The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-01-06
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lob uaE -. - Ia. -. NI..N
'VVu " ii" ~. '"H' y
was through breekons. l VIII say that
the deputy county attorney could have
done just as wen ms did Breckons al
cost of over $1,000 replied Carl.
smith. ''The attorney general and his
two assistants could have done just as
well. No fine detective work and no
fine legal services have been performed
by Breckons that be win ever care to
remember
''The attorney general said his de-
partment had so much work that il
could not handle the commission s
work, y said Elliot.
Did the commission apply to the
county attorneys department ~ asked
Carlsmith.
No, we were under suspicion" in
terposed Heen.
Kealoha Defied Them.
"There was inst ona matte. ,,h;.h
came nm, which Sean;rad soms sb;I;tv J,
continued Carlsmitb ,,Tbat gas tbs
r,,,aaehS, -, 20 ilaai.h re-. ~ ~
nSsIv wrnmn M 1 Una o,,.,,,i - was opNi !
sco,e ~ in5;etman,s agai. .iI ~, w" $3.50
~ anowea ~ .ramaS, " - tss hnn. snou,S
nnn,hos 30 20 saas a. ~ sne yo au
;,r,eaS. soou. si'i M sis s,'. tne
..;iI y, ~ ., papei ine Peii.ion -
sin ~ ny = 4 ene eosi' uoeEet, anu
n ..,s s - peins uone 70 ~. unaer'
s .sii spat ~ "ili nOt holu water, any
way heslona was tne only man OF
sne ios WY sSi ueiy you 10 uy
me, snu nc 10 as Tree touay as is any
oneI 81 you 4
- unuer ponui renlhned
'uuge wise.
tnat may DC, auultted Carl
suitn, put : understand tnat ne does
not expect 70 go 70 jan. TAKE the
matter OF Norman Lyman, who dened
the commission to put him in jail. The
grand jury was advised that IL couln
lndiet Lyman for a certain crime, and
he showed Immediately that the indict-
ment was insutheient, and hewent free.
He now has another indictment against
him, but that he is not likely ever to
see his case reach the jury is the state.
ment of those who know most about
the case.
For the $4,000 what is there to
showl We went into the expenditure
Of the 100000 blindly, and now we
should spend the $4,000 with full know.
ledge. If Field undertook originally to
do the job for $4,000, and he win now
not promise to finish it for $4,000. .sf-
ter he has already worked on il for
many months, then ] say that he does
not know his business.
heard with surprise that the com;
missioners had drawn full per diem
Tor each day of a month with thirty
one days, IL is small matter, but be-
fore we set ourselves up against the
county officers with charges of graft,
we should see to il that we are clean
ourselves. Don't let II be said that
we are as inefficient as they are. There
ls more than a suspicion of extrava-
gnnee on the part Of the commission,
and therefore ] shall vote against the
NOTION. | don Z object to the audit
The supervisors do not object TO the
audit, but some Of us do object TO
waste and the useless expenditure of
county money. Ri s,,. \
lit seems strange to me that so
many people have watched this going
On for eight or nine months, and that
'nly now we near TINS howl about ex.
SAID Judge Wise. 1t
seems as II there was lack OF nerve
Nhlch caused people to refrain from
'peaklng out. ~
wise added that he thought 1t extra.
'agant Tor the commission to pay its
500 month, when the
pest stenographer IN the Islands,
ady whom ne named, was getting only
pl 20 Furthermore. when Miss Dwight
lult the commission, It had been able
% get along with lady who was get
ing only Sfo' Breekons was probably
worth sow a month, provided he gave
me commission ms run time, out half
us time had been devoted to outside
natters' heen mad secured the graft
'ase CONVICTIONS IN hona, and he could
DroDaDly nave done so IN HIlo. even
.hcusn ~ was possible that Breekons
'ePutallon might nave frightened some
y, ;, TIE detendants' into pleading guilty.
me SoVo salary PAD Freld was not too
ho.h, II ne was competent WISE OBJ,
Seted 10 fleid $ self advertising: but
, nneh many good people had that fault.
" se> would Note Tor the motion ..----
Holmes Favors Mo. ion. :,
= shall vote for the motion" said
Holmes. 81 have full confidence in the
commissioners, and they should be al,
owed to continue as they have been
,olng on. .. ... .a /
Wright moved to amend the, motion