The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-12-02
TALE Of AN
UNBOUGHT MULE
Fifty Dollars Furnished by Some
Politicians Gets Into
Court.

A mule. 6fty-dollar postal order
and several politicians and ofIiceholders
figured prominently in case heard be.
fore Federal Judge Robertson yester-
day, the mule never having been de-
livered, or really, never bought, the
fifty dollars having disappeared into
the pockets Of young man now on
trial for allegedly forging the name Of
politician to the postal order, while
the politicians are out fifty dollars and
nothing to show for it.
Some time ago George Makalena, n
MoiHli politician who had done some
favors for various politicians and office
holders, wanted a mule to aid him in
his work. He didn't have the money,
and so he ventured to ask some of the
haoles who had been his political bed
fellows during the campaign two years
ago to contribute. This they willingly
did, Assistant County Clerk Buffendeau,
the county attorney, Deputy County At
torney Brown and one other digging up
toward the fifty, which was the price
of mule Makalena expected to get.
However,, when the money was up the
mule couldn t be bought, and in the
meantime the money was retained by
Buffandeau Then Makalena heard of
mule on Kauai, so he took the fifty
dollars and had his friend Charles
Kaanoi get him a postal order for the
amount, and this was to be mailed to a
Kauai friend. Then Makalena waited
for the mule, which never came. He
asked Kaanoi about the matter, and
Kaanoi made excuses. One day another
mule was heard of, and Malalena asked
Kaanoi about the money. Kaanoi said
he had received the order back from
Kauai and showed it to Makalena. but
at distance. They went TO the post
office, but on arriving there Kaanoi said
he had to go to Davies & Co.'s first,
and left Makalena standing at the post.
Office for more than an hour. Kaanoi
never came back. The next day he
skipped out for Molokai Then Maka-
lena wrote him and asked him where
! the fifty dollars was.
| Kaanoi's replies were offered in evil
dence yesterday. They we're in Hawa-
iian and were examples of evasion. He
told about the weather, about his wife
and how well they were and how they
were living on the fat of the land, and
about some brood mares and mules, but
not word about the fifty dollars. But
when Makalena said he had placed the
matter in the hands of the authorities
Kaanoi wrote an apologize letter, con.
Tossing that he had converted the
money to his own use.
4 Makalena was shown the postal order
and was asked if the signature on the
back was his He denied that it was
This is where the forgery allegation
comes in.
1t is rather a strange coincidence thai
Assistant United States District Attor
ney Rawlins should he acting as the
attorney for MakaleDa as in the cam
paign two years ago Rawlins and Maka
lena had sharp tiff over some alleged
Irregularities Mt the primaries in tn,
Manoa precinct. At that tire Maka
lena and Buffandeau we've tn best o.
: friends. Actions of Makalena since theI
have caused Buffandeau and Makalen;
to part company, and now Rawlins il
working for Makaena and Buffandeal
K. has little liking for having been sum
, moned as a witness on behalf of Maka
: lena.
| The case was not concluded yester
/, day.