Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-26
SURPRISE FOR
COMMISSION Is
:. NOT Evident v
Woman Takes Stand but Evil
dence Fails to Bolster Up
- Case Against Kellett

An unscheduied surprise happened
this morning in the hearing of the
charges against former Detective John
r. Kellett before the civil service
commission. While the commissioners
were in tune for surprise, the one
which really occurred was not the one
expected. ....
The surprise came in the person Of
Mrs. Paakani Kauwai of Puuloa, wife
of Sam Kauwai. who was brought to
the senate chamber this morning by
Deputy Sheriff Rose to testify against
KelIett on the brutal treatment he
showed the Korean opium fiend, Kong
Eung Do, while they we're at the
woman's house about a year ago.
Yet In place OF the woman stating
that the officer treated his prisoner
inhumanly, she testified on cross-ex-
animation that the blows struck were
very light and without force enough
to do injury to the Korean. And in
place of Kellett maliciously and crueE
" kicking Kong, the woman went on
record as saying: ...s-s. G.. q. 49, ~
He didn't kick him hard. II he had
the Korean would have fallen oYef'
She had explained before that at
the time Kellett kicked Kong the lat
ter was sitting down by a basket of
clothes. 81 .. -.
The woman showed, by demonstra-
ton on the arm of E. C. Peters, at
torney for Kellett, the strength Of the
blows she said the officer struck Kong
and the blows were so mild and
ladylike that tie commissioners could
not resist smiling. :.
The woman occupied the witness
stand the greater part Of the morn
ing session. When her testimony was
concluded. Choy Chung Young. Ko-j
reah. convicted OF theft, took the
stand. He has charged that Kellett
refused to return to him q ring he.
had at the time of HIS arrest, IA
months ago. Choy had not advanced
far on his direct examination before
noon. He took the stand again at
1880 The commission VIM probably
be- engaged all afternoon on his
charge
It will take at least another day to-
finish the sheriff,s case, according to.
the forecast of Deputy Attorney-gen-i
eral Smith. The commission have
agreed to adjourn this afternoon at e
O'Clock and not convene again until
Friday morning at 8 o'clock.
4 At one time on her direct examine
ton the woman said
..Kellett struck him with stick, y
Indicating with her hand that the Ko-i
rean was struck on the right upper
arm.
This stick she later tried to iden-i
tify as regular police club, q club
she said, Keliett drew from his back
pocket
Smith. after an argument against it.
the witness with two police
clubs ct different sizes, and asked her
IL either one was similar to the one
she thought she saw Kellett use. 81
This is the most outrageous pro-
ceeding, broke In Peters. Gust inn
agine trying to force this witness to-
identify one of these clubs after she.
has said that she didn't see the club
plainly, and after she has been un-
able to properly describe it. !" 81 s, !
Peters objection was overruled, the
woman indicated the longer one of the
two clubs. But she afterwards made
1t up with Peters by testifying that
though Kellett had used the club, the
few blows he struck with it were in.
consequential and more in the way of
a caress than a beating. 4