The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-01
WAINWRIGHT
IN TROUBLE
OVER FUNDS
Arrest Ordered OF
Assessor at
Wainea.
IS A BROTHER TO
TREASURER WRIGHT
Shortage in His Accounts Of
$2.S4S 40-SaIaries Are
Tied Up.

Walter A. Wright, former deputy tax
assessor for Waimea District. Kauai.
and brother of ex-Treasurer Wright,
is alleged to be short in his accounts to
the amount of s2,84S.4O. and an officer
left on the Kauai yesterday afternoon
with instructions to place him under
arrest. This Wright is under bonds
and the Territory will consequently not
lose by the shortage. The report of the
defalcation was first brought to Treas
urer Cooper yesterday by E. E. Conant,
Assessor for the Island Of Kauai.
The shortage in Deputy Assessor
Wrights accounts was known to Treas
urer Wright some months ago and the
latter promised Assessor Conant that
it would be made good It has been
persistently rumored since the flight of
the treasurer that the money taken by
him was not used for his personal
benefit. but to help others out OF trou-
| BILE. AS far as this case Is concerned
however, the treasurer evidently did
not seek to make il good.
I Treasurer Wright's attention was
his visit to Kauai some months ago.
and after an investigation, Walter A.
Wright was suspended as deputy as
I SCISSOR for Waimea district, and the
/ treasurer agreed to see that the short
age was made up. This was not done
and when the treasurers sudden flight
from Honolulu became known in Lihue,
Mr., Conant Immediately came to Homo
lulu to inform the authorities of the
occurrence.
! Secretary Cooper said yesterday that
the Territory would not lose anything
by this most recent defaication, as
Wright was under bonds, and recovery
could be had from the bondsnien.
Criminal proceedings are also to be in
stituted charging Wright with em-.
bezzlement and an officer was sent over
ON the Kauai yesterday to arrest him.
The shortage in this instance. amount
ing to s2,S4S. 40 is said to have occurred
in the failure of Wright to turn over
to the assessor the collections made by
him in the Waimea district.
THE AUSTIN CASE.
No new move was made in the Aus
tin case yesterday. A warrant was
made out for Mr.. Austin for his SER
vices up to and including the 25th day
OF September. the date of his suspen-
sion, but il had not been called for yes
terday up TO the hour Of closing Dusi-
ness. To the demand for salary for the
time including the suspension. Governor
Dole made reply which is printed
elsewhere.
/ BOYD MAY COME TODAY.
Supt. ]. H. Boyd of the Department
of Public Works may come on the Ven-
tura today though this is hardly likely
in view of the news received by the
last steamer. When the China left SAM
!. Francisco Mrs. Boyd was stiil i'll apf
when Mr.. Boyd started on his vacation
il was the intention OF remaining with
his wife until she recovered. At that
time he had received mail from the
/, Ventura and he should also have re-
ceived three days later news from the
Doric prior to the departure Of the Ven
tura from San Francisco on her pres
ent trip. If Treasurer Wrights letter
was sufficiently urgent it is possible
that Boyd may return on today's
steamer.
! In the meantime the employees in the
: Department of Public Works are wor-
rying considerably over the absence of
Mr.. Boyd, for until ne returns they can
receive no pay. Yesterday was the reg
ular pay day for government employees
and all but those in the Department
of Public Works received their salaries.
! Treasurer Wright was given, authority
to act for Boyd and as he IS gone there
is TO head to that Department. As a
consequence Auditor Meyers yesterday
refused to issue warrants as the audit
act requires the approval Of the mead
: of the department. and without Boyds
: signature or that of some one acting
in his place, no warrants can be gwen
= out under the law. About S2S,OOO IN
: salaries is tied up in the Public Works
: Department, and unless Boyd comes
home today, an acting Superintendent
: of public Works viii have to be ap-
pointed,