The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-12-02
BERGAU ADDS FURTHER PROOF
TO CHARGES Of BRUTALITY
Officer Who Was with Discharged
Sergeant of Detectives When
He is Alleged to Have Beaten
Korean, Describes Incident :
Peters Alleges Conspiracy-ol-
son Goes on Stand.
(From SATURDAY Advertiser.l

torney Peters, representing John X
Kellett, the discharged sergeant of de-
tectives, could not weaken convincing
links of evidence that were forged,
almost without effort by Deputy Attor
ney General Smith against the accused
officer before the civil service commits
sion yesterday. So much did the com
missioners feel interested in the ex
citing proceedings that on more than
one occasion Chairman Writ, to make
the case more convincing asked wit
nesses questions, which made the ease
against Kellett more black even than
the deputy attorney general had made
it.
When adjournment came at four
clock yesterday afternoon after what
has proved the most damaging day, it
is believed, the defense has yet ex-
perienced, Kellett, the suspended Of
fcer walked from the court room, his
head bowed, his heretofore expression
less face showing signs of the worry
through which the former official aid
of MeDufiie s is passing
Pity was expressed by some for the
ponderous fellow as he ambled slowly
out of the capitol.
Pity Is Wasted.
But what is the use of plying such
a MANI asked one. He is receiving
only mite of the punishment he is
accused of having inflicted upon his
prisoners, and pity for such a person,
even of only a portion of the charges
against him are true, is certainly vast
ed. The disclosures being made at this
hearing are awaking the public and will,
| hope, result in a thorough cleaning up
of the detective and police departments
of Honolulu and put an end to the prac
tees which seem to have been so com
mon in the department of Sergeant
Kelett. -
The hearing opened shortly after nine
o'clock yesterday morning with Detec-
tive John Woo on the stand under
cross examination by Attorney Peters.
The latter, after asking few minor
questions relating to the stolen property
found on Choy Chung Young, who ac-
cuses Kellett of having refused to re-
turn personal property taken from him,
asked Woo if he had compared notes
70 with other witnesses.
$ Deputy Smith waived all objection
to this line of questioning, adding, 81
shall admit that these men compared
notes, under my orders as well as
Sheriff jarrett So
Peters Shouts Conspiracy.
During the examination that followed
this resulted in Peters openly charging
that the present investigation was plan
ned, plotted and carried out by d. l..
MacKaye, a reporter of The Advertiser.
"Did MacKaye of The Advertiser
speak to you of the charges!'' asked
Peters.
Woo answered: eyes; three months
ago he spoke to me at the Alakea
wharf. He asked me if | knew any
thing about Kellett or McDuffe."
''Did you meet by appointment?
eyes; Kuroda, Swaden and ! met
MacKaye there
''Kuroda told you you were going to
meet somebody therel"
eyes"
Smith objected to this line of ques
tions. Peters rose, saying:
81 wish to say here and now that
it is the theory of this appellant that
this whole affair has been studied
effort on the part of MacKaye to show
that McDufiie and Kellett were guilty
of malfeasance of office. MacKaye tC
further his purpose ingratiated him
self with men in McDutfe's depart
ment; ! expect to show that MacKayt
conceived the idea of securing from
these detectives evidence to show that
Kellett and McDuffie were grafters.
expect to show that Kuroda, Woo ant
Swaden worked together down through
the period to tine time his paper herald
ed that it was to devote a week t.
showing up the department, which
week was to begin "A week before thu
return of McDufiie from the Orient.
expect to show that MacKaye, working
with the ready assistance of Kuroda
Woo and Swaden, fostered, nourisheC
and inspired this whole thing; tina
this reporter MacKaye threatened
caioed, and tried to compel Kellett |,
give information against McDuilie.
expect to show that MacK Kaye told Kel
lett that he had enough on him l.
lie send him to the reef for ten years.
''All this | wish to show, and NOR
too, to make clear the position of tn
witnesses we have heard testify.
want the commission TO know the par
they have played in this in order tina
they may properly weigh their evl
dence And as counsel has stated tina
he does not expect TO call Woo agair
it is now time for me TO show the par
he has had to play.
"When one comes TO you and ask
that credit be gwen him, You natuI
ally wish TO know il he il deseryin
OF credit II is the same in the eas
OF this witness,
~ am going TO show that this
not ease OF the sheriff, ! am goin
10 show that be was merely pawl
swRden, Woo and Kuroda-they, zoe
were only pawns on the chess boar
OF this AFFAIR, Woo is Ia a frame q
mind now 90 tell what he knows q
this, and that Is what We want
get"
Smith Rssents Charges
Peters attempted 90 make most d
the fact that Tbs onicelu engaged