The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-10-14
Various Bodies Commence Prob
inc Of Alleged Police Court
EmbezzIements.
SHORTAGE IS NOW BUT si1
Fabian Check Is Redeemed
Grand Jury viii Hear Judge
Andrade's Story Today.
(From Thursday 3 Advertiser. )

. 1A0NtAtAuoAsy
Developments in the police court
scandals just unearthed by a complete
auditing Of the departments books
were confined yesterday to the com.
meneement Of searching investigations,
originating from various sources.
Chief of these, and the one which
win have the most direct results upon
those who figure in the unsavory pro.
ceedings, is that OF the grand jrry
which commenced its work yesterday
afternoon at half past one.
The attorney generals department
is investigating Independently and the
supreme court is also expected to take
hand in the matter as District Magis-
trate Andrade is an appointee OF Chief
Justice Hartwell.
Governor Frear stated yesterday
that dozen persons had come to HIM
in regard to the removal of Judge An-
drade from tn. police court bench aud
that he expected, while having no
Authority or connection with the case
himself, that the supreme court would
take proper proceedings.
The grand jury's Investigation was
limited yesterday to an examination of
Deputy Auditor James Lloyd and Chief
Clerk Asch of the sheriff s department.
The testimony brought before the in.
quisitors was identical in its main
points to that publish in thp press
the details of tho pecolations being
|supplied by The alleged tan percd
books themselves
- a ~ COOS
+ which Clark received from jarrett al
forfeited ball is not by any means
the only shady trar saesion which il
outlined in the criminal recoId1 OF the
court.
Asch's testimony was cheek upon
that of Lloyd {, as the sheriff's books
furnish the key to most of he EN-
bezzlements which i. is claimed Glars
committed. Lloyd will continue his
auditing today by taking up the sher
ifs books and expects by so doing tC
throw light on the tangle in the police
court books, Jsrrett's accounts having
been kept with ironclad regularity
Their examination is expected by the
authorities to reveal new cases against
the police court clerk, row under ar
rest for embezzlement on one charge
! The grand Jury will examine more
witnesses today, subpenes being is
sued for Henry CLARK, Ben Fabian ant
Judge Andrade yesterday.
City Attorney Cathsart is personally
conducting the case before the grant
jury. He declined to make any state
ment yesterday regarding the situation
except to say that it is being siirCC
to the bottom.
Judge AndIade 8 connection with thu
case is such that he stands grea
chance of being re we'd or ielIestet
to resign fro mthe bench, according Il
official opinions yesterday.
The exact status of the checks which
were made out by him to "Cash'l AM
District Magistrate of Honolulu >
seems to be debatable poilt. Audito
Bickrell stated ON the day Clark wa
arrested that the checks were not hon
ored at the bank when they were pre-
scented. Later another statement wa
! issued from another SOU %, saying tina
Andrade had more than sufficic ut flud
, to cover the checks. The fact they
were not endorsed shows that they coul'
} not have been presented for payment
The amount of the checks has been GOV
cred by cash, the checks themselves be
ing held by the city attorney.
3 Chief Justice Hartwell was ouotel
yesterday to the effect that he was sat
isfied that Judge Andrade had beer
guilty of no culpable action.
The present shortage to the count.
amounts to about 81. The Zablai
check of $3.50 was redeemed yesterday
: Clark appeared for a preliminary OK
+. animation before Judge Andrade yester
day morning, the case going over TO
one week.