The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-02-05
attorney from my mother 70 act for her
in the settlement Of the estate, and he did
80 right along, signing her receipt himself.

bo 8utuiohs, signing heI tcccipsHuoch.
Cross EXAMINATION OF B. II. BAxH1Ho.
Mr.. Hatch. Where we're you educat-
ed, Mr.. Banning! A. Germany partly,
and partly here in the Sandwich Islands.
Q. What kind of education did you re-
ceive? A. Regular education. In Ger.
many 1 received my education in the
German Government school
Q. Yes? A. In the Islands received
primary education in school kept by
3 Mrs. Wood. and also in the Punahou
school.
: q. Was that in Germany classical
education or commercial education! A.
| Ii WIS an education in the Rralschule. i'm
which the ancient languages are left out
/ and the modern languages are used. |
! first began in Gymnasium and afterwards
went to the Rcalschule.
! q. Did you study bookkeeping? A.
, No, sir.
q. Where did You get your knowledge
Of accounts from: \. From my cx-
pericncc in investigating my accounts
after come buck here TO Honolulu.
Did you ever know anything about &C.
counts before you came here at that time?
A. No. sir All learned was from look
ing over tic accounts that Mr.. Allen sent
to my mother.
q. Did your father ever talk to you
about accounts! A. No, sir.
e. Did you ever keep any accounts Of
your own: A. ics. sir, used to keep
just write down my expenses for a short
time after my fathers death. before came
10 Honolulu in lSS7. then | gave il up.
and never kept any accounts OF my own
at all.
y. How long ago did your father re-
tire from business in Honolulu! A. He
never entirely retired from business at all
up 10 his death, but he gave up active
business in Honolulu in the year 1850.
Then he came back In 1916 and stayed
here few months and was in active
business.
.. Where did you learn surveying?
\. ] really never had any education in
surveying. Mr.. Won Gracvemeyer taught
mo how To- level bitches around his plan.
tation there. did very little surveying.
q. When this first account was filed,
you appeared in Court: 4. Yes. air.
q. DO you remember what Judge tina,
was before: A. think Il was before
Judge Preston.
q. How old were you then! A. Nine.
teen years old.
y. Did you understand that account
that WI, tiiul: 4. Yes. sir. ] understood
II. Mr.. Allen explained II 10 me too.
q. Did the Judge ask You any qucs'
ton in regard to IL: A. No. sir.
.. On TINT OCCASION lid Mr.. Allen
ask You. or your mother to be present IN
Court. or TO he represented in Court! A.
lie asked the 10 bc in Court, not my mo
thcr that know OF.
q Or 10 be represented there! a
, Yes, sir.
, q. What: A. Well. he didn't he
represented the estate, not my mother
didn't have any power OF attorney 10 re-
present her.
O. But. did he advise her TO bc repre-.
sonicd: 4. Not that | know Of. ii,
told me il was not necessary for me % be
here. could come up here and just sct
the formality that WINS to be gone through
q. Which wis TINT the first account
or last one: 4. The first one, Novcm
Der IN. lssI.
q. In the summer OF 1852 you SAID
, you devoted yourself to understanding
how your fnthcrs's estate stood befor,
coming down here: \. Yes. sir
q. Did YOU satisfy yourself in re-
, gnrl Ia that matter: \. Yes, sir.
Q. Was there anything that yor
Didn't understand In regard to th'
questions up Ia that time! \. No, sir.
=. You say you consulted with |
lawyer in California with regard to III,
estate: 4. No, didn't consult law
yer
q. You gave gentlemnn's name
who was that: \. ] thought YOU
meant in 1872 lust summer. That wa
Mr.. Lord, in l>sb, when the admins
traitor wirs being appointed.
q. Mr. Lord. A. Yes, sir.
, q. lie IL u lawyer: 4. Yes, sir
That wis in 1876.
q. In California or in the East! A
In San Francisco.
q. Was he ever consulted again do you
know by either yourself or your mother
\. Yes, sir.
q. On what other occasion: 4. Yes
sir, | rrcollyct now, | did consult hin
last year. | showed him list o! invest
$ mcnts: forgot that just now.
q. What time last year: 4. thin
il was some time in the middle Of sun
mrr. either June or July, it was after
Q received the last Of the Investments frol
, Mr.. Allen | consulted him rs Il friend.
: never went to him AS an attorney-at- Law
~ O. Did you consult him in regard t
+ the nature Of the investments: \. NJ