The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-16

Harry !. Mills has made an answe
to the information filed against him b
the Attorney General to procure hi
disbarment. He denies every state
ment that implies either double deal
ing or fraud From neither j. Kaele
makula nor anyone else did he ever re
eelye a document purporting to be. tn
signed written consent of property
| holders to the issuance of Iiquo
| license to G. NJ. Tai. Nor was he EN-
| ployed by Kaelemakule or ANYBODY els,
to take the Acknowledgements of Thu
| signers of such written consent, or tc
do anything whatever about the secur
ing of such license from the Treasurer
of the Territory.
He denies that any document pur
porting to be the written consent OF
property-owners at Kailua was origin
ally made out by him, or by anybody
under his advice or concurrence, in the
name Of G. NJ. Tai or for Tai s benefit.
He denies that Kaelemakule, with
his knowledge or consent, ever pre-
sented written consent for c. NJ. Tai
to any person for signature. Also he
denies that he delivered to Kaelema-
kule, or authorized the circulation by
that person, of any such document
wherein the name of c. NJ. Tai was
written, either in lead pencil or other
wise, as the name of the person apply
ing for license.
Then he denies that the document in
question, after it had been signed, was
altered by him, or by his authority,
knowledge or consent. by the erasure of
Tai's name and the substitution there
for of the name of Chank Sun. Also
he denies that any written consent to
the issuance of license to Tai was
received by him, for the purpose that
he as a notary public should take the
of the signers
Mills denies that on or about the LIST
day Of July, 1905, or at all, he erased
from the document the name of C. NJ.
Tai, and that he wrote or caused to be
written therein the name of Chang Sun.
He admits the acknowledgment of
to the exhibit filed in court,
and the truth of the a legations that
the signers of the consent never con-
ta1 hot he Of hn p6
license should be changed from c. M.
Tai to Chang Sun, but he denies that
the signers never acknowledged their
signatures before him, alleging that
they did so and that at the time when
they did so the name of the proposed |
licensee in the document was Chang |
Sun and not G. M. Tai. Once more he |
denies the changing of the name either |
by him or anybody else with his au-
thority, knowledge or consent.
The respondent admits that he was
acquainted with seven of
the signers whom he names and unac-
1uainted with the others, and that mel
her Kaelemakule nor anyone else in
reduced the seven mentioned to him
'or the purpose of acknowledging their
signatures. 1t was for the purpose OF
and to avoid the necessity
If unnecessarily extending his certifi-
ate of the Acknowledgements, that he
Included in his certificate all of the
igners of the document as having been
Introduced to him by Kaelemakule.
Mills declares he well knew that Tai
iii not desire and would not permit a
liquor license to be issued in his name,
mt at the same time he knew that Tai
vas not named in any document pur-
orting to be consent to the lssu-
nee of license to C. NJ Tai. He de
les that he knew at any time that the
arties signing had not consented to
he issuance of license to Chang Sun,
nd alleges that they all acknowledged
heir signatures to Chang Suns appl-
alton. While admitting that Tai and
un are different persons, he denies
nat he knew Of the distinction of iden- S
tv between them al the date when he
ertifed to the Acknowledgements.
Lastly, the respondent denies having
any fraud or violation of
wv in the matter, and denies that he
elivered Chang Sun s petition to the I
treasurer. He says he sent it by mail
rom Kealakehua postoffice, addressed
, C. Ako, Honolulu, and Acknowledges
nat a license of the fifth class for the
lie of Intoxicating liquors was there
fter issued to Chang Sun.
Deputy Attorney General Prosser
aving rested the prosecution yester-
Nv morning, the Supreme Court, on
otion of c. w. Ashford for respond
IT. continued the disbarment hearing
It'll June % to enable the respondent [
bring his witnesses from Kona.