The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-01-11

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o commission from the Kahana road g
(. contract and is also receiving If @
. ty dollars month as supervising @
o engineer for the contractor. o
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(From Saturdays Advertiser.)
A disgruntled Portuguese is stamp
ing on the Democratic administration
with both feet and tearing holes in it.
He is threatening to remove Mayor
Fern from office and do many dreadful
things. the statement of which earned
him hearing before Deputy Attorney
General Andrews on behalf of the Re-
publican cohorts but failed to ruffie the
brows of the Democratic administration.
The disgruntled Portuguese is John
c. Picano, late a copartner with John
Emmeluth on the Kaluanui road con-
tract. He claims that he has been de.
frauded out of many things, his for
tune included, and that he is now rele-
gated to the life of n plantation labor
err, to support his wife and four chill
dren.
He was interviewed last night in his
house on Gulick avenue, and although
he was partly drunk and preparing to
get drunker in company with his wife
and two sorrowful-looking natives, he
managed to tell a pretty connected
story of his outraged feelings. He says
as a starter that he and John Woods
submitted proposals for the Kaluanui
road contract and secured it. There.
upon both himself and Woods found
themselves unable to secure bonds. He
went to John Wilson, road supervisor
of the Honolulu district, whom he calls
his "best friend,' and "heart's IS dear
est'' in his more tender moments.
Wilson winked his starboard eye and
said that he would fix it for him and
then, continues Picano, he came around
and told him to go to Emmeluth who
would go on his bond. Picano did so
and Emmeluth went security for the
$2500, buying out Woods at the same
time. This made Emmeluth and Picano
partners. Then, says Picano, he was
told that if he would sell out his share
of the contract to Emmeluth he would
be given a Job as luna on the Kahana
road and he accepted the proposition.
He weeps at this point as he states
| that he was only given $3.50 for his
| share and was then refused the ka-
hama lob. His "dear friend' Wilson
then came to his assistance, he says,
and when he became somewhat obstrep-
erous promised him a job in the Ho'
nolulu district at $4 day. This latter
was also refused later and Picano, ris-
| ing to his most majestic heights of
oratory, winds up with peroration TO
the effect that Emmcluth and Wilson
are partners, and that being partner
of a county contractor is an improper
thing for a county official to be.
Picano saws he was Democrat. He
also saws he is not a Democrat any
longer He adds to this political in
formation by saying that he and he
alone Che swore it on crucifix, mount
ing on a chair to reach 1t better)
is responsible for Mayor Fern hold
ing Office and he swears (on the same
crucifix) that he will by the same
token remove the Mayor at the mex
election. He states that he mannei
in which he assured the Koolauloa ma
iority for Fern was by telling the Por
, tuguese of that district to count 81
many squares from the left of th'
ballot, so many squares down and pu
J cross there. This method, he says
was closely followed, He explains tina
he is a power in Koolauloa and hold
the voters in the hollow of his hand
r lie states that should he run for an,
= office he would be elected without fai
S and that he may possibly enter for tn
: office of sheriff next November.
Part of this story is true and par
| hn Of a OH
tive fabric although the statements le
to some other rather startling state
ments made by Emmeluth in referenc
to Wilson'S connection with the Ka
Lana and Kaluanui road contracts.
John Emmeluth, when seen last nigh
d states that Woods, the cobidder wit
Pieano on the Kaluanui contrac
came to him and told him that he wa
unable to secure bond and ds he WOW
be unable to sign the contract with
the time stipulated, he would have
forfeit the $500 certified check that In
been put up by his relatives. Emm
luth refused at the time to touch
but later decided TO take it up an
keep Woods from going under au
losing everything he had. Woods, sa,
% Emmeuth, was the honest man of II
q as dogs hind leg, sentiment while
was repeated by Pieano's lawyer la
I. night His attorney has "fired" hi
a. and refuses TO have anything more
20 do with him.
l.. After taking over Woods share ,
ht the bid, Emmolulh went bond for !
he cnno and the two became partners aft
an fashion, Emmcluth gave Picano
40 Job as superintendent OF the work AZ
n. salary OF 500 and then heard renoI
mat iirano was conducting himself
.o q rather crooked way and was layi
~ on the job Tor several days nt lin
M Emmelulh Investigated aud found th
hy u Plcano Nas allowed 10 stay Ia vi
a. hm the contract Ynlli be forfeit
~ hnl a large amount of money 10
~, no lhrn msio the Portuguese an on
H' ~ f9lNi which oflrr WAS accepted
ileann arhrl lmmonih fol i0h
iho hnhhnn foad, tho contrast
nhll 80 u|tN hrld by tho latter B.
no mrIu7 aHrbi and noi ihr salary