The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-11-18
SWADEN TOLD
THAT HUI IS
AF TER HIM
Officers Who Did Their Duty in
Bringing Attention 70 Disgrace
full Conditions in Detective De
partment Made to Feel They
Are Not Wanted by McDuffie,
Who Issues Bluff Order.
(Frcm Monday Adverti-c-.)

(Frcm Monday Advertisc-.) r
As result of the campaign insti
tuted by Captain of Detectives McDuf. |
fie since his reinstatement, Detectives
Frank kurmla and John Woo, the only |
two men left in the department who
have refused to come into camp with
the reinstated officer may present their
designations to the sheriff this week.
Both men according to the most re-
liable reports from police headquarters,
have been made the victims of petty
uniust treatment in the department,
both by the captain and the men who
had occasion to rejoice when he came
back.
Robert Swaden, inspector of weights
and measures, who was instrumental
in bringing to light the truth about
the detective department, has also been
advised by friends that the hui he
fought is "working quietly on your
case and win get you within the next
two weeks
Swaden May Resign.
"They can ~ was Swaden's com
meft yesterday of Kuruda and
Woo are forced out | will probably pre-
sent my resignation, also. They worked
hard for the sheriff and have continued
their loyalty to what we all believe is
right. AS matter of fact, we know
we re right, and if we did resign we
would not stop our work to prove it.
~ offered my resignation to Sher
if Jarrett when Captain of Detectives
McDuiiic was reinstated The infer
ence was that the sheriff was inclined
to believe that McDuiiic s charges
about spite work were correct, and al
! though the sheriff assured me that he
! did not believe it the inference still
remains about police headquarters and
is carefully cultivated in certain quar-
| ters. as could be expected. -
! There has been "A well defined rumor
| that McDutiie s and Kellett IS hopes on
| the coming hearing of the latter were
pinned to the fact that McDuilie would
| have been back in office in direct
charge of the men who worked against
him, at least Il week before the Kellett
hearing came off. This has been Civ
en- color by the fact that at least one
of those officers at once assured Nc
Duflic that he was forced into the in
|
back.
Leaders in Kcllett' s investigation
Yesterday stated that they were in a
position where the dcreliction of these
witnesses, if such was to be the ease,
would not damage tho evidence as Il
whole.
McDulic s intentions regarding tbs
gambling situation were typifed Satur
day night, when he issued II rather
startling order to Il squad about to
90 on a raid. The information was
brought in by an informer, who stated
that money was plentiful on the floor
and when this was reported to the cap
: tain by Woo he informed Detective
, Sheldon, who was in charge of the
SQUAD, not to make the arrest, no mat
; ter how much money he saw on the
, door, where Japanese games are nearly
always played, but to wait until they
, saw it pass from hand to hand.
Police procedure has hitherto de
/ manded only the sight of money in
the not to guarantee strong cast
against gamblers. Sheldon S squad
therefore watched the game for shor'
while and then went away, leaving tho
gamblers alone.
Sheldon was one of the men who
pulled underground wires for Mcl)nfii'
during the investigation, and has beer
; practically made acting sergeant by th'
captain. He is believed by police oi
cials to have lobbied strongly with AT
least one member of the civil service
commission in favor of McDufiic before
his reinstatement.
McDuffe Attempts Bluff.
Although it was announced previous
to McDuilic 5 reinstatement that th'
investigators did not believe the com
mission would uphold evidence because
: il was not legally perfect, thus causing
McDuf,ic to owe his job to the mere
existence of the commission, he has no
shown particular enthusiasm about fol
lowing the commission $ rules Nester
/ day he notifcd his men that he woulc
| immediately discharge the first on'
caught giving information to any news
paper reporter. This is considerable OF
n joke, of course. as McDuilie has no
the slightest power in the world to dis
charge anybody.
| This peculiar order was the direct re
suit OF the story published yesterday II
a The Advertiser concerning the erimina
= assault by, three supposed soldiers on
a respectable Japanese woman in lwi
!, lei, which McDunie had up till thel
: , succeeded in keeping secret. He di
u rectly blamed Detective Kuruda 70
giving the news ont, and issued tn
G order mentioned after rather violen
scene with that officer AZ matte
}, of fact, The Advertiser received It's in
g formation from first hand sources, no
Il from the police bureau, which WIS NJ
tempting TO suppress notice of IT,
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