The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-10-13

/ 0, US BY THE
DOZEN IN COURT
REMARKABLE EVIDENCE PRO
DCCED ~ THE TRIAL or r.. S.
BOYD YESTERDAY.

a most remarkable scene was wit
messed yesterday afternoon IN Judge
RObiusons court when, for the prose-
cutiOn, Attorney General Andrews cross
examined j.. s. Boyd who had taken the
stand IN his own behalf IN his trial for
having embezzled from the Territory.
Boyd seemed to tell a straight enough
story IN his evidence IN chief when un-
der examination by his Attorney s. f..
ChillingWOrth He appeared 30 make
~ clear that there WAS an utter lack Of
routine in the Land office that
everybody there did pretty much
as he wanted and that there was
. sDrt Of general responsibility ~ 10
the handling Of the cash. When hand
ed the papers which had been put In
evidence by Mahaulu regarding the pay
ments from $500 from the Haiku Plan
tatlOn, the SG7J from the KancOhe
Ranch Company ana the $l5j2.JO from
Bishop B. CO.. Boyd denied that he ever
received any Of the moneys. They had
aii, he gaiG, been handled by Mahaulu.
Finally the witness was asked " he
had ever, either directly or indirectly
taken money from the Land Office other
than that 10 which he had been entitled
for salary. Boyd explained that when
he first went there All Of the employees
used % get advances = salary on l. o.
U's these being deducted at the end Of
each month from the salaries. After
the b. II. Wright matter this was stop
ped. The witness swOre that he had
never on any occasion taken, stolen or
misapprOprated any moneys whatever.
Then the Attorney General took Boyd
IN hand.
Despite the former statement that
Mahaulu had handled the Office cash at
a certain period a memorandum Of de-
post Of s2224.82 IN the Hawaiian trea-
sury IN his own hand writing was pro-
duced and Identified. He admitted sign
ing the Hakalau receipt and explained
his failure to enter b. up by saying
that there had been q mistake. As TO
the $1jj2.j2 for which he had signed a
receipt the defendant said he had not
entered Il up because # had never been
received by him.
Tim came one Of the most striking
pieces Of evidence which was admitted
only after strong objections by the de-
code. I'm BOyd's own handwriting, which
he gave 10 Mahaulu 80 that when Boyd
was away he could be appraised secret
~ by Mahaulu ~ 10 the possible move
ments Of the auditor I'm regard to the
| land office. The code AZ written con-
| sisted Of three messages. Should the
auditor come IN to check. ask no ques-
| tiOns ana find everything o. X. Ma
| haulu was TO wire Received mail No
| reply required" II anything turned up
| and they doubted Mahaulu's explana-
| lions he was 10 wire Received mail
| VIII reply" while n everything was
satisfactory the message was 10 be RE,
celyed mail REPLY unnecessary"
The paper containing this incarnation
having been admitted By Judge Robin
son, BOvd admitted that II was In his
handwriting. on the back was writer
In Mahaulu's handwriting.
This Is intended for this reason. Mr.
Boyd Is about TO go to Hawaii and q
during lis absence my books should b,
exported ! have 10 telegram TO him "a
per directions"
The production Of this dOcumen
caused sensation In the court room
and the next one which Is appended
brought . laugh
THE New Willard,
Washington, D. g., March g. 1902.
my Dear Steve: ! have not hear'
! from you folks yet-What Is the mat
ter Say steve, you send me SCOPE
draft from Bishop & CO., payable Of
the Bank Of California and send IN