The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-17
WILSON RESTS
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matter what evidence had been intro.
duced, the fact remained that Wilson
was not in partnership with McCand-
less, and that if the contract had been
awarded to the lowest bidder it would
have been to Wilson alone and not
to Wilson & McCandless.
After considerable argument over
the matter had been heard, Judge
Whitney ordered Dwights answer
stricken from the records.
Petrie followed Dwight on the
stand but gave virtually no testimony.
Prosser asked him whether or not,
had he known that Wilson had the
financial backing of L. L. McCand-
less, he would have voted against
awarding the contract to Wilson.
This question was objected to by the
defense and the objection sustained
by the judge, whereupon Petrie was
excused.
A recess was taken, awaiting the
appearance of Andrew Adams, but he
could not be found, so Prosser finally,
in order, he said, not to delay the
case unnecessarily, stated that if the
defense would admit that copy of
the letter written by Cecil Brown to
the commission was a true copy and
would consent to it's being introduced
as evidence pending the appearance
of Adams with the original which he
has, he would place the letter in evil
dence and close his case. The de-
Tense offered no objection to this, so
Prosser offered as evidence the fol
lowing letter.
Honolulu, T. H., Sept. 30, 1911.
My dear Mr.. Adams:
Re belt road round this island, ii
there is any doubt as to the financial
ability of ], II. Wilson to carry out
his contract, should it be awarded 10
him, from information furnished me |
have every reason to believe that it
has been provided for by respon-
sible party. Yours truly,
CECIL BROWN.
On the witness stand Cecil Brown
testified that the First Ma
-ional Bank, at the request of L. j..
McCandless, agreed to finance Wilson
should he get the contract. No mem.
Der of the commission, he said, came
% him and asked about Wilson's
financial responsibility, but he him
ielf met one member of the commits
'ion prior to the awarding of the con-
ract and told him that Wilson was
esponsible.
r. H. Trent stated that he, as the
of the Pacific Casualty
company of San Francisco, agreed to
20 on Wilson's bond for $4,000 if .
Wilson got the contract.
b. o. White, John Effinger and r.
V. Cathcart all testified that they
ad had extensive business dealings
Nth Wilson and that they had always
ound him on the square and respon-
ible. George p. Denison, of the 0.
J. g. L. Company, stated that the COL
ract work Wilson did for the railroad
'as satisfactory, and he would con-
der him a responsible bidder for an
$4,000 contract.
F. w, Beckley testified that he was
member of the legislative commit
'e in 1901 that made an investigation
fix the responsibility for Wilson's
ilure to complete the sewer outfall
'ntract The committee, he said, re-
'rted back to the legislature that
'ilson had tried to carry out his con
act but had been hampered and
EMBARRASSED by an agent of the gov
nment and thereby prevented from
mpleting the work. The committee
und that no blame attached to Will
D. Marston Campbell, said the wit
'ss was a member of that commit
e and knew the report that was
ade at the time.
After Prosser had closed his case e