Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-16
JEFF M'CARN ANSWERS THIELENS
CHARGES, UNFOLDING OWN ACTIONS

I fact, and do now, disbelieverhis denial
of the charges made against him by
his wife.
On the Monday following the in
terview which / had with Thielen and
DR.. Herbert, Mrs Thielen again came
to my Office and insisted that her
complaint Should be filed at once.
Through all of this time she had been,
and was then, living alone on Pacific
Heights, her husband spending his
nights. as am informed, at the Young
hotel in this city 1t seemed to me
that ample time had elapsed for these
Thielen and DR.. Herbert.
to have complied with their assurance
to me that immediate steps would be
taken to have determined Mrs THE
lens mental condition I could not,
nor can /, imagine any situation more
emergent, or which justified labor on
the Sabbath more than that OF arrtv-
ing at a conclusion whereby a friend
less. unprotected and delicate woman
might be cared for and maintained
II was not case of an OK in the
ditch. but Of a frail woman crying
niteously for help, and meeting with
no response from him whose moral
and legal duty ii was 10 protect her,
nor from him whose professional, le-
gal and official duty should have
moved him to prompt action.
Such publication as has been given
this matter has followed the mali.
cious initiative of Thielen. Not only
has he sought and ACQUIRED notoriety
through the channels OF the press, btlt
he has exhibited on the streets and I'm
other public places. Photographic
copy OF my said recGpt to MRS Thiel.
en-, malicious and i,list;iy stating that
the receipt was not, in fact, given NJ.
til March 23rd but had been written
by me on that date and ante-dat.ad rs
of March 18th. 1914. In furtherance OF
some sort OF scheme to deceive and to
defraud, and threatened to shcw to
certain members of the trial jury In
The case Of the United States VS..
Bower, then on trial In the II. 5. DIS |
trict Court at. Honolulu, said recent
and supplement- the same with his said
malicious and false statement, with
the avowed intention of preindicing
said jurors against the government IN
said case, and of discrediti:lg me as
its representative. j
In conclusion. Sir, / desire to ex-
press my appreciation of the opportun-
ity which has been afforded me oil
making this statement, and shall be
glad to supplemental with such other
matter within my lsr owledge, as may
be required by yoa, t. further elar-
fly the situation. II wish 1t distinctly
understood, however, that my unequi-
vocal position is that / have the legal,
moral and ethical right to accept Sc
euTity for fees or any other debt due
me, and that any question as to tie |
kind of security which may choose |
to accept is one solely for my deter
mination. knowfof no rule of the |
American Bar Association or of any1
other bar association, which would
treat such a transaction as dishonor-l
able, unprofession or unethical |
and / wish to say Furthermore, and
to say it as earnestly as can, that
even if Thielen's statements were all
true, which / emphatically deny, /
have yet to understand that 1t is the ],
duty of an attorney who is prepar.
ing to bring suit. for plaintiff, to-
listen to the appeals from the defend
ant, or the testimony of his witnesses,
end it is my opinion that If had re-
fused to represent this most unfor-
tunate woman, simply ON the appeal
and partisan statements of Thielen
and his witness, DIR. Herbert, after
she had been brutality treated and
cruelty neglected, ! should be stricken
from the list of those attorneys who
ought to be, allowed to practice before :
any reputable court :" Il