The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-10-14
Police Court Clerk Clark Arrested
on Third Day Of His
Honeymoon.
BRIDE MAKES UP SHORTAGE
Checks in the Cash Drawer Are
Redeemed = Grand Jury
Will Probe.
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With the arrest of Henry N. Clark
yesterday, charged with the embezzle.
ment of s2ss dollars from the police
court funds, an unsavory condition of
affairs in the clerical and financial rec
ords of the court has been exposed. A
week s work ON the books Of the court
by Deputy City Auditor James Lloyd
resulted in the discovery of shortages
in the cash amounting to over $500,
most of which has now been paid back,
a shortage of $3.50 still being left.
The arrest of Clark is taken as herald.
ing that Of others implicated in the
wholesale populations which are said to
have extended over period dating
from last February and possibly further.
Clark s total shortage amounted to
$1240, all Of which, with the exception
of $40 was deposited in. gold Monday
with the city attorney. As restitution
is not bar to prosecution in embez-
element cases, it made no difference
in the legal action and the warrant,
sworn to by Lloyd, was served on Clark
yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriff
Charles Rose.
Other warrants might yet be sworn
out against Clark for other sums which
went to make up the total. The 1929
which he is accused of taking repre-
sented forty-eight forfeited balls of SO
each which were turned over to him by
Sheriff Jarrett and which had accumu-
lated during the month of June. This
amount was duly entered in the books,
but afterwards scratched carefully off
and no record now appears. Sheriff
jarrett still holds the receipts for the
sum.
OF the balance for which Clark is not
responsible, 1920 lays at the door of
Ben Zablan chief clerk of the court
For this sum, taken from the funds of
the court, he deposited his personal
check, which, however, is said to be
worth nothing but the paper it is writ
ten on and amounts practically to an
/. o. U. No straight I. o. U.'s were
found.
This sum is consequently unsecured
by anything as the check is not nego,
TABLE, and represents an actual short.
age in the accounts.
A further sum of $435 was also miss.
ing, unsecured by anything except two
checks, one of which was made out to
"Cash and the other to the "District
Magistrate of Honolulu The two
checks are now IN the hands of the
county auditor, although money was
yesterday turned in. to the city attor,
ney to cover them.
These funds are the forfeited balls
and the fines which have accumulated
during the quarter.
Clark IS bond was set at two thousand
dollars, Carlos Long and Dr. John
Cowes going on it. Charles Chilling
worth will represent him in court this
morning when continuance will be
asked for.
The grand jury will take up the en-
tire matter this afternoon and whether
or not any indictments are returned its
investigation is expected to result in
a complete change of personnel in the
police court clerical force.
II was stated yesterday upon respon.
sible authority that this action had al
ready been taken and that the clerks
had been discharged but the rumor came
too late to be verified.
Clark was an appointee of District
Magistrate Andrade. His arrest for
embezzlement came two days after his
wedding to Mrs. August Dreier. He
had full charge of the books of the
court relating to the finances. His bond
for $4,000 with the Waterhouse Trust
Company, lapsed in July and was not
renewed.