The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-19
A PARTNERSHIP
WITHOUT BOOKS
Wilson & WhitehOuse Started
Without Money and Kept
No Books.

L. C. Ables, appointed some days ago
as master, to examine and report on
the partnership accounts of Wilson &
Whitehouse, reported yesterday. He
says that the accounts are so hopeless
" imperfect, disconnected, and meager
that it would be impossible to draw a
statement of account that would not
be mere guesswork and conjecture.
And therefore he gives up all attempt
to draw off a financial statement.
The partnership was formed, he says,
May 81, 1897, by j. H. Wilson, L. NJ.
Whitehouse and W. w. Bruner. The
three partners were to share equally
in the partnership. There was no ac-
tual investment by any of the partners.
What appliances were needed for their
business were bought on long enough
credit to enable them to get their pay
from contracts performed before they
had to pay.
There was a financial statement
drawn off February 26, 1898, which
Mr., Ables says was evidently drawn off
by an accountant, and that he has
found it correct But that since that
time there have been no books kept.
There is no record of collections made,
nor of accounts paid since April, 1898.
The master was appointed on the ap-
plication of w. W. Thayer, trustee in
bankruptcy for Wilson, and was for
the purpose of enabling the trustee to
find out whether there were any debts
owing from Whitehouse or Bruner to
the estate of the bankrupt. Apparent
ly the only way left of finding out
how the partnership accounts stand is
by taking the oral testimony of all
the partners.
JUDGMENT GIVEN.
Judgment for $29455 for plaintiff was
given in the Circuit Court yesterday
in the case of Levers & Cooke v.
Kwong Yee Society ct al.
MOTION TO SET.
A motion to set time for hearing
has been filed in the ejectment case
of Elizabeth K. Booth V. J. H.
Schnack and Manuel Silva
WANTS A DIVORCE.
John Ali has filed suit for divorce
from Haumea Ali on the ground of
desertion. There are two children, TSa-
heIe and Kahaiu, aged respectively if
teen and fourteen.
ACCOUNTS APPROVED.
The final accounts of Frank Archer
as guardian of the estate Of Kealoha-
okalani were approved by Judge De
Bolt yesterday on the recommendation
of J. Marcallino as master, except as
to certain commissions which the mas
ter recommended be surcharged.
JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF.
Judge Lindsay yesterday rendered
judgment for the plaintiff in the case
of Hok Hak Sal V. PAX Sun K.won
and others, for $40, costs and interest.
plaintiff and Lyle A. Dickey for GER
tain of the defendants.
QUICK WORK.
Judge De Bolt yesterday granted a
divorce to T. Matsumura from her
husband S. Matsumura on the ground
of failure to provide. The case ran
a rapid course through the courts. The
husbands answer denying all the al
legations of the complaint except the
and consenting to a trial at
any time on or after September IS,
was filed at S:45 o'clock yesterday
and at 9:42 the decree of di-
yorce was granted.
AHNIN DEMURS.
In the suit of Liliuokalani v. Wakeki
S. NJ. Kanakanui and All
min, the latter has filed a demurrer.
The plaintiff has Joined in demurrer
and has made a motion to set the |
demurrer for argument. E. G. Peters
Is the attorney for Admin.
APPRAISERS REPORT.
The appraisers appointed to ap-
praise the estate of Manoel Jose Amo-
rim, yesterday reported to Judge De |
Bolt that the value Of the estate left |
oy decedent was $419.55.