Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-14
DENIES
Being DETAINED
ON HEARINGDAY
No Agreement Made to Sup
press Testimony, He Says;
Was Hunting PoacherS

John H. Fischer who WAS alleged tC
have been spirited" away from q
meeting Of the liquor board IN June
1914. declared upon examination In the
John r. Scully-WfllmOt r. Chiffon
conspiracy case today that he entered
into no agreement WIKI the defendants
or anytne else whereby his testimony
hcfOre the liquor board, relative to an
application Of the erstwhiie Waikiki
Inn for d second-class permit, would
be suppressed.
Fischer declared, upon cross exam
inatiOn, that he could have returned tO
Honolulu from the other side of the
island and testified before the liquor
hoard. He declared that he had mad
no understanding with SCully whereby
he was 70 stay away from the meeting
Of the board He also alleged that he
had had no talks with Scully on the
matter
Explaining why he went over to Kali
lua and Vicinity on the morning Of the
day OF the meeting, Fischer stated that
he was to assist certain police officers
IN looking for dove poachers. Chiffon
and Mounted Officer J. b. Kramer told
linn that this was the purpose of the
trip, he added.
Chiffon told Fischer, the witness al
legged, that he would return to Homo
lulu from the windward side at about
] 80 o'clock in the afternoon, as he
wanted to attend a baseball game.
When the pcacher hunters got to the
other side they separated. Chiffon and
fn nd
tains and Fischer and the other mem
hers OF the parry went down toward
the rice fields, at Chilton's direction,
said Fischer
Said They Got Lost.
The reason that the party did not
return to Honolulu at 1880 O'Clock was
that Chiffon and the chauffeur claimed
that they had gotten lost in the hills,
and that Chinese had finally direct
ed them back to the trail. Fischer
testified that the party then got into
the automobile and went to kaneohe
Fischer and Chiffon both telephoned
TO Honolulu, he added. AS It was then
nearly dark, Officer Kramer suggested
that the party return to Honolulu by
way of Haleiwa. This was done. i
Il had no understanding with any
one that was to stay away from the
meeting of the board Fischer testi-
fled, in substance. Before we left
Honolulu on Monday, June 20, did not
see Liquor License Inspector Fennel
either at the dispensary or at the po-
lice station 3 e = y !.
At the conclusion of Fischer's testi-
nj
the counsel for the DEFENSE, moved to-
strike out all the testimony of License
Inspector W. P. FenneIl relative to any
declarations made by Scnlly to FenaeH
in the high sheriff's office at, the jail
few months ago, regarding any allegS
ed transaction tending toward a pur
ported conspiracy.
Sent Hunting Poaehers.
Police Officer Kramer testified that
he was unable to attend the meeting
OF the liquor board ON June %, 1914
as a witness from the fact that he
was on special duty around the is
land" He said he had received the
orders from Police Captain Duke 'ka-
hanamoku and that he was to assist
other officers in loox:ng for dove
poachers. 1t was at his suggestion,
he added, that the party continued
around the island before returning to
Honolulu.
. Fischer and myself both objected to
the proposition when 1t was first men
toned" said Kramer, but later, as it
was getting dark, said that we might
as wen go around the island and make
a night Of it."
Inspector Fennell was recalled to the
stand and was asked 10 60 over the
which occurred between
him and Scully at Oahu Prison few
months ago in the presence of U. S,
Marshal J. J=Smiddy.
The inspector reiterated statements
made by him yesterday to the effect
that he told Scully that he would use
his influence with the board of liquor
license commissioners to secure len
iency for Seully, provided Scully
''Coughed up" by permission OF the city
and county attorneys office.
Marshal Smiddy. called as witness.
alleged that Scully had made no con-
ession to Fennel at the prison.
81 consider that what Scully said to
Fennel was not in the nature Of con.
fessiOn," the marshal added "Scully
said that he did not care TO answer
any questions except with the permits
sion of the city and county attorneys
office"