The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-06-14

IA, 1910.
~ voting in favor Of the bltullthlc
contract for Fort street. His reply
vas that there was no money IN the
county treasury to do the work.
This is all he conversation l had
With AHA, and the only conversation
had with him. AS for Aylett, l
nave never discussed the bItuithIc
paving contract with him at any time
II place whatsoever.
Crawford was asked if he had been
for the bitulithic contract.
md said that with the exception of his
remark to AHA, he had not supported
t. Crawford denied that he had ever
been asked by Brown, or anyone else,
70 work for the bitulithic contract.
..Where am I to get the sixteen
hundred dollarse' said Crawford. 81
haven t it and didn t have it, and If
had wouldn t be offering it to any
I would 90 to San Fran
cisco and see the prize fight. :
Brown Detailed Crawford.
\ NJ, Brown in answer to ques-
ton said that he did not know where
The reports of the $1,000 offers came
from He had talked with supervisors
with whom he was acquainted, IN sup
port of the paving contract, and they
had readily agreed that it was a good
thing. Brown said he was not par
-icularlv acquainted with AHA, an2
had told Crawford to speak to him
about it. Crawford knew AHA and
might be able to- influence him. But
any story of an offer of $1,000 or any
other sum, was. said Brown, an inven-
ion.
Crawford mentioned NJ. c. Amana as
)ne who was within hearing when he
lad his conversation with AHA 'at the
fshmarket Amana was seen, but said
ne did not recollect anything about 1t.
According to Crawford there were
many other Hawaiians present who
heard what was said.
Milverton Wants to Know.
Deputy County Attorney Mllverton
was very anxious to find out where the
reports of attempted bribery started.
He was present when The Advertiser
questioned Crawford,
.nd he asked questions Of his own. -
have tried very hard said Milver-
ton, ''to find out where these rumors
started and who is responsible for
them. Milverton intimated that the
of the rumors might pos
5 blv explain them, as a backhanded
opposition to the paving contract.
AHA Denies Everything.
Later, Supervisor AHA denied that
he had been offered any sort of bride
for vote for the paving ordinance.
He turned down the whole story OF
bribery, declared himself
in favor of the paving ordinance any
how and said that he had not heard
any sixteen hundred dollar proposition,
or any other proposition, to influence
his vote.
81 am in favor Of the paving ordi-
nance anyhow said AHA, "and have
been all along, except that there is
not enough money in the county treas
ury to carry out the proposed con
tract
1.-The statement has been made that
Willie Crawford told you that you
could get $1,000 by voting for the paw
ing ordinance Mr.. AHA was told.
AHA repeated an emphatic denial.
He declared that at no time had Craw-
ford or anyone else ever offered him
for a vote.
AHA was asked if he could explain
how the $1,000 rumor started, and said
he could not account for it. None Of
the discussions he had had with any
body interested had developed any in
Of money being put up. " If
any such proposition had been made
to me- - said AHA. Il should have
stated that | was not on the board for
that kind of business If the paving
contract is good proposition and can
be carried out, | am for it. All | have
said in answer to those | have talked
with, just as | have said publicly at
the board meetings, is that we have
not enough money to do the work
81 had discussion with Mr.. Gil
man in his Office. | agreed that the
paving contract was good one, but
could not see that the county treasury
could handle it, Never at any time
during the discussion did Mr.. Gilman
drop any hint as to $1,000 or any other
sum. There is absolutely no truth in
any reports of efforts to offer me any
money
AHA is one of those on record as
opposed TO the paving contract He
declared, however, that he believed it
a good proposition. and said he would
have supported it but for the fact that
he thought the city and county had
not enough money available.
Aylett Fears Libel Suit.
In view of Crawford 5 contradiction
and the denial on AHA : part that he
knew anything about the matter, Az
lett was again interviewed last night
ms time he was not so outspoken and
would not allow Crawford to be named
as the one who knew where sixteen
hundred dollars could he found. He ap-
peared amazed at AHA s lapse of mem.
DRY but made no comment. He again
repeated his story Of the attempt ia
BUY his vote, but declined absolutely
TO say who had tried to do-thp huvinr
As reason for not giving the name
he said that there were no witnesses
and he might be personally sued fol
libel.
The Advertiser representative sur