Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14

House Group Demands As
surance of Impartiality in
Hawaiian Courts.
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of killing a suspected assailant Of the
officers young wife.
Philander B. Gray, 31-year-old Texan,
was arrested yesterday, officers said,
while he was struggling with 2l-year-
old Portuguese woman. She preferred
charges.
The Legislature was called to meet
Monday. It's primary consideration Is
expected to be reorganization OF homo
luiu's police department, which has
been widely criticized as inefficient and
subject to political manipulation
Immediately after calling the spe-
ciaI session Gov. Judd sent to Secre-
tary Wilbur Of the Interior Depart
ment a strongly worded protest against
criticism in the House Naval Suocom-
rnittee of instructions to the jury which
tried five men on charges OF attacking
the bride of Lieut.. Thomas H. MaSsie,
U. S. N.
Judges instructions were thnly
yelled instruction to acquit." The Gov
ernor countered that there was some
sinister, Interior motive in the back
ground" of the subcommittee actlon.
Not long after the Governors pro-
test, he learned he himself was oIal anne
by the same subcommittee as contrib
uting to the holiness of Honolulu's law
less element.
Pardon Led to Critisicm.
He promised a detailed reply after
ne had conferred today with Judge A.
M. Cristy, who is returning from HlIo'
Hawaii, with material facts" in one
of the cases being studied by the sub
committee. A.
keulo. amateur boxer who had been
sentenced on a charge of assault with
intent to ravish, that led to the spe-
cific criticism Of Gov. Judd. After De
ing pardoned Ahakeulo was one OF the
five men accused Of attacking MIS-.
The Jury disagreed in the Massie
. case and the five men were reporting
daily when Joseph KahahaWal announcer
of her alleged attackers, was abducted
. and slain. Lieut.. MaSSie. bus mother
in-law. Mrs. Granville F'ortescue, ana
two naval enlisted men are accused OF
killing Kahahawai. Their arrest leo 10
the congressional investigation. :,
In its latest charges the subcommlt-
tee asserted pardoning of individuals
sccused of attacking women led the
Iawiess element TO believe this crime
would not be followed by serious penalty.
THE committee commented Ahakeulo
was hardened after he had PLEADED
guilty. ION the theory that his services
were needed as an amateur poker In
New York"
Report to Take Time.
The subcommittee further accused
oficials of the islands Of dropping prose-
cution Of a case in which a Navy en-
listed man, ISadore Wolf, was muroeI Vs
In his protest to Secretary Wlour' the
Governor said:
tend even to the judiciary sponsored by
the hest element of the community ana
appointed by the President tnere Is
acme sinister, Interior motive IN Inc
background, which will be dealt Will
In my written report. a. d
"This report Will take time, as 1t Is
based on nothing but facts"
This message, he said was subscribed
IN by Attorney General Harry Hewitt
the city and county attorney ana ON
GERS of the Hawaiian. Bar AssoclaIon'
He added that each and every mem
Der of the law firm now representing
Mrs. Fortescue, Mr.. Massle ana Cie ei
co-defendants, which firm was idenu-
fied with the prosecution during the
TMassie attack trial, assert the m
st~uctions (of the court to the jury
were emfnently fair to the prosecutor
Reforms Are Asked.
Earlier the Governor was waited upon
NV a committee Of prominent business
men who urged a special session OF Iile
legislature, previously adVocateu ny
legislators themselves. ..o
Mrs Harry Kluegel, chairman OIL the
honolulu Citizens Organization lH
Good Government, presented GOV. JUG sNt
and leaders Of the Legislature a nsC
% five topics which the citizens peheF :,
needs Immediate legislative attentloh'
They are: ,,,,,,
1-ReorganiZation OF tiIe
Police Department. -
differentiation OF the cohouct Va
she Territorial Prison. ,-x
3-Appropriate legislation Tor PUNISH
ment Of sex crimes. -.
4.-Reorganization Of the ,ornce Oh
the CITY and county attorney.
5-Improved social and recreational
facilities for the youth Of the city.
Mrs. Kluegel said the recommenoa-
tions represent consensus upon pup
lie matters OBTAINED LLuousn "AIVSo--
expression of individual opinion upon
cards submitted at a public meeting
held last Monday night TO CONSIDER tine
Honolulu crime situation.
Demand Speedy Trial.
Both prosecution and defense moved
for a speedy trial in the Mrs. Fortesque-
Massie murder case. Montgomery
VIM, defense counsel, declared any
delay In presenting the case to the
grand jury would seem to be abso-
lutely unjustif1able."
Police records revealed Lieut.. Massle
accompanied D. z. o. Gilkie, an en-
listed Navy man, to a garage the night
before Kahahawai was slain, where
Gilkie rented the automobile in which
the HaWaiian's body was found. In
the car when police overlook it, were
Mrs. Fortesque, Massie and E. j. Lord,
one Of the two enlisted men accused OF
staying the Hawaiian.
Albert o. Jones, the second enlisted
man held In the case, was also found
In the MaSsie home after the Staying.
Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, COM
mandant Of Pearl Harbor Naval Base,
where the prisoners are held, refuses to
permit any one except defense attor-
neys to visit the four accused.