The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-14
H1H MURPHY CLUB HIS
BEEN RUIZ IN THE PAST
DISCREPANCY BETWEEN FIG
uREs or AUSTIN AND or
THE 5ANIToR.
Cost Of Running Hall Reduced From
s2t2 10 si.os-Aussin Ressnts
Curiosity Of Public ard Calls
Meeting 70 vindicsts Himself.

a meeting was hesG yesterday morn
ing AT the home OF Franklin Austin,
the purport OF which was not made
public, and reporters were warned TO
keep away. The sentry, Height, how
ever, attended the meeting. presuma-
bly, for the double purpose OF type
writing the proceedings and guarding
against rude intrusions-
All was serene at Murphy Hall
throughout the day and evening. il
was claimed that a mistake had ap-
peaTed in this paper some days ago
in regard to the whereabouts OF GER
tain oil stove and ice box. In the
former report it was stated that the
ice chest was believed to be in the
possession OF Mr.. Austin, and that Mr..
Bradley entertainer and formerly
manager. treasurer, secretary pro
tenn, and general poobah for the hall.
was believed to have appropriated the
oil stove. It now appears that Mr..
Austins household furniture does not
| include the ice chest, Mr.. Bradley
having taken away both ice chest aud
stove
The janitor of the Waverley Club
| is responsible for the statement that
he was present when Mr.. Bradley
/ called an express wagon and had
these things, together with a supply
of -four. ham, and other provisions
carted away. The present janitor of
| the Club opened his account book
yesterday for the investigation of the
press, and from this it was learned
that the cost Of running the hall is
entered in toto under the items
breakage of bottles and glass. files
of papers, ink and blue ribbon,-these
items averaging from 81 to So per
month. Mr.. Austin in his statement
places the cost of running the hall'
for a month and six days at 1912 and
| some odd cents. The janitor also
stated that Bradley had reported in
open meeting, the cost of running the
hall during the month of August as
being s1.05.
The magazines furnished the mem
bers of the club have been donated
and the files of papers furnished cost
something like 80 cents per mail. The
soda water, etc, consumed came I'M
der the head of bills paid" as &C
counted for by Mr.. Austin. The items
of blue ribbon cost the club about q
cents per month. and the ink and PEN
ellis amounted to only few cents pei
month The janitor stated that BIZ
knew of no other possible expense at
tached to the running of the hall. ex
Guiding the music, for which Mr. Brad
ley was literally paid by salary.
i The returns from the soda water
fountain, as shown by the janitor's
book. average from 81 to $3.50 pei
day, the Saturday night sales running
up to SIS or Sc and the week day sales
being very light This money was
formerly turned over to Mr.. Bradley
who put it in his pocket and made NJ
statement as to what was done witt
it. the 81 or $3.50 per day received
from soda water sales not appearing
as an income anywhere in the &C
counts. Mr. Austin stated that he a
first received no stated salary as the
club could not afford to pay him {
fixed amount. but got what he could.
Probably. this covers the item of sods
water receipts.
4 Mr.. Austin yesterday issued the fol
lowing self-explanatory notice in al
afternoon paper:
Il hereby call meeting of the Franci
| Murphy pledge signers in the city 0
Honolulu, and all persons interested il
| the caasr of temperance. to be held a
Francis Murphy hall. on Saturday even
ing at O'Clock. when shall address
the public in my own behalf TO vindicat
my honor, integrity and sincerity befor
the public from the Matchmaking Islander
| thaf have appeared in some of the news
papers of this city.
FRANKLIN AUSTIN.
sPreS. f. II. I. C. A. ;,