Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

said about when he was to come. He
went away. blew out my lamp and
left. l went up to the Anchor saloon,
they we're just closing up. | went In,
had drink and went directly home
by carriage from the stand there. 1t
was about IL O'clock When at the
Royal on my first visit, there were no
persons present with US. ! was there
less than half an hour. In the bar
room | did not take notice who we're
there. Mr. Place was there acting
bar keeper. The first conversation
ever | had with Mr.. Walker about the
Post-office business was about SIX
months ago. He suggested how easy 1t
would be to have the money, and
that it would harm no individual.
This conversation was partly on the
street and partly at the bar of the
Royal saloon, where he used to come
to drink, Afterward, he suggested
the same thing again, but l did not
listen to the proposal, and told him
so. | don't think | had had any pre-
vious conversation with him about
my books. This was the first time /
told him my books were irregular
He proposed to rob the office and
divide. | said l would not have
dollar. l do not know of any per
son being with Mr.. Walker in this
business. All / did beside in the
office that night was that the back door
was left open and the gate. Nothing
else was necessary to give access. |
shut my own safe that evening, but
did not lock it. There was in the
safe about $500, some postage stamps
and other matter. l turned the com
bination of the other safe before Mr..
Walker came there. When he came
everything was open for any one to
come in and take what was there.
One of the drawers was locked.
Walker pulled the drawers, opened
some of them. / did not look into
them | opened the inner door of
this safe. l had the duplicate key
Mr. Wifong has the other key After
l went away at II o'clock, | was not
back until next morning / told my
man to strike the dial of the money
order safe, and to wrench the hasp
off the outer door. The policemen
came and l told them / had locked
the safe. After this, l went down
and got carriage on Queen street,
and went directly home. After going
home, went out riding and was met
on the road by Mr.. Manaku who
ordered me back to the Post-office
The next time | met Walker was in
the Anchor saloon. He called me
aside and told me he had $1,000 for
me. / told him ! did not want it.
Mr. Sullivan was very near to us.
The next time, saw him at his
house. This interview, was about the
18th, h,-related to money, had been
talking to him about getting it from
Mr. Cummings. He let me have the
money, at one per cent. The sum
was $500, $500 in gold. l gave my
note for the money, drawn in favor of
Mrs Walker.
Cross examination On Saturday
evening the 2nd of January. l can
not remember who began the con-
versation. spoke of my books l
do not think that was the first thing
talked about. He had spoken OF
robbing the Post-of1ice previously. l
do not remember if l went there with
the idea Of speaking about my books.
The condition of my books had been
worrying my mind for sometime. He
spoke twice previously of my leaving
the safes open. The books were be-
hind in being written up, the accounts
had to go in by the-of January |
was not sure about their corrective
ness. There were no wrong entries
to my knowledge. My anxiety mainly
arose from the fact that the books were
behind, and one or two entries that
was not sure Of beng correct, but
which | could rectify if | had the
time. / do not think the money was
in the safe that the cash book called
for. l think the efficiency was about
5000 think was behind in my
cash not more than 3 months.
asked Walker to destroy my books.
That was all | wanted him to do.
There was nothing else the matter
with the books had commenced
to draw off and correct the accounts,
but had not had the time to do it.
(What compensation were you to make
Mr.. Walker for destroying your books7)
"A. His own proposition that he
should rob the safes. The books
wanted were journal and ledger.
had $500 in my safe / gave
him the combinations of both safes,
because he would not do the job with
out my giving the two combinations.
/ told him | had about $500 in my
own safe. (The witness was again
requested to repeat the conversation
between himself and Walker on the
evening in question, and recited it as
given above) During that Saturday
/ had drunk two glasses of beer.
That was all until evening. l went
to the Royal and had glass of claret
and water; also to Cunha's and had
glass of claret. The other persons
saw at the Royal that evening were
Mr., Sheriff and Mr.. Dunn. The