The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-28
Declares He Has washed His
Hands of MCDuffie," Who Is
an "0pen Enemy"
THE PUBLIC SILL is DAMNED
MCDuffie Regrets Occurrence, but
Continues to Believe That
He Is Right.

In a carefully prepared statement |
given to the afternoon papers yester-
day, City Attorney Cathcart confirms |
the majority of the statements made |
in The Advertiser yesterday morning |
regarding the ruction between himself |
and Chief of Detectives McDuflie.
He reiterates the statement that he |
washed his hands" of the chief ana |
by saying, GAS McDuflie |
went out of his way, to iniure me, l |
must consider him as an open enemy
instead of the secret enemy am now
informed he has always been.''
Regarding his views on the charge
that was first presented against Lane,
Cathcart says:
"Last Sunday evening Lane, accord
ing TO theystory told by the little girl,
wards her. A full investigation of the
facts was made both by Deputy City
Attorney A. NJ Brown and Deputy
City Attorney F. w. Milverton, and
while the facts were disgusting, yet,
in the opinion of the deputies and of
myself, they were not sufficient to war
rant the charge being placed against
Lane which was presented.
Iuc EuDl1C DC OdHu1eu.
He makes no denial of the reported
conversation between Milverton and
McDufiie in the court room, which was
overheard by several people, saying
only:
"Mr Milverton then informed Chief
of Detectives McDufie that no convic-
ton was possible under the facts upon
charge of assault with intent to com
init that crime. Mr.. McDufiie then in
sisted on a trial upon the higher
offense, stating that public sentiment
required it, and Mr.. Milverton replied
that he was not going to prosecute IA
man for an offense that the facts would
not warrant because of public sentI--
ment and requested Mr.. McDuffie to
prepare charge against Lane as be-
ing lewd and lascivious person. I"
Cathcart does not deny that Mr.. Mil
verton stated that he did not care a
damn about public opinion. CONTINUE
ing further the city attorney says:
"As soon as learned that Mr.. Me-
Dufie had gone out of his way in this
manner, requested him to call at my
office, and I asked him whether it was
the case that he had taken up the mat
ter with the attorney-genera and he
said it was. i then said; fThat is all,
McDutfie, l wash may hands of you.'
No Police Friction.
Cathcart denies any friction between
his department and the police depart
ment and refers to n case in the circuit
court where he went to justfiable
lengths to preserve the integrity of
McDuffie's evidence. the case referred
to is the famous "peep holeD case
where Attorney Lightfoot accused Me
Duffie of perjury and in which the find
ing of the court sustained the officer.
Closing Catheart says:
"The statement that there has been
friction between my department and
the sheriff S office is absolutely untrue.
We have worked tremendously, and the
feeling between myself and the officers
of the police department has been very
friendly. The sheriff himself, his dep
uties and his officers will, without ex.
ception I believe, say that my support
of them has been constant and un-
qualified. Even McDuflle knows that
in a late case in the circuit court /
went to every justifable length in order
to protect the integrity of his evidence.
My relations with the police depart
ment are still of the best; but, as Me-
Duffie went out of his way to iniure
me, i must consider him as an open
enemy instead of the secret enemy am
now informed he has always beenp
McDufie Is Ready.
When seen last night Chief McDufIie
stated that he was certainly sorry that
he had incurred the open enmity OF
Mr.. Cathcart. He added that he didn't
know exactly how Cathcart was going
to fight him or why but that he was
willing to accept any challenges that
might be sent down.
81 don't know why Mr.. Cathcart de-
clared me a secret enemy of his or
where he got his information. I can
see no reason why I should desire to
be an enemy of his ! have not con.
suited him more than five times since
] have been in office and he has had
no dealings with me to any extent. l
make arrests wherever believe the law
to have been violated and it Is up TO
his department to prosecute them. Some
time ago / arrested a woman of i'll
repute for soliciting, she having done
30 directly to me, but the woman was
nevertheless given suspended sen.
tenee the next morning In police court,
on motion Of the prosecution. lie
might have considered me an enemy
for some much reason as this.
~ did not make the statement ne
credited 10 me to the effect that / told
Mr.. Milvefton to shut mp. | did say,
after he said ! did not know anything
about law, "You ought to study law
yourself" fhQn I walked out.
Others Interested.
Yesterday several members Of the
territorial grand jury called on Nc
Dufle, asking 20 know all the details
~ the matter The chief showed them
the letter Tame wfote 10 the girl, "a
hblted the d0etofa report aud laid
before ihom the evidence that be had
acquired They were nll very much
aloeked ana Il = certain that che gfand
jury Will take the ease up
several friends af both MeDuflo and
IaHeil stopped them on The sifeal and
KeIe inflIned b. erlilelae them faf mo
manHaf Ia Nheh MeDaha had iahes
che matter Hp al III ihem admitted
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