Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-29
OLSEN QUITS
THE Police
DEPARTMENT
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garding an afidayit which he had
signed and sworn to. he says. In ig-
norance of its contents. A day or two
later. when he realized what he had
done, he called at the attorney-geners
ais Office and asked that the af1idayit
be- returned to him, as it was not true.
The affidavit was returned
The accounts given to explain his rea-
son for signing an alleged false affida-
Wit are not in accords On one hand he
says he was approached by q repre-
sentative OF the morning publication,
taken to q lawyers Office, where he
was told. that the affidayit was al
ready prepared and had been for
Warded He accompanied the news
paper representative to the attorney
generals Office, where he signed the
AFFIDAVIT before notary public.
Attorney Smith said this morning
that ne had returned the olson affida-
Wit and that, his reason for so doing
was that it was filled with hearsay evil
dence OF no value so far as evidence
Is concerned, and that the detective
later gave him another affidavit,
stripped of the Objectionable surplus
age. which may be used.
Olsen. according to McDuffie, in
formed the latter that he was going TO
resign yesterday. As an excuse for
doing so, he said according to McDuf-
5fie. that he did not wish to work in a
department filled with unprincipled
men.
Investigation Not Ended.
The attoTney-generaPs department,
nv statement made by Mr.. Thayer and
Mr.. Smith. is not opposed to the hear
ing before the commission It will, it.
was pointed out. in nowise interfere
with the investigation of the grand
jury.
Both Sheriff Jarrett and Mr.. Smith
said this morning that the investiea-
ton is not at a close yet. But the
essential features OF it are believed
to be- expressed in the outline
Of the charges. given by Jarrett yes.
ierday, to the men.
Attorney Peters is not satisfied
with the statement of the accusa-
stions. He says that In one instance.
in the case of McDuffie. and other In.
stances iE the case of Kellett, they do
rot at all specifically detail the
charges. A general statement is
made that McDuffie has not sup
pressed gambling, but it does not par
ticularize as to instances where he
has failed to suppress gambling, nor
does 1t name the places where he has
permitted gambling to continue.
Attorney-general Thayer, concern.
ing this, said this morning:
We do not feel that It is necessary
to turn over our evidence to the
other side. We feel that we have
given Mr.. Peters sufficient facts to
base his defense on, whatever his de-
Tense may be- !. ia
Says Afffdavits Exist.
THE investigation of CAPTAIN of
Detectives McDuffie and Deputy Kel
lett is not completed with the. fling
of three charges each against the of
ficers," insisted Sheriff William Jar
rett this morning. -.
THE afidavits upon which the
charges against McDuffie and Kellett
are based are not at present in my
possession. They are in the hands of
the encouragement. and i presume
that they will be introduced as a.
part of the evidence at the hearing
to be conducted before the, civil SER
vice commission this evening" con-
tinued Jarrett. Il
There are other allegations made
against these officers that VIII be. in
yestigated. These matters are to! be-
sifted to the bottom and If there is
anything that demands closer scru-
tiny they viii be embodied in new
set of charges which take the, same
procedure as those presented to the
accused yesterday afternoon.
Attorney-general Smith remained