The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-08-26
Signers Against Kealoha NoW
Say They Signed Under Mistake
Without Reading the Petition

Claudiis Mcbride arrived Yesterday
in the city from Hilo to attend to the
Interests of the recently impeached su-'
pervisor John A. Kealohb Of the Coun.
~ Of Hawaii. "a am not quite de.
cided yet, but ! might establish my
office while in Honolulu either ut the
supreme court library or at Frank
Thompson s office, - said Claudius yes
terday.
kealoha S attorney is figuring on
fully month s stay in Honolulu and
he is going TO do his utmost, mean.
while, to clear the name of the muchly
arrested liilo supervisor, whom dis
satisfied constituency is now trying to
get rid of, from all suspicion of con.
tumely.
Mcbride is said to have several
serious objections to interpose to the
articles of Impeachment against Kea-
loha, now on file in the supreme court.
One of his grounds of objections, ID is
said, will be to the form of the ac-
ton itself which purports to embody
three separate petitions when only one
is required under the law. Fortunate
for the Hilo people, who are anxious
to get rid of Kealoha, gust one of the
three petitions carries tile requisite
number OF signatures of citizens of the
llilo burg, twenty five, the limit and
no more. The other two fall far
short, it is said.
After a Fresh Lot.
% Yes, | have heard what my friend
| Claudius is talking about said Spec
ial Graft Prosecutor Breckons yester-
day, just before boarding the Mauna
kea for Hilo where he returned yes
terday to uncover half dozen or so
more still unmentioned grafters. " Me
Bride talks as if he's got d new one
on me, but ! don't know. | am fully
confident we will make the charges
against Kealoha in the impeachment
proceedings stick His next move
was to mount the gangway and he was
soon off to Hilo for further conquests
Return of service of the impeachment
papers ON Kealoha at Hilo by Deputy
sheriff Henry X. Martin of Hawaii
was recorded yesterday morning in the
supreme court The case, as has been
stated in The Advertiser before, has
been returnable on Saturday of the
coming week. Kealoha is expected to
arrive from Hilo by the Mauna Keu
on Tuesday or the same boat on Sat
urday to face the charges.
Money in Hand.
The fear that the case might DROP
ultimately because of the lack of funds
was dispelled utterly yesterday when
the attorney general received check
from the Big Island metropolis, of an
amount equal to all the costs which
may be taxed on the suit and which
it is confidently expected, will finally
be assessed to the impeaehed super
visor.
Impeaching the Impeachment.
On another twist to the Impeachment
move The Advertiser correspondent al
lIilo writes as follows:
"Claudius Mcbride, John Kealoha 4
attorney, emulated the busy little bee
a few days in Hilo last week, prior t.
his departure on Friday for Honolulu
where he went to prepare the defense
of Kealoha in the impeachment proceed
ings which are to begin before the su
preme court next Saturday.
cone of the most interesting point:
of the defense win probably be baset
on atidayits obtained from some of tn,
signers of the charges OH which tn,
proceedings were brought, where the af
fants swear that they signed the papers
handed them in absolute Ignorance OF
what they were really doing.
cit is certain that several aflidaviti
of this kind, probably about dozen
were obtaincd in Hilo last week, anC
THAT these will be presented when tn,
matter comes up before the suprenl,
court seems quite certain.
1.-THE contents of one of these aft
davits runs about like this:
80 There was presented to me pc
titiOn in reference to John Kealoha
which petition | signed without read
ing the same, having the same read t,
me or hearing it read or knowing it
contents.
Nv. Lindsay Informed myself ant
'others that ne wanted to get Kealohi
out of office, and that was the reason
! signed the petition. aa
! have no personal knowledge o.
any of the matters and things set fOrtl
in the petition to which / signed m,
name. ] have heard good deal of tall
about the actions of John A. Kealoh;
as n member of the board of supervisor
and have read much about such action
in the newspapers, but personally, how
ever, do not know any of the facts. ,