The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-01-31
NO DAMAGES.
d. NJ. Crowley VS. Ha-
Waiian Gazette co.
VERDICT IN FAVOR OF
DEFENDANT.
Continuance Of the Evidence
Extracts from Letters
The Verdict.
FRIDAY, Jan. 80.

FRIDAY, Jan. 80.
Court opened at 10 A. NJ, and pro
ceeded with the case of d. NJ. Grow
ley VS.. the Hawaiian Gazette Co
Defendant rests.
Plaintiff introduces evidence il
rebuttal
E. f. Ward, resides in Honolulu
knew Mr.. Crowley; knew of partner
ship of Crowley & HASTE, Crowley's
reputation good; heard no rumors
of Crowley's theatrical enterprise
Hastie's reputation was not very
good one; ran away and hid himself
in Kau; witness came from New
Zealand; can't remember of having
seen HASTE there; could not charge
anything specific against HASTE
general reputation not good one
Cross examiued-Had no acquaint-
ance with Crowley; did not think
Crowley and HASTE were partners.
Mr.. Cavanaugh: Lived twelve
years in Honolulu; knew Crowley
and HASTE some time; their bust
ness was upholstery; had a room in
the building; furniture in building
by Crowley & HASTE. HASTE asked
witness if he could leave a parcel in
his room; could not remember date
| slept in his room; saw no parcels in
my room; Mr.. Atherton asked me if
| had any parcels in my room; told
Anterior that Hastle had asked him
to leave parcel; was not responsible
for room; lived in Honolulu quite
recently; did not hear anything of
Crowley offering to sell out the Me-
chanics' Union. Did not hear about
Crowley's hula affair; did not hear
of Crowley being temperance lee
turer.
Cross-examined- Did not know if
Elastic brought parcel or not; did
not see any parcel.
j. A. Mehrtens: Lived in Homo
lulu; knew Crowley, he was engaged
i'll upholstery on King street; recol
lected having some dealings with
him; was policeman; firm closed up
by police; did not recollect whether
an assignment; saw HASTE at time
he was there; did not recollect see
ing Crowley; Atherton was not
there; did not know at that time
where Crowley lived; found out by
going under Deputy Marshal's or
ders to hunt up Crowley; must have
had papers to search; went in to
look for goods; Mr.. Crowley was
working on chairs, Crowley claimed
for private parties; Crowley, HASTE
and Crowley's wife, MIR. Tucker &C.
cOmpanied him: no distractions put
in way of search; did not think he
carried anything away; did not re-
collect going up with truck, or send
ing truck for any goods; knew
nothing of sale of Crowley & Co.
Observation-Disclosures not
distinct; had no occasion to remem-
Der events concerning the assign
ment.
Mr.. Morgan was called, not pre-
sent.
Mr.. Crowley, plaintiff in suit:
Lived nine or ten years in Honolulu;
came from San Francisco; occupa
ton now and in "a upholstery; had
a partner in '84 for a short time;
went into business in Honolulu in
'S3; place on King street, three doors
from Castle & Cooke; conducted
business alone at first, after partner
ship; firm known as Crowley & Co.;
took HASTE as partner, continued
partnership six months in "a; firm
not involved ;soon after becoming &C.
quainted with him found him dis
honorable, gambler; HASTE kept
books, did outdoor work, collected
money not giving account for it; six
or eight months of partnership be-
fore assignment was made; led me
to charge him with dishonesty; Has
tie was anxious to live cheaply; al
lowed him to occupy part of my
house; Hastie came home late;
charged him with not treating his
(Hastie's) family right; resolved to
dissolve partnership, to get rid OF
him; a man working for us offered
5000 to buy him out; took Hastie in
as a partner upon promises,got some
money, not all; most of property
was mine; assignment was made
purely voluntary; no judgment, no
suit pending; no threats made
against Crowley 81 Co. Anterior was
chosen by creditors meeting at my
office; creditors called by me
through letters sent to creditors;
meeting about 18th of July, 1884;
goods were sold about two weeks at
ter, Mr.. Ellis conducting sale; re-
collect meeting Mr.Atberton at office
after his being appointed assignee;
after deed of assignment was exc
cuted, l found Atherton at door; he
told me, Crowley, / thought you an
honest man; last night some one en-
tered store and removed goods; am
going to have you sworn before
Deputy Marshal;" asked for his In
formant; be would not give 1t; police
man came; told Mr.. Atherton he had
made foul charges against me; he
did not reply. Cayanaugh had room
over end of store; had no proprle
tory right of rooms upstairs; steps
outside of building, no connection
inside; did not know of any goods
upstairs prior to assignment; Ather-
ton told me of goods found upstairs;
gave Atherton an itemlzed statement
nf oil goods aynrv HnIIar'9 worth :.