The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-31
HAS Confidence
IN HIS FRIENDS
Mccarn Feels Certain His Sup
porters in Washington Will
Remain Loyal to Him.
trrom wedneaday Adyertiser. J

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No Albert, either IN washington
or In hell, can convince me that any
friend Of mine in washington has gone
back on me. No man who has ever
known me for friend has yet gone
back on me. This statement was made
BY United States Diskfict Attorney Nc
earn yesterday. He leaves this morn,
ing on the steamer Matsonia, bound for
the national capital to hold a confer
enee with AttOrney General Mercy
n0lds. 40 Mr.. McCarn denied strongly
that bis visit has anything to do with
his personal difficulties In Honolulu,
adding that tho purpose of his visit
is TO consult on matters of much great.
or Importance.
~ have not bought % round-trip
ticket, y added Mr.. Mccain, t'but l
am leaving my family here and in
tend to return even II / am compelled
10 swim.'s
Mr. McCarn did not state how long
he intends TO be absent and refused
absolutely TO discuss the nature Of the
business that is calling him to the
mainland
Cases to Be Continued.
At hearing before Judge Clemens
in the Federal Court yesterday the
question Of whether District Attorney
JEFF McCarn is TO be tried first by the
territorial or federal court on the
charges of assault with deadly weap.
on on Claudius Mcbride, was left op n
for decision after the return of Mr.. Me-
earn from Washington.
A continuance will be granted in the
federal court ease which had been set
for August 10. This action was taken
upon the suggestion Of Alexander Lind
say Jr, special assistant TO the attor-
ney general, who has been selected to
conduct the case for the government.
A motion by J Lightfoot, attorney
for Mr.. McCarn, to strike from the
files Of the federal court suggestions
for record fled by A. NJ. Brown, see
ond deputy city and county attorney,
requesting that the territorial case be
brought to trial first on similar charges,
was denied by Judge Clemens.
The motion fled by Attorney Light
foot was based upon the fact that A.
M. Brown is not a party in the above
entitled court and cause and is with,
out authority to file the document rc
ferred to or any other document in the
case under consideration Mr. Nc
earn IS attorney entered strenuous oh.
lection to the presence of attorneys
Brown and Lorrin Andrews, the latter
assisting Mr.. Brown in the presentation
of his petition. ,gs.j3 WI .,,l .
The judge ended the argument by
calling attention to the fact that there
were three parties to the hearing then
being conducted. .ts HeHaHr Afts ".
McCarn and his attorneys, he classed
as one party, special prosecutor Lind.
say as another party, and Mr.. Brown
and his assistants, representing the Ter,
ritory, as the third party. Should Mr.,
Lindsay have any assistants they would
be classed with the second party. ..H
Judge Clemens stated that he had
considered the case with Judge Dole
and that they had agreed not to drop
the charges. He was in accord with
Mr. Lindsay that the trial should be de-
ferred until the return of Mr.. McCarn
from Washington, and that he would re
consider the motion Of Mr.. McCarn s
attorney at that time if desired. a..
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