The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-10
STILL ANOTHER
TRUST VICTIM

threatened to leave If the timer was
not discharged.
The plumber of course stayed. The
timer had to quit He went to w. H
Graham, a Union tinsmith and plumb
er. and was employed by him. The
timer was then sent up to the McGrew
house and finished the job. Gehring &
Butzke charged DR.. McGrew for nine
and one-half days work for the timer,
although much of the job had been
done under the supervision of Graham,
who also presented a bill for services.
In other words the doctor received the
double cross.
why just look at this BILL" said he
yesterday. Here are three long pages
of items which would puzzle a Chinese
to unravel. l can't make head CT tail
out of it. There is no way of telling
whether these articles mentioned in
| the bill We're put in. but l can safely
| say that they We're not.
THE plumber and his helper never
put in seventeen days labor on the job.
! am certain of that. They would
work little and then go out. but you
see l was charged for full time. Well
! | made them knock off $24.65 off the
labor item.
Just see what they pretend to have
given me. No one who is a layman can
figure out what amount of piping and
material was put into the house. Some
Iof the work I have had to go all over
iagain. Had to hire man to tighten
up joints. These fellows will never get
another job out of me at any price.
Such items as gasoline, ten gallons.
are charged to me. 1t is incredible that
such an amount could have been used
1 think they are extortionists and their
are not the only Ses / have had trou-
BILE with. Here is the Honolulu Plumb
ing Company's bill for s1O3, for a small
job
The plumbing work done in Dr. Nc.
Crews house was in making connec-
tions for two bathtubs and closets will
main lead pipe which empties into {
cesspool near the Alakea street side
} walk Three standpipes are to be seer
on the outside of the house and a few
} small water pipes for the kitchen.
: standpipe was even put in for the sta
t tionary wash-stand which is entirel
} unnecessary, except to foot up anothe
5 expensive item in the plumbers bill
< Sixty pounds of caulking lead is alleg
/ ed to have been used.
tiff. lie says that Ako was indebte
to him in the sum Of S946, and that I'll
mortgage was given in considerable
Of that sum, ard an agreement to pa
SS.294 on demand. In pursuance of tn
agreement, he says, he has paid AZ
, su-re ageregatipg 81, 1874, and still ow'
4 g I5, The mortgage was made b
4 Akau 20 him direct, and not to AK
I and bv him assigned to the defendai
J to save the expenses of such an a.
lsignInent. All consents to the prayer
the plaintiff save that portion whic
asks the court to hold the mortgage
!, be the property Of Ako. or to hold
ID as an asset and make it chargeab
with the payment of all money d'
the plaintiff.
BANK STOCK TRANSFERRED.
Judge Humphreys yesterday made {
order in the matter of the estate
II Robert Halstead, permitting George
81 Carter, it's administrator, to Surrend
Is SEQ shares of stock in the First Ar
erican Bank of Hawaii and to take
their stead, eco shares of the stock
the First National Bank of Hawaii al
Ioa shares OF stock in the First Amer
can Savings and Trust Company
Hawaii. Ltd The latter institution
succeeded the first.
DIVORCE CASES TODAY.
Divorce cases will occupy Juds
Humphreys today in the Circuit Coui
= and on Monday morning he will
a., busy with probate matters All jur
men have been excused until Mond:
morning.
oh SUIT FOR SEPARATION WITT
ny DRAWN.
to The suit for separation recently b
he gun by Jane Hendricksen against h
husband, John Hendricksen, was di
's continued yesterday by r. D. Mes
rs her attorney.
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