The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-03-20
"HENRY C. VIDA,
"Cba irfpa
I'D. NJ. KUPIHEA.
"W. =. HAIA"


| FINDINGS Of ACCOUNTANT.
Accompanying the report are two
papers of value, one the statement of
findings of the accountant and the 9TH
er that of Wilcox, the accused. The
facts of the shortage In the Road Board
accounts are those which have been
| printed. These show that the majority
of the warrants We're presented to the
Auditor, ordered paid at the Bank of
Hawaii, and cashed there by Wilcox.
The report further says that the Ka-
waihau Road Board, $42410, warrant.
5,925. dated August Is, 1902, was drawn
on the Treasury and stamped paid on
November 25. II. G. Hapai, registrar,
is ready to swear that the money was
paid on that day. 1t was found, how
ever, that warrants to the amount of
$l3l 6I4.5O We're paid out of the Chinese
fund between May and November and
no statement of dates kept but all
were stamped as OF November %, when
the Treasury was in funds so 1t is i'm
possible to locate the exact date of the
drawings of money covered by warrants
so cashed.
The statement then recites how Will
cox got the money and paid 1t over to
Wright, the security being an |. o. u,
dated March %, 1902, from b. III.
Wright, which is said to cover the
improper" transactions. The fact that
such moneys were turned over to
Wright Is verified, 1t Is said, by en-
ployees Of the office. I'm an examination
in September the copy of which is in
the Governors office. Also that there
was no legal action brought by the
Governor. The report then says:
n,,I 1,
$l,253S5 of these payrols has been
drawn from special deposit of road tax
to pay same by S. N. Hundley, chair
man of the Hawaiian Road Board,
same appearing in the Public Works
Department accounts with this road
board, November and December, 1902.
thereby adding further illegalty to this
After quoting the report of Super
intendent Cooper as to the shortage,
the report concludes:
Further that Governor Dole in spe-
clal message to the Legislature, Feb
ruary 2S 1903, completes the train of
by asking for an appro-
priation under the caption of Roads
and Bridges, Fourth District for an
item Road Board pay rolls, S2337.S5. to
cover the amount of embezzlement."
WILCOX MAKES STATEMENT.
Accompanying this statement is the
following from Charles Wilcox:
Department of Public Works, Homo
lulu, Il. H., March 10, 1908
Statement regarding moneys drawn
On receipted road board payrolls for
abor and not RENTED: / was appoint
1 clerk in the Public Works Depart
nent on or about the middle of June,
90l, and received instructions as to
ny duties about the office from the
'hief clerk, b. II. Wright.
Later after receipt of an anonymous
etter limiting that office secrets We're
eaking out the superintendent, Mr..
3oyd, gave us clerks talking to, and
old us that any clerk who would not
mind his own business and do his work
IS told would be discharged, He told
IS that he held Mr.. Wright. the chief
Jerk, responsible for the business in
he main office, as with his own work
D look after 1t was impossible for him
o look into the details of the office;
hat all the clerks We're under II. ii.
Wright, and that any clerk who refused
D do as Mr. b. III. Wright desired
'ould be discharged.
That was the time Mr. George c.