The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-05-01

-A4s~t Ass4A +tN -tNNNsNSAA~ ~ AkAN INNS
with Mr., CanSvarros he diSclainlei
7 that his account with Mr.. CAnavarro
Z Ssooi On the debit side. nothing, and
ON THE crssiit side Ss0te he said that
Vas not the way she account Stoosi but
maie some explanation that could
I not understand. asked him if he Was
/ using Mr.. CSnavNrro'S lialne 70 pay
I Jack HSyiey'S whiSkey hills, do not
rscolleet thar he said YES, but ne did
! NOT deny il in terms. He aSSented u
this proposition that he had Sscurei
remission OF duties which had been
+ credited % Hayley 10 pay his liquor
bills. He stated distinctly ami n
I psatsily that the liquor withdrawn
went into the general stock OF his
7 store, that no portion OF il went - Mr.,
/ CSnavarrO; that no portion 81 il went
u Havlsy on thar transaction; il was
E purchased by customers ami possibly
EaylSy purchased portions OF il. He
. confessed thar AZ the time he did NOT
& contemplate or suppose thar any por-
ton u the liquor was for Mir. Cana
varrU'S use. He stated thai thar
+ courSa was customary said they all
do il. he stated that he relied upon
/ Haylev'S wo7i throughout the trauSAc-
ton. He would nOt hSve taken the
course he did If ne had known that
Mr.. CSrSvarr0 WlS not aware Of what
WAS being done. He had seen Mr..
& CauSvarrO'S signature but he did not
- the eraSureS, neither did he see any
limitation on the order IS 70 the
amount. as we claimed that the orig
Ind OrCier ps&i zone ease, twenty
seven gallons wine, for my use" the
+ words zone c<tSk, rweuty-Seyen gal
Ions wine" having been erased; he de-
MED with apparent sincerity any
imputation u having changed the
original endorsement or having any
t knowledge OF its having been changed.
He protested that he made no profit
bv the transaction, but admitted that
he secured the profits on the ready
Sale Of the liquors in that order; thar
he had secured the pHyment OF : $500
vhi>kev bill from : man that | referred
20 ~ dead heat but he did not
consider HayIay . dead best" and
did nor know there WAS difficult
u IN Collecting bills from him.
II was expressed by Mr.. Luce and his
4 counsel that he be accorded an early
trial on the charge Of forgery, then al
legged against him, OF any other charge
i'm this connection. There was some
conversation about procuring te>Ji-
mOuv from Mr.. C&navaFro. They
were informed ly ME that we were
equally anxious with them TO obtain
Mr. CSnav3rrO'> testimony, bur that
Mr.. CanavaFrO had stated az the For
eizn Office that the rules OF the diplO-
matte service Of his Government did
not permit him 70 be = witness in
4 Court. but that he had applied for per
mission 10 that effect: I objected 10
. the course proposed by counsel 10 take
Mr.. CanavarrO's evidence NJ his own
house on constitutional grounds.
CrOSS-examiued by Mr.. Hartwell-
Nv recollection Of the time OF the in
teryieT Is that I was notified that the
parties were ready. There were i've
LAWYERS present, and they all talked.
Luce denied that the transaction was
any profit 70 him, except that Ii col
Iected s debt for him. At the inter
view Mr.. Hatch quoted the fact
that Hayiey moved in the best circles
E OF society and held : confidential posi-
ton with the King, in answer TO his
being referred 10 aS 2 ScallaWag. dead
beat or anything OF thst kind. / am
\ not aware Of Mr.. Hayley being an Offi
Ger IN the British army, do not be-
Iieve he Is, for l do not believe he
knows enough about military affairs
20 hold such 3 position. Prior 70 April
Of IzSr year ! never had 2 word with
Mr.. Luce. About that time Mr.. Luce
had possession OF : vacant lot near the
office occupied by myself and my
brother We had ; lawsuit with Mr..
Luce shout s building erected On that
Ior- VIE lost the suit the building has
been removed from opposite our Win
dow, but l am not aware that the re-
mOval was in consequence Of the suit
/ @ TeEksbury sworn and testi-
fed am stDrekesper OF the bonded
warehouse. Have held the Office about
I've years Was in discharge OF duties
q that Office IN January and February
Of last year. have considerable
quantities OF liquors in my charge.
/ Sometimes liquors ara imported and
stored in the Custom House. Dealers
wishing 70 Withdraw from liquors in
bond, come 70 me; l collect the du-
I ties. Know the defendant He has
been engaged the past year IS liquor
dealer in Honolulu. He has had
U1siTszs relations with NE IS an Off
CO. q tle Customs Exhibit A. M.
CznzvaTrO's order, i presented 20
witness ThiSis IN order for the With
draTal Of liquors out Of bond. II Is
IN 1Ir. Luee's handwriting the black
ink. / saw Il before on February I,
1857; 10 not know whO brought It
then; NJ. Luce generally comes him
self with orders OF that size. had no
. conversation with 3Ir. Luce in regard
90 this particular order have no def
mite recollection whether he vas or
was not 81 the Custom House himself
about this ORDER S0metines his
te4msteF came ior liquors; this order
vas presented for the purpose q get
ting liquors out Of the Custom House;
il includes gin, brandy, wine, etc;
thOss ara dUtiable goods no ore paid
duty On these goods beczuss the order
had the endorsement OF Senior Cana
yarE0; II the Order were not - endorsed
the duties would nave 10 b paid, or a
bond given for the same; the liquors
+ specified on this order were imported;
. I didnOt see the scratch On the order It
vas not - prominent then: I saw the
endorsement, only noticed the name
particularly; understood that the
l. = IL