Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-01
OFFICER
in IROI|RLEFOR
VISIT AT NIGHT
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told by the Riedels, Cullen came with
. companion in an auto and attempted
70 force his way into the house.
As result of this affair, Riedel
went to the police station this morning
to swear out warrants for the arrest
of Cullen and his companion, who is
said TO be Charlie Cash, former in
mate Of the jail. Riedel and his wife
say that the ruffianly attack was an
attempt to get Riedef out Of the house
and into the auto, and to beat him
up.
AT the station Riedel was advised to
get his wife to swear to the warrants.
Meanwhile Sheriff Rose and Deputy
Sheriff Asch sent for Cullen and ques-
toned him regarding the Saturday
night incident. After their inyestiga-
ton Deputy Asch announced that Gull
len admitted visiting the Riedel home,
saying he went there to see why Rie-
del was telling all these lies about
the Jail. Joe Fern and others. After
hearing his story and considering the
matter, 1t was decided to suspend
Cullen and prefer charges against him
before the civil service commission,
with a view to his discharge.
Both Sheriff and Deputy sAsch to-
Cay strongly condemned Cullen,s ac-
ton They say it makes it look as
IL police officials might have put him
up to the attempt to assault Riedel AS
Riedel is a grand jury witness this
would be very serious matter
Riedel declares Cullen and Cash
went to his home in an auto shortly
after 10 o'clock last Saturday night
and attempted to force an entrance,
being driven off by himself. his wife
and HIS father-in-:aM Riedel suspects
that the men have been following him
at various times ever since he was
called before the grand jury to ties.
tify, and that they are attempting to
intimidate him and prevent further,
disclosures. !
He suspects also that they have
been trying to get line on the where.
abouts OF two other witnesses before
the grand jury, whose present resi-.
dence has not been made public.
IS He tells the story as follows:
'The two men who came to my
house Saturday night were Sylvester
Cullen, former guard at the jail, and
now traffic officer, and Charley Cash,
who was an inmate of the Jail. ] knew
both Of them. When was over at the
Jail Cu1lens was a guard there.
.They drove up at about 1910
o'clock and they were driving in car
No. 7S7. Their lights were out. We
were in the house, where my father.
in-law was visiting. One Of the men
in the auto called eHt Hello, Riedelri
Il called back. Who are your
Chen the man called me 4 nasty
name. We had opened the door and
the other man said to companion.
Start her up-let's beat Ill
but they didn't 60. My wife order.
ed them off the premises felt they
were there to make trouble and went
in and began ,phQning to the police.
Then Cullen got aout of the car and
came up on the porch. was still
at the telephone. My wife blocked
his way and he hit her with his elbow
struck her in the stomach. She
seized him by the neck and pushed
him of the steps.
Il had dropped the 'nnone when l
saw the man trying to get into the
house, and with my WIFE and father
in-law made the man leave the prem
ises.
"A policeman rama Up in a. very
short time not more than five
or ten minutes and he told me
then that he had seen the men leay.
ing as he was coming mp. and that
they had said, We looked after that
case all right to throw him off the
track, but he told them he had orders
to come to the house and did SO. Att
er listening to our story he advised
me to swear out warrant for the