The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-02-05

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@. What was your other business!
A. Well, during the revolution enlist
ed in the forces Of the Provisional Govern
ment and / was stationed at the Station
House.
Q. Yes, but you were here how long
before the revolution! A. 1 arrived
December Goth.
ao2ts, l Sss'"''F WHAT A. December
O. Well. from that time until the time
OF the revolution. what were you engaged
in doing? A. Well. next 10 nothing:Mr.
Allen told me there was nothing to do,
was just waiting for the settlement on
February 10Th
q. Prior to the revolution. did you
not consult any friends in regard to the
matter! A. No, sir.
q. You are quito sure that prior to
January 18th. you didn't go over these in
vpstmcnts. or take any time to look at any
except the Patty mortgage! \. Hooked
at the Patty mortgage in Mr.. Aliens Of.
flee. | saw the boxes in which both OF
them were in, but that il the only one
that looked at. Mr.. Allen took ont the
Patty mortgage for me to read. and didn't
look ut the rest Of them.
q. Why didn't you take advice with
regard to This estate when you arrived ia
Honolulu! \. I diln't think il at all
necessary.
O. You felt confident that you under.
stood the mattcry A. Yes, sir, took Mr..
Aliens advice.
q Did you feel confident that You
understood the matter yourself? A.
Yes. sir.
q. What advice did you take from Mr..
Allen! A. asked him II the securities
were good or not. I asked him several
times about them. and he told mo they
were, everybody told me that Mr.. Allen
was q good business man. a man Of strict
integrity that | could not have better
man in Honolulu.
y. Ever since six months prior 10 that
time you had been aware Of what the In.
vcstmenIs were: A. Beg pardon.
/ q. For six months prior to coming to
Honolulu: you had been aware Of what
/ the investments were: A. Yes, sir.
q. What took place in Court before
Judge Frear! \. hardly know.
q. iou were present! \. Yes, sir.
q. Well. describe what took place rs
sol I'NOl'NN IT, ~ his
Judge Fruur was reading over some
papers. then he looked ut the receipts,
showed me my receipt and asked me II
that was my signature, and | said. yes.
and he asked mo il | WIS satisfied. and
said, ycs.
q. What receipt do you refer to? A.
The rccrip; for s7l.OWh. and some odd
dollars 10 the lat account.
y. iou wcrcp rrfcctly satisfied 10 take
Investments in the place of cash for your
half Of the estate ut that time! A. Well.
the question never was asked mo. l
wanted half 81 my cash over in the States.
but | could not get u. because the notes
were not due Mt that time, great many
Of them.
q. Yes. but you were satisfied 10 take
the investments at that time! 4. Yes,
sir. I believe was. Yes. sir. | WINS salts.
fled Ia take those Investments. Nobody
offered me cash for Investments
q. You didn't think il was worth
while 10 consult Il lawyer about this mat.
ter ut that time! Not mt all.
Q. Why not? 4. | didn't see any
occasion, there was nothing that caused
that thing 70 enter my mind.
q. Ii was an occasion ~ somr import.
ance To you, was il not? 4. Yes, sir
=. After that. did your mother place
her matters in your hands. or take any
steps 10 do ~: A. After what time?
.. The allowance 81 this account!
4. ics, ut r arrived in San Francisco,
O. What then: A. When she gave
me Il power of attorney to como down
here and appoint new agent for her
q Did she intend You 10 manage her
aiIairs: A. Temporarily until II new
agent was appointed.
O. Do You know II she wrote Ia Mr..
Allen that she wished her half turned
over to You? A. think she did, | have
a copy ~ "a letter thut she wrote which
delivered to Mr.. Allen.
q. How mnny times did you talk to
Mr.. Allen about the account before com,
ing into Court! A. don't know.
q. How many times do you think
A. ! don't think very many times. he
discouraged me.
=. Have you any idea how many: A.
have not.
q. How did you come to give Mr.
Allen power 81 attorney: 4. For my
half Of thr estate:
q. Yes: 4. | wished to have hin
, my agent.
q. What led You to do that: 4. Sc
as to leave my aiairs in his hands for I
l while.
q. Did you act in that matter upon
: your own responsibility: A. Yes, sir.
q. We're you influenced by anyone in
' that: 4. In giving the lower of at