The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-22


get that for him. l told him l
should, or see him in a few days
afterward. then told him he
could have the money because there
was that and more money due Mr..
Oakley, but that could not advise
Her Majesty to pay the $500 or use
Mr.. Uakley's note as an offset, but
if he would have Mr.. Oakley sign
an order that | would advise her to
accept the order as receipt, and
give it to him. Mr.. Wallace asked
me to write the order; wrote it
out and handed it to him, and he
left. He brought it back subse-
quently, signed by Mr.. Oakley /
directed him to endorse it Git was
payable to his ordcr), and sent for
Mrs. Swan, who was attending to
the Queens business. l. am not
sure whether Mrs. Swan paid it to
him or handed the money to me, but
at any rate il was paid to him and
the order given by Mrs. Swan to me
with orders to keep il for her until
the whole affair was settled. (Order
dated April "a, 1885, produced in
book and identified by witness. }
Some time afterward Mr.. j. $.
Walker went to the office and asked
me whether l held Mr.. Oakley's
affair in my hands for settlement on
behalf of the Queen. | told him |
did not, and related to him what |
have stated here just now, and that
was all that l had to do with it. Mr..
Walker asked me whether L would
have Mr.. Oakley's account settled;
he spoke to me about Mr.. Oallley's
necessities. | told him | would go
over to see the Queen. The Queen
told me she would pay the money at
once, but was not sure whether the
bill was correct or not, and asked
me to look over it. j learned that
His Majesty had given Oakley a note
for S1700, which represented work
done up to date when note was
given. I thought Oakley could use
it until his business was settled with
the Queen, but there was no money
due to Mr.. Oakley until the work
was completed.
Mr.. DOLE objected that witness
was speaking of what he had only
heard. The Court ruled that, in
testifying to his own actions, it was
competent for witness to give evil
dence of what he had heard which
directed his actions.
WITNEss-Mrs. Swan gave me the
note and said she placed the note
with Mr.. Mcintyre, and in case no
settlement was made either return
the note to her or to Mr.. Mcintyre.
l told Mr.. Walker to bring me a
statement of Mr.. Oakley's claim,
which he did. / went over the bill
and found that $500 had been paid
to Mr.. Oakley and must be deducted
from the bill. (This was said to
Wa!ker.) In looking over the bill
l told Mr.. Walker there were some
items in it which under no con-
sideration l should advise Her
Majesty to pay. My impression is
that these items amounted to $14S,
1920, or Sl78-I cannot recollect.
Gin answer to counsel witness said
his impression was that it was $17S).
There was some correction made by
them-1 suppose by Mr.. Walker.
Mr.. w. said Mr.. Oakley would not
consent to strike off items which
would not allow. l cannot tell
what items they were-some Legal
expenses, l believe. At any rate ]
approved of bill to date with the
exception of items stated, and told
Mr.. Walker if Mr.. Oakley con.
sented to that / should send word
to the Queen, and it should be paid
at once. l heard subsequently from
Mr.. Walker or Mr.. Mcintyre that
Mr.. Oakley declined to accept it.
The matter rested there until one
day Mr.. Oakley came in; l did moi
know him; he introduced himself tC
me and asked about this affair, and
asked as favor if l could not have
this thing settled. He offered tc
pay me hundred dollars if l did.
l told him that l could not accept q
cent from him-that l was not his
attorney, and if he consented tC
accept the bill as l had it he could
have his money at once. pointed
out to him that if he applied the
money he offered to me, to the &C.
count, there would not be differ
ence of but few paltry dollars,
and that he had better accept it.
He said, 81 will see." A short
time afterward he came again to me
and asked me, "Why do you moi
get that money for me?" / told
him that if he accepted the amount
which l had told Mr.. Walker l had
advised the Queen to pay he could
have it. He said, 81 cannot"
told him l was sorry for it, but
could not be bothered with the