The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-28

ton from this office and 1 am now
going to find out on what authority
Thwing makes such statements. It is
a matter, which, as l told Governor
FTear, concerns me personally, and
Which will find out something about
if possible"
The interview which he read and
showed Governor Frear was as fol-
lows:
United States District Attorney R.
W. Breckons was very non-committal
this morning when asked for informa-
ton in regard to the charges which
have been preferred against him by
Rev. e. w. Thwing. The only state
ment that he would make was as fol-
lows:
4 have nothing to say on the sub
ject but this, that any claim made by
Thwing, or anyone else that Governor
Frear or any of the attaches of his
Office leaked to me in regard to the
charges, to affidavits or complaints
which he has made or filed against me,
is absolutely untrue"
Secretary Mott-Smith gave out the
following dictated statement for pub
LEGATION as the result of a conference
with Governor Frear and representing
the ideas of both:
Il sent for Mr.. Thwing to substan-
tiate the statements accredited to him
in the morning paper, that informa-
ton had been given out by the staff
of the Governors Office. On this mat
ter called on Mr.. Breckons this morn
ing and he stated he had already given
an interview to the papers denying as
/ untrue any claim to that effect made
by Mr.. Thwing Now it is important
to me to know whether Mr.. Thwing's
statement is true or untrue, since the
staff is directly under me. If true, I
will not, as head of department of
this Importance, tolerate such a. state
of things for a moment; If untrue such
statements will not be tolerated by me
for moment.
A"'Mr. Thwing called on me and on
/ the grounds so far submitted in sup
I port of his statement, which he said
was substantially as reported, 1 am sat
isfied that his conclusions were unwar-
!. ranted.
! cMr. Thwing stated that he based his
{ conclusion upon the assumption that
Mr.. Breckons knew all of the twenty
names although he did not know that
fact to be so; upon the further assump-
I ton that Mr.. Breckons had told Mr..
I.iehtfoot that he knew the said names
although he (Thwing) did not know
that to be so; upon the further assump-
ton that Mr.. Lghtfoot had correctly
reported to him (Thwing) what Mr.
Breckons had told him (Lightfoot) al
though he did not know that to be So
and upon the further assumption that
one of the twenty names who signed
the paper had given out such informa-
J ton although he did not make any eff
, fort to ascertain whether this were
true or not since he regarded any such
inquiry as unnecessary, and upon the
single fact that he knew that copy
Ct this paper was in the Governors of
fee"
In reference to the last paragraph
Mr.. Mott-Smith stated that he did no
} wish to have it understood that h
made any charge that anyone else haC
! given the matter out, but that he men
} toned the twenty men in the mannel
he did to show that Thwing had made
an assertion against the personal in
! tegrity of the Office force in the Exc
cutive chamber without taking any
; means to substantiate what he sait
/ first. Both the Secretary and the Gov
: ernor appear to resent the insinuatiol
cast on them deeply, on account of 1T
coming as it did without any attemp
to investigate the truth or falsity o
the assertions.
Carl On Tai was arrested by u S