The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-27
A CLAIM MADE OF CONSPIRACY.
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than Shaw. This showing was deemed
insufficient by the court until there had
been shown that proof could be made
in no other way. Douthitt then made
demand upon Davis for a copy of the
commission, but the latter claimed
that he must be given forty-eight
hours notice in writing. The question
was finally disposed of by Pratt's tes-
timony to the effect that Thompson
had been employed in the office as a
deputy assessor, and at the conclusion
of the trial formal notice was made
upon the defendant to produce the doc
ument.
Mr.. Pratt, over many objections, fl
nally testified as to the facts leading up
to the discovery of irregularities in the
tax Office. He said that he had first
learned of it by the discovery of per-
sonal tax receipts in the hands of Chi
nese who, when asked to pay, showed
receipts of the wrong series. A thor
ough investigation was then made OF
the tax books, and a number of per-
sonal tax books were found with the
receipts missing, though the stubs were
there, showing where the paper had
been distracted These receipts had
DcCu tdhCIl Hull DoOho not IhCll LII use
in the office, and the two Chinese who
had them came to the tax Office on the
following morning, May 6. Woodward
was identified as the man who had pre-
scented the receipt and been given the
money. Both receipts were signed
with the name of Alexander D. Thomp-
son, but the signature, Pratt stated
was not in Thompson's handwriting,
and Davis shouted forgery" at Dou-
thitt as this fact was elected. Thomp-
son arrived at the Office some twenty
minutes later and was asked why he
had warned Woodward that he was Ii
able to be identified that morning
His reply was that he thought Wood
ward already had knowledge of the
fact and he wanted to keep him out of
trouble Pratt also told of receipt
found at the Fish market which he
stated had been located by Thompson
About a dozen personal tax receipts
were introduced in evidence for identi-
fication purposes only. Douthitt stating
that he would connect them with the
defendant. On all of these the name
of THOMPSON appears, but it is not in
his own handwriting.
Mr.. Douthitt, in his opening state
ment, said that he would show there
was a conspiracy between Woodward
and Thompson to rob the government,
and that Woodward secured the receipts
from Thompson and the two men di-
vided the money collected on them.
Adjournment was taken until Monday
morning, as Thursday and Friday are
legal holidays and Saturday is given
over to motions
MpC nEpTz COEC EOp DTNNER
Mrs Gertz, as her own attorney, has
filed motion addressed to Judge Gear.
asking that her suit against Magoon
be advanced On the calendar. In her
petition she says of Judge Gear:
ITO the Honorable Second Judge in
the circuit court of the First Circuit
Il undersigned Anna Gertz, widow of
Christian Gertz of Honolulu, petitioner
to original bill and also amended bill,
to revoke foreclosure, Anna Gertz VS..
]. Alfred Magoon, the amended bill
which was filed on August %, 1902, be-
fore said Honorable court and promis-
ed by said Honorable court to be taken
into consideration, either to grant a
rehearing as prayed for in motion filed
on March 81, 1902, or if a new action
may be instituted.
NOW, DIS three months nave pdSSeu,
without having been made known to
petitioner which course the Honorable
court has decided for the action to take
and petitioner feels very nervous n
having her complaint delayed, where
as in the past a lady in believeing in De
cheated out of 81 in Fire Claims trans
actions had at once a rehearing in the
courts of the First Circuit and your
petitioners business having been rob-
bed and destroyed to the value of about
three thousand dollars on December IS,
1895. without being able to obtain a
hearing and petitioner has therefore
the belief that she is neglected by the
Honorable court and entitled under the |
constitution to the same consideration |
as if she was American or English |
born.
''And the delay of said Honorable !
Court in administering justice is detri- |
mental to petitioners welfare
COURT NOTES.
Judge Robinson continued the hear
ing of the case of Naukina VS.
Setback yesterday. The trial is still |
unfinished.
w. C. Parke, as administrator of the |