The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-07
MTIlRN DEFEh6s
HIMSELF At HOME
Federal DistriOts Attorney Con
tinues HiE Argument in
Nashville Newspaper.

,Resuming the argument Of bis ease
through the press Of his home city,
United States District Attorney Nc.
earn Of Honolulu, in long article pub.
lished it the Nashville Banner Of Nash
vile, Tennessee, Of juno IL, declares
that he has been completely indicated
Of The charges made against him by
"potty criminals" and the Glarge in.
terests that feel they would rest better
IL I were not in this Territory His
letter and the fun text of the decision
Of the supreme court in the proceed.
ing in which he was charged with nal.
practise aud unprofessional conduct are
printed in full In the Banner, under
the healing JEFF Mccarn Justified. !"
His letter follows:
Honolulu, T. IT,, June 9, 1914.
The Nashville Banner, Nashville, Ten.
nessee-Gentlemen ] noticed refer
ehee Ia recent issue Of your paper
TO an effort that had been made here
TO have me disbarred, and in view of
the fact that your information was
obtained from one of the unfriendly
papers here, / was done an injustice
BY the publication. One would infer
from the newspaper report that while
the attorney general Of this Territory
had dismissed the charges that had been
made against me as unfounded, vet his
opipion did not entirely clear me of at
least negligence in the matter.
81 know that you are disposed to
treat me with the utmost fairness and
to give me little more than my share
Of your space in order to protect mo
from the assaults that are being made
upon me here. ], therefore, ask that
You Immediately publish the opinion of
the Supreme Court Of this territory in
that case. The truth is l have been
assaulted from every angle-not only
FROM the petty criminals but by the
large interests that feel they would
rest better if / were not in this ter
ritory, Their assaults, however, havr
boon made upon me indirectly, but
none the less forcefuIy. A former
Judge rof the supreme Court has beeii
for weeks maintained in Washington
for the purpose Of procuring my re
nioyaf. He has not yet succeeded. Disc
against me two or three months ago by
"a disreputable friend of the criininsl
element. The attorney general of this
territory is somewhat under tho infiu-
ence of my political enemies and while
he dismissed the charges, his report to
the supreme Court was couched in such
language as / considered offensive.
While he found me not guilty Of any
willful OF malicious misconduct he fath
Ter indicated by his opinion that should
have been more careful. / thereupon
moved the Supreme Court TO strike his
report from the files and make thor
ough and complete investigation Of all
the facts 10 ascertain whether or not
j had been guilty Of either improper
conduct or negligent conduct. The
supreme Court examined the entire roe.
ord and while refusing to strike his re-
port from the files, because they held
that would leave the record incomplete,
a reading of the opinion Of that court
iwill show that was not only vindis
Gated bat my course approved by the
Supreme Court
This Is only one Of tho many SIS
saults that have been made upon me,
and ! hope to be able to get through
all of Them with equal success. = Z
The opinion Of the Supreme Court
which I would ask YOU TO publish is
herewith enclosed. Thanking you for
your courtesy in this matter. j am,
Respectfully. ..
fE HJEFE M,CARN - .