The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-06-09
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Alexander Lindsay, Jr.. former cir.
Gait judge and attorney gonerai Of the
Territory, was yesterday appointed spc.
eial assistant 70 the attorney general
of the United States, with power 10
conduct and prosecute ali proceedings
before the grand jury or tho court re-.
latihg to the McCarni Mcbride difficulty
In substance, this was the purport Of
the cable message received yesterday
afternoon BY Judge Lindsay. About
noon Judge Lindsay received cable
message from Attorney General Nc.
Reynolds asking il he would accept the
position. An Affirmative reply bcina
made, the appointment was received BY
cable shortly after. ~
Special Prosecutor Lindsay was also
instructed TO take the regulation oath
of Office and to forward it to Washing
ton. The oath win DO taken tomorrow
morning and sent 10 the National CAPT.
tol BY the mail leaving on Tuesday.
Recommended By Judge.
News that Judge Lindsay would be
appointed to take charge Of tho Nc
earn investigation was first made pub
lie in The Advertiser on Friday morn
ing when it was stated that his namo
had been recommended BY Judge vii.
liam l.. Whitney, on the request MATE
10 him BY q high Army officer In Ho-,
nolulu and Judge Sanford B. Dole Of
the local federal court that Judge Whit.
ney suggest some local independent at
torpey to take up the work in this con-
nection.
When first approached on the subject
Judge Lindsay was disinclincd to accept
tho responsibility, but said he would
take up the work should he be named
He referred, however, to his association
with Attorney Claudius Mcbride in the
defense Of the Freeman-R Rosa Sylvester
conspiracy case in the federal court.
In recommending Judge Lindsay rs
a proper person to undertake the inves-
tigati0n Of the charges against MIR.
MeCarn, Judge Whifney said he know
OF Iindsug'si connectim with tho Syl-
yester case, but that Notwithstanding
this he still thought Judge Lindsay
would be the right man in the right
N@AA ANN.AAA AAAlu 1ouns
Special Assistant United States At
torney General Lindsay expects TO be-
gin bis work soon. Tuesday Of last
week, when the Territorial grand jury
took up for Investigation the charge
of assault and battery with a deadly
weapon against District Attorney Jeif
Mcoarn, only two witnesses, Attorney
Olaudius II. Mcbride and Henry Hus
mann, the latter being d young man
who claims, he wrested from Mr.. Ne.
earns hand the revolver which be is
alleged TO have drawn on Mcbride,
were before the inquisitors, the inyes-
tigation being continued thcn until next
Tuesday afternoon at two o clock.
Should tho grand jury meet again
Tuesday afternoon, 9ccording TO pro
gram, il is expected that Special Pros
ccntor Lindsay will appear to conduct
the investigation
j expect 10 receive further instv,ic-
tions from the department OF Justice
al Washington ut an early date, = said
Judge Lindsay yesterday, "and on this
account cannot say at this time what
the scope Of my work win be-"
May Be OF wide Scope.
II is thought that the charges mado
in Washington recently by former
Judge Arthur A. Wilder against tho
.district attorney viii also be referred
to Prosecutor Lindsay for investigation,
In fact, Il il believed that Mr.. Me-
earn . whole administration as district
attorney win be made thu subject OF a
searching Investigation, tina department
OF Justice VI Washington having finally
concluded that all charges sainst tho
federal Official should be looked into
When called up yesterday District At
torney Mccain assorted that he know
nothing more about Judge Lindsay's
appoiDtnient than that he had been
told that Mr.. Lindsay Ind received
tclegraphie information from Washing
ton ON the subject.
n ~ i do not dosire TO say anything at
all as have no definite news az hand, :"
was AL Nh. Mclarp had to say.
Has Faith IN Lindsay.
attorney Of Honolnlu who is close
TO District Attorney McCarn, bat who
refused TO have his name made public
Jndge Lindsay has been solicited by
the department OF justice at Washing
ton to look into the charges made
against Mr.. McIarn. All have TO say
in this connection az this time IS that
! believe Judge Lindsay TO be a good
man for tho undertaking.
Satisfaetion has been Expressed BY
all who have been seen in regard To
Judge Lindsay & selection and II is the
opinion generally in lIoholulu that the
special prosecutor will conduct with
strict importantly the work with which
he has been entrusted
Two young Filipinos arc en- route. on
the transport Sheridan, to the United
States TO take the military eonrse in