The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-02-21
.BRECKONS USED
IMPROPER MEANS
Got Confession from Alleged
SmuggIer, Says Latter in
Affidavit.

Not only powerful friends here, but
influential relatives on the mainland
have come to the rescue of Samuel d.
Hausman, the aged Seattle businessman
charged with smuggling opium into Ha-
waii. His attornies-George A. Davis,
h. A. G. Long and A. ID. Larnach-have
teen informed by prominent persons
here that they will stand back of
Hausman, and in addition it transpires
that Hausman has three sons.in- law
who will assist him in his trouble. One
of them is captain in the Twenty
fifth Infantry, who is now on special
duty in the United States; another is
prosecuting attorney of Kings county,
Washington, of which Seattle is the
county seat, and the other is n Seattle
banker.
With this backing, Hausman' attor-
neys are prepared, they say, to carry
the case to the United States court of
appeals on constitutional points, and in
the meantime, in addition to other legal
moves, have made motion to dismiss
the indictment on the ground that the
confession of Hausman, on which they
claim the Indictment was served, was
obtained by District Attorney Breckons
by improper means, through induce
ments and representations, which are
not admissible.
Ilausman, in his affidavit supporting
this motion, tells of the manner in
which Breckons and Stackable secured
possession of the opium. He says that
on the afternoon of February 7, Brock
ons stepped up to him in the lobby of
the Young Hotel, and presenting card
bearing Hausman's own name and
place of business in Seattle, said that
he had reason to believe that Hausmau
had opium concealed in his trunk and
| asked if he had any objections to his
examining the trunk.
81 told him had no objections and
invited him to come to my room. Where
on Breckons said that he would make
it as light as possible; that he would
use his influence to make it as light as
| possible and that he would do all he
could for me.
ave then took an elevator and went
to my room in the Young Hotel, accom-
| panied by f. r. Staekable, collector OF
customs, and after entering my room
] said il was sad day for me, and that
| had just received letter from my
wife congratulating me on my birthday
which l handed to Robert w. Breckons
who read the same, and then asked m,
if would allow him to take that lette
home to read, that he felt deeply touch
ed by it and had his sympathy. Al
ter conversing with T.. X. Stackabl
he said, see no reason in sending thi
man to Jail; let him remain here unde
guard; whereon +. r. Stackable ae
qnieseed in the proposition made by X
W. Breekons and while in the sal,
room, Breckons again told me that h
would make il light for me and do al
he could for me. +"
After stating that this was the sab
stance of the conversation in the room
aud that any confession or admission h
made was brought about by the con
iuct, representations aud inducement
of Brerkous, lIausmHu goes on TO say;
'Attcr this the said Robert v
. liTrrkons had read the letter from M
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3 thd - aud banded the letter 20 starl
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