The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-23
THE SPRECKELS CASE
The Conclusion Of the
Testimony for the
Defense.
An Attempt to Influence
the Jury
CONDEMNED BY THE COURT
A Full and Correct Shorthand
Report OF the Proceedings.
Affairs of the Hawaiian
Commercial Company.
CLAUS SPRECKELS' EX-
ANIMATION.
Medical Testimony Ola Emotional
and ImpuIsive Insanity.
Hall McAIlister Crushes
the Chronicle.
Labor ON the IsIands-The Slavery
QuestIOn-The Eastern REIN
erIes-HOneSty and Credit
The Chronicles Lies-EE.
feet of COncusstOn-
The Fathers Family
Stating q Case.
Hall McAIlister brushes
the Chronicle.

The continuation of the case against
Adolph B. spreckels occupied the at
tention of Judge Toohey's Court up to
the time Of the departure Of the Ala
media from San Francisco. The case
will probably extend over another fort
night, and it is likely that NJ. 81.
DeYoung will be placed upon the stand.
The ADVERTISER is indebted to the San
Francisco Examiner for the follow
ing full report of the proceedings:
MONDAY, June sth.
CLANS spreckels. the father OF ShO de-
esndapt, was recalled to the stand. ana
Mr.. Taylor asked: Mr.. Spreckels. when
ron were last here. forgot 70 call Jour AZ
0ention, as intended. to the article OF NO
Veuaber 10. 1854. headed Angry Stockhoio-
ers; Sir Claus IS Corporation Manager;
6preckels HaWsiianCommercial Company
Scheme Approaching Climax wiz
row Ask you how much II any, truth
ahera is in that articlef
"No truth in It," Mr.. Sprsekels e.
sponded.
there not. az your off1oeF
"Tbsre Is tina. much truth that there
was . meetingF
1.-THE meeting was there
.'who presided at that meeting7
"Idid."
AYou were Director. then. were you =
Eyes, sir"
"HOw long have Jon been Director Of
that company"
'Trl the last election. refused, 70 act
longer on account Of my intention 20 go 90
Europe"
The examination proceeded:
o.-When was tho last electioni Ala
vas in October or September. foTReS
aeW the date.
Q.-On this very day. November 10, 1soAt
A.-WelI. that il the date. then.
0.-Thef was the date. was itl A.-Yes,
air. The meeting referred to In this article
was the annusl meetlng OF SnS Snd s1.
Odd you see any angry stockholders
thero1 Al did not.
Odd you see any indignant stOcknolQ'
ars there Al did not
Odd you hear any indignation sx.
pressed at that meeting by Snybodya A.
O'UYou were present during the whole
time the meeting took place, were you9
o.-Wss any dividend ever declared By
the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Com.
Pany from borrowed money! A.-NotthRb
am aware Of; no, sir.
Odd the liabilities of that company
at any time exceed che eSsOts Of the com
Nj. Campbeii-That Is . little leading.
MF. TayloP-That 10 the statement In she
article, that they did. and that the com
PAM was insolVent. Go the WitnesSl-Wes
49,
pay It's divid, ndsl A.-No. sir.
Odd you, or any one connected with
you. ever have anything to do directly or
Indirectly with declaring unearned diyt'
dends In order to speculate probably Ia
6he stock A.-No. sir.
NEVER MANIPULATED STOCK.
Odd you ever cause, assist or advise
directly or indirectly any manlpulstions OK
the stock Of the Hawaiian Commercial and
Sugar Company A.-NSver with any one.
Q.-Havs you yet stated during what
time you have been DIRECTOR OF the
Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Com:
this last meeting. when would not accept
refused TO become q Director. / was she
1rst one proposed in that meeting BY Co.
clamstlon and refused.
Q.-Were you one OF the or3anAzeSS OF
che companyi A.-No. sir.
Q.-Were you = Director ~ the begin
ainRl A.-No, sir.
O.-When were you Q Director Of this
On the Hawiian islands. 80.
O-When was thati Al left In 1882,
IN April, and came back in October, 1882.
Q--April. 1857. you were for the 9rse
sluSa e director of the company as | under
atandi A.-They elected me, as under.
stood, Director and President for the hrss
time, but after was gone, after the organ
iSation.
Q.-And you remained such Director
mill this meeting of Novem Der I6. 1854. ~
4 understand youf A. Yes. sir.
Odd you or anybody connected Win
you either directly or indirectly. take pers
in any scheme or plan which had for its
ohjt Of the absorption OF the assets OF the
Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Com:
pany, 20 the loss by the stockholders OF
their investments IN the company A.
G. there 10 charge in this article about
your persuading people to take stock.
think we have already gone into that,
this part of the article headed A Sugar
Baited Trap"f Al did not. never.
Odd you. or any association with
which you were ever connected, ever Inn
Port any foreign sugars into the SAp9WleD