Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-02

number, Il was the largest present
since the first day of the hearing. It
had been expected that D. l. Mackaye,
a reporter en- the Advertiser, would be
called as sheriff's witness on the en-
bezzlement charges made by Olsen.
Olsen having become hostile to
Smiths side, and having absolutely de-
MED any knowledge OF the en-
lbezzling which Kellett is charged
with, it was believed that the deputy
attorney general would call Mackaye
!, to prove prior admissions made by Oh
sen But this course was not follow
ed. It seems now that II Mackaye is
called at all it will be at the instance
of Peters 81 81
Sheriff Jarrett appeared at the hear
ing In the middle Of the session. He
has been I'll for number sof days,
his place being taken at the trial by
DEPUTY Sheriff Rose.
The testimony of Olsen this morn
Ing reyelved around his repudiated at.
fdavit. He explained why he signed
the instrument in this way:
Mackaye said that Kellett was to
blame for my suspension. He said
that the Advertiser had got me my
Job back once, and that they could do
1t again. 81
He said he ccuid get me reirstated
after made the statement The next
day or day after, Mackaye told me
to go back as If nothing had happen
ed. met Swaden and he also told
nae to go back to work.
met Mackaye at the police sta
ton by appointment and went with
him to the office Of Judge Humphreys.
He said that he had already sent
them'to the Advertiser. We went to.
the Advertiser and got the affidayits
and took them to the attorney gen.
erals office. There Mr.. Thayer gave
me one to read. He told me to read
1t. 1 just glanced over 1t. When. 1
came to one page ! happened to no.
tice that 1t said McDuffie was getting.
graft money. told Mackaye. Here,
/ said, This isn't right. / said I
didn't know anything about that. But.
he said twas all right-that It was:
explained farther on. So ] signed the.
affidavit" .s=e 5. III .s9-s.g@..5
4 Olsen, who promises to figure com
spicuously in the hearing from now
on, resigned from the department
soon after the return of Captain OF
Detectives MeDuffie from the Orient.
F One reason has always been given
by Olsen for his part in the "inyesti-
cation" which ia represented by the
affidavit he signed and swore to and
later repudiated and the subsequent
statement he made to Smith-that he
was after Kellett, believing that KEEL
lett was responsible. for his suspen-
sion. ~ ~ .z..+ = r.
D. L. Mackaye, the reporter on the
had informed him, he
said, that Keltett was to blaine for
his suspension, and this same report
er, according to his statement, gave
him to understand that by making an
affidavit, such as the one he swore
to, he would be reinstated.. He was
reinstated, being told by Mackaye, Oh
sen declares, to go back to work. A
day or two later he was handed the
affidavit in the office of the attorney
general, where he executed it.
1t was the next day or the one fol-
lowing that-his mind is not clear as
to the exact time-that he called on
Smith, saying that what he had sworn
to was false He demanded the re-
turn of the instrument. His demand
was complied with. Olsen says he took
the affidavit to Chinese restaurant