The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-10
KfLLETT Up
TO HIS EYES
Indicted Seven Times
More--Lucas Also
Indicted.

Indictments fairly rained upon the
head of "Paalua Danson Kellett, the
younger" as the grand jury identify
him, yesterday. Already a case of en-
| calendar of the April term from the re-
port of a former grand jury Now seven
! indictments We're found against him,
| comprising the three separate charges
| of gross cheat, embezzlement and for
gerry, all alleged to have been commit
| ted. as was the offense previously
| charged, while he held the offices of
deputy clerk of the Judiciary and clerk
! of the Circuit Court of the First Cir
cult.
| Judge De Bolt, to whom Kellett was
| clerk, assigned the cases Immediately
| On their presentation to Judge Lindsay,
| before whom Kellett was forthwith ar
| raigned. He was allowed to reserve his
plea for one week, his bail being fixed
! at $1,000 in each case, or $1,000 alto
| gether A summary of the seven in
dictments is here given:
No. 123.-It is set forth in this indict-
the duly appointed, qualified and acting
deputy clerk of the Judiciary Depart
ment and clerk of the Circuit Court of
the First Judicial Circuit. There was
in force on that date a certain rule
that all moneys paid into court. wheth-
er voluntarily or by way of tender, or
upon the order of one of the judges
should be Immediately deposited by the
clerk receiving such moneys in the
First National Bank of Hawaii, such
moneys not to be withdrawn from said
bank except upon draft of one of the
judges of said court, attested by
clerk of the court and the seal of the
court. There was on deposit on June
-, 1905 money to the amount of over
$685. and Kellett as alleged falsely pre-
tended to Judge De Bolt that j. L.
Holt as tax assessor for the first
division was entitled to be paid and
receive $198. and did obtain the sigma
ture of Judge De Bolt to a check in
the amount of s19S, and did attest said
check and affix thereto the seal of the
Circuit Court of the First Circuit In
truth and in fact Holt was not,
tax assessor or at ALL entitled to be
paid or to receive out of the said money
on deposit s19S. Wherefore it is pre-
Tense of gross cheat, contrary to the
statute.
No. 124.-In this indictment Kellett
is charged with gross cheat for having
procured, in the same manner as in the
former case, the drawing of a check
for $3.50 payable to NJ. E. Silva out of
funds in the partition suit of Scott VS..
Pilipo, in which Silva had no claim. |
No. 125.-It is stated in this indict- |
ment that $10,300 proceeds of commits |
sioner's sale in the partition suit of
Millard F. Scott and Nettie F. Scott |
VS.. Esther n. Pilipo and others, was
deposited under the rule, and that on
April 4, 1905, Kellett got Judge De Bolt !
to sign check in favor of NJ. E. Silva,
himself attesting it under seal of the
court, for $135 out of such deposit |
when Silva had no interest therein. /
thus committing gross cheat
No. 126.-This is another charge of |
gross cheat, in the procuring a check I
payable to J. L. Holt as assessor out |
Of the funds in the Scott-Pilipo case
in which Holt had no interest
No 12z.-This is an Indictment charg-
ing kellett with embezzling, on Feb. I
%, 1905, the sum of $19S, the property
of Cecil Brown. trustee.
No. 12S.-Kellett, In this Indictment,
is charged with the embezzlement of
s192.25, the property of Louisa I. Lane,
on Oct Is, 1904.
No I29.-Forgery is the crime laid
to the account of Kellett in this in
dictment. the following copy of a check
being exhibited:
Honolulu II. I. Jul Is 1905 No Isl.
The First National Bank of Hawaii
= L |
order $1,000
One Hundred & Seventy & noI100
Dollars. J. T. DE BOLT,
First Judge First Circuit Court.
Attest, P. D. KelIett, Jr., Clerk"
1t is charged that Kellett, to deceive
another, to wit, one E. K. Pilipo, an
female and to prejudice her
as agent in her right of property, did
forge and counterfeit the name of
Miss E. P. Pilipo, agent the payee
of said commercial check and draft"
GEO. LUCAS INDICTED.
When the grand jury made a pre- :
li,ninary report yesterday morning, $
to the presentation of indict-
ments, the first Indictment to be re- r
leased from the secret file was that
of George Lucas lately the senior dep i -.
uty clerk of the Judiciary. He had got
word of the Indictment and came c
promptly into court, where he waived ,
the reading of the Indictment. When
General Peters asked that his q
plea be taken, however, he asked leave
10 reserve his plea until Wednesday =
next at a. m. This was granted. He ;
furnished bail bond of $4,000 on the r
spot.
Lucas was indicted for the embez- :
of $500 in his official custody. |
the amount being the property of John >
Heulu kamio as guardian of the es- .
tate of Puhipaka Malama, a minor |
There is a strong belief among the r
friends of Lucas that he never con-
verified the money in question to his