The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-14
WHAT IAUKEA SAYS
OF 1901 NOTE


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Inc foiiowing statement oy eheFi"
c. ?. laukea regarding his note to
Isoye Tor Isoi) accounts of which have
been in circulation for some time.
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nave peeh grossly ihisrePiese"'eu
by those responsible for starting the
story of my business with Isoye and
tho nromiesorv note for sl0O and [
want II Nlo"h 'h"e nave III nv way
stopped to anything in the way OF
graft. nor did | know, as matter of
f,ot tbot tho man to whom 7 mazda
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out 'ne note' "nien pau was 'N'
lsoye who is identified in lwilei matters.
"United States District Attorney r.
w. Breckons has acted in u way that
was not in the least manly in this at.
fair.
az am informed by 1soye, who has
called to see me to express his regret
that this matter has come out, that
Breckons has been in the habit of max
ing monthly calls at lsoye' IS house to
look over his business papers, and that
on one occasion, when Isoye was alb
sent, Breckons induced Isoyes wife to
let him take away the promissory note
that he might photograph it.
"Breckons photographed this note
and showed the photograph to every
body except to myself, and this for the
reason that it was Breckons' desire
to discredit me in the eyes of the peo'
| Pile who were endeavoring to close
| Twilei.
81 have no personal feeling against
Breckons in this matter, but / have
been misrepresented and wrOnged and
| mean to take the most thorough ac'
| tion to clear my skirts, no matter what
may have to divulge of what l Know
in this regard.
"Breckons surreptitiously and delibe
rately endeavored to do me an injury
and has to some extent succeeded, in
asmuch as he has Shown about this
promissory note and has put a wrong
construction on its import and signifi
ance, and l feel it my duty to mos
emphatically insist that he is in the
wrong and / shall leave no stone un
turned to prove that l am blameless.
"The entire note transaction was {
very simple one, and while feel tina
the act may have been an indiscree
one, / can assure you that there wa
, ABSOLUTELY nothing dishonest about il
Wlhle | feel that the matter is pri
waite one, | consider, however, that il
view of the talk the matter has caus
ed, it is due the people who elected
me, and the public in general, tina
they know the full facts.
"Toward the end of April 1 was II
financial difficulties, having som
notes to meet which | did not see M.
way clear to meet. / went to b. F
Dillingham; and asked him if he coul
let me have $3.50 for short time. H
said he was not able to do so, blu
would try to raise the money fror
| his friends, but l told him that di
not wish him to go begging for mt
! also went twice to see W. R. Castle
but failed to find him in, but d. l
Wilmington saw me on both these OF
casions. However, l did not speak t
him about my errand.
, ''Late one afternoon as / was sill
ting here in my Office worrying owe
the matter, Special Officer Townsen
passed my door, and l asked him
. he knew where ] could borrow $40
for short time He said that h
might get it, and the next day h
brought the money and / made out
note for the amount, which was late
on paid back by me. The very fac
that l made note viii show tina
; there was nothing dishonest and II
graft about the affair. AS matte
of fact, at the time l did not realiz