The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-12-02

that Mahaulu received from Mary T.
clark the sum OF 1925 We are not GO
ing to deny that this amount Is not
shown by the books to have been
credited to Mary f. Clark. We are
not going to deny that $4,000 came into
the Land Office from the Waianae
Company. We are going to show that
for a long time prior to the receipt of
these moneys there had been an indis-
criminate handling of money in the
Land Office. We are going to show
that every dollar of these moneys had
been paid into the Treasury, and that
| Stephen Mahaulu never received a dol
lar of them or converted the money
to his own use. When We prove that,
we have proved all we want to-
MAHAULU TEsTIFIEs.
Stephen Mahaulu, defendant, being
called and sworn testified to the fol-
lowing effect:
Am married. Have been in govern
ment employ since 1890, in the Land
Office since 1898. Was clerk in 1901.
sub-agent after that. under E. S. Boyd.
Those in the office were myself, Boyd
and George Rosa. / was appointed in
1901 as sub-agent. Boyd was Com
missioner. 1 took in the cash during
the time 1 was sub-agent. Put 1t in
the safe.
Myself and Boyd had access to the
safe. III. X. B." was the combina-
tion when / went into the office. Prior
to the time l was in Boyd was sub
agent. When l went into the office the
combination was not changed. Initials
in combination We're those of Mrs.
Boyd. The combination on the safe
when / went into the office was con-
tinued all the time / was there. Boyd
did know the combination of that safe,
he did go into the safe. Boyd did not
make "a demand on me in August, 1903,
for the combination as he testified. He
never made such demand. He knew
the combination all the time. Besides
myself Boyd went into the safe.
Q. Boyd testified in answer to
question of the court-"Did you ever
open that safe and take any money out
of 1t yourself?"-"No, SIR" Is that
true?
A. 1t Is not true.
@. Did Boyd at any time take money
out of that safe?
A. Yes.
Had conversation with Boyd about
1925 paid by Mary e. Clark. There was
a shortage and that money had to go
in to balance the books. Boyd said:
Take out that Wahiawa payment
and deposit 1t in the Treasury"
1t was deposited with the Treasury,
some time in June (consults book, the
goth. There was no official receipt Civ
en- for that 1925. Boyd told me not to
give an official receipt until the land
had been inspected. He inspected the
land himself. There never was an Off
cial receipt given for that money
Had a conversation with Boyd about
the $4500 from the Waianae Company.
He told me to issue a receipt for that
money and charge it up to the Ho-
nokaa Sugar Co. I got the money
from the bank on the check, it was
endorsed by Boyd. 1t was paid into
the Treasury of the Territory of Ha-
wall. 1t does appear in the general
cash, Jan. 23, deposited with the Treas
ury $9S0O. The Waanae check is in
cluded in that. He told me to charge
1t up to Honokaa Sugar Co.
@. Did he give any reason why the
$4,000 should be credited to any other
than the Waianae Company?
A. He told me there was a shortage
on the Honokaa Sugar Co. 1t was cash
ed by me and turned over to the Treas
ury. The $3.50 of Mau Sing Wal was
turned into the Treasury. The $500 of
r. f. Lansing was also turned into
the Treasury but is not shown on the
books because it went to cover up a
shortage. l never received a dollar of
these moneys. The shortage was
Boyd's.
| | remember a conversation Boyd had
with me when he was going out of Of
flee. 1t was in November, 1903. He
said:
stephen, you had better apply for
my position and l will apply for the
position of bookkeeper so we can cover
up the shortages"
He told me later he had applied for
my position, he told me he saw the Gov
ernor, and that he had applied to the
Central Committee. He told me that
the s4500 was part of the shortage he
wished to cover up.
UNDER CROSS FIRE.
Cross-eXamined by Mr.. Prosser the
defendant testified as follows:
l first learned there was shortage
in 1900, before l became sub-agent. l
was only clerk then. Boyd had gone
off on vacation and had the col
lecting of the money in the office. Mr..
Brown wanted TO see the cash. We
went over the books and found there
was $4,000 shortage. l did not do a
thing about 1t. Do not know If IL was
made up when Boyd came back. Brown
knew when Boyd was away that there
was $4,000 short. What explanation
Boyd may have made to Brown 1 do
not know.
l found there were other shortages
when l became sub-agent. Cannot tell
what was the total amount, think 1t
was about $4,000. Do not know what
| other shortages there We're. They a
mounted TO a considerable, cannot
state if they amounted to $4,000. knew
there We're other shortages. Did not
inform Mr.. Brown. Knew there was
shortage by the books. Even when
Brown went out and Boyd came in I
never informed anybody. l knew Boyd