The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-12
JARRETT
D|SGRACED
OFFICER
When Chief Of Detectives McDt
iie Fails to Dismiss His Con
DENTAL Secretary, Many Tim
Offender, Sheriff Takes Authe
ity into His own Hands al
Discharges Man.
tFrom Sunday Advcrtiser. J

Sheriff William p. Jarrett lost
time in summarily taking charge Of
fairs in the Honolulu detective depai
ment yesterday morning after waitii
for several months for Captain Of ID
teetives Arthur MeDunie TO show so,
inclination that he offended to mainta
discipline in his department and I'D
iish greater sflic1ctey than has be-
shown there for some time.
Following the expose in yesterd:
mornings Advertiser of the physie
and moral delinquency o. +. J. Fra
occur, secretary and confidential man 4
Captain Of Detectives MeDufic, in al
teetive headquarters Friday nigh
sheriff Jarrett discharged Francoe,|
yesterday morning for habitual inten
perance and conduct unbeeoming an o.
iicer.
Jarrett To Investigate.
Furthermore, although there are but
few remaining days before sheriff JaI
rett will take up his new duties as hig
sheriff for the Territory of Hawaii, Il
has promised to make IA thorough inves
tigation Of the detective departmen
before he relinquishes his Office as shel
III Of the City and County Of Honolulu
and a general cleanup is expected.
shortly after his dismissal, the ais
slaeed officer of the detective depart
ment quickly gathered his belonging
together and departed for San Fran
cisco on the steamer Sierra.
Although Francoeur Is getaway wa
made quietly it was generally know
around police and detective headquar
tiers that he had been advised to leav
owing to the possibilities Of further in
yestigations being made into severa
shady transactions in which he an,
other members Of the detective depart
ment are alleged to have been nike,
up.
McDufie Sees Francoeur of.
Despite the fact that il was know
that Francoeur was to leave on tn
Sierra none Of his brother officers wer
at, the wharf to bid him farewell. Can
tain Of Detectives McDufiie and Ser
geant of Detectives Kefiett attended i
these last ceremonies, however, an,
we're seen in earnest conversation wit
Franeoeur at pier No. 10 prior to tn
departure of the Sierra and were tn
last and only ones to shake him by Tn
hand as he walked up the gangway.
What is puzzling members of the 10
lice department, who know intimateI
the condition Of Franeoeur's financia
conditions: "Who financed FrancOeur
trip TO the Coast aud why did he ge
out in such hurry2"
Francoeur Planned to BEAT IT,,
Suspicious have beeu aroused ia cel
tain quarters as to whether Franeoeu
has floated spurious checks among cel
tain merchants IN Honolulu. Upo
reliable authority il is stated that o
the. afternoon of the last county pa,
day Fhincoeur told a well known bus
moss man in Honolulu that he had &
county warrant for his salary; that h
was broke and as the banks wer
closed he asked this man II he wouI
identify him at a local store. Tn
business man accompanied Francoeu
TO q local store, identified him an
stated that he was an employee Of tn
police department aud that his wal
rant was bona fide. IIe left hin
there, IL is stated, and instead of Frar
occur eashing his county warran
drew check and had it eashed. Will
in state of exhiliration one night i
the police station caused by an ovei
indulgence in the flowing bowl, Far
occur reeounted this experience an
said that "the Honolulu merchant
were easy and that some day he woul
mako n cleanup and beat II" An IL
vestigation is being made as 20 wheth
err Francoeur has made practice o
floating checks and whether thes
checks have been honored.
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