The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
N earn POSES As
. 4 TRUST BUSTER
Hawaii's Original Federal Attor-
ney Unbosoms Himself to
Mainland scribes.

~ do not know Of Mr.. Mccarn,s
plan in regard TO the purported prose
cution Of the sugar and shipping trusts
in Hawaii" stated Assistant District
Attorney J. w. Thompson yesterday 70
The Advertiser.
Mr. McCarn handles considerable
work which !, as his assistant. am NOT
aware Of. In fact, at times, when we
have been both busy with our work,
days have gone by without much in,
tercourse between us. certainly can
not throw any light in regard 70 the
interview published in the San Fran
cisco Examiner part of which was yea
terday reprinted in The Adveftiser, y
Asked II he knew what had become
OF the ancient proceedings which were
to be begun against the so-earIed beef
and lumber trusts In Hawaii. Mr.
Thompson claimed he mad never heard
of the subjects.
There is q story going the rounds
that would like to succeed Mr.. Nc.
Carn, said Mr.. Thompson, changing
the subject. esNow, Won know. that a
all foolish talk. The thing never oc.
Cured TO me. can say that Mr.. Nc
earn is surely coming back as district
attorney and will be satisfied with
remaining as his assistant In the de.
partment here.
Mccain Talks on Coast.
/ The San Francisco Chronicle Of Au-
gust published half-eolumn story
and interview with Jeff McCarn, fol.
lowing the latter s arrival at the Coast
city on his way to Washington and
Tennessee. The following Is from the
story;
''McCarn said yesterday that he did
not know all the subjects that would
be brought up between himself and his
chief, but he presumed the principal
one would be his alteration with At
torney Claudius Mcbride In the Federal
Court building in Honolulu, In which
Il is alleged McCarn attempted a
deadly assault. The district attorney
Is now under two indictments IN Homo.
lulu, one in the federal court and one
in the territorial court, in thss CON
neetion.
/ Says He Drew Revolver.
Il "In statement at the Hotel Stewart
yesterday, McCarn branded as false the
version generally current Of his en-
counter with Mcbride to the effect that
he showed revolver against his fell
low attorneys abdomen and by
stander had his thumb crushed by the
hammer of the weapon when he
| grabbed II to save Mcbride 3 life.
During the afternoon Of the trou-
BILE, said McCarn, Il had denounced
, Mcbride in court, and he had made
vile accusations against me and ques-
Etioned my veraeity i thought he con.
templated making a physical attack
| Ipon me and went to my Office after
court adjourned and armed inyssB.
las r. walked along the corridor met
= Mcbride and told him ] would hold
him personally responsible for every
. hing be said about me. He said he
was ready to answer personally and
struck me on the side Of the head. As
fell drew my revolver, but bystand-
ers seized my arm and took II away
! from me. A.N
4 Will Insist on Trial.
"'I am going back TO Honolulu and
insist on the trial of the charges OF
1.-THE indictments. A certain clique in
Honolulu has let me know that If |
would leave the islands they would not
press the charges, but they are not go
| ing to be settled that way g
III "McCarn said that his opposition to
prize fights and other unlawful prae-
tees in Honolulu had drawn the exist
ing widespread and bitter hostility to-
! ward him and greatly handicapped the
work of his office.
|" And while I have only bought my
J, ticket one way, am not going 70 re,
: sign my ONCE. ] am going back TO
, Honolulu in September, and going back
as district attorney, he said. " II.