The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-10-28
COMES
IN POLICE
CIRCLES
Sheriff suspends Detective Chiefs
and Informs Them of Charges
That Have Been Made Against
Them = Allegations Are That
McDuffie and Kellet Pocketed
Cash Seized as Evidence.
(From Saturday Advertiser }

(From Saturday Advertiser.)
Captain Of Detectives Arthur Nc.
Dufiie returned yesterday from Shang.
hal, whittier he had taken a prisoner
and Immediately reported to Sheriff
Jarrett to face charges OF irregularities
in his department that he admitted he
had already heard OF. lie was instruct.
ed by the sheriff to .ale no part in the
affairs of the department and was per
mitted to retain his badge until this
evening, when, the sheriff announced,
he will be regularly suspended.
Sergeant OF Detectives kellett was
suspended yesterday morning and turn.
ed in his badge and key at the com
mand of the sheriff
Suspension in each case will be to
the completion of the investigation or
until the institution of criminal pro.
ceedings by the attorney generals de.
partment.
McDuffie refused TO make any state.
ment yesterday to The Advertiser. but
is quoted in the afternoon paper as be.
ing confident of clearing himself in ten
minutes.
i Kellett was advised that there are
four charges against him relating 70
the embezzlement of evidence money
secured in gambling games which
should have been Lurned into tbe rs.
ceiving clerk, but which, it is alleged,
was held out and appropriated by lh"
officer to his own use. The same
charges relate to McDufiie, who accord
ing to information in the hands of the
officials, was coguizai,t of and n norty
to these petty pe.lIae,ons.
One charge is pref ,rred agsinst Me.
DufIie alone. This relates 70 tno am.
bezzlement of twenty dollars that had
been oyerpaid in hail Inv .Tononese gon,
blers ON September 7. Evidence Is in
the hands of the attorney generaI that
this money had been oyerpaid accident.
ally. one receiyinr, .,erl, bavinr foI ,r.
ed another ON dniv nj that n,ri,.nIor
time and accented twenty dollars i, re.
turn for a receipt made out for tw,rtv
dollars already paid in. This oye,no;,l
money was then given IN ,te cbisf hy
Receiyipg Clerk tJ,ds with tho r,.,nori
that he knew thu man WHO had ovnr.
paid il giving McpufIic nj, name M tbo
same time. The Japanese in o,estion
ueki. has becn mt the nol;ce siation n
N
be returned TO him. Int tbe detectives
under Jarrett IS instructio;,, have .rut
him OIL until 1t could be further inves-
a;p maiei 49, ~ mas pson ProNcu' say tha
pii',ai1, t,a' tle ulonoy was loshcted
~ -pF ""u uo ." ~ NUT 70
49, =" lv' ~ 'r" 'no en" fe mas
80, "so' ~ 'tIiS way anr
80" 49, w" ,no ouu ~ VI
SLs;g Ia.r.. ~ 1"D l!'ss;
;.t 49, oaI'st' 49,. nrs To' ~ he' ,..'lNeu
S.r ii1'1' % I'Pu'y nt'oiney
bo r,'.,i q, ,o'S" w Va. Ia ,i ses tnu' WI
po Pi1so%eeu .I ~ as.iins. .he cnicers' ne
sans my '"'tui tr ~ outnne oi then', now
a"u WI E,Nc tuein iurlner inior'
nu.'o" 'ou'! "heh ne receives 'he re-
po,u. ~, ,, -
"1Pu'I a'to,noF general was
,U'' vU'"pe".u " i1"Ne MS oiioe oeeause VI
lihess Nesluruay AFTERNOON, ana tnis
may uei"S lnv progress oi tne inVesti,
ta.lon as "eii us 'he presentation Oh
'nulses
Ht,o'noy Ei'i' =, Istets mas peeh en-
saseu 10 rep''seh. he,leIt ana may also
~ na"u'1 ane 'use ioI MeDuinr' ne was
yestipation was "pnefile and child.
ish" and the result of spite work on
the part Of man who wanted to get
McDufiie 5 job.
No Ono p;o,-ad Gov 1o,,
80,
onerlh jarrett secuted TINS remark
us rnIlcuious'
hg's Is no man om, aiter MeDui-
nc Jou' nc salu' rms Is tne most
,iulculous Oh the many stupidties that
nave nrlseh over the question: NO man
mus asNeu me ior the position OF even
Tor my support Tor the position ana
nave spoken TO no man about IT,.
IN the hrst place the position is
not vacant, Ihere are charges 6elng
nehiu agalhst the man VINO hoids IT,
~ ,nTy are ero9ndless ne wiil continue
70 10 ,n no,u ane POSITION W,,nout preludlee'
~ t"e! uIe lrue ne wiz pe uisehargeu'