The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-06-11
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Asks DiSbarment
WCOunty Attorney
Judge Burr Fines E.R.Bevins $50
For Contempt and Asks Action
to DiSbar - Makes Sensational
Charges Covering Two Years.

Imposing fine of $50 for contempt
OF court, and recommending that the
attorney general institute proceedings
looking to the disbarment of County
Attorney L. r. Bevins, Judge l.. l..
Burr, of the 2nd circuit court yester-
day morning concluded a judgment
against the county attorney which re-
luired a full hours time for its de-
| livery. The court further instructed
he court reporter to prepare tran
script copy of his notes for use Of
he attorney general in filing an infor-
nation for disbarment against Bevins
n the supreme court.
The blow launched by the court at
| Jhe county attorney fell apparently
without a moments warning, and
there were but the court officials, a
rev attorneys, and small handful of
spectators in the lobby at the time
But the sensational happening was
soon common talk about Maui follow
'ng the courts adjournment.
Goes Back A Ways
In his indictment against Bevins,
Judge Burr went back two years,
bringing up several matters in which
he claimed the County Attorney had
failed to do his duty
Although Judge Burr had evidently
prepared himself for springing the
biggest sensation that has occurred in
official circles in Maui for long
time, he found some further offense
when Mr.. Bevins failed to appear
when the court convened at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. The following is
from the stenographic notes of the
official court reporter Immediately up
on the convening of the court:
THE COURT: Where is Mr.. Bev.
ins? Mr.. Bailiff, will you find Mr..
Bevins.
"a short intermission occurs when
Mr.. Bevins comes into court)
THE COURT: In view of the pro
cedure the Court is going to take, the
Court at this time will not take any
action or do anything further in the
matter of the City and County Attor-
ney not being present when the Court
convened this morning and having
matters pending at the opening of the
Court.
MIR. BEVINS: If the Court n'nasel
| in hn h.
O'Clock and stepped to my office for
a minute. Your honor was in cham.
bers and l came back just as soon as
could from the office.
Judge Burr then went on to refer
TO matter of what had taken place
the previous day in the arraignment
of a Porto Rican indicted by the
grand jury on charge of murder in
the first degree. Bevins at that TIM
had objected to going on with
case on the grounds that the def "a
ant did not properly understand lthe
indictment, and that there was not a
competent Interpreter present The ,
court had had the interpreting done
by p. NJ. Mcmahon, court reporter, and
ruled that the accused sufficiently un-
derstood the proceedings to warrant
proceeding with the case. The
county attorney had then asked that
the trial of the case be put over un-
til fall, or that another judge be call
ed TO try the case, stating that he felt
that Judge Burr's several months of
serious illness, from which he has not
fully recovered made it inadvisable for
him TO undertake the strain of sitting
through murder trial
Referring to this, the Court stated
his belief that the County Attorney
had meant to interfere with the regu-
lar processes of the court, and to EN-
barrass the Judge OF the court and
that, coupled with this intent, his de-
meanor and the manner in which he
addressed the court had been often
sive.
Records introduced
Judge Burr read into his charges
lengthy extracts from the reports OF
the grand jury in 1918, in which, at
the June term the matter of illegal
retention of money seized as evidence
by Police officer Waiwaiole, at Hama,
and which led later to that officers
dismissal from the force, had been in
vestigated without an indictment be-
ing found In October the grand jury
did find an Indictment for conspiracy
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