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

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the excitement of the demand, you
, would have believed that he (colburn)
was telling the TRUTH
I heard nothing more of the matter
/, and, although much disturbed by the
statement made to me by Mr.. Kinney,
gave Mr.. Cathcart the benefit of the
doubt
) The Brown Chillingworth Charge
/ Against Cathcart.
Upon the occasion of f. p. Dole re.
signing the position of Attorney Cen
eral, ] received telephone message
from Governor Dole asking me to come
to his office. l went there, wnereupon
Governor Dole said to me-
''Mr. Thurston, | have been consider
ing appointing Mr.. Cathcart to the
position of Attorney General. Know
ing that you are acquainted with him
l want to ask you if you know of any,
thing against him, or of any reason why
/ should not appoint him. -
! replied: 81 know nothing of my
own knowledge"
Mr.. Dole then said: "Have you
heard anything against him. -
/ replied that l had.
Mr.. Dole said, "What have you
heard?"
/ then told him of the conversation
which / had sometime previously had
with Mr. Kinney concerning the IA.
piolani Estate matter.
A. M. Browns Statement
While the conversation was still in
progress Arthur NJ. Brown was ushered
into the room and took seat close
by us.
Mr. Dole continued conversation up.
on the subject of Mr.. Oathcart IS con.
templated appointment, and in the
course of the conversation said: "Mr.
Brown tells me that he has informa-
ton which convinces him that Mr..
Cathcart is corrupt and should not be
appointed to the office. That is your
feeling, is it not Mr. Brown9"
Mr.. Brown said: cit isl
Mr. Dole said: "And Mr.. Chilling
worth is of the same opinion?"
Mr.. Brown: Gle is.n
Whether Mr.. Chillingworth was pres
emit at this interview or not, [ am
not certain. ] had thought that he was.
Mr.. Dole says that he does not remem-
Der about it and Mr.. Chillingworth SAYS
that he was not, but made statement
to Mr.. Dole concerning Cathcart, at
Waikiki
This second charge shook my con
fdence in Mr.. Cathcart; but as / did
not have full faith in Brown himself. |
again gave Cathcart the benefit of the
doubt.
Upon Governor Dole failing to APP
point him Attorney General, Mr. Cath
cart resigned his office of deputy.
Upon a number of occasions there.
after / heard statements made deroga.
tory to Mr.. Cathcart, but no legal proof
was presented in support of them. He
was not holding any Office and / paid
no particular attention to them, having
no responsibility in the matter.
Election of Two Years Ago
The question has been asked why,
knowing of these things, l did not op.
pose Mr.. Cathcart IS election two years
ago, There are several reasons. | had
no legal proof against him. The Col
burn charge was one man s word
against another and was supported only
by circumstantial evidence. Mr.. Brown
was supporting Mr. Cathcart for cleo
ton, and there was no reason to ex.
pect any assistance from him, as the
Advertiser was then vigorously oppos,
ing Browns election.
l was in no position to make any
effective opposition to Mr.. Cathcart s
election, if had wanted to; and, more.
over, although shaken in my confidence
in him, 1 was still unconvinced that he
was corrupt
Condemned Out of His Own Mouth.
In January or February, 1907, after
Mr.. Catheart IS election as County AT.
torney, in November, 1906, / being then
n Washington, Mr.. Cathcart being at
on business, called on me.
md in the course of the col. yersation
spoke of the attitude of the Advertiser
and its editor toward him, saying that {
it was unfriendly, and that he, Cath. /
cart, did not deserve it at their hands;
that he was entitled to their support. 1
l asked what he meant by saving {
that hewas entitled to their support. il
Mr.. Cathcart then said to me:
Do you remember the time when {
that Royalist Grand Jury and Judge
Humphreys were trying to get Walter
D. smith into Jail, and finally returned
IN Indictment against hint"
replied: ~ do,''
Confessed to Fixing" an Indictment
Continuing Mr.. Cathcart said: ~
ried all that l could to head off that I