The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-06-17
Supervisor Who Said He Was
Tempted Refuses to Talk
Further.
WANTS NO LOCAL PUBLICITY
Declines to Take Board Into His
Confidence, as Well as City
Attorney.
LTrom wednesday Advertlser.l

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What merit there may be in the
accusation brought against an unnamed
party, supposed TO be Willie Crawford,
of having offered bribe of sixteen
hundred dollars to Supervisor Aylett
to induce him to withdraw his opposi-
tion to the Fort street paving contract
is to be learned through a grand jury
Investigation, which may commence this
morning.
Yesterday, at a meeting of the board
of supervisors, Aylett repeated his
charge that he had been offered sub
stantial sum of money, in gold coin,
TO be handed over after he had deliver
ed his own goods, for his vote against
the Mayor. He refused to go into par
ticulars, however, declaring that to the
grand jury and to the grand jury alone
would he divulge the interesting de-
tails he claims to have locked up In
his secretive bosom.
When it was suggested that he might
at least take the city attorneys Office
into his confidence, Aylett winked his
other eve and announced he would have
to see his attorney. Aylett intimated
that the city attorney and his stair
would have to wait for the grand jury
session, the same as everyone else.
Ahia's denial of an attempted bribe,
whether made as a joke, as a test OF
AHA. as a way of getting his vote first
and giving him the ha-ha afterwards,
or as the real thing, is one of the
surprises of the affair to those who
have been watching it through the past
weeks. Unless some responsible people
have been very much mistaken in what
AHA tried to tell them, up until Sunday,
OF nf his own
adventure with the alleged bribe iden-
tical with the story Aylett tells. Now,
however. he denies any offer of money
at any time.
Board Meeting Warm One.
The full membership of the board
was present at the meeting called al
noon, while the city attorney in person
supported by his deputy, Fred Milver'
ton, was on hand, prepared to solve any
legal problems that might arise in con
nection with the graft allegations. j
A. Gilman, head of the proposed paving
company, in the interest of which the
alleged brrbe is supposed to have beer
offered, was present as an interested
spectator.
The account of the alleged attempt
Mt bribery, as given yesterday morning
in The Advertiser, formed the text OF
the meeting, Mayor Fern reading let
ter to the board regarding the matter
in which the following occurred:
tfI beg to call your attention to Ger
tain matters that appeared in The Ad
yertiser relative to alleged attempt O.
certain parties to bribe member o.
this body in relation to his vote in re
gard to overriding of the Mayor s vet'
Of the ordinance calling for the paving
of Fort street.
al would suggest that the matte
be laid before a special committee t.
report to the board at its regular meet
ing to be held on Tuesday evening
June 21."
Nothing Secret.
Supervisor Quinn objected at one
to any secrecy in the matter, stating
that the affair was one that concerned
the public as well as the board an'
should be threshed out in public meet
ing. He wanted quick action and pub
licity
1t was then that Aylett sprung hi
ideas OH the subject, announcing tina
the board could do as it pleased, bu
that he did not propose TO tell any
thing He doubted the right of tn
OOdIu 10 tOuHlllult llstlA lhAN an IA
quisitorial body, anyway, but hi
doubts were removed by the city attoI
ney quoting the law.
At any rate, Aylett had his doubt
about the ability of the board to max
him talk when he didn't want to an
expressed the doubt. He stated tina
he would 60 before a grand jury an
nothing but a grand jury, where onl
4 II 1. H.. l.. L., A.,
Deputy County Attorney Milverto
stated that the legal end of the cit
government had nothing tangible
present 10 the grand jury and woul
like to hear what Aylett might hay
TO present. He invited Aylett to ste
into the Office and unburden himself.
~ will have TO consult my attorne
before ! tell you or anyone else" r
piled the supervisor.
Cathcart Incredulous.
County Attorney Cathcart appears
be amused at the Aylett charges, b
states that the matter will be presen
ed before the grand Jury and GO
into thoroughly,
Willie Crawford has seized the "A
ther notoriety given him by menti
OF bis name In the affair and is wes
in an air Of highly injured innocen
buttoned ON with frogs Willie pI
fesses 20 see desperate attempt
the whole AFFAIR 10 dnmnge his repu
ton Ia the community, laying I
blame for the '1lot against his "a
name and fair fame on Louln a
drews A. MI Andrews secured
hlst Information regarding the mat
from The Advertiser two weeks a
aad nt that time declined 10 give 4
rfedenoe NJ an 10 ihe "grahn ond
ihe aiaTy, cfaRfori will ha,e 10 All
pp 3 new one.