The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-08-29
COMMISSION
DELET|NG
ITSELF
Two Graft Probers Drop of the
Payroll in Order TO Leave Money
Enough to Keep the Good Work
Going-Williamson Left Alone
to Garry on Investigation.

mail Special to The Advortiser.)
mo, August 25.--In order to re.
trench as much as possible in the mat
Ter of expense, the graft commission is
going out of regular session this week.
hartman Doctor Elliot disconnected
with the pay roll last Saturday, though
he will still keep in touch with the in.
vestigation. Commissioner Long was
TO see the eud of his daily ten spo.
Yesterday. but he found it impossible
to 90 to Honolulu yesterday, so he will
remain on the pay roll until Friday.
This action was taken because it APP
peared certain that the work of the
commission will take longer than was
expected at first. Thus the investi..
cation of Puma has become exceedingly
irtosesting This is now going on. Ex-
pert Field dug up some very beautiful
data several weeks ago. Commissioner
Williamson mas been working on Puma
Tor some time past. Thus he made one
Of his transformations expeditions TO
that district yesterday.
Puma is being subjected to a very
searching vestigation,' says Breck
ons. We are getting down closely 10
the Details
As n matter of fact the commission
wishes TO have nothing definite given
ont at present in regard to its Puma
. work, but it is as good as certain that
there will be some very interesting de-
velopments.
Williamson On the Job.
While Commissioners Long and Doc
tor Elliot take a rest Commissioner
Williamson, whose valuable work in
laying bare, virtually singlehanded,
the llamaliua graft, is worth remember
ing. will remain on the job as an active
investigator. Puma will take several
weeks, or longer, as there are several
phases to the complicated problem
down there, but the other districts will
not be overlooked. there are some very
bad appearing transactions in Kohala
which the commission will delve into,
and Kan remains to be gone over care
fully, although some stuff has already
been found, which will have to be ex-
planned As was stated before, what
has been found has nothing to do with
the district supervisor, either past or
present
Audit Gets Interesting.
While the commission thus hibernates
Expert Field will finish his audit of the
county finances, which is getting more
aud more interesting the further he
goes along. As a matter of fact, the
year 1910, on which he is now work
ing, has amply repaid his efforts, and
the years 1911 aud 1912 are expected
to be even letter in the way of fur
nishing dope for the Investigators. Fur.
thcrmorc, the commission is in a bet
ter position to secure evidence in mat
tiers which transpired during these re-
cent years, rs in many of the ancient
cases, evidence has been lost.
When the audit has been finished,
the commission will 90 into session
again. when It expects to clean up the
districts of Puma, KOna, Kau and Ko.
hala.
Grand Jury Next Week.
Prosecutor Breckons will ask Judge
Parsons to call session of the grand
Jury for the first week of September in
order that he may get rid of the Kea'
ioha and some of the other cases which
have accumulated since the last session
OF the grand jury.
Prosecutor Breckons returned last
Sunday from Honolulu, where he con
suited with Attorney General Thayer
with reference TO the kealoha impeach
ment proc ecdings. Breckons says that
there is no doubt but that the names
ON the copy served on Kealoha CORES
pond with the names on the original
and Mr.. Lindsay is able to give deGn
tie evidence to the same effect.
Witness Fee Worry.
Breckous says that there is no reasoI
to worry about the technical objection
raised by Mcbride. The greater caus'
for worry is the question of the ex
penses of the proceedings, as there j
no provision by law in regard to HOY
such are TO be paid While the Hill
Board of TRACE last week dug up tn
money needed for the filing OF tn
charges against Kenloha, there is still
the question of the costs of calling wit
messes aud the like TO be considered
The attorney general may present tn
matter TO the supreme court In person
and BreckOns sent him yesterday
transcript Of the evidence in the Kea
loha- Nation case, which is the basi
for the charges. II is certain that ther
viii be every effort made TO scimp o
the expenses as much rs possible. Still
az the North liilO men who are tn
Witnesses who must be called, are poo
they must b. paid their expenses. III
government viii not call any of III
Ngners of the charges rs witnesses, =
these may rest assured that they wi
not be- compelled 10 make any uuwe
come trims To Honolulu, unless, q
course, Attorney Mcbride calls them,
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