The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-16

a report to make of the litigation and
]. Lightfoot read that document. He
reported on all the litigation of the
company concluding with judgment
for S35, 900 in cash and 5000 shares oe
paid up stock and an award of $4,000
to :be lawyers by Judge Humphreys,
which was reduced to $500 by the Su-
preme Court.
THAT was quite a difference" re-
marked Lucas.
Then was detailed the payment of the
judgment in part and the steps taken
to collect the balance.
All but $31, ,S2S had been collected by
the lawyers on the judgment anu it
was charged that Hustace had fraudu-
lently converted his property to escape
Judgment. Some OF this property had
been purchased by l. H. Dee for the
company and the attorneys recon-
mended that other suits be begun to
cover the judgment against Hustace,
Egan and Foster.
Dr. Mouritz in response to a request
from L. II. Dee announced that he
wanted to find out about a certain
piece of property purchased by the COM
pany, the Foster home. and upon
which an unsecured note had been TAX
en- and the credit of the company
Dltu6th. MI Lee Itplltu lAidA iAt iett
paid for the land himself. $21OO in gold
coin. to save the company. This had
been his own personal transaction af-
ter the company had refused to buy
in the property because of a cloud on
the title.
THE report of the lawyers doesn't
correspond with that statement" re-
marked Lucas.
Eyes, it does, the company refused
to take it. and 7 bought it and saved
the company $3.50. The property is
worth 5000. replied Dee hotly.
1.-THE Kamalo Co. didn't authorize
you to buy it. them" asked Mouritz.
mo sir. bought il myself. after the
to do with it."
THAT is perfectly satisfactory to
me?" replied DR.. Mouritz.
Then it was proposed to adopt the
attorneys report, but Dr. Mouritz OBJ
jected to the portion advising further
litigation, saying he had been opposed
to lawsuits all his life. Mr.. Dee said
that more litigation was necessary to
protect the interests of the company. |
which had purchased the property of
the defendants. He moved that the re-
port be filed.
]. H. Craig said he wanted a report 4
of the trustees before that Of the law
yers.
Mr.. Dayton said there wasn't a re-
port ready, and Dee stated that there /
had been an inventory showing the es-
tate to be worth $4,000. This included |
1000 acres of land, material and a rail-
road.
Where's the railroad?" asked Lucas.
Down at the wharf" was the reply.
I'D like to know what we have been
doing; what we have got insisted
Craig
ct am the only one of the trustees
who has been here four years"
DEE AND LUCAS.
where's Hitchcock" asked Lucas.
Don't know" replied Dee, ''he would
do no good here"
Where are the books?''
I'm the safe"
why don't you bring them here?"
why should -"
you say you are the whole thing"
''I haven't said anything of the kind"
"Yes. you did
ct didn't and I object to having
slurs cast upon me-
Lucas ani Dee were starting towards
each other. when the chair called them
to order.
Then Lucas said: There is no use
telling me that stuff is worth $4,000:
he is not telling the truth: it's a false
hood"
You didn't come here for business"
replied Dee.
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