Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-02-23

of the alleged offence, being the date
of the voucher presented. 1t states
that Kumalae was at that time chair.
man Of the Special Committee on Chi
nese Funds. This conspiracy indict.
ment is based on the same facts pre-.
scented in the indictment against En-.
och Johnson for gross cheat.
johnson has two charges to answer,
one in which he alone is held to blame |
for gross cheat, the other in which Ku-
malae is alleged to be co.conspirator
to fraudulently secure from the Terri |
tory the same amount for the same
purposes as named in the Indictment
against Johnson alone.
Following is a portion Of the indict- |
ment against Solomon Meheula:
The Grand Jurors present that Solo |
mon Meheula. on the 18th day of
March, 1903. being an officer of the
House of Representatives Of the Sec.
ond Legislature, to.wit: the Clerk, toI
standing committee, to.wit: thei
| COMMITTEE on Accounts, with the
power, authority and capacity in 1t. the
' said Committee. to, II true and correct,
audit, settle and approve and cause to
be paid. by the Territory. all bills and
accounts of charges against the Terri.
tory for contingent expenses of said
House, unlawfully. falsely, fraudulent.
ly, knowingly and designedly, and with
intent to cheat and defraud the Terri.
tory. did pretend that he had thereto
fore, for and on behalf Of the Members
of said House, purchased fifteen cop
les of a book known as civil Laws of
the Hawaiian Islands, 1897, and fif.
Penal Laws of the Hawaiian Islands,
1897, and that the said House had, by
reason of the purchase by the said Me.
heula, incurred thereby contingent
expense of $3.50, and that there was
due to Meheula, from the Territory, by
reason Of the purchase. the sum Of
$3.50, and that certain false and fraud.
ulent items and charges against the
Territory, purporting to be on account
of the said purchase, to.wit:
} Purchase of Is copies Of the
Civil Code for use of Mem.
hers rate SIS total. 1928 .O0''
and
Purchase of 10 copies Of the
Penal Laws for use of mem
bers. rate SIS, total .... 1925. 90"
and nurnortinp IN show an indebted.
nose of tho Terr,,orv tn tho said Niche.
MIA therefor of the sum of s45O as
contained in n certain bill of the said
Meheula to said House. were true and
correct. he. the said Meheula. thereby
lfraudulently and with intent TO cheat
and defraud the Territory. procuriny
the said Committee on Accounts 10
cause IN he maid To him the said
charges in said hill contained. where.
as, in truth and in fact, the said Niche.
ula had not, heretofore. for and ON he.
half Of the Members of said House of
Representatives. purcbased said hooks
and the said House had not nv reason
of said pretended purchase of said
hooks. incurred thereby the said con.
tingent expense, and that there was
not due to the said Meheula. the sum
Z of $3.50. and that said Meheula did
then and there and thereby COMM,
| the offense of Gross Cheat, contrar,
I to the form of the statute in such case
1 made and provided.
The johnson Indictment Is, In part
as follows:
och johnson on the 25th day of April
1903. to a standing committee of tn,
House of Representatives, to.wit: tn,
Committee on Accounts, unlawfully
a falsely, fraudulently. knowingly an,
, designedly, and with intent, did pre-
, tend that he had, heretofore, for an,
on behalf of said House, by reason O
the said services done and performe,
: by him. incurred thereby a contingen
!. expense of $3l2.5O. and that there wa
, due to him. from the Territory Of Ha
uoii Ia, raaeo, ~ tho doing ond no,