Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-30
REINSTATEMENT
Of M'DlFFE Is
NOW IMMINENT
CONTINUED from rage one,

cheeffuliy Informed thereof, and
saved the necessity of charging
him with the embezzlement OF
that amount from the japanese
named.
Money Found 40 Described.
The money was found exactly as
described by Attorney Peters. In the
same box was miscellany OF small
articles of jewelry, two Or three
watches. stickpins articles Of more
or less value which came into Nc
Duties temporary custody because OF
his position. There was altogether
$40 in the box, $40 of it belonging to
the Japanese and the other $40 In
volvetf in pending case and also held
until Official disposition should be
made Of it.
A memorandum Of the contents Of
the box was made by Peters and
Deputy Sheriff Rose. They also
noted the other articles in the strong
box, the tins Of opium, the $500 be-
longing to McDuffie. which he re-
quested to be allowed to leave there
for safekeeping.
The opening of the safe; the with
drawing Of the box; the finding of $40
In il, the money which McDufiie was
accused of embezzling all with q
touch Of the dramatic had a strong
effect on several OF the persons pres
ent. Sheriff Jarrett left the room
with large beads of perspiration
standing ont on his face; there was
CLEAN Of triumph in McDufiiess
eyes; Peters laughed, Deputy Attor-
ney Smith smiled, though the discov.
cry of the money is blow to a case
against McDufie.
Twice now blocked in few hours
THE first time being last night be-
fore the civil service commission
when the latter body ruled against
him on his argument on the coI1struc.
Etion to be placed on the suspension Of
an officer, and again blocked this
morning when the $50 was found
Smith strongly indicated Immediately
after the scene in the Office of the
captain of detectives that he would
not oppose the reinstatement Of Me-.
Dufie.
There is only one thing for you
to do, aid leters to him, and that
is TO ree0Enmeffd the reinstatement of.
McDufiie We have shown you there
is nothing worth while in the ring
count that McDuffie has merely
worn the ring without having ii res
set; you can see from the safe itself
that twas good deal better off on
MeDuf1ess finger than in it,,
But 4 still contend, persisted
Smith Nat McDufie should not have
worn ffla ring =
bsap not ethicaliy, re-
spondeh Resefs. Anyway, we have
shown you there Is nothing to the $40
charge What is there left? The
best thing for Jarrett to do is to REIN
state hin and then you can go ahead
with whatever you like"
Under the ruling of the commits
sion last night don't see what else
I can do. However. I'll talk that last
count over with YOU"
VIII Confer on Reinstatement.
A conference between the two at
torneys will probably take place with.
out delay
The ruling of the civil service com.
mission last night amounted to this 81
Smith argued that suspension of an
officer is not a form of punishment,
but is merely to allow the sheriff
to get the officer out of the way un,I
til the investigation is concluded.
Consequently, an officer suspended
could not require specifications of the
charges. And, he maintained, that
lie hearing of the commission In the
case of suspension does not go to the
merits of the charges, but simply into
the point Of whether or not the sheriff
is justified in suspending.
Against this Attorney Peters put
up strong argument and was sus-
tanned by the commission. He con-
tended that the suspension was, a
form of punishment, that the sheriff
could do three things to punish dis.
charge, reduce in rank, or suspend;
and that g suspension was a matter
of punishment, it was the duty. of the
commission to consider the merits OF
the charges; and in its findings If it
were. not shown that sufficient evi:
dence existed to support the act Of
the removing authority, to direct the
latter to reinstate the officer
This decision came as severe
bow to those trying to make out a
case against McDuffIe, They do not
wish to enter into the merits of the
charges now, needing. 1t was said,
more time to investigate.
If McDuffie is reinstated, the attor.
ney generals otrice can go ahead with
its investigation; but to persons who
have followed the case, an agreement
to reinstate the captain of detectives
amounts in effect, they argue, to the
defeat Of the persons who have been
working against the captain.
The case of Kellett is left, but it
has been submerged in the McDuffie
case Civil Service Commissioner
Doyle is strongly dispIeased, he said
this morning. with the. attitude of
the attorney-general's office. Refer
ring to the meeting last night, he said
that Smith had declared the speeifica-
ton Of charges would not have been
given out had they not been strongly
demanded by certain newspapers"
Points Out Duty Of Publicity.
eft was the daty of tho office when