The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-07-20
supFcrne Court-Juiy Term. 1881.

sou an A-k4ASlNA A-AfAAAA AAA Ske--N 1850
4 enjoyable Gay.
Supreme COurt-July Term, 1851.
I KSo - L Duaors-CzkReE OF EwsEzEIEIENI
NJ. Prssioa appeared for the Crown. Messrs.
i Dole and Russell Tor the defendant. The defend
ant was changed with eInbszzliag the sum Of
/ $685. the property Of the Hawaiian Govern
ment.
! he following gentlemen were sworn as jurymen:
A. Marques. J. & Athertol. ). Sayid-e. b, Z. Dill
I bingham. r. \. Harndrn. ,. Il Buns Jr-. r Gray,
4. Mels- A. W. RichArdso-,, A. Ehlers, G. p. Ross,
I and G L. Hose
]. A. Hassincer. Chief Clerk of the Interior
Department WIS the first witness called. he Rad
Z Defendant FIrst CLERK Of the Posi- Once, from
the Isl April. 1872. 70 Slst NArch. ISL. the total
Z value beilg S-6-f32.ti.
Cross-e1ariiued IL received the stamps frcm the
Post Otiae IN the first place never counted the
7 stamps They were IN sealed packages unopened.
delivered them Is l received them.
By 1Ir. Preston On counting tso packages we
found them 10 Contain the number marked on the
outside.
A.P. Brickwood sworn ~ an the Postmaster
General. Have been slncs 1855. Defendant was
employed hs first assistant be had charge of all
stamps and Iroaeys- I did not know the conbina-
zion Of the safe. The cash Was kept N the safe.
Stamps Eere kept n an iron box alongside the big
safe. The KEY Of this box Was kept n another
iron box where the CISosd stamps uere pGt- There
vers two KEYS; had one and Dubois had the
by the Interior Department 10 account for tie
stamps Dubois came IN on several occasions
when We we're counting the stamps. EiS speelhc
duty was 20 tSke charge Of stamps and cash The
deficiency. S2.S22-57. was in stamps OF different
denominations which were placed In different
drawers and sold Defendant never complained
Of missing stamps OF money from the drivers
Since March. locl the stamps we're delivered from
the Interior Department Defendant left the
otics because lie vas blind.
Cruss-exari1ed BY 3ir. Russell There were
-. - - IL
Arthur Brickwood and Andrew. They had no
more TO Go with stamps than had. i sold the
stamps ~ tie window, Mr. DUbols sold them and
the three boys sold stamps. Ar. Dubois has been
absent two or three DAYS at q time This occurred
three or four times. perhaps otteDer. A package
handed 70 witness This package was received
br me and sent 70 the Interior Department
received only one invoice Of thirty rackaces Some
uacksces were lsfs on hand. This Is fair sam
PIE Of the packages received. never counted the
contents Of the packages When the stamps came
from the Interior Department do not know hoS
many came lleN were put n = safe II had
TWO locss and TWO KEYS TO each lock The stamps
were taken OFT u this box and placed IN the
drawers foz saie. The key remained II the box
during tbs day. al the clerks II the Post Ofhce
went 10 that box. The stamps were pat II the
drawers Al sold stamps when vas not there
Dubois gave NE the combination when be went
away. Ire 9Th Of May wss the first day / knew
snything CT a deficiency. Dubois did not call my
attention 10 specific deficiency Of $50 In Deem
Der, lScl. ] had 10 knowledge Of the deficiency
eLcep. through Nj. Peterson an lot the chief.
The Post Once Is bureau Of the Interior Depart
ment- Il vas nos tie custom CT the othcs 70
render account Of daily sales HE drawers from
which the stSupS were SID and IN which the cash
was plae-d vsre never locked. Dubois was II the
Post Ollce building every day during the month
OF April. lS>1 cont think be attempted % SCI
stamps daring that peTiud He PIT away the
cash Re coa-plainsd OF lis eyes II March OF pei
haps before
By q Juror - never counted the stamps on
hand II the box vixen new order was issued.
CruSs-exan1ina;ion continued - am II the Post
O1-ce a. O'Clock every morning. When 1 left
ths Pos o-ioe, l left one Of the three boys II
ne Court adjourned until 10 4 L Friday, 18Th
July.
