The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-02-01

did not lock it. There was in the
safe about $500, some postage stamps
and other matter. | 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. had the duplicate key.
Mr.. Wilfong has the other key. After
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 told them | had locked
the safe. After this, | went down
and got a 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,ooo 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, related to money, l had been
talking to him about getting it from
MIR. 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 end Of January. | can
not remember who began the con-
versation. spoke of my books. |
do not think that was the first thing
talked about He had spoken of
robbing the Post-office previ usly. /
do not remember if l went tlclc with
the idea Of speaking about my io, k.
The condition Of my books had beer
worrying my miud iur sometime. lie
spoke twice prey!m sly 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 being correct, but
which | could rectify if l had the
time. do not think the money was
in the safe that the cash book called
for. think the efficiency was about
$500 think | was behind in my
cash not more than 3 months. |
asked Walker to destroy my books
That was all l 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 books?)
A. His own proposition that he
should rob the safes. The books
wanted were journal and ledger. |
had $500 in my safe. l 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 recitcd it as
given above.) During that Saturday
| had drunk two glasses of beer.
That was all until evening | went
to the Royal and had glass of claret
and water; also to Cunha's and had a
glass of claret. The other persons
saw at the Royal that evening were
Mr.. Sheriff and Mr.. Dunn. The
second time ] was at the Royal, | had
glass Of claret. / cannot say
whether ! drank anything the third
time or not. took nothing
else that evening but claret, except
when going home, took n drink Of
brandy at the Anchor saloon. Walker
was in the Post-office about fifteen
minutes altogether. He left first.
Nothing was taken at that time.
do not think | was intoxicated that
evening. had drank only three
glasses of claret and two glasses of
beer that day and night. | was un-
der some mental excitement. | could
not have said at the Police Court thar
my head was not clear on that night.
From the time left at II O'Clock, |
did not return till morning The
only reason can give for having
locked Wilfongs safe on Sunday
morning, was that | was excited.
might have borrowed the $500 or
$500 to make up the deficiency in
cash. had been working very hard,
and my head was very tired, and had
been so for long time. What
have lust testified with regard to Mr..