The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-16

/ ~ 1on are hereby appointed special
assistant to the attorney general and
empowered to conduct and prosecute
all proper PROCEEDINGS before grand
juries or the courts in respect to mat
tiers relating to or growing out Of re-
cent assault by one Mcbride upon
United States attorney in federal build
ing. Your compensation will be deter,
mined by the attorney general upon
completion Of the service. Before en-
tering upon your duties execute and
mail to me the statutory oath. ~. @.
McReynolds, attorney general of the
United States, in cable message to
Alexander Lindsay Jr., dated June G.
81 have cabled Alexander Lindsay
Jr. appointment as special assistant Co
the, attorney general to conduct all
necessary proceedings connected with
assault upon McCarn. Attorney Cen
eral McReynolds to Federal Court
Judges Sanford b. Dole and Charles
+. Clemons, by cable dated June 9.
Out Of several dozen cable messages
which have been exchanged between
Honolulu and Washington anent the
late lamentable Mccafn- McBfide epi-
sode, which resulted in the arrest Of
United States District Attorney Jeff
McCarn on May 5 last ON charge Of
assault with a deadly weapon upon AZ
torney Claudius H. Mcbride. the Hilo
lawyer, and more recently in the indict-
ment Of this federal official by the ter
ritorial grand jury for the alleged OF.
Tense, the two cable messages given
above are very pertinent.
Messages Kept Secret.
While attention was called to the
subject matter Of these cables in The
Advertiser ON Thursday morning. It has
not been generally known that Judge
Lindsay has been Instructed to prose.
cute Mcbride for an assault on McCarih
These cables make this plain. This was
kept secret until yesterday, and the
public has been all this time under the
impression that the 'fshoe was on the
other foot
Reference was made by Judge Charlss
~ Clemens on "Wednesday morning in
open court to the cable message from
the attorney general to the federal
judges, but the fact that il was intend.
ed to prosecute Mcbride and not Nc
earn was guardedly kept from the
knowledge OF the press and the public.
Clerk A. H. Murphy Of the federal court
was instructed TO file the cable and
make its contents a part Of the court
minutes as Of June 5. When he asked
the presiding judge IL the cable could
be given TO the press, Mr.. Murphy was
told not to do So
RumoTs have been circulated that
the district attorney has gloated over
the fact that in this whole business the
press has been hoodwinked. In Ger.
tain quarters ID Is stated that Mr.. Me-
earn has been most hitter aud that his
language has been both unc0uth and nm
complimentary In his references to the
press, the members Of the territorial
grand jury and Attorney Lorrin Ans
drews, whose name was yesterday en-
tered Of record as assisting the prosecu.
tion in the circuit court.
Resented by Governor.
ID is known that an attempt was
made to approach the Governor to the
end that he should exert his influence
SO that the territorial grand Jury should
keep its bands OF the Mccarn- Mcbride
difficulty. This fell Nat, according To-
the story told, the Governor refusing
absolutely to be drawn into the scrap
in any manner, whatever. It Is said
that he told the McCarn supporter in
this particular ease that he would main
tain the same neutral attitude he had
taken from the start. When asked yes
terday as TO this, Governor Pinkhan
refused entirely TO discuss the subject.
81 No man can draw me into this.
squabble,'' said the Governor, "and !
refuse 20 have anything 10 say one way
or the other on the subject ~. Il
Wireless instructions were sent yes.
terday morning to Deputy Marshal Da-
vid X. Sherwood to subpoena and bring
to Honolulu Mrs. Mime Peters. This
makes Eve witnesses from Hilo who are
being brought down tomorrow morning
by sherwood TO appear before the fed
eral grand jury ON Monday morning on
the Mecarn Mcbride Investigation.
They were all witnesses for the pTosecu
tion, which was conducted BY ftf. Me-
earn, against freeman and Rosa Syl-
vester on the criminal conspiracy ease
which recently resulted in mistrial in
the federal court