Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-08
Investigation of Waikiki Inr
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. ilnuendoes and suggestive yer.
bal filings had been voiced already
during the short hearing TO bring the
audience in the senate chamber n
the keen edge Of interest But the
commissioners. after whispering
back and forth for a few minutes in
a highly mysterious way. decided to
let the case 90 for awhile. though
many witnesses were on hand to give
their stories. 1t was not explained at
the hearing why the delay was neces-
sary.
The senate chamber was fairly we'll
filed when the hearing began at 4
o'clock. John T. SCully. manager of
Waikiki Inn. and his attorney, Z, c.
Peters, occupied rear seats and a
number of men present appeared to
be ready to testify on behalf of
Sculiy. 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 given 4
chance. DR.. John w. Wadman, SUI
perintendent OF the Anti-Saloon
League; George w. Patty. agent of the
league, and l.. Andrews. attorney who
other case before the commission,
and who also has recently appeared
on behalf of anti-salOon workers, were
interested spectators. Several men,
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"
Three-cornered Repartee.
With all this array, the commits
sioners, after hearing piece of three
cornered repartee between License
Inspector Fennell. Attorney Peters
and Kiley, decided not to go further
into the case until formal charges are
preferred. -.
However, during the short time
the matter was up some interesting
and at times diverting statements
were made. ... T..
Chairman Castle opened the sub.
ject by saying that one thing the
commission wished to hear about was
an alleged Incorporate attack by tele.
phone on License Inspector Fennell.
The commissioners wished to get
some light on the story that one
morning about 2 or $3.50 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
teIephoning, Kiley said that he him.
self was upstairs in bed at the time
but that at was common talk around
the place afterward that Scully did
the telephoning." He said he could
not recognize Scully's voice at tho
telephone, but if Mr.. Scully wants
to disguise his voice." Kiley went on,
"all he has to do Is to stick a 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.
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. . 49,"
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
thereupon made some disparaging re-
marks about the absense of these
witnesses, and Fennell, his voice no.
ticeably shaking, said something that
sounded very like, Yes. there's been
some funny business about this and
you know what it isl"
Chairman Castle poured oil CT the
troubled waters with a quiet remark
to-