Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-28
CONSPIRACY IS
THECONTENTl0N
OF DEFENSE
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Woo an9 Swaden worked together
down through the period to the time
his paper heralded that it was to de-
vote week to showing up the depart.
ment, which week was to begin a
week before the return Of McDuffie
from the Orient l 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
Meckaye threatened, cajoled, and tried
to compel Kellett to give information
against Mobile. | expect to show
that Mackaye told Kellett that he had
enough on him to send Kim to the
reef fo" ten yeo~S
"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.
lit is now time for me to show the
part he has had to play.
When one comes to you and asks
that credit be given him, you nat
urally wish to know if he is deserving
of credit. 1t is the same in the case
of this witness.
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 McDuffie-Kellett plot.
Woo made a significant admission
before he left the stand.
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, were
getting more.
The hearing brought in several sto-
ries Of meetings at odd hours of the
day or night and in odd places-thc
Alakea wharf or somebody's room
where those engaged in ferreting out
the evidence" against McDuffe and
KeIlett met to whisper the develop
ments Once during the hearing to-
dav Deputy Acknowledgement Smith
objected to enc 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 CT it, but he denies strongly
that those who worked against the
two police officials are consDirators
in any sense.
Believed Ring Stolen.
Wednesday afternoon, with Woo on
The stand, Peters cleared up the mat
ter of the ring Ha said:
We freely admit that Kellett wore
this ring. We have never attempted
to deny it. MIR. Smith knows that as
seen as | knew of this ring | directed
Kellett to put it back in the safe.
lClU lllI' Judl II W IS 6IulNC'IS " lOAS
10 wear il. What we want to show
.ere is that kellett had reasonable
grounds to believe that Choy stole the
ring We expect to establish bev0nd
reasonable doubt that this man ChOy
lived by his tbefts and has lived in
hat way for wears. don't believe
or a second his statement that he
bought this ring one day at high noon
rom a soldier at Aala park, that he
heard the whistles blow and looked
It his watch as he handed the soldier
. in payment for the ring.
when he told kellett that story,
ielett called him a liPr. and re-
used to give him back the ring feel
ng reasonably sure that il was stolen.
t was his duty. in such a case. to
eeD the ring and make an effort to
OCatP the real owner.
I'VE are now trying to show that
his man is a thief has been a thief
or a long time and has served in
,risOn a few times because Of his
hefts
'kellett took the ring from him. and
dmits that he wore it for awhile. II
he commission is going to see a man
ischarged for a thing Of that kind.
thing known to McDuffio and re-
'Orted TO the reporter. Mackaye. a
hing which at most is an ethical
Irong, then the commission may just
we'll act now. We are not trying
O conceal anything.
The REORGANIZATION Of Woo with
is direct examination Nnnnniad tie