Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-27
Who IS Third
PARTY in THE
M'BRIDE AFFAIR?
Hearing Before Commissioners
May Be Postponed Until
After Arrival of 0ffley

Whether the hearing before United
States Commissioner Charles S. Davis
of the case of Claudius II. Mcbride
and Henry Along. charged with Vio-
lation of the white slave act, is to be
held Immediately, or postponed until
| the arrival in Honolulu OF W. M. Of
J fley OF the department of justice. now
I IN washington. D. c., and alleged to
be material witness in the matter,
willsbe decided by the commissioner
at a conference with the district attor.
ney and Attorney Robert W. Breckons,
counsel for the defendants, which has
been set for wednesday morning at
8 o'clock ~.. Hi. -
At the instance OF District Attorney
Jeff McCarn, warrants for the arrest
of Mcbride and Along. charging them
with a violation of the white slave
act, we're placed in the hands oil
Marshal Harry Holt shortly after z
o'clock Saturday afternoon for ser
vice. Along was arrested at o'clock
Saturday evening and released shortly
afterward on his own recogn1zance
Mcbride. on account of his having
been absent from the city, was not ap-
pretended until yesterday morning
his bail being fixed at $1,000. His
bondsnen are E. J. Lord and A. w.
Seabury.
The district attorney, Attorney
Breckons and the defendants were
present at a consultation held in Com
missioner Davis office at 10 o'clock
this morning. Counsel for the defense
stated that he was ready to proceed
with the case at cnce. On the othes
hand the district attorney stated that
the government was not ready, saying
that material witness in the person
of William NJ Offley, who recently
visited Honolulu for the purpose OF
making an investigation of the local
judicial situation, must first be called
here before the government could pro-
ceed along the lines mapped out Dy
the district attorney.
In response to the district attorneys
argument Attorney Breckons stated
that, out of fairness to the defend
ants, the hearing should be conduct
ed at as early date as possible. The
matter was put over until Wednesday
morning at 8 o'clock. at which time
the commissioner will make a deci-.
sion, The district attorney requested
that the commissioner fix bond for
Along. The amount of this bond
probably will be the same as that.
under which Mr.. Mcbride was releas-
ed. ~
Asked this morning for a statement
regarding the case, Mr.. McCarn SAID
There is no statement to make.
The only motive there is is set forth
in the warrants"
At the time the warrants were IS
sued Saturday afternoon, subpoena
was issued for the appearance In Ho-
nolulu of w. M. Offley as witness In
the case
According to the complaint sworn
to by the district attorney, Mcbride
and Afcng transported for immoral
purposes, on the night of June rs, one
Nellie ErnsDerger, alias Nellie Good
low, and one Lillian de 0rsay, alias
Lillian Goodlow"
In a statement to the Star-Bulletin
this morning, made 0y Mr.. Mcbride,
it Is intimated that there was third
man in the party, one who was not
apprehended from the fact that he Is
a friend of Mr.. McCarn
The statement follows:
'sThe fact that there was spite
work is demonstrated by the fact that
the transaction, innocent as it was,