The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-28

Cathcas daily morning opponent harpng good aea Tn
charge that purposey drew defective Indictment against
G. Smith when graud Jury upon effort to put the latter
in iaI Now the fact the time in question the
was dofv declaring that the grand jury Concentrating famous
rrcys Grand urv-was stuffed grand jury portion OF the
local press including the Advertiser, daily houtg Do' l
and r Nv omen contempt of the bar of the community was
eared for contempt punhents old time and conditions mao
gone so of anarchy was approaching II ~
STAGE in which the acting governor of the Territory openly commit
ted an onse against the question quite grave as that WIN
with doing quietly On
;on th court reached its by sentencing three distinguished mem
hers of e bar to thirty Oahu Tor contempt Inc
acting governor the Territory stood at the courtroom uoo
pardon and no one three sentenced attorneys ever reached the
a They were padoned before they got that lar and Ill view e
cia of the outrageous sentence they ought to have BEEN put
the fact that the plain record the u W
Territory or acting governor committed most grave as
saut upon the rights of the judiciary department OF the goVe
he had taken support for of course could not De PRETEND
ed that he had studied the problem of whether there had been con
tempt-he Attorney General we believe subsequently
held contempor had given thought to the question
of adequacy He simply dehed duly constituted court
of his opinion Of the who sat on the bench and the mar
which the court conducting itself Now 1t Is the Crane Jury
Of that coura grand Jury which the Advertiser repeatedly sad the
Judge had stuffed in order ndict the Judges a
charged with having deceived IT doesn't seem 70 DC
right way of doing but jury stuffed political jury intent
upon bringing outrageous indictment against an innocent citizen
determined to commit such an outrage as 10 put tnAt G
unusty there des to the question he old say
ing fighting the devil with fire might be applied II governor
may contempuousy the discretionary orders OF duly appointed
judge might prosecuting officer bunco that judges packed grand
JURY? L.-. =. ,oo.,4 a.
surely would that the last persons to be heard 10
condemn Cahcart for choosing this of protecting them
outrageous Enthusiastically those whom he thus protected
should be the last to attack him for the act In the Crisis o
the most OF
the bench majority OF press
openly defy the and the governor we have stated
finally treated with contempt might have been expected
Judge Humphreys would have been indignant to ind that Cath
cart bncoed f d grand jury which the Advertiser charged
Humphreys stuffed in order jail the Advertiser editor But taking
the stuffed therefore entitled to respect
the Advertiser and press the bar bench and
governor turn entitled further respect court
prosecuting officer might be pardoned for holding that his obligations
towards the jury any longer very binding.
Can the directors of Federation showing that they
represent membership in the action they have taken?
F. Colburn begins letter the Advertiser, attacking Link
McCandess Democrat" COburn Kufo Democrat
and Long Republican
Isn't good thing the municipal act was not knocked ou The
legislature would pass another in February and should have
other special election July The best thing about the
there won't be another for years
IF by any defeated for mayor he should
address of for his defeat Carlo Long for having
Joined the Republican convention get him the nomination and
then forgot that he Republican
The Advertisers Sense of duty the Cacart business leads tito
queer dongs It supposed be supporting Douh for the