Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-12
BOND NOT
REQUIRED
OF McCARN
ATaignment in Circuit Court to
Answer to Indictment
Brings Arguments
PHALANX OF LAWYERS
FOR u. S. ATTORNEY
Official Given Until Monday
Morning to Plead to Assault
With Weapon Charge

United States District Attorney
Jeff McCarn, held on an Indictment
charging assault with deadly weap
on upon Claudius Mcbride, the Hilc
attorney, was released cP his own
recognizance by Judge Robinson OF
the circuit court before whom ne ap
peared for arraignment this morning
Mr.. McCarn was accompanied by q
phalanx of ATTORNEYS, A. s. Htrnph,
reys, ]. Lghtfoot, ]. Alfred Magoon
VIM. s.. Edings and G. w. Ashford, all
Of whom were entered as attorneys
Of record for the defendant Deputy
City and County Attorney A. m.
Brown represented the territory, and
Attorney L. Andrews appeared In the
interests Of Mr.. Mcbride,
After the reading of the indictment
hot argument followed on the ques.
tion OF bond. MagooB asserting Il
was the duty OF the couis.s ii view OF
the defendants position in the terri.
tory, TO release him or Lis own recog-
nizance. While Brown agreed to
waive the right to insist upon a bond
being put up. Andrews took another
view Of the matter and declared that
a fair and reasonable bond should be
required, for the sake Oh precedent II
for no other reason.
Attorney Magoon's main argument
was that by requiring an undertaking
from the district ATTORNEY, the latter
would be humiliated and handicapped
in performing his official duties.
sHe is coordinate part of this
government declared Magoon, "and
1t would be wrong TO tic his hand by
requiring q bond. and tn embarrass
him unnecessarily.
The court ruled, after half hours
,argument. that the defendant should
be released on HIS own fecognizance; !;
and on the request Of Hnmphfeys ne
was given unto $50 o'clock Monday
morning to plead 70 the indictment
A stenographic report of striking.
points In the hearing follows:
Humphreys. II appear for the de-
fendent N this matter and ask that
Atkofneys Liehtfoot, MaSoon, Edings
ana Ashford BE entered en- the record
as attorneys associated with me In
the defense. We waive the reading
of the indictment"
Judge Robinson: I'VE will proceed
in the regular way with the reading
of the indictment"
Brown reads indictment.
Humphreys II ask trat we DC Civ.
en- until Monday in which to plead to
this Indictment
Brown; THE prosecution Is will
ing to waive bail in this case.
After Mr.. Brown had made this
statement an argument opened parti.
cipated In by Attorneys Humphreys
and Magoon on one site and L. An
drews on the other, which did not
end for fifteen minuteG, the court a.;
nally holding that pail should not be
required In this case. The argument
began In this way:
No Special Privileges. IA
Judge Robinson: Every courtesy
viii be extended to any Ind every citi.
zen of the United States coming be.
fore this court. but speciai privileges
will be accorded to no one"
Magoon: Il wish to say that what,
ever the district attorney does, Mr..
McCarn stands before this court as
the United States district attorney, q
coordinate branch Of rhis govern.
ment j say, Your Honor, you can
not disassociate Mr.. McCarn from his
capacity as such district attorney He
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