The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-03-11


ton of many thousands.
X X X X X. X X X X X X X X X X X X
be more closely examined and that the
Territory will not stop until the ap-
parently crooked conditions which have
existed in the financial affairs of Ha-
waii for the past several years are COM
pletely investigated and the offenders
prosecuted to the full extent of the
law.
The report yesterday is the sequel of
an examination of the accounts of that
county made by II. Gooding Field last
year, investigated by the Hilo board of
| trade. AS a result of the disclosures
made by Field at that time Rufus Ly-
man is now tentatively serving SEN
tence of three years in High Sheriff
Henry's prison gang of Hawaii. Be-
cause of these disclosures the hoidover
ways and means committee arranged
with the Audit Company of Hawaii to
make further investigation. The work
of the organization, according to the
report, even yet is not complete, though
| it shows the tremendous shortage of
more than 900.
| Of this amount Auditor Mcguire has
signed a confession admitting that he
had illegally drawn warrants aggregat-
ing nearly $4,000 during n period COW
ering less than three years.
Not the Only One.
Those in position to know state
that Mcguire is not the only person
connected with the alleged thefts and
that the inquiry will show that persons
prominent in the affairs of the County
of Hawaii will be criminally involved.
The filing of the report caused sen
sation in the senate yesterday. 1t was
Immediately accepted and ordered to
the printer, a copy to be sent to the
attorney general, with instructions that
further investigation be made and that
that Office take up the prosecution.
Attorney General Thayer who was
present when the report was read, AT
once got in communication with Sen
ator Judd, chairman of the holdovel
committee.
Criminal Conditions
cit is too late to ask for warrants
of arrest today" said Attorney Gen
eral Thayer. "The report speaks fol
itself and to say the least shows {
criminal condition of the financial af
fairs of the County Of Hawaii. Auditor
Mcguire, as the report shows, has sign
ed a written confession to illegally
drawing warrants to the amount of $27,
/, 1000, while the report shows known
shortage of $7l ,602.35. 1t is matter
which will require the most careful in
vestigation and will be conducted thor
oughly by this office.
/, As yet l have not decided whethe
! this will be undertaken by myself or I
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require three or four months. The fac
that the report would show these con
ditions have been generally known TO
some time and l do not anticipate W,
will experience any serious difficult,
in locating the parties involved whel
they are needed.
Speaks for Itself
The report is signed by all mcmber
of the holdover committee, with Sen
ator Judd as chairman. The other mem
beTs of the committee are Senate
Philip Pail and Senator Cecil Brown.
"This report speaks for itself, - sal
Senator Judd in moving its adoption, i
the senate yesterday. "ln its accept
anee you approve of the recommends
ton that the matter be placed in tn
bands Of the attorney general. ! T,
gret that this action is necessary"
Unanimous Vote
Though the members of the sennt
had in a way been forwarned that th
report would contain sensational fact
they were not prepared, apparently, ia
a the enormity of the disclosures A
!. the few items showing slight diserel
!, aneies were read OH the interest IL
7. creased until the signed confession q
s, Maguire 20 having drawn nearly s2h
Is GOO from the treasury was read. M
"a until the hual pages were reached va
y the full extent of tho proved shoFtaa
b realized There NAs not disseniln
/ vote Nheu the question of adopting n
! repoH wac hually put
2 no AIEests Yet
a n possible that % request Hill I
seat from the territorial depaFlmel
asklug fUr ihe immediate arrest of NJ
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ffeniuH hpBeler Attorney Gruer
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hfen iatrn.
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sahlng ihai hndf n iHke fagt sielT
40 H,rNHal& 81 protest. ihe pah'lf !
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