The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-11
win Get Money Rack.

During the past week Prosecutor
Bfeckons has devoted much OF his time
ia the business of furthering the
progress OF the settlement of the claims
OF the county for the amount which IL
lost through the string of Unauthorized
Issued warrants issued by c. X. Ma
ghire. While this business has not
been completed entirely, it has pro.
gresscd far enough TO Indicate that the
results will be exceedingly cfeditablc
70 the investigators; AZ a matter of
fact It looks AZ If the county will re-.
cover the entire amount lost-that Is
the entire $75, 000--without even hav
Ing to enter info litigation which
you'd probably be both tedious and
longdrawn,
II was possible, because of previous
arrangements and negotiations which
Breckons had conducted with tile bank,
the bondsihen and others concerned, TO
present to the supervisors a fairly def
mite statement Of facts. The pfoposi
ton as it stands, aud AS il IL likely TO
Ice settled on, Is that the bank pay
the comfy FOR the money issued on
hnahthorized warrants in its name, a
sum of about sos 1000. Former Treas.
llr"t LaIakea will then be looked uron
to settle for the warrants issued to
him, amounting to about $4,000. The
Mcguire bondsmcn and the bank will.
IN the former case, divide up the re-.
sponsibility, each paying part Of the
s55,OOO, through an arrangement which
they have made privately between
them. The same may be the case With
regard to the Lhlakea matter.
Will Waive Interest.
The main question, as the matter was
presented to the supervisors, was
whether these would be satisfied with
the recovery Of the, money lost with
cut demanding that interest thereon be
paid as well. This would, on the total
sum, amount to quite u respectable
wad, somewhere in the ncighborhood of
100000.
While considerable could be said on
both sides of this question, ii virtually
narrowed itself down TO