Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-24
THOMAS ARRIVES
TO HANDLE WORK
FOR JEFF M'CARN
San Francisco Assistant Will
Assume District Attorneys
Duties for 60 Days

my instructions are to come to Ho-
nolulu and take charge of the district
attorneys Office for so days.
NJ. A. Thomas. chief regular assist
ant to the district attorney of San
Francisco. thus explained his mission
to Hawaii few moments after he ar
rived on the steamer Sierra this morn
ing, in company with Mrs. Thomas.
Thirty-six hours before the Sierra
sailed from the coast for Hawaii, he
says, the district attorneys Office in
San Francisco received a telegraph
dispatch from the attorney-general in
Washington, ID. c., containing instruc-
tons to send representative to Homo
lulu to take charge OF the local district
attorneys Office during the absence OF
JEFF Mccarn. Notwithstanding the
brief notification, Mr. Thomas was Sc
lected by the district attorney of San.
Francisco for the work, and sailed on
the Sierra.
Other than to take charge of the
acknowledgements Office for so days."
Mr.. Thomas says that he has received
70 instructions from the attorney-gen-
eral regarding the nature of his work
here. He further says that he has not
been authorized to make any investi-
cations or to handle any matters other
than the routine duties Of the local
Office
my instructions explain why am
here" said Mr. Thomas, "and / believe
they Gear up any mystery as far as
! am concerned"
Informed as to the mystery" here re-
garding Mr.. McCarn's trip to Washing
ton, and the rumors of his having been
removed which were connected with it,
Mr.. Thomas said that a similar mys-
terry had prevailed in San Francisco,
and had been made much of by the
there. Mr.. Thomas added
that he was introduced to Mr.. McCarn
while the latter was in San Francisco
en- route to Washington, and had con-
versed with him for perhaps minute.
Mr.. Thomas was met on the steamer
outside the harbor by Foster Davis,
deputy clerk of the district court.
Later, ]. w. Thompson, assistant dis
trict attorney, called on him at the
Young hotel. where the two conyersed
for some time regarding the work of
the local Office.
81 am going to get right to work and
run the district attorneys office for 60
days. laughed Mr.. Thomas; and he
did. Shortly after 8 o'clock, with coat
Of and shirt sleeves rolled up, he was
seated at Mr.. McCarn's desk porting
over a mass of papers and cores
pondence. He attended session OF
he Ed .wf ~ n, '0lr on n.
shortly after conferred with Judge.
Sanford B. Dole. ~ s,sa
Mr.. Thomas Is connected with the
district attorneys office in San Fran
cisco in the capacity of chief regular
assistant, there being three regular
assistants and one special assistant.
He is about 80 years old, has a strong
and a legal experience
which makes him well qualified for the
position which he now holds. He has
)reetised law in San Francisco since
1906 and, pricr to entering the district
lttorneys Office, was affiliated with the
aw firm of Barrett and Thomas.
It was learned from good authority
his morning, that for some time past,
Assistant District Attorney Thompson
las been informed of the nature OF
dr. Thomas mission to Honolulu,
which information came to him in the
orm of cablegram from the attorney
yereral's Office in Washington, ID. C.
I is said that the information in the
was to the effect that Mr..
Thomas was coming here to take
;harge of the district attorneys Office
Until the disposition of the McCarn
asses. sl So
Mr. Thomas said this morning that
lie is not entirely a stranger In Homo
niu, although this is his first trip here. Z
lie is an intimate friend of Attorney
/. d. I.arnach, they having attended
university together.