The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-03-18
COMMITTEE DID
NOT PAY JACK
so HE NATURALLY HAD TO GET
HIS FEES FROM BANANA
CLAIMANTS.

Jack Kalakiela has been heard on
his own behalf by the Judiciary COM
mittee conducting the investigation the
Honorable Jack requested into the
allegations of graft against him.
The meeting lasted only short time
kalakiela was represented by his attor-
ney, c. w. Ashford, who, with Chair
man Sheldon, conducted his examina-
ton and practically put the answers
INTO his mouth through a series of
leading questions. Member Coney asked
Too Bad' Kalakiela several questions
also, but put them in the form no at
torney would object to.
Kalakiea stated he had as secretary
OF the Democratic banana claims COM
mittee, advertised for claims in a num-
Der of newspapers published here in
inherent languages; people then came
to nm, some with their claims in let
ter form, while other did not know
what to do and asked him to fix their
claims up for them. This he did for
a good many claimants and charged
them two dollars each, of which sum
twenty-five cents went to Mrs. Kala-
hela as her nOtarial fee and the other
dollar and seventy.fve cents to him.
self as pickup for his services.
The committee was not paving him
anything, claimed Kalakiela, and he
felt justified in being compensated; he
had number of forms typewriter
and these he filed out for those who
asked him to; he was a district court
attorney and did conveyancing and
drafting of documents, as the single
over his Oflicp door attaStad
No Japanese Agent.
As to the japanese runner, who has
figured somewhat in the evidence, Ka-
lakiela claimed no connection with him.
The japanese went out on his own
hook and collected claims, brought
them to Kalakiela 8 office and paid the
latter two dollars per. Witness fur
ther claimed he did not know what
the Japanese got for his share and that
of this he received nothing.
The self-prober further denied any
stories to the effect that he had prom
ised his valuable assistance in seeing
that the claims got through the legisla
ture and that he was not to be paid
a commission. The Democratic commit
tee had prepared bill providing for
the creation of a commission to inves.
tigate the banana claims. The bill also
provided for the fund, out of which
the damages were to be paid for, but
the amount was left blank until such
time as the claims received by him were
filed and totaled up.
His Wife's Claim.
His wife had also fled claim for
probably two hundred or two hundred
and fifty dollars, he was not sure OF
the amount. When the bin came up In
the legislature he would not vote on
his wife's claim, but on the bin as
whole the commission you'd ascertain
who were entitled 10 damages
~ no time was no conscious, be
ayered, that be- Wac doing aus wrong
10 collecting for the hliug Of the
flnimsi his services we're worth some.
thing and be collected.
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coney asked him how Old ne vas and
hglakiela, after some slight hesitation
fald be- was fpfiy four years ITO ai
tpfnrf thought b. wa6 old enough 60
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