The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-05

good jurors on Maui but they were not
the ones presented in most cases.
"A general discussion arose over this,
many questions being asked the COM
plainant, whose general answer was
that the Jurors presented did not rep
resent the average of the Maui citf-
zenship. If the better element of the
island had been better represented on
the jury lists, the cause of justice
would have been more substantially
served.
At this point Judge Cooper suggest
ed that Judge Kepoikai's Interruptions
were doing him more harm than good
and moved that the charges be pro-
ceeded with without further discussion.
This carried
Mr.. Case then took up what he stae-
ed was the strongest reason why the
further occupancy of the Maui bench
by the present incumbent was impossi-
BILE. that being the relations he sus-
tanned to certain corporate influence on
Maui He wished it understood that
he blamed no one of bribery, but, he
said, mo man can sit on the bench
and receive the favors he does and
be under the obligations he is to these
certain interests without unconsciously
being Influenced in their favor"
Affidavits We're then read. w. T.
Robinson, the tax assessor, stated that
the interests held by Judge Kepoikai
under lease from the Kahului Railroad
company and formerly under lease
from the Hawaiian Commercial and
Sugar company were reasonably worth
affidavit, sworn to by D. H. Case, quot
ed J. N. S. Williams to the effect that
the lease was had for $25 month at
the present time and had been held
for less until the last few months. This
leasehold was the property and rights
at Kahului known as the Fisheries.
c. D. Luflxin, cashier of the First Ma
tfonal bank of Waikiki. was named
in tire affidavit as a witness to the
statement.
Again the judge started In to explain
and again he was cautioned to with
hold anything he might have to say
until he could present 1t in proper
form.
This concluded the charges, although
MIR. Case stated that he could furnish
much additional proof to that con-
tanned in the affidavits If it were need
ed. A general discussion followed
some urging that the matter be turned
over to a committee to go to Wailuku
and secure this evidence and the de-
Tense of the judge. others wanting to
have the whole matter threshed out
before the association as a whole
w. O. Smith wished to put in as
evidence a letter he had received from
H. p. Baldwin, referring to the Fish
cries lease, in which it was stated that
the rental of s25 month paid was q
big price and more than the company
could make out of the fishing rights
If they worked them themselves. Mr..
Smith also stated that he did not think
the charges of active political work
ought to count when the judge of the
Federal court sat as chairman of the
Republican Territorial convention last
year and other Honolulu judges took
active parts in the party organization.
The profane language used by the
Judge was very reprehensible, if he
used it, but there was no evidence that
ne had been either profane or vulgar
IN the bench The report about the
Jury commissioner was new to him and |
)uRHt 10 De thoroughly investigated /
before the members of the association |
,ouId vote inteIligently.
It fell to the lot of Charley Achi to /
'aise the only laugh of the afternoon, |
he statesman moving that Mr.. Case /
supply the association with the names /
# the last one hundred and fifty jurors I
Irawn and the names Of the men he |
would like TO have seen drawn. Per-
he did not think that one hun
lred good jurors could be found on all !
Maui.
The motion Of Judge Cooper the |
meeting finally adjourned for week, /
when Judge KepOikaPs defense VIII be
ffered.