The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-10-14
BOYD IS
ACCUSED
BY S. Mahaulu In
Open Court at
the Trial.
tFrom Wednesdays Advertiser,

f. s. Boyd, former Commissioner o.
Public Lands now being tried in judge
Robinson's court for embezzlement OF
public moneys, was yesterday accused
in open court by stephen Mahaulu
former sub-agent for the Fifth Land
District. of having converted TO MS
own use $500, the cash proceeds re-
allied on T. II. Davies & Company's
check which had been presented in pay
ment on a lease held by the firm.
The accusation was made suddenly
and following it there was moments
silence. No one spoke, the jurors
riveting their attention on the witness
as If waiting for more developments OF
the same kind.
Mahaulu stood pat on his statement
and could not be shaken in 1t. 1t was
the first time that any public tangible
accusation has been filed, and COM
ing from such witness has an i'm
portant bearing on the prosecution OF
the case.
The following jury was filled out yes
terday morning to try the Boyd case:
Percy Lishman, Chas. p. osborne, j..
]. Sullivan, L. C. King, Willard e..
Brown, ]. C. Cohen, Patrick Ryan,
Norman watkins. Harry A. Wilder,
VIM. T. Erving, ]. r. Moniz and c. j.
Falk.
Attorney General Andrews appeared
for the Territory, assisted by Mr..
Fleming. S. F. Chillingworth appeared
for the defendant Boyd. Jacob +.
Brown. former Commissioner of Public
Lands, was the first witness put on
the stand by the prosecution. The At
torney General filed in evidence two
receipt books for 1900 and 1901. He
also introduced receipt No. 302 marked
Exhibit C, bearing Boyd's signature,
dated September 30, 1900; receipt for
1875, marked Exhibit d, dated March b,
1901, Kaneohe Ranch Co., to Commits
sioner of Public Lands; receipt for
s1552. so, marked Exhibit e, dated March
5. 1901, Hamakua Mill Co., to Commits
sioner of Public Lands; all receipts
signed by Boyd.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Brown
was cross-examined by the defense. In
answer to a question he said he be-
lieved Mahaulu had the combination to
the safe as well as Boyd. When Boyd
went to Hawaii in connection with
Olaa land leases, Mahaulu took up
Boyd's duties in the office.
NJ T. Lyons, at present sub-agent for
the Fifth Land District, and chief clerk
in the Land Commissioner office,
brought to the witness stand the lease
books of the office, which were offered
as exhibits. The Acknowledgement
called for several specified leases bear
ing on the Boyd case. The first was
lease AIS, to Haiku and Paia planta-
tions, Maui entered September 80, 1898,
to expire September 80, 1916 The "a
mount of the lease calls for $500 per
annum, payable semi-annually, as did
all subsequent leases; lease payments
due September 80 and March 80; lease
No. 500 Hamakua Mill Co., made May
Is, 1899, for 10 years at sl035 per annum,
payable May is and November is.
John Waterhouse, treasurer for Alex
ander & Baldwin, testified as to
check issued by his firm to the Com
missioner of Public Lands for leases
held by the Haiku Sugar Company,
dated September 29, 1900, for $500. The
check was made out by the cashier
and presented for payment, for which
the company holds a receipt.
George f. Davies, director of the 7.
II. Davies & Co., Limited was shown
a check, marked Exhibit +. He was
also shown a receipt.
Il received this receipt" said he,
when / was acting as cashier for Da-
vies & Co. 1t has been in possession
of our firm among our vouchers ever
since. ] received 1t from Mr.. Maha-
ulu."
add you pay him the money!"
Eyes, and received a receipted bill;
] paid him by check"
This check was for sl552.50 and was
dated March G, 1901,
MIR. Davies, was there not another
demand made on you for this same
sum of money!" inquired the Attorney
General
Yes, upon the cashier"
c. Bolte identified receipt given by
him on behalf OF the Kaneohe Ranch
Company TO the land office for pay
ment OF lease
MAHAULU ACCUSES,
Stephen Mahauu was then called
w me MI isbgh Nh6 AAl'l Ai'lh AilA'l
Commissioner Brown, Mahaulu was
clerk under Boyd, on the latter's
promotion 10 the C0mmisslunership
Mahaulu went up one notch, taking
Boyd's old place
Attorney Hawlins az this iuncture
arose ana said hr represented Maha'
ulu who was under indictment for em'
hezziement, ana Nskpl that thr judR'
Instruct Tho Nlluess not a. Say any
Tins that would iucriWinaie him
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he NilnfsB who identified foydH obs
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