Peterson sTOru II made the Investigation of
the books OF the Post O1hcs- ! was called to
examine tie books with reference 10 any dedci-
ency then might be found a deficiency OF
S2.S22-57. / took the bass OF stamps received
from the Interior Department BY Ny Dubois /
then asos-tiined what had been sold for cash, and
also Of stamps delivered 70 other Post Of5ces TO
be accounted Tor That world show how many
hsd been delivered Against the number recorded. 4
! then ascertained the commissions allowed, and /
the number OF stamps unsuld and on hand. The
difference between the stamps On hand and those
TO be accounted fer. shows deficiency OF 2S22i5T.
lie witness here rssd al abstrGcs from the Post 4
Once books OF recslrts- sales and deliveries 70
Other c-hcss~l Ny attention vas drawn to sales /
n tsls month of,J anuary. There were no y cents
stamps sid thst month according 10 tie boO-s 4
There vas an Australian mai that month. 0y Il
which there we're upTsrls Of 2qlette-s DISPATCHED 4
and y cents Is ti-e postage 20 TIE Colonies The j
proportion Of sale OF cents ard cents stamps. 4
/ IS 10 II value In February and March 1
thsrs were more Cents sold than cents. have i
checked the aecouEts from the island Pos. OHlcss
and also the receipts The f0otinEs Of the clsh 4
book APPEAR % be coTTect, but the book does not 4
represent falls cash transactions The cash book
: supposed 70 be q record OF the Gaily sale OF /
stamps, bit u ooes not show Is. For the month \
Of FsbTCary there are only tEo entries for the /
daily sale Of stamps through the window. / was 4
four years and four months Chief Clerk OF the Post
OGcs- During ny experience there have been 4
only tEO OF three days without a sale Of stamps
1 have been Te-e1ezesd n the Office slnce Nay !
l2-k- told DzboIs Of the deficiency. made nv 4
report on The 18th Nay. The system after April.
lSsl. vas different from that adopted previously
he ledger as kegs al present DOS Lot sh0E an
account with any island Post Oficss- fIhe waste
book Eass1e7e p-oo1ceo a11 q7oted from The
cash book Is an Intermediary book The ledger
shozld contain al trlnszcti0rs. but Il does rot
The1e Is 10 aco0zut EIlh Maiake1 P0s1 Once n
the ledger OF With any other Post OE5cs- The
only record Ct ths accounts bs-Eesn the island
Post Once and the Postmaster General. appears
on the czsh boz In addition TO the revenue from
sale OF stamps thsrs 5 also box rent and charges
On foreis1 newspapers Other than from the Colo
MES slate : us=d fer making daily record Of
Stamps taken from the strong box and placed N
the drawers II the morning, and the stamps On
hz-d n t1e evening With The cash n the drawer
ought to balance the ORIGINAL entry on tie slate
The amo1rt Ct Stamps accounted for bE cash
book Is SiI.41I-Ts- Total snount Of stamps
received from ne Interior Department during
tie ps1od undar rsvlsE, S25.47ZA- Difference
S. 0ei-66. Stamps fond O. hsnd ,21209s stamps
missing S2S57.
No rsconi to show the balance had beer sod I
fond ole simple emission defendants hand
writing vas here identified By Tltness). A change
n tke system Of the books vas introduced one
year ago HE Handwriting n the books varies 60
much that / should prefer noe 70 exrrsss an
opinion whether OF not L Is that OF one psrs01.
The books show that the szls Of S.zups during
the pei1d under review. 70 hare besn. az the gen
erzi PoSt-o1ce. $1o1sS B. and as TIN Island Pos
O5css ST-z8 o. During the sane period there
Eas inc-sass Of ls52s letters oEsr the PREVIOUS
biennial Eeri0d.
By = Jurur--Ths-e Ee-s SO worth Of I2-ceut
Stamps sold n ths montd Of December. IS50. and I
nore reported sold IN JzuuarT, ISL The increase
Of d0usstic lsttErs zzs g PEI ce1t. and that Of /
foreicn letters 3 PEP cent during the said bien-
nal pe-lod- Dubois delivered 70 ne the keys q
the sth Of Nay.
G. Pzscoe. sEorn and testified 10 hxving assisted 4
thu defendant IN posting I'D the cash book from
-he slzte during his Inczpaclty-
L Dnb05s sworn statsds-I Ezs Chief Clark Of 4
POst-0isss from Iz1ch, $50. 70 Arzil, ISL Ny
services tsrnlnatsd On The sth Ct Nay ISL Ny /