Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-03

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where he made an appointment with
the letter to meet him at the police
station at Q o'clock that morning TO
examine the boy on the question of
his mental competency.
The father says that he arrived at
the appointed place in good time, but
that Dr. Emerson was about a half
hour late When they proceeded to
the jail, Mr. McCandless says he was
met by his boy who broke out with:
They have sentenced me to four
years, father"
"That is the most unjust thing l
have ever known" declared Mr.. Nc
Candless this morning. THAT was
the first knew of his trial. had no
idea that he would be tried for sever
al days. thought of course they
would give us plenty of time to have
the boy examined to show that he Is
an irresponsible.
"They rang up our home about z
o'clock Friday evening. Ny wife went
to the phone; IL was McDuffie speak
ing. He said to her: I have your
SON No mention was made Of the
time of the trial, We all assumed
that it would not be for several days.
However, lost no time in getting to
DR.. Emerson: but he got to the sta
ton too late
Louis c. Halyerson, who has lived
with the McCandless family in their
little brown cottage at 1863 Nuuanu
street for a number of years, was I'M
equiyocal in his statement that Nc
Duffie wanted to railroad the lad and
for that reason caused the trial to be
rushed through.
81 guess he wanted to have done
with the boy added HaIverson.
The latter gave many instances this
morning to show that the boy has
been mentally incompetent Tor years.
He said the boy would break down a
door rssther than enter It, deliberately
turn on the gas and allow it to escape
through the house. or spend large
sums for barley for which he had no
Use. He said that he would delib-
erately break q window, and do count
less acts to show that he was not in
d normal mind. Young McCandless
showed many OF the signs Of KEEP
tomaniac, he says.
Mrs. McCandiess says she will
never give up until Justice is given
her son. Realizing that her son is
non compos mentis, she is determined
that the courts take this fact into con-
sideration in dealing with him, and
she Is bitter against the prosecuting
officers in not giving her an ppportun-
fly to act before sentencing her boy.
A.Geofge was arrested Friday
night" she said, land. McDufiie tele-
phoned to me saying that he had my
son. But he did not notify me that he
would be tried the next day, therefore
/ was given no chance to defend him.
The boy is only eighteen years, ment-
ally unbalanced and therefore should
have had an attorney. His father
went down early next morning to Sc
cure doctor but his trial was over.
also went and was surprised to hear
that he was already sentenced"
The mother says that her son has
evidenced signs of mental incompe-
tency since he was thirteen years old.
About that time he was taken to Dr..
]. r. Judd for an examination, which
resulted In letters being sent to the
reform scnool. where the boy was
confined for some time, to keep a.
close watch on him and If "they saw
anything wrong with the boy" to no
tify his parents.
The boys conduct was apparently
fairly good at that institution, for it
is shown that he was soon released
from the reform school on condition
that he attend the Honolulu School
for Boys. He was accordingly sent
to thgt school and his parents be-
lieved that ne was getting along
nicely. But something of the klepto-
maniac inclinations observed by Hal
version IN him asserted themselves be-
fore long, and as result when he left
the school it was. discovered that he
had stolen about $50. This money
had come into his possession by be-
ing sent for supplies for the school.
Toward the last of the term he fell
to the temptation to take the money
though it was not discovered until
some time after he left the institu-
tion
Physician Suspects unsoundness Of
Following a conference with Mrs.
McCandless this morning, DIR. George
Herbert said that in his opinion-one
based upon the account Of the youths
life as given by the mother-the ac-
ton in attempting to establish him
as legally incompetent is manifestly
well taken and justifiable.
From wha. know of the case the
boy has never been of sound mind.
From earliest youth he has commit
ted queer acts which a sane person
would not do. This last offense
one which could eliminate in bring
ing him nowhere else than in the Jail
lis the act of an Incompetent, in my
judgment"
DR.. Herbert has asked Mrs. Nc
Canoless TO have her attorney confer
with him in the matter.
When Chief of Detectives McDuffie
was informed this morning that the
parents of McCandless were express
ing their opinion that the boy had
been railroaded. the detective said
that he had informed the woman on
Friday that her sons trial would be