The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-02-07

a. Did you not make this selection,
except those which were divided half and
half to each? A. Well, some. and Mr..
Allen gave some; for instance. the Da-
mon note. Sam. Damon's note to my
mother and Campbell's note to myself;
they are both Of 5000.
"a Those were both notes signed by
Mr.. Damon. A. No. one was note Of
Mr.. Damon's endorsed by Mr.. Campbell
and the other was note OF Mr.. Camp
bells endorsed by Mr.. Damon.
a. Mr.. Damon was liable on both?
A. Yes. sir.
q. ask you again did you not Sc
lect the investments which you took aside
from those which were divided equally
between you and your mother; for in
stance. the bonds. were they divided
equally. the Government bondsy A..
Yes. sir.
q That required no selection then:
A. Yes. sir.
q. But there are some securities which
Won took bodily. and some which went to
your mother? A. Yes. sir.
a. Did you not select those yourself
which went to you which could not be
divided! A. Yes. sir, supposed that
all could be divided. but / selected some.
a. You have read your fathers will,
have you not! A. Yes, sir, l think
read II long ago. read part Of il anyway.
My mother had copy Of the will, and
read parts of II. / don't know whether
il was the whole will or not.
q. Did you look into the will in t,e
summer OF 1892. when you were posting
yourself ~ to the estate. A. No, sir.
q. You think that your mother had
a copy Mt that time In California? A.
know she had copy. think Of part OF
IL. don't know whether II was the com.
plcte will. think IL IL not complete
will
a. You have examined the will since
you have been in Honolulu! A. just
lately. yes, air.
Rr.DiREcr EXAMINATION or B. r
BANNING.
] Mr. Kinney. Mr. Banning, when you
consulted Mr.. Lord. Mr.. Alexander and
Mr. Walsh. what information did the,
have in giving YOU advice. what informa
ton did they have about those invest
mcnts! A. Well. they didn't tell me wha
information they had
What information did YOU give them,
A. just gave them that list u invest
nlcntS anu nDtnlnE else.
Did you give them any information
outside ~ what Is contained in this list
\. I told them that there would prob
ably he loss ON the Seattle bonds. tina
Is all 7 can remember or think of.
This list does not disclose the fact tina
some Of these investments are chatte
mortgages. that Is not apparent 10y thi,
list: \. No. sir.
l. II apparent that the Hawaiian Con
struction bonds are second mOrigag,
bonds? A. don't know IT,
! mean. the railroad bonds given b,
the Hawaiian Construction Company
the bonds given ~ collateral 10y the Ha
waiian Construction Company? A.
didn't know they were second mortgage
bonds.
Nor IL IL apparent In this list! \. NJ
sir.
There IL nothing in this list ii-closin,
the fact that you didn't know that the
were chn,tcl mortgages; \. No, all
not 10y that list.
Or. IN any information which you CAV
them was that brought out. In any IN
formation that you gave Mr.. Lord a
anything mentioned about chattel mort
Cages
Yes: A. Nothing. not word wa
said about II.
Was Mr.. Lori consulted in any wa,
especially above Mr.. Alexander or Nj
Walsh: A. No. rather suppose h
knew less about IL than the rest.
Why: A. Because he was not bus
ness man In the islands. while both VI
Alexander and Mr. Walsh were 10,
business men here and had interests her
To be Continued,