Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-15
TOOK COIL OUT OF
MACHINE TO keep
WITNESS SECURE
McCutcheon Tells Court He
Heard AyIett Confide to
Scully That Ruse Worked
on Poacher Hunting Trip
LUCKY TO HAVE "G0TTEN
BY" US COMMENT 7
"Tabu' LIST Of Bartenders in
City Dragged Into Testimony
But Questions are Ruled Out
By JUDGE Ashford

Further sidelights were thrown on
the alleged conspiracy between John
r. Scully and Willmot r. Chiffon In
Circuit Judge Ashford's court today
when III. l.. McCuteheon the
Poodle"-took the witness stand and
testified regarding o conversation sald
to have taken place at the WAIKIKI
Inn early on the morning Of June so,
1914, between Scully, Chiffon and d
chauffeur named Aylett. r 9ss.7
On June 20, Chiffon, John II. Fischer
and several others went ever to me
other side Of the island on an alleged
hunt for dove poaehers.y On the same
day, the liquor board was to have
investigated an application by the inn
for liquorselling privilege. It is al.
legged In the complaint that Chiffon
and Scully ccnspired to spirit" Fisch-
er away from the meeting. at which
he was to have testified. d. d,
Shortly after midnight, on the morn
ing OF June 80, Chiffon and Aylett ar.
rived al the inn. declared McCutcheon
The witness said that Aylett told Soul
ly that, upon the arrival Of the ''poach.
er hunters at Kailua, the coil had
been taken out OF the automobile, in
which the trip had been made, and
hidden in g stable back OF the school
teachers house, =, Z (. : s+ .7
McOutcheon testified that Ayiett
said the coll had been taken ont $50
that Fischer could not set back 70,
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& 'sScully said that he was lucky, to
have. gotten BY The liquor commits.
sion, the witness added. in sub.
stance. -
When Chiffon entered the inn, Scul-
ly said, 81 see You have gotten back" :"
the witness testified.
McCutcheon went on to allege that
Chiffon told Scully he had telephoned
to Honolulu to one Luddington, said
to have been In the employ Of the
brewery, and had learned that the
meeting OF the liquor board was not
over yet" Chiffon. declared the wit.
ness, added that he again tried to
telephone to Luddilgton, but was un.
able to get him.
"Chilton told Scully that he and the
chauffeur had gone to sleep on the
other side of the island" McCutcheon
continued, "and that the others were
scattered out somewhere"
II was testified yesterday that, after
the party reached the other side of the
island. near Kailua, Chiffon and the
chauffeur went towards the mountains,
and the others went down by the rice
fields, supposedly to look for dove
poachers.
McCuteheonf said that Chiffon told
Scully at the inn that, while the par
ty was on the other side of the is.
land, Fischer had expressed willing.
ness to 60 on around the island. Lat.
er, Fischer said that he wanted to
get back to town, McCutcheon declar.
ed Chiffon said.
Isn't it q fact that early on the
morning Of June 80, 1914, while in
conversation with Scully and Chiffon.
you we're told that the dove-poacher
hunt was q fake?" Queried Deputy
City Attorney Garden.
Not that remember" answered
McCutcheon.
On cross-examination, Mcbride ask
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