The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-26
FEDERAL JURY.
|ND|GTS JEFF
4 MlCARN
Eight Day Investigation Results in
True Bill Being Found Against
Federal Attorney Who Is Charg-
ed withSAssanlt with Dangerous
Weapon =. Will Be Arraigned
Today.
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with dangerous weapon ul0n Nlandihs
Mcbride, was returned by the federNl
grand jury yesterday morning. Tins
report Of the grand jury wss com
pleted Tuesday afternoon, but not nm
I'll ten o,aloek yesterday morning w,sl
il submitted 10 Judge Clemons in the
federal court. Mr. Mccain was moi
present AZ svA' tstw
The ron1call1 of the iury was made
by CLERK sAue6stus =, Murphy, which
showed All. presegt excepting Arthur J.
Splitter aud Alfred NJ. simpson. Fore
man J. Morton Riggs then arose IN h.
seat ahlt addressing Judge Charles +.
Clemops, said n 4
Nav. II please the Court, hog |
leave 70 report. on n matter that has
been under Investigation by the grand
Jury since June l5.' .t
With this. statement folded dyci
ment was, handed 10 the Presiding
Judge BY, Foreman Riggs Turning
the document oyer TO Clerk Murphy,
Judge Clemens stated that an indiet
ment had been returned by the federal
grand Jury against the United States
District Attorney. Clerk Murphy
asked Judge Ciemons II a bench war
rant should be issued for Mr. MtCarh,
to which, Judge Clemens replied;
Bench Warrant Not Required.
GA bench warrant will not be issued
as the defendant is an officer Of the
court and there is no reason 70 believe
that heiwill leave this jurisdiction. D
will sets tomorrow morning at ten
clock for the defendant TO be ar
raigned.t' }F 800 "a
Judge Clemens Also took occasion 60
caution the members of the grand jury
on the Subject Of secrecy in regard TO
everything that transpred during the
eight.dayi Investigation carried on By
that body on the McCarn-Mc Bride
row. The judge, read passages from
a number OF 9aw works on this essen
tial Of the dnties of grand incors. Il I
With these formalities the member
of the grand jury were excused FOR thr.
time being and the court proceeded b.
other work before II. There was D.
fair crowd OF spectators in the court
room during the proceedings on the
McCarns case and not a word was lost
by those present, 50 great is the inter
est WHICH has been aroused ove' th.s
cause. fG .af.
Mr.. McCarn was not present in court
at any time yesterday; it was known
that he had been in his Office on the,
floor below earlier in the morning. His
attorneys, A., $. Humphreys, w. s.
Edings,. y. Alfred Magoon, G. W. Ash.
ford and Joseph. Lightfoot, were pres.
emit during the proceedings, but no &C.
ton was taken by them. .|
Assistant District Attorney J. w.
Thompson occupied chair Mt the law
yers table. and so did Judge Alexander
Lindsay Jr., who, as special assistant
to the attorney general Of the United
States for this purpose, conducted the
investigation ofsthe McCarn Mel Bride
scrap before the federal grand jury.
wilder an Interested Spectator.
Another prominent Honolulu attorney
present during the morning session of
the court was former Associate Justice
Arthur A. Wilder of the territorial SUI
preme court 1Judge Wilder refused to
say anything on the proceedings, ALI
though he appeared DO take in the scene
with considerable interest. Attorney
Lorrin Andrews, who has been retained
as assistant. prosecutor in the assault
with deadly weapon ease against Me-.
earn in the circuit court, was eonspleu-
avg &c.," e,,,,,t :, - -.
I NY i9 ThaSios ~ n clomons had little
ats 90, NJ Ieft he bench He
sto.ry tn,yoy.r tbat ~ aid moi know
49, NJ Mrcarn INTENDED 70 do now
,hst ha bad been indicted bv The fed.
eTai grand Jury. He did not know
whether Mr.. McCarn would tender his
resignation TO the department of Jus'ice
or not. Judge Sanford b. Dole, senior
Judge Of the federal court, was IN his
Office during part of the morning, ana
although Judge Clemens was seen IN
consultation with him, he had no com.
ment TO make on the case,