The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-10-27

told Mr. Ahoy then that we were pone
that l could whistle for my expense
money and whistle for my attorney q
fees, and that he would have to do
the same thing for any expenses that
he had been to. But he didn u. He
says, Go ahead, get some settlement
out of them. get what You can. get
the attorneys fees. - 1 did 90 ahead.
and Mr.. Castle, living up to the set.
Element that had been agreed upon.
although he was under no legal oblipa.
tion, If under any moral obligation.
to pay 1t. did pay me. as l say, the
sum of $500, as we recollect.
Just His Little Fee.
Now that was attorneys fees. All
that could be saved out of that case
could be only the attorneys fees. Any
other money that could be gotten out
OF that case was not for me, was not
for Goo Wan Hoy, but it would 90 In
the heir of the old man. and the onIv
heir was the defendant Meleana Davis.
So, If had chosen, could have told
Mr.. Goo Wan Hoy, "This is nv at
torney's fee and 1 am going to keep
IT. but didn't On the contrary.
right after the settlement was made I
told him that he would share with me
in the matter. Now meanwhile I had
| got letter from Amalu in which-it
was shortly after I was down there in
April, ls99-he said that he wanted to
get out of the matter and suggested
that 7 should reimburse him for the
expenses that he had been to. which.
of course, I didn't do
Generous, but Hard-Un.
Now told Goo Wan Hoy that
could divide with him, but told him
that | did need the money aud if he
didn't want it Immediately and would
let me have it, would go further and
i would let him have a reasonable
amount for the expenses that he had
been to in the case. Now, that was
perfectly satisfactory to him, perfectly
satisfactory. and gave him then nv
note for $364.55. being the $3.50 of the
| division money and $114.55 for the ex-
! penses that he had been to. told him
at the time. and he well knew that I
was in straitened circumstances.
Dreams of Wealth.
| He well knew it and mind at this
time we were very good friends ana
want you to remember that [ was
Il comparative stranger in the country
and had never at that time had any
dealings with Oriental races; was
not, as you might say, "on to their
peculiar curves" and / was treating
him as | would have treated a white
man. as | believed him to be decent
fellow, he is a smart fellow, AMI |
liked him and we were very friendly;
IN fact he held out to me hopes of
where we could make money. something
was very anxious to do, something
II have no faculty of doing, but he
held out to me these brilliant pros
poets of how money could be made here
IN the dealings of lands and various
ways, and | congratulated myself on
| being acquainted with man who seem.
ed to have the ability and the capa-
city for undertaking schemes that would =,
bring in a few dollars Well. now.
when the note became due of $36455
| was unable to meet it, so Mr.. Goo
Wan Hoy and myself meeting together
again / paid 800 on it. There is the
check (showing a check)
More Notes Kited
i gave him two notes, one of $40
and one of $140.S5, one of them due
I in month and one of them due in
two months, that being the difference
between the payment and the amount
of the first note and the interest al
though, as I let him figure the interest.
L am afraid he got few dollars ahead
of me. Laughter.) Well, now, l want
you to remember this note of $40;
the note of $40 is due in one month
and is of date January 81, the same
date my check is, and the $l4O.S5 note
is dated the same day and payable
in two months; now remember that
first $40 note.
Poor, but Honest.
Well, times didn't improve with me
and l was working then, mind, up in
the Attorney Generals office. / had
number of expenses, not many of
them due to any personal extravagance
on my part, but expenses that were
higher than would be usual if it were
not for unfortunate circumstances, and
the salary that | was getting from. the
Attorney General s office was only
| enough to enable me to get along. It
is true that if at that time [ had
wanted to be the CRATER that they
charge me with being, / could have
had few dollars, and would never
have had to put off Mr.. Goo Wan Hoy
when he came with these other notes.
| (Applause).
Some Payments Overlooked.
Well, now, he says that on that $40
note there are two Endorsements, one
of April 80, 1902, of $50 and one in
June, 1908, of $25, making the indorse-
ments on that $40 note of $55. That
is, l see that in the Advertiser. L will
have to take it as true, because have
no-reeord of any payment made to him
of that character. But if drifted along.
When he wanted renewal of notes
again, told him it was nonsense, 1
would pay him as l could, but there
was no use giving notes that would get
to bank and have me not meet them
there and lose what little credit 1 did
have at the bank; so he held the notes.
Now, the thing went along.
| Sued for the Money.
Occasionally he would come to me
for advice and would give him the
advice and l would charge it up, too.
Naughter and applause.) Finally 1
received a letter, communication
from Judge Humphreys, in which 1
was notified that Goo Wan Hoy claim