The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-05-23
MAGU|RE DECIDED
PROPERTY TO HIS WIFE
tMal Special to The Advcrtiscr.)

HlLO. MAY l0.-Thc financial trans.
actions Of e. X. Mcguire, OF Mrs. Ma.
guiro, involving land purchases, the
purchase of his automobile and the like,
were the pabulum digested by the graft
commissioners at their session yester.
day forenoon.
"Wc have records of transactions in.
vOlving the expenditure of over 80.
coo by Mcguire, said Brcckons, yes.
terday, after the session was finished.
"That would be more, / think, than
Mcguire S salary for that period
amounted to. This stuff may seem dry,
but it may, at least show where some of
the money may have gone.
Wife Holds Deeds.
AS the hearing went on, Breckons
was consulting a great sheaf of copies
of the deed involved in the transac.
tions referred to. In nearly all these
cases the property acquired had been
turned over to Mrs. Mcguire. While
the legal question opened by this fact,
as to whether it will be possible to re.
cover on property thus turned over, does
not particularly interest the commits.
sion, as the county will make its at.
tempts to recover from those who cash
ed the warrants, it is possible that those
who will have to dig up to the county,
will in their turn try to recover from
these properties. The opinion has been
expressed by eminent authority that
this might be well worth trying.
Filipo Kumalae, an old Hawaiian who
has been doing odd jobs about the
county building for years past, was the
first witness called yesterday. He ties.
tilted that about April 1911 he had sold
to Mrs. Mcguire piece of land at Kai-
wiki for $175. In July, 1910, he had
sold to Mrs. Mcguire a piece of real
property at Honokaa for which $775
was paid.
Bought Land at Waikiki.
Former Supervisor Kalaiwaa testified
that he had sold to Mcguire, in 1908,
piece of land in Kona and another at
Waikiki, Honolulu. w. r. Castle had
had mortgage on both these pieces of
property, amounting to something over
5000. Mcguire had assumed the pay
ment Of this mortgage, and had paid the
balance in monthly instruments of $50
cash. The records held by Breckons
show that the Waikiki property was
transferred to Mrs. Mcguire through
Moses L. Heen, the brother of the dep
uty county attorney, who was at the
time resident of Hilo.
Kaliwaa stated that he had often Dor.
rowed money from Mcguire who paid
him either in cash or by check. He
would at times get an advance on his
salary as a supervisor. In such cases
he and Mcguire got the money from
the bank on a joint note. At the end
of the month Mcguire would take the
Kalaiwaa warrant.
II. Kushiyama, Japanese contractor
testified that he had built the Mcguire
| beach home at Punaluu. The price fol
| this had been $1,000, which Mcguire had
paid him in one lump, all in gold. This
was three or four years ago. The same
| contractor had charge of some alter
ations to the Mcguire house in Hilo
the total amounting to about $500
which had been paid him partly in cash
and partly by check.
How Mcguire Secured Auto.
Manager Wright of the Volcano Sta
| bles submitted the books and accounts
of the Volcano Stables showing the
dealings Of that corporation with Ma
guire and with the county. He sale
that he would be glad to furnish any
information in his power. Wright wa,
not sworn, but Bookkeeper Moses, fol
the same company, was called later oil
to give evidence with regard to thu
purchase of the Mcguire automobile
| ha1 in
| Maguire had paid $4,000 down and hat
given notes for the balance.
Among the other witnesses who ar,
on the list called or to be called in con
nectiOn with sales of land or other val
liable property to the Maguires are w
X. Kalaiwaa, Kahaolenoheanio, G.. II
Wears, Mile Isles, Chas. X. Akau, Mo
kuola and Waikuoala Kiniakua.
The suit against former Treasure
Lalakea, charging him with being in
debted to the county in the sum o
S1s5, was filed last Saturday, the form
of the suit being that Of a plain assump
sit case. 1t is to come up for hearing
this morning. Lalakea will be Gale,
as witness.
! Superintendent Of Public Works Cald
well, who has been in office less tha
two weeks, and his assistant, Wheeler
arrived last week in the Wilhelmina
After spending a short time at the Ku
hio Bay wharf, they started by automc
bile around the island, accompanied b
Chief Engineer Adams of the Loa
Fund Commission. They visited tn
wharves at Honuapo, Mahukona an
Napoopoo, the main object of the tri
being to become familiar with local cor
ditions. The party returned to Hill
yesterday and went back to Honolulu i
the Mauna Kea.