Honolulu star-bulletin., 1915-12-22
BOXING Will BE
ALLOWED Within
LIMITS OF Law
New District Attorney Says
Exhibitions Can Be Legal;
No Prize Fights T. : +. :.

81 am not in favor of conducting
the local United States district court
as police court" declared Horace w.
Vaughan this morning, a few moments
after he was sworn in as u. S. district
attorney to hold that Office until such
vacancy shall be filed according to
law ......... = ; ! - -: =: 3. :. !
81 shall not attempt to make yio-
lations of the law out of things that
are not Violations continued Mr..
Vaughan. - =. 5,
Il know that there can be boxing
exhibitions without violating the law.
have no disposition to prevent
amusements that are innocent.
Everyone knows that there are box
ing matches that come within the law.
But prize fights that are in violation
of the statute will be prosecuted.
This applies to enlisted men as well
as to civilians.
There are large number of petty
statutory offenses which should be
tried in the police court" he added.
ut was never intended that the fed
eral district attorney should take all
of the time of his Office prosecuting
petty offenses coming under sections
316 and 31S of the penal code"
These statements we're made by Mr..
Vaughan upon being requested to out,
line any new changes of policy in the
Office of the district attorney. "a
great amount of common sense should
be used in enforcing the law, and es-
pecially in cases Of this kind he add
ed
Judge Dole on Bench.
Following the order of appointment
read by Clerk Foster l.. Davis, Mr..
Vaughan was sworn in at 10 o'clock
this morning, Judge Charles F..
Clemons administering the oath. For
mer Judge Sanford B. Dole was on
the bench with Judge Clemons. There
were no speeches. Those in the court
room besides Mr.. Vaughan and the
judges were Attorneys c. H. Mcbride,
George S. Curry, Jeff McCarn, ]. Wes-
ley Thompson, Ed, Bolts, Ray J..
O'Brien, Glenn X. Quinn, J. Lightfoot,
j. B. Lightfoot, Clerk Ray Rietow,
Clerk Foster Davis and O. Pedro
Soares.
Explaining his policies, Mr.. Waugh
an said that he is not here as de-
tectiye, but here to prosecute VIOLA
tions OF the law that come to his at
tention se
Il am going to- try and help make
the law protection to the people
rather than meaace, he added.
Praise From Judge Dole.
Speaking of the new district attor-
ney, Former Judge Dole said, today:
Mr. Vaughan has shown himself to
be very good lawyer. He evidently
has had considerable experience and
he is broad-minded in way. When
he sees there is no prospect for a ver-
dict he readily gives up the case and
asks for a directed verdict or asks
that the case be aolle crossed
Mr.. Vaughan today received show
er of congratulations from various lo-
cal attorneys and court officials. He
was non-commital when asked if he
believed Washington would appoint
him to the position.
Regarding a report that he is to be
appointed assistant district attorney,
u. s. Commissioner George S. Curry
said today that there was nothing to
it." He added that he has had no Of
fetal information regarding the mat
ter.
Regarding Mr.. paughan's appoint
ment. Attorney General Gregory today
sent a cablegrafn to Judge Clemons,
leaving the selection in the latter s
hands.