Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-07-26
CONSPIRACY CHARGED.


denDerg, VINO at tnat tlme was faTkeT
trustee, offered $4,000 for portion Of
the land, but as he wanted too much |
this deal fell through. Wundenberg |
also offered to buy the land for parties, |
who he said were other than Sam Par
ker, but whom he would not name. |
Henriques told Carter about this. and
Carter asked him to allow him to bid
before the deal closed, which Hen
riques promised to do Sam Parker Of
fered Miss Peabody 100000 for the
land, but the offer was declined.
On June 30, 1903, Low offered Hen
riques 100000, which he said was as
much as he could give. Henriques
refused. The next day Low said he
would give a couple OF thousand dol
lars more. but Henriques still would
not accept. Low then went to Hilo
having first told Henriques to see Wun-
denberg II he wanted to close the deal
Henriques sent wireless to Carter.
who was then on Hawaii. Henriques
did not have copy of the message.
Kinney produced copy as 1t was
taken at the telephone at Waimea, but
Magoon objected to- It on the grounds
that the question was about the mes
sage as IL was sent and not as 1t was
received. After considerable discus.
sion Henriques was allowed to say
what he remembered the message said,
Henriques said the wireless had ask.
| ed Carter to return to Honolulu as
Waikoloa was to be sold. Carter re-
turned on Thursday Henriques told
him he would not close the deal until
Low came back.
The witness also went to Wunden.
berg's office Miss Low was there. She
showed him the famous wireless which
Low sent to Wundenberg telling him
to see that Henriques did not close
the deal before he came back from
Hilo. Henriques himself saw the orr.
ginal message.
On Sunday, June 5. Henriques met
Wundenberg at Waikiki. Wundenberg
asked him not to close the deal before
Low returned. Low had sent him
message stating that he would return.
Henriques promised to do SO. He also
said that he thought Sam Parker was
foolish to let the land go, as he did
not think the Parker Ranch was any
good without Waikoloa. Wundenberg
answered that Sam Parker was sick OF
the whole business and had with.
drawn.
On June Low returned from Hilo,
but he still stuck to his offer OF $685.
900 or a few thousand above that,
which Henriques refused. Low wanted
to know what Carter's offer was but
Henriques would not tell. The next
day Carter offered $4,000 and Hen
riques promised him to let him know
his decision the next day. He also
met Low and promised to meet him
the next day at 10 a. m. The next
morning Henriques met Carter and
asked him II he wanted to buy for the
minor alone or for the ranch. Carter
said for the ranch and after some
dickering the deal was closed. $l12,5OO
being the price. The papers were sign.
ed and $4,000 paid on account.
Henriques came to his Office at 10: 80
a. m. Low was waiting and re proached
him for being late. Henriques said
the deal had been closed and Low left
The cross-examination to which Ma
COON subjected the witness developed
some spicy situations. After consider
able questioning Henriques said that
he thought that Sam Parker was try
ing to get the Waikoloa land for him
self and not for the minor also. Ma
COON pressed Henriques to explain why
he thought SO. Henriques said Par
ker's attitude throughout the entire
deal had convinced him. Carter made
offers and was continually banked by
Parker's drawing out. Then Wunden-
berg had made offers, Parker himself
had made individual offers and Low
nad made offers. All these people stay
ed about the Magoon building, which
the witness thought was a hatchery
for conspiracy" He thought that Par
ker was conspiring to deprive the
minor Of interest in the land. Low was
not In the conspiracy In the beginning
but got into 1t later.
Then, Mr.. Henriques," said Ma
COON. you are charging Parker with
conspiracy against the minor"
II charge him with conspiracy to
get the land" answered Henriques. II
don't charge him with conspiring
against anybody"
do you think conspiracy is a nice
thing?" asked Magoon.
"No, don't" said Henriques;
though l suppose conspiracy could
have good purpose"
How could that be; name an exam
pie" said Magoon. What do you I'M
derstand by the word conspiracy any
how?"
II am not school teacher" said
the witness.