The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-10-24

sold ana delivered. AS previously re-
ported, a tender Of about $500 in court
was declined by plaintiffs attorney.
An indictment Is on the calendar now
for the second term against Ayau and
YIN Chan for conspiracy in the first
degree for the robbery in question.
Therefore ]. Lightfoot. attorney for
defendants in the civil suit, requested
the court to direct Ayau that he was
not obliged to give evidence tending to
eliminate himself. Judge De Bolt
granted the request.
Nevertheless Ayau chose to tell what
appeared to be a straight story with
out regard to the consequences to him
self in the criminal case hanging over
his head. 1t was a story of most au-
dacious dishonesty on his own part as
trusted clerk of the Pacific Hardware
Co, linked with boldest rascality on the
part of two others in the store of Sing
Chan Co., one succeeding the other, in
tempting Ayau to rob his employer.
| Ayau testified that he was met by
Wong Yune, who offered TO give him
40 per cent, while turning 10 per cent.
into the store of Sing Chan Co., of the
value of such goods as might be deliv
cred to the latter firm without being
charged against it on the books of the
Pacific Hardware Co. Ayau, after ex-
planning the sales methods of the Pa
cific Hardware Co. to his tempter
,agreed with Wong Yune to see If the
scheme could not be worked.
| The scheme Ayau devised was In
brief that, after an order from Sing
lChan Co. was filed, he was to stamp
the bill as paid with the Pacific Hard
ware Co.'s stamp for that purpose and
then abstract the sale tags correspond
ling with the items from the cashiers
Idesk and deliver them to Wong Yune.
The latter part of the operation was
insisted on by Wong Yune at the out
set.
/ In the first bill of goods thus manipu-
Hated the amount was $40 or $50, and
IAyau was paid $3.50 on delivery Of the
tags. The next bill was matter of
$40 or $50. on which Ayau was paid
$19.40 Each time the transaction was
completed in Sing Chan Co.'S store.
When Wong Yune was about to leave
for China he told Ayau that YIN Chan
would take his place in carrying on the
scheme of working the Pacific Hard
ware Co. Vim Chan came into the
store about week after Wong Yune
left and bought some goods.
He told me he was in the same
lplace," the witness said. Il told him
1 could not do it so quick"
Yet he did the trick again within two
days, when Vim Chan bought bill of
between $75 and $50, on which Ayau
! got $780,
Sometimes Vim Chan came to buy
three times a week. bat increased the
: frequency of his visits to five times
a week. He would buy from different
statesmen. All of the purchases were
not subjected to the scheme.
1.-THE tags Vim Chan wanted me t.
h take out he told me. Some he sale
: were to be charged on the books" thu
n witness testified.
Sometimes Sing Chan Co.'s Wagon
r took the goods away. Vim Chan al
: ways paid Ayau his percentage on de
livery of the goods and the vouchers.
: "He never paid me any money" Aya,
: testified, except when I gave him {
9 Ireceipted bill and tag"
g A. G.. NJ. Robertson, attorney TO
. plaintiff. asked:
= What was the value of the tags
Il all that were taken for goods whicl
= were not entered on the books?"
Between s2500 and s3000," Will
It lAyau answered.