The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-01-22

I never demanded from Mr.. Oakley $500
or any money for getting his claim paid to
him or for anything else. l do not know
what Mr. Oakley might have said. I had
no claim to settle with him justly, honestly
or otherwise. The statement OF Oakley's
version as given here is untrue in every
way 1 heard Oakley had built some build
ings for the Queen. A Mr.. Wallace Portals
came to me and showed me a note that
Oakley had given him for $500. He stated
that Oakley had some money coming to
him for building those houses, and that if
he Oakley could get that money the note
would be paid He asked me to see the
Queen, as he was in need of money, and try
to get the amount for him. l told him l
should and babe him come another day.
When he returned / told him he should
have the money as there was more than
that due to Mr.. Oakley, and he left the
note could not advise the Queen to pay
the $500 and use Mr.. Oakley's note as an
offset. But if he would have Mr.. Oakley
sign an order that 1 would advise her to
accept the order. Mr.. Portals asked me to
write the order. | wrote it out, handed it
to him and he left. He brought it back
subsequently, signed by Mr.. Oakley. 1
directed him to indorse it and sent to the
Palace for Mrs. Swan, who was attending
to the Queens business. l am not sure
whether l or Mrs. Swan paid the money
over to him. However, it was paid and
believe at the Treasury window. The order
was given by me to Mrs. Swan with instruc
tons to keep it until the whole affair was
settled. (The order, which was dated
April q, 1885, was then offered in
evidence). Some time after Mr.. ]. S.
Walker, the Auditor General, came to
my Office and asked me whether 1
had Mr.. Oakley's affairs in my hands for
settlement on behalf of the Queen. | told
him had not, and related to him what
have Just now stated, and told him that
was all had had to do with Oakley. Mr..
Walker asked me whether l would have
Mr.. Oakley's account settled. He spoke
to me about the latter's necessities, and l
told him 1 would go and see the Queen.
She told me to look over the bill, as she
did not know whether it was correct.
Whatever 1 approved of was to be paid.
learned that the King had given Oakley
| a note for 81 700 for the work done up to
Oakley could use it to raise money until
the Queen had settled. There was no
money due to Oakley until the work was
completed.
AT this point Mr.. Dole argued that the
witness was giving evidence which had no
| bearing on the point in question. 1t was
only wasting time.
His Honor ruled that the witness was at
liberty to state all his acts and all in con-
nection with the affair.
Mr.. Neumann, continuing: Mrs. Swan
gave me the note, and stated she had OBJ
tanned it from Mr.. Mcintyre, and aeked me
! in case no settlement was made to either
return it to her or Mr.. Mcintyre. l asked
Mr.. Walker to bring Mr.. Oakley's bill to
me, which he did. I went over the bill
and told Mr. Walker $500 had been paid,
and must be deducted from the bill. ]
also told him there were some items which
1 advised the Queen under no circum-
stances to pay. The amount may have
been $148 or $178. / do not remember.
My impression is it was $17S. The bill was
brought to me afterwards, and Mr.. Walker
told me that Oakley would not strike out
the items. l do not remember the items.
1 approved of the bill with interest to date,
striking out the items objected to, and sent
word to Mr.. Walker that l should let the
Queen know. / heard subsequently from
Mr.. Walker that Oakley declined to accept
it. The matter so rested until one day
Mr.. Oakley came into my Office. He in
| troduced himself to me and asked me as a
hot I no oft tor
settled. He offered me 500 if l did.
told him 1 could not accept cent nor did
want cent, as l was not his attorney.
If he consented to accept the bill as had
allowed it he could have his money at
once. / pointed out to him that if he
would apply the 800 he offered me to the
| items that were struck out there would
| only be a difference of few paltry dollars,
and he had better accept it. He said, l will
see, and went away. A short time after
/ he came again to me and said, why
don't you get that money for me?'
told him that if he accepted the amount
which had told Mr.. Walker advised the
| Queen to pay, he could have it. He said
he could not accept it. 1 told him l was
| sorry but did not want to be
| bothered any more about the affair, and
not to come back again to me about it.
| am under the impression I gave the bill to
him. may have given it to Mr.. Walker
! The Kings note was returned to Mr. .McIn-
| tyre. The whole affair happened after the
date of the order, April q, 1885. | had nc
! further interviews with Oakley. Mrs
| Swan went to the Coast i'll July. The af,
! fair happened before she left. left fol
| the Coast August 1st and returned October
! Sth. Three or four days before Oakley
! committed suicide a man named Mills, 6
! mechanic, came to me and asked if l had
| paid Mr. Portals bill. He said he had :
claim against Oakley, and showed me {
| note written on the inside of all envelope
/ 1t was a note of Oakley'S for $500. HI
| asked me whether I would not collect i
! for him. | told him l would not but a.
! there was money coming to Oakley, i
/ he would get Oakley's order l would get
| it paid. Have not seen him since.
know one item in particular in the bill
was an amount for law expenses. / told
Mr.. Walker that it was prepOsterous t.
allow any such statement. paid no NOR,
attention to the affair, as had no interes
! i'll it.
Cross-examined: The copy of the lettel
/ to the Bulletin" is correct. l was Attor