The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-12-25
PROPERTY WAS INVOLVED
iND0YLE PROSECUTIONS
Grand Jury May Inquire Into Jeff
Mccarn's Alleged Posses
sion Of Instrument


United States District Attorney JET
McCarn has been thrown suddenly on
the defensive in the investigation by
the territorial grand jury into the al
legged conspiracy 'tto beat him nn. =
Unless apparently authoritive re-
ports are untrue, that inquisitorial
body's guns Of inquiry have now been
trained upon McCarn himself over his
alleged possession Of $3.50 auto
piano and cut glass of indifferent cal
ne, once the property of Joseph A.
Doyle, and later the subject Of a police
court replevin suit instituted by a
Dpvle for the ownership of the prop
erty. n
Investigation Is Undertaken
This new investigation has already
heen undertaken, II is said, an accuse
tion having been made to some of tho
Jurors by a witness in the conspiracy
case that the piano and cut glass were
delivered r. the home Of the district
attorney February 8 by the Union
Pacific Transfer Companv. white Che
replevin case was still on appeal.
One of the sensational features W
connection with this grand jury probe
is that IL win be directed, Il is said
to throw light on the circumstances
surrounding the dismiesal Of the fonr
criminal cases against Doyle and his
wife by MeCarn, which happened a..
most coincidentally with the dismissal
Of the appeal in the repleviD suit. al
though the piano and cut glass bad re-
posed in the McCarn household for
some months. Both dismissals were
made this month.
Full Report Expected
So far the Grand Jury Is said 10
have made but a brief Investigation
into the case. its plan being 10 take
II up when 1t meets in January, and
then make n Teport ON this and the
conspiracy ease as the same time.
Bv the dismissal Of the appeal, the
piano and cut glass were deereed not
TO belong TO DOYLE. Edna Doyle and
Mrs. Mary Ferguson, were the plain
tiffs In the ease, the former alleging
the ownership Of the property by gift
from her former husband. Joseph Doyle.
At the Office of the Union Pacific
Transfer Company, ID was said that
some time hefore February 5, Edna
noyle called there-wbere the property
was hiring held in storage left
word that II should he turned over to
either McCarn or G. w Ashford
On February 5, said Edward A. lac.
OLSON. president and MANAGER OF the
I trnpsfer eompany, McCarn called there.
paid a Ave dollar storage fee, and had
the piarn stool. records AMI ent glass
sent TO his house, where 1t is asserted,
/ II is now.
Letter written To Doyle
Iu noIle pyossine the caFes, Mccaru
II said 70 have written letter 10
DOYLE exnlaiuino that his action had
/ no connection with the disposition OF
the reoleyip suit. !.
1t IL on this point that the i1veftira.
zion ~ the grand jury win turn, It Il
declared.
In some respeets this ease appears
I TO resemble the Thielen difm0nd r'nl
embarrassment which Mecarn suffer
ed several months AGO. Friends OF
Me- arm say be must have taken The
property as a fee.
For several days rumors' have beer
heard about town hinting that another
scandal was about 10 break against
4 the district attorney. Yesterday 4
aevelered that those renorts must hsy'
origipated from the Grand Jury room
Doyle Gases Nolle Pressed
4 The Doyle criminal cases, several j.
rumber end complicated and inyolvei
IN nature, were before the federa
court of and on for several months
J, aud -four were hangino FIRE " tNe carli
y part OF December when MeCarn sud
denly nolle pressed them. n
At the FIRST Doyle trial, which was o.
. statutory charge, there was mis-
trial lie was found not gu'ltv wheI
the ease WIS herd again, From tina
time on the district attorney withheld
from pressing any Of the charge
! against the man.