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man that we had been married. She
grew very angry and picked up a tapa
stick with which to assault my wife
and l had to step between the two
women and take the tapa stick away.
l tried to reason with her, my wife in
the meanwhile stepping out of the
house. My efforts to cool the angry
woman down did not succeed and | had
to give it up. | went out, expecting to
find my wife. She was not in sight in
the yard There are two entrances to
the place and [ went into Desha lane
| TO look for her. / failed to find her
there. I then went into the other lane
and through it to the street. Again L
failed to find her and I supposed she
had taken hack and gone to my house.
I took hack and followed her, expect
| ing to find her home, but she was not
there and / deliberated whether to go
back to Desha lane or wait at the
house for her, knowing that sooner or
later she would come. Finally she did
come, the woman with her. By this
time the woman had cooled down and
| she went into our house with US. She
talked the marriage over, stating that
after all perhaps it was for the best.
She wished US well and asked my wife
to visit her.
"As to the question of my abandon
ing my wife on that occasion, nothing
is further from the fact. Instead of
| leaving her to be abused, / was trying
to find her. AS for peeping out of
hack and watching while my wife was
being abused, nothing of the kind oc.
CURED.
"My conscience is absolutely clear
as to what occurred that night. / be-
| lieved that l did what was right and
on reflection l see no reason for think
ing now that I did anything but what
was right. -
Was offered Attorney Generalship.
After stating, in answer to questions
of Mr.. Breckons, that his neighbors in
Makiki had made no complaint about
him, Mr.. Robertson stated that both
before and after his marriage he had
been offered responsible positions in the
territorial government.
"When George R. Garter was Gov
ernor, he offered me the position of
Attorney General. After Mr.. Frear be-
came Governor, he also offered me the
POSITION said Mr.. Robertson.
Mr.. Kinney asked Mr.. Rath if he
had any questions he might wish to
ask Mr.. Robertson.
"No. l only wish to state that l
still believe Mr. Robertson should have
gone back that night after his wife.
If he had l would have a very different
opinion of him. -
Mr.. Rath further stated that he had
gone to Mr.. Breckons and made COM
plant against Robertson under the Ed
munds Act, but had withdrawn 1t after
he heard that Robertson had married,
why bring the complaint mp now,
thena'' he was asked.
'sBecause I do not believe that he
is the man to appoint as Judge, ;"
was the answer.
There was much questioning Of Mr..
Rath during the meeting, Mr.. Kinney
wanting to know how much moral tran
gression Mr.. Rath believed a man
might be capable Of and still be for
given. He also suggested that it was
not according to church teachings to re
gard marriage as other than the great
turning point in man s life am
surprised that this opposition should
come from the chufcN peopie, He SdIo'
81 have stated that l represent no
party. church or otherwise, - said Rath
8. Yes. but there have been church
people backing up the charges. They
have come to me about them, said
Kinney.
Mr.. Breckons asked Rath if. in con
sderation of the fact that every one
of the men present, men who knew
Robertson well, believed his. statements
and were prepared to vote their con
fidence in him. would not he, Rath,
acknowledge that he might be mis-
taken. You see. we all know Mr..
Robertson so well - said Breckons.
eyes, but I do not know him well, "
answered Rath, who stated that he was
sorry he could not see eye to eye with
the Bar Association members IN the