The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-05-15
AND RESTITUTION.
%ng Gentlenan is overtaken
wholesome Reelection and
determines 70 Come out
SQUARE with Everybody.


ae following letter was handed Us
Dr.. ]. n Whitney. The writer
fss well known II Honolulu some
fve wears ag0. Il appears that he
INSIDE some unprofitable aequSintaneeS
when here. and when he had got the
diameter Of the earth between himself
and his Honolulu surroundings, AZ
rived at s determination 70 turn over
q new leaf and rectify the errors OF the
past a. far aS possible The letter IS
vfveu in full. with the exception OF
sentence containing some compliment
arv peSonal statements which the
Doctor Is modest enough not to want
published:
Rue HERMAN,
CANNES, March y, 1SSS.
DR. NJ. Whitney-Dear Sir; You
wiz doubtless be surprised at receiv-
inr A letter from me, who YOU prob
abiv though. had no more thoughts Of
vsurseIf or the undischSrged debt
which L still owe you. know that l
cau never hope TO receive back the
GOOD opinion YOU once held Of me;
this Of course could not expect. l
write now simply TO do what little l
can 70 try 10 erase the darkest part OF
NV whole career. I viii not attempt
10 pzlliate OF deny any Of the reports
eirculated about me. Thzt / did you 3
great wrong in acting as dishonest Ms
1 did-for dishonest Il certainly was,
although I assure you, upon my faith
IN ali that I hold holy, did not re
slize NV actions AZ that time-Shst /
did you this wrong | have 70 confess.
Who, OF how, or what was the cause
of NV setting as / did / will not say;
suffice IL u say that the wrong was
done. 1 therefore write this letter to
YOU. 20 do what little l can 70 undo
thst wrong.
Upon nav leaving Honolulu was in
debt 80 deeply that l found could not
diSchsrye il il | remained upon the
Islands I therefore resolved to leave,
and not having money enough 70 pay
ny passage 70 San Francisco, took
the necessary amount 10 take me TO
New York For the amount l teok
left you 3 nete, l believe, for S2l5. 1t
is this note which l wish TO discharge.
/ Therefore send you = check fer $50,
which viii pay the interest upon the
note for the four years ana three
months. We had some disagreement
IS 70 salary; this l weuld like 10 ar
range also, and if | still owe you over
this sum. will willingly pay it.
When you placed entire confidence
in me, and turned over your practice,
I at that time was worthy of it. MY
life, up TO November, 1854, was as up
night and honest as any reliable per-
sons. Nv life, since December, 1854,
has been irreproachabIe. 1t was only
the period Of four months preceding
December, 1SS4. that have 10 regret,
and which I shall bitterly regret
nv whole life. To all those who wish
70 inquire into my life before and after
those fatal four months, they viii find
that there Is not a dishonest or black
spot in my career. 1 have deeply and
bitterly repented the fOllies Of those
four months. I have ever intended TO
repay nv creditors but circumstances
have always prevented. Now | am
able 10 discharge part Of my debt, and
write 10 you 70 help me to render
Justice to those who at one time re-
posed confidence in NE, because being
II YOUR Office and associated with you
they thought must be worthy Of
credit / intend to pay every cent of
LIZ AAAtGALEAA-ESS- WAL 44tEAESL LA4Q
ask you, IS 3 Christian, to assist me in
my endeavors TO do justice to your feI-
low citizens. l DO not know exactly
the amount OF my indebtedness, but if
you VIII please request nay creditors to
send in their accounts 10 you and for
ward them to me, you will confer a
debt OF life long gratitude upon me.
send together with your check for $3.50
s check for Wenner < Co. VIII sou
please hand it to them. The amount Is
500; If this does not cover my debt
please request them to send amount Of
balance.
I know can never repay you for all
the kindness 1 received at your hands
Your character has been an example
to me and helped me keep as should.
Nv life since l left Honolulu has been
irreproachable and ever will be. am
older, stronger, and there i nothing
that can lead me into such folIies as
committed while in Honolulu.
II you viii do this for me, which I
know you viii, il viii only double the
debt Of gratitude I owe you already.
With the hope that you will con-
form with my request, and thanking
you in advance,
! remain most sincerely,
J. w. CRAIG.