Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-28
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THE CONTENTION
OF DEFENSE
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down through the period to the time
his paper heralded that it was to'de-
gote week to showing up the depart
ment, which week was to begin
week before the return Of McDuftie
from the Orient. expect to show
that Mackaye, working with. the ready
assistance OF Kuroda. Woo and Swa-
den, fostered, nourished and inspired
this whole thing; that this reporter
Mackaye threatened, cajoled, and tried
TO compel Kellett to give Information
against McDffie. I. expect to show
that Mackaye told KeIlett that he had
enough on him to send him to the
reef for tea years 49,.
All this ! wish to show, and more
too, TO make clear the position of the
witnesses we have heard testify. |
want the commission to know the part
they have played in this in order that
they may properly weigh their evil
dence. And as counsel has stated that
he does not expect to call Woo again,
1t is now time for me to show the
part he has had to play. 49,
When one comes to you and asks
that credit be given him, you nat.
urally wish to know If he is deserving
of credit. It Is the same in the case
of this witness. ~, ft...>.:s} II !. ! ! ~
Il am going to show that this is
not a case of the sheriff. ! am going
to show that he was merely a pawn.
Swaden, Woo and Kuroda they, too,
were only, pawns on the chess-board
of this affair Woo is in a frame Of
mind now to tell what he knows of
this. and that is what we want to
get. =
On Smiths objection, the commits.
sion restricted Peters to conversations
IN which Woo took part. but allowed
him to go fully into the details Of
the McDuffe-Kellett plot.
Woo made a significant admission
before he left the stand. ra'..a =
He said that he had been disgrun-
tied because he was not getting more
than $50 a month, while other men, of
shorter service on the force, we're
getting more. -.
The hearing brought in several sto-
rles of meetings. at odd hours of the
day or night and In odd plaees-the
Alakea wharf or somebody's room
where these engaged in ferreting out
the evidence" against McDufffe and
Kellett met to whisper the develop
ments,A Once during the hearing to-
daY Deputy Attorney general Smith
objected to one of Peters questions.
which involved something about
meeting like thieves at Alakea
wharf" Smith thought this was pref
ty. strong language. He is also cred
tied with the statement some days
ago that If there is a conspiracy" he
Is part Of it, but he denies strongly
that those who worked against the
two police officials are conspirators
in any sense.
Believed Ring Stolen.
. Wednesday afternoon. with Woo on
the stand, Peters cleared up the mat
ter of the ring. He said:
I'VE freely admit that Kellett wore
this ring. We have never attempted
TO deny it. Mr.. Smith knows that as
soon as knew of this ring directed
Hellett to put it back in the safe. l
told him that it was officially wrong
to wear it, What we want to show
mere Is -IndL h0IISIL uau EcdoOldDIC
grounds to believe that Choy stole the
ring. We expect to establish beyond
doubt that this man Choy
lived by his thefts and has lived in
hat way for years. | don't believe
'or second his statement that he.
bought this ring one day at high noon
rom a soldier at Aaia park, that he
heard the whistles blow and looked
IT his watch as he handed the soldier
80 in payment for the ring.
When he told kellett that story,
<ellett called him a liar, and re-
used to give him back the ring feel
ng reasonably sure that it was stolen
I was his duty, in such a case, to
Ieep the ring and make an effort to
ocate the real owner.
We are now trying to show that
his man is a thief, has been a thief
or a long time and has served in
Prison a few times because of his
hefts.
''Kellett took the ring from him, and
Idmits that he wore it for awhile. II
he commission is going to see a man
discharged for thing of that kind,
thing known to McDHftie and re.
'orted to the reporter, Mackaye, a
hing which at most is an ethical
wrong, then the commission may just
IS we'll act now. We areNnot trying
o conceal anything"