The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-16
JUGGLING
WITHHOLD
ANDCOIN
STANDARD Old INVESTIGATION is
WIDENING AND ANOTHER IN
vEsTIGATOR is ON THE WAY.

Progress has been made by the police
in the investigation of missing oil from
the kerosene warehouse, in which a
fire was started on August IS, to the
extent that nearly fourteen hundred
cases of oil are now said to be account
ed for. About 900 cases, it develops
we're not credited on sale of some
1 500 in February last. ....
For these 1 500 cases payment to the
extent of over two thousand dollars
was made and only about nine hundred
dollars of the cash received was de-
posted against the transaction in the
Office of the Standard Oil Co. mere, or
by the clerk, Hart, in local bank, on
Merchant street.
These facts were arrived at during
the investigation of the sales, order
and stub books Saturday morning by
Attorney Breckons, Superintendent OF
Public Works Holloway, Sheriff Iaukea
and Chief of Detectives Taylor. It
was found that some six hundred cases
had been ordered, according to the sales
books, but the order of the same firm
on the same date, when that firm had
but one order in on that date, called
for about 1900 cases, according to de-
livery receipt.
Another statement made was that g.
600 cases of missing oil had been ac-
counted for, but this does not tally
with the number of cases supposed to
be missing, being much over the figure
and the statement may have been
made for effect. 1t was not given out
by the police, but was made by one who
professed to know of his own knowl-
edge.
Frank Thompson, representing the
Standard Oil Company called at the
police station this morning accom-
panied by Expert Accountant Davis,
who is retained to go over the books
of the company's agency here. Attor-
ney Thompson asked Sheriff Iaukea to
let him have the books which had Saen
taken Friday afternoon by order of the
court, so that Expert Davis could re-
sumo his auditing. He stated that there
was no means of arriving at the exact
status of affairs in connection with the
shortage of oil unless Davis could have
the books to work on, Iaukea said he
did not have the books in his possess
sion Chief of Detectives Taylor was
asked and he was perfectly willing to
hand over the books, providing the po-
lice could have them at any time they
were required in the investigation.
Thompson agreed to this and the sales
and order and stub books were turned
over.
] On the next steamship from San
Francisco a representative of the bond
ing company which went on Lionel
Harris bond, The Casualty, will arrive
in Honolulu to institute his own IN
EVestigation of the alleged embezzlement
in the office.
The police are now working on the
outside, that is they gre rounding up
men supposed to KIN " in regard to
where the oil that was not properly
accounted for was delivered, to whom
the money was paid and who, if not
Lionel Hart, was the brain behind ii
all. One theory is that the brain of
the scheme to defraud the oil company
lies outside the Standard Ill Office and
that Hart was an accessory to outside
manipulation. The clews have come
to where the roads cross and it is
difficult to explore all paths at once,
In regard to the fire itself there is nc
light at present. Fire Chief Thurston
has left this matter entirely in the
hands of the police and is making nc
individual investigation, not having
the time. 1914
Mayer, manager of the Standard Oh
agency here, is'working under instruc
lions from his home office, as previous
ly stated, and his investigation is be-
ing carried out by Davis with the
books.
Hart is still in Jail, not being able
to raise the $4,000 bail. In this con
nection it is stated that Lionel Hart
; as far as any embezzlement charge Il
concerned, may not get into court; tina
an effort is being made to raise thu
! money to make good whatever amour
he may be short in his accounts. II
} the event of this phase of the matter
: being dropped, however, there still re
mains the charge under which he Il
now held, that of the mutilation anC
. destruction Of public documents, tn
g kerosene oil warehouse receipts.
: Members of the fire jury remain sub
D ject to call. and may be summoned b,
g the Sheriff at any time.
L DESERTED AFTER YEARS.
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