Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-10
|KINGSBURY Will
TOMORROW,
SAY HIS FRIENDS
Maui Judge Expected to Ap-
pear Voluntarily to answer
Charges lust Filed

n y
Judge Selden B. Kingsbury OF Maui.
Eegalnst whom serious charges have
been preferred by Eugene Murphy, the
WaiIuku attorney, Ii expected to at.
| rive here tomorrow morning, volun-
tariiy appearing before Chief Justice
A. @. NJ. Robertson to make answer
to the accusations that have been
brought against him, and ask that an
Investigation be made into the af-
fairs OF his court. Friends Of Judge
Kingsbury in the city make this state
meft today.
Justice Robertson has not. so far
taken any action that IL known on
the charges. He was occupied this
morning with arguments on q petit
fion for restraining order IN the Re.
walo reclamation project. But while
no action has been taken on the Muir
ply charges, the business of Deputy
County Attorney Vincent here has be
come complicated, 80 complicated that
he does not know whether he win be
able 70 leafe for Wailuku on the
next fteAfner or whether he VIII be
redulftd TO stay here and start
mandaipus proceedings against Judge
Kineshnry.
Vincent came here TO urge the at.
tornay-general to force Judge Kfngs
bury TO issue a mittimus In the case
of. Mary Ann Peters, who was sen.
tenced some time ago, but who has
not been confined In Jail AS a re-
suit Of vincent's visit here. IA wireless
message was sent to the judge yes.
terday afternoon by the attorney
general instructing him to issue the
niittimus; and reply TO this mes
sage was received by the attorney
general stating that the mittimus had
been issued. But this morning Vim
cent received wirelessIrom County
Attorney Case asserting that the NIT
tinlus had not been issued
The deputy county attorney Is wait
ing for a second wireless. and II this
confirms the information contained
in the first. he is said to be ready to
start mandamus proceedings at once
thargese Are Explicit.
One of the charges made against
Judge Kingsbury is that he caused the
county to pay the attorney fee incur
red by him in habeas corpus pro-
ceeding before the supreme court. The
fee, which was paid to the firm of
Holmes, Stanley & Olson, amounted to
$50, and was paid by warrant author
lied by the Judge, on the county OF
Maui, It is alleged. Attorney Murphy
holds that this is q clear case Of mall
feasance, as the county authorities had
not given him permission to employ
private counsel In the case at the cost
OF the county. So. .-.'gs oE -
The case OF Lucy Akiona All Sam,
which has attracted the attention of
The supreme court before, is brought
up again as the basis of charge. The
person was a delinquent child and was
confined in the Malulani hospital.
Judge Kingsbury, in an affidavit, Is
declared to have denied that. he took
any action In the case, or was con-
cerned in the removal of the girl. A
certified copy of this affidavit is filed
With counter one made by Sister He
lene of the hospital, who swears that
the child was pl.ced In the hospital at
the instance and under the direction
of Judge Kingsbury.
Attorney Murphy wishes the su-
preme court to investigate into his
charges. If he refuses, he says he will
90 on Washington and there prose- |
cute his case against the Judge, who.
he says, he will get"
The payment of the $50 attorney fee |
aud the affidavit in the Lucy Akiona
All Sam case seems to make up the |
gist of the charges. Murphy brands !
the $50 transaction as a misappropria-
ton of county funds to the judges own
personal uses, and the other as an af-
fidayit untrue in many of its affirma-
tons.