The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-05-01
Graft PROBE IS
NEARING IN END.
Williamson and Long Leave for
Hilo for Possible Last
Hearing by Board.

William Williamson and Ella A. G..
Long, members Of the Hilo-Hawaii
graft commission, appointed by the last
legislature to investigate the status Of
the finances Of the county Of Hawaii,
left yesterday for Hilo by the steamer
Matsonia They will be met at Ililo
BY the third member of the eonnmission,
Or. Harold B. Elliott, who is chairman
Upon the assembling Of the commits
sion at Hilo an effort will be made TO
Wind up and bring to close the affairs
Of the organization and to begin the
preparation Of report for presentation
TO the Governor. The report may be
prepared at any time, the commission
not being required TO do an within a
lspecified date. II is, however, expected
that the commission will finally finish
/ its work and have its report ready to
die with the Governor by june 30.
CONTRARY 10 expectations, Attorney
Robert w. iBreckons did not 20 to lHilo
yesterday. When seen yesterday after.
noon, Mr.. Breckons stated that he had
no call TO 90 with the commissioners
10 the Big Island capitol The dirty
Of conducting the prosecution in the
many criminal cases arising from tile
Investigations Of the commission has
fallen mostly on Breck0nsi shoulders.
He was, however, assisted to consid.
cradle extent by the attorney general IS
department and the Office of the county
aftofney Of Hawaii.
The work of the commission Is prdc-
tically finished, and the members be-
lieve they have brought to book nearly
al The alleged grafters whose trifling
with the finances Of the county amount
cd 10 about 100000 Ia round Aenyes.
As a result Of the commission = work
there are now In Jail Charles X. Ma.
euire, former nuditor OF the county;
William Purdy, who represented the
district Of Hamakua in the board Of
Supervisors; Rufus A. Lyman Jr., dep.
uty county clerk and secretary and
member of the Hawaii board Of license
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, and number Of minor
ohetals in different parts of the county.
/ Although as many us seventeen in
ldictments were found against Super
visor John A. KeHloha of Hilo by the
East Hawaii grand jury as result of
the disclosures made by the graft com
mission, Kenloha has so far succeeded
lin Keeping out Of Jail, although he was
recently convicted on one charge he
lfors q trial jury at Hilo. An appeal,
ION exceptions, was taken TO the su.
preme conrt on the ground. mainly,
that the grand jury which indicted Ke.
aloha had been illegally constituted.
4, Argument i'm this case was heard yes
j terday before the supreme court, at the
ilconclnsion of which the case was sub.
United. A decision is expected soon
and on this hangs the fate Of KealOha
whose actions during his BRIEF term OF
office have been the talk Of the Terri.
tory. from Pun Poo Point, on Kauai
TO ka Lac Point, on Hawaii.
@There is now before the supreme
court, also, a petition asking for the
Impeachment of Kealoha, but this has
not been pressed to a conclusion. since
Iit lis expected that the criminal ease
which the eonft heard yesterday will
upon q decision being given, dispose
OF all questions In regard to Mr.. Ike
4 aloha, insofar as his present term OF
Office as a Hawaii county supervisor Il
concerned A
The case yesterday was argued in
the supreme court by leslie p. Scott
deputy attorney general, for the Ter
lritnry and Attorney Claudius II. Me
Bride, representing Kealoha. "a ~
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