Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-08
Investigation of Waikiki Inn
Postponed to Await
Formal Charges

ing the Oahu liquor license commits
siOners to uncover some startling in
formation involving the conduct Of
Waikiki Inn, the commission yester-
day decided to postpone further in
vestigation until formal charges
against the inn management are pre-
ferred before the body.
Enough informal charges, insinua-
tions. innuendOes and suggestive YER
bal filings had Eeen voiced already
during the short hearing to bring the
audience N the senate chamber To
the keen edge Of interest. But the
commissioners, after whispering
back and forth for few minutes in
highly mysterious way, decided to
let the case go for awhile, though
many witnesses were on hand TO give
their stories. 1t was not explained at
the hearing VIII. the delay was neces-
sary.
The senate chamber was fairly well
filled when the hearing began at 4
o'clock. John T. Scully. manager of
Waikiki Inn, and his attorney, F. c.
Peters, occupied rear seats and a
number of men present appeared to
Scully Fred NJ. Kiley, the bartender
whose discharge precipitated the
break with Scully and the allegations
of law violation at the Inn, was also
present, quite evidently determined
to tell his story if he was gwen a
chance DR.. John w. Wadman, SUI
perintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League; George w. Patty, agent of the
league, and l.. Andrews, attorney who
represents Charles j. Lynch in an
other case before the commission.
and who also has recently appeared
on behalf of anti-saloon workers, were
interested spectators. Several mem
bers of the police department were
also on hand, apparently expecting
that testimony would be asked for in
connection with the story that evi-
dence against the conduct of the inn
had been suppressed through the
connivance Of members of ''the
force"
Th-ee-cornered Repartee.
With all this array. the commiss
after hearing a piece of three
cornered repartee between License
Inspector Fennell, Attorney Peters
and Kiley, decided not to go further 4,
into the case until formal charges are
preferred. .....a.
However, during the short time
the matter was up some interesting
and at times diverting statements !
were made. ....
Chairman Castle opened the sub. :
ject by saying that one thing the
,ico rich 10 oh mt
an alleged Incorporate attack by tele-I
phone on License Inspector Fennell.
The commissioners wished to get =,
some light on the story that one
morning about or 2:30 o'clock Soul |
ly called the license inspector by tele-
phone and used foul language. Kiley's !
statement was asked for. Kiley told |
of an orgy in the barroom of the inn |
at which he said four persons were
present, two of them being Scully and |
a bartender. He declared that much !
champagne flowed and that "all of
them we're feeling pretty good"
To direct questions by Castle and
Peters as to whether Scully did the !,
Kiley said that he him. :
self was upstairs in bed at the time
but that cit was common talk around !
the place afterward that Scully did
the telephoning." He said he could
not recognize Scully's voice at tho
"but If Mr.. Scully wants
to disguise his voice." Kiley went on,
"all he has to do Is to stick quarter
in his mouth like this" and the bar
tender gave an illustration of dis
guising the voice by means of coin |
over the tongue. ......s
Attorney Peters smilingly asked /
the board not to listen to wild state
ments and extracted some amuse- !
ment out of the situation. Kiley shot |
back a few verbal bolts at him with |
considerable heat. .@"-.....
Absence Of Witnesses Worries
FenneII. ....-"..
All this time License Inspector Fen.
mel had been moving around restless |
ly and wearing an expression of grav- |
est anxiety over something. The
reason was apparent when Chairman |
Castle called for two witnesses, |
Fischer and another, who were sup
posed to be on hand at 4 O'Clock to |
give some testimony corroborative of |
the charges. Neither man had ap-
peared at 4:25. License Inspector |
Fennell said that he was assured they |
were coming soon. Attorney Peters
made some disparaging, re.
marks about the absense of these |
witnesses, and Fennell, his voice no.
shaking, said something that
very like, Yes, there's been
some funny business about this and /
yyor, urbof ~ iclO
Chairman Castle poured oil c. the
waters with a quiet remark |