The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-07-01
Calls Grand Juryman BOckus a
Liar and Fight Is Barely
Prevented.
MILVERTON TOLD TO sKIDOO
Investigators DispIease Legal
Department and General
Row Results.
CFrom thursdays Advertiser.l

Open warfare has broken out between
John Cathcart, city and county attor.
ney, and his deputy, Fred Milvertou, on
one side and the territorial grand jury
on the other Cathcart yesterday al
most came to blows in the grand jury
room with G. G. Bockus, one of the
members of the grand jury, and in the
end both Cathcart and Milverton were
elected from the room where the ses-
sion was being held, the grand jury an.
nouncing that it preferred to conduct
its own investigations without the
doubtful assistance of the city attor-
ney's Office.
HI don't care to associate with bar
room loafers,'' declared Bockus during
the heat of the engagement. "And 1
am accustomed to being addressed as
gentleman
"You re a liarl" yelled Cathcart
thickly, red in the face and convulsed
with anger, and thereby he proved con-
clusively that he is gentleman.
Cathcart has, it seems, "washed his
hands" of the grand jury. The grand
jury has certainly washed its hands of
Cathcart and his deputies, and by call
ing in another lawyer and excluding
Cathcart, and Milverton from the grand
jury room most effectually expressed it's
lack of confidence in the present force
of the city attorneys Office.
1t is known that for several weeks
the situation as concerns Cathcart and
Milverton and the grand jury has been
very strained-so strained, in fact, that
some weeks ago when O. G.. Bockus,
one OF the grand jurors, was suddenly
called away to the Coast on business
during the investigation Of a case in
which the attitude of the city attorney
did not appear to good advantage, he
felt called upon for the sake of the
public welfare to write a special re-
port himself, expressing his views on
the matter in hand.
1t was the action of the city attor.
5--ney's office in connection with the Lane
case that caused the open rupture yes.
terday. It win be remembered thai
Lane, although accused of one of the
most disgusting and heinous crimes
y ever committed in Honolulu, was al
lowed by the city attorneys office to
= plead guilty to q minor charge and
got off with sentence of year in
Jail.
The grand jury felt outraged at the
action of the city attorneys ofie- I'D
Immediately began an investigation on
its own account. But feeling that NO
aid might be expected from the city
attorneys Office, the grand jury yester
day requested Deputy City Attorney
Fred Milverton, who was supposed t.
be assisting it in its Investigations, tc
withdraw from the room. Lorrin An
drews, as an independent attorney, wa,
then sent for. He did not know what
the grand jury wanted, but obeyed the
summons. He was asked a number Of
questions concerning the Lane case.
While heswas before the grand jury
Fred Milverton opened the door anc
walked in. He was promptly notified
that he was not wanted, and he left
the room in an apparent huff. The
grand jury resumed its work, but in {
few minutes the door again opened, anC
in walked Cathcart and Milverton
Cathcart red with anger and talking
thiekly.
awe might as well settle this thing
right now,' he said exeitedly "What
is this man doing heref' pointing {
shaking finger at Lorrin Andrews
HAS he been subpoenaeda If he has
my Office has right to be present al
his examination. 4"
One of the grand jurors stated tina
Mr.. Andrews had not been subpoenaed
but had been called in to answer SOM
questions.
If you want TO go over my head
yelled Cathcart, "why dom You 60 Il
the attorney-generalf You have n,
right TO call In an outsider, and de
mand that, unless he is being examined
under subpoena, he be put out of thu
room F"
Q. q. Boekus made some reply to thi
effect that the grand jury had a righ
70 conduct an Investigation in its owl
way.
6I've had enough of you, Mr.
Boellus," yelled cathcart, "and don I
Intend 10 stand any more from you.O
:" am accustomed to being addressed
as a gentleman remarked BOekun
"AEd Furthermore DO not care I,
associate with baTrO0m loafeTH.D
HY0u re o liarln ahrieked Catheart
and made leap toward Boehus witt
the evident intention OK aaaaultlHg him
But another grand juror stepped Do
tween tbs two men and Cathrhft'f bel
llfareney WAS folled,
1he glaud Jury thea amounted agail
thai 4 preferred 70 conduct 10 lnYoHti
fallona without tho presence 81 tiihe
Ieihoau w hilyfffon, one ii th
jurors blnled Fery broadly ihat SOM
~ fha afflonf Df ihe momhaa II ~
eliF attorneys ofioe mlehi ihsmaelyo
heaf Investigation.
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