Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-20
mcguire BOUGHT
LARGE AMOUNT
OF REALTY
investigators Anxious to Learn
What Has Become of Big
Amount Involved

! Especial Star Bulletin Correspond nceI
! HILO, May Where portions of
The $4,000 has gene, which it is
! claimed was secured by the pecula-
/ tiCns of one or more county officials
during the past five or six years, is
being brought to light by the latest
evidence presented before the Hawaii
investigation commissioners. That it
I has not all gone for high living, In
Injuries OF food or clothing is now
| pretty well established What seems
most likely TO have taken up large
slice OF the money, especially that
portion alleged to have been embeZ-
zled by County Auditor Mcguire. is
believed TO be in investments in Ha-
waii real eState. there being holdings,
! in the name oil his wife of property
in Hilo, Hamakua. Kau, Kona and Ho-
nolulu Copies of territorial real es-
tate records in the hands of the in
vestigators, show that from 1907 to
1912 he has bought in his wife's name
property known to amount to $4,000,
which is almost equal to the total of
his salary for three years. In most
instances the property has been
bought by him and later transferred
through third PARTY to Mrs. Abigail
Mcguire, his wife.
That the total amount of the con-
sideration for these various pieces of
property will amount to $4,000, is
easily computed by adding up the
amounts mentioned in the deeds, but
no one believes that this is the total
amount which has gone into property,
as the real consideration is not
stated as it is not required to make
the transaction valid. In some cases
the only consideration shown in the
realty transactions of Mcguire. or
rather of his wife, is that of "$10O
and love and affection" as in one
instance when the seller of the prop
erty was a relative. Other amounts
named range all the way from SIS to
$500.
Usually Paid in Cash
Important corroboratiye evidence
regarding these realty transactions is
that the payments were made, even
for the larger amounts in cash and
that Maguire's bank book shows no
record of equal large sums being with
drawn for the purpose. But it is SUD-
posed that Special Prosecutor Brock
ons intends to prove later that the
sums tally with amounts with blanket
warrants cashed at about the same
time.
For the first time in ten days in
.Iiilo the examination ~-ef witnesses
was again taken up today by the in
vestigators Pilipo Kumalai, rated as
Hawaiian capitalist, was the first
witness. He testified that he had
sold Mcguire two pieces of property,
one for SITS at Kaiwiki and another
in Hamakua for 5000. For the latter
he received the entire payment in
gold and silver at Laupahoehoe, and
the smaller amount all in silver, the
payment being made in Hilo.
w. NJ Kalaiwaa, a former super
visor. YVES a witness fer The second
time. He had sold Mcguire real
property. One piece in Kolla. for
which the consideration Was $1,000,
hut he had only received $500 Of this
directly. the balance being paid to-
w. r. Castle to release d mortgage.
Tie other was for some property at
Waikiki in Honolulu. fer which he
received about $3.50. He said that he
had received the payments in install
ments of $50 a month. His memory
was doubtful as to whether he was
paid in check or currency, but he
thought by both methods.
The calling of T. Kushyama, con-
tractor, required the securing of a
Japanese interpreter, the first time
during the investigation.
Kushyama testified that he had
built house on contract in Kau for
Mcguire for which the original
amount named was $500, but this was
Gfterward increased to $1,000. He
had been paid at different times with
gold or silver and occasionally by
check, but the checks were always
for small amounts. He is to try ana
locate memoranda for the commits
sioners to show dates of these pay
ments. This was the only contract
which he had with Mcguire, but he
had since bought lumber of Hackfeld |