told of how hard he has
worked. Hustace backed him up by
gtating that nm aoyoraI n,,aeipnu bo
had gone to Olson and asked his ad-
vice on various matters. You do
your work In the daytime, Mr.. Cath
cart" he said, land Mr.. Olson does
his at night" ......
Wants a Deputy Who Will Work
II am the head OF the department"
returned the County Attorney, land
think should be allowed to choose
whether | will work at night and my
deputy In the daytime or whether he
shall work at night and in the day.
time. And without any reference to
what the Attorney General may do,
want deputy who will spend his
time in my office, be there II
should be sick or away, and who will
assist me in the court work. And I
think | am entitled to 1t. | regret
exceedingly that Mr.. Olson and |
should have to part as we do. TAX
ing the stand in law that do, the
matter will have to be fought out in
the courts. think Mr.. Olson should
be perfectly willing to retire.
The discussion was dropped here
without any further action.
That Christmas Present
Another matter was brought up by
llustace which contains the elements
Cf merry row when It comes before
the Board again. Hustace stated
that he understood that there was
some trouble in the road work at
EVA which ought to be Investigated.
| He appointed Dwight and Archer O