Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-10
MDUFfIE BACK
At WORK AFTER
THOROUGH PROBE
CONTINUED from pase one,

CONTINUED from gage one)
organize his department. Several
considerations, quite Interior to the
investigation ITSELF such as q resig.
nation already acted on shat or De
tective- Manuel 0lsen-and another
resignation now submitted that OF
Detective Robert Swaden have made
reorganization necessary. But the
point is. McDuffie says he is not go
ing to attempt to drive from the de.
partment the men who sought his un.
doing.
All the persons officially concerned
In the investigation--by which is
meant Sheriff Jarrett, Deputy Attor.
ney-G General Smith, Captain OF detect.
ives McDuffie and his attorney, E. C.
Peters expressed themselves this
morning as glad that the matter had
come to an end The sheriff and the
deputy attorney general believe the
course they have taken is the only
fair one
The next case to be taken up will
be that of Detective John r. KeIlett,
also represented by Attorney Peters
Smith is of the opinion that the evi.
dence against him is much stronger
than was the evidence against McDuf.
| fie, and consequently he expects to
proceed with IL before the commits.
sion. An appeal for q hearing before
that body has already been noted
Sheriff Jarrett is Glad.
Sheriff Jarrett was all smiles this
morning and didn't hesitate to say
that he was glad that the inVestiga-
ton had come to its conclusion with
the entire thing, so far as McDuffie
is concerned, settled, He was pres,
ent yesterday morning during the en-,
tire conference, and, according to
Peters. he acted fairly throughout,
answering whatever questions were
Put to MIN with candor.
q am glad it is all over" said Jar
rett. Il reinstated McDuffie this
morning on the recommendation of
Smith. There are no hard feelings
between us. I still look to McDuffie
as my friend. allowed the investi-
CATION to proceed because the charges
had been made and because felt that
It was the only proper thing under
the circumstances But never took
an active part in the investigation.
snow that 1t is all over and McDuf-
fie is back on the job we will have a
talk together and few changes in
HIS department may be made. I have
promised Detective SWaden to place
of Inspector Of weights and measures,
a position made vacant by the death
Of OFFICER Abreu. It will be necessary
for him to take a civil service exam
ination. He viii, however, take the
position at once and the examination
later.
aiicDuffie on the Job.
Jarrett was asked If the complete
authority over the detective depart
ment, vested by him in McDuffie,
will be withdrawn. He said
II have no such plan. It may be,
as we talk things over, we will see
what changes must be made; but |
90 not know of any except the one
mentioned
McDuffie appeared few minutes
before o'clock at the office of the
sheriff and was simply told that he
was reinstated Word to this effect
had been sent to the civil service con-.
missioners so that no meeting for q
hearing was necessary
Il am glad the thing is over, said
McDuffie. 1t came out just as !
predicted. Yesterday when Mr. Smith
met us, he gave me the opportunity
I wanted to explain away the charges.
Mr.. Smith was very fair; the same
was true of the sheriff. Mr.. Smith
took up one charge after another; and
i simply told him my side Of them. 2
Attorney Asks Fair Play.
Commenting on the outcome of the
case, Attorney E. G. Peters made the
following statement:
THE decision of Sheriff Jarrett TO
reinstate Chief McDuffie was not I'M
expected The evidence disclosed by
the investigation admitted of no other
conclusion. Deputy Attorney General
Arthur g. Smith in his dual capacity
of Investigator and advisor secured
and submitted to the sheriff such evil
dence as was procurable and gave 1t
as his opinion that 1t was not suffi-
cient Justification for McDuffie's sus-
pension. Hence, the decision of the
sheriff.
""The attitude of the Advertiser,
however, as disclosed by its morning
columns, is to be regretted. 1t places
itself, in the position of appealing to
its readers from the decision of the
deputy encouragement and imputing,
to say the least, rank error of judg-
sment on the part of that officer in
advising Sheriff Jarrett that the evil
cence was insufficient to place before
the Honolulu Civil Service Commits
sion
''The evidence submitted by the
Advertiser this morning was known
both to it and to Mr. Smith. Mr..
Smith decided that it was INSULT
cient. It might appeal to the gossiper
or sianderer, but certainly not toahim
who understands that evidence in the
main must be within the knowledge
of the witness and worthy of belief.
Evidence which is unworthy of be-
lief is of no greater value than no
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