Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-28

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money was secured 10 the plantation
people by assignments of salary from
the workmen who signed the pay
rolls in blank The plantation men
say that kealoha came 10 them week
+ly and asked to have the money adj
yaneed in such a manner as 10 make
convenient the paying of the men, he
specifying the amount wanted in sill
yer and in gold
Nearly $1,000 Unaccounted for.
The weekly salary list varied from
$19T To $500 a week. A total of
s96e.S5 was advanced on the May pay
roll and further advances were made
on June salaries, weekly, up to June
20, the day preceding the arrival of
Field at Papaaloa. The June adj
yances amounted to abomt $500.
When Field learned this, he start
ed out to secure personal interviews
with all the men employed. He
claims that as a result of this inyes-
tigat.on he learned that the men re-
ceiyed only thirty per cent of what
they had coming to them, which
would leave an unaccounted shortage
in the neighborhood of 81 .000
Failed to Get Money From
Honolulu"
In ad14,ion 10 this, the statement is
made that the sugar company, relying
on the weekly payments of the men,
advanced them credit to approximate
" $500 for supplies for which they
are unable now to collect. the men
claiming that they have not yet been
paid The men saw that when they
asked for their money they have been
told ly Kealona that he had failed to
receive the money "flom Honolulu"
Field has statements of account show
ing the Indebtedness of the road
workers and the amounts of cash adj
vaneed to Kealoha to corroborate his
claims, as well as other proof which
he is not now diyulging.
Pre- ed Before Thayer.
Statements in REGARD TO this alleged
peculation of Eealoha during the past
two months were placed before Attor-
ney General Thayer when he was
here last Monday. and he took data
and asfidavits concerning the subject
to Honolulu with him, where he in
tenoed to hold conference with At
torney Breckons. The matter has
been given no publicity in Honolulu,
so presumably neither of the attor-
neys has discussed the matter for
publication.
Elliot Won't Talk.
DR.. Elliot, chairman of the COM
mission, who was also informed re-
garding the North Hilo discoveries
at the same time as was Thayer, re-
fuses = discuss the subject, and ex-
presses regret that it is necessary to
make it public until brought before
the commission.
There are a number Of people in
Hilo, aware of the last charges
against Kealoha who are inclined to
treat them with incredibility. They
maintain that later discoveries will,
show .the men have been paid and
that they have been "stringing Field, ;"
to use their expression.
No Violence, Say Both.
One of the stories about the mat
ter, circulated, was that Field had
been threatened with violence when
he was making his North Hilo inyes-
tigation. but both Field and Kealoha
Geny this. Field saws, though. that
when lie first went to North Hilo the
iren talked freely and that when he
returned they could scarcely be
urged to make any statements.
While there seems much room for
a "fluke," as final result in this
particular investigation, Field is re-
liant and confident that lie has suf-
fieient evidence TO prove his charges.
Field returned to North Hilo yes.
terd8y for further investigations and
Breckons is expected to arrive here
on Sunday, when some definite action
may be taken.
"John" is lmperturbable.
As stated before, Kealoha, or Fat,
as he is known to half the local pop
Glation, presents an attitude of i'm
perturbability to the whole incident.
Happy is his disposition
and he acts as though he does not
intend TO be disturbed by the work
of the investigators. If his is an as
sumed front, he deserves credit as an
Hawaiian actor ~. =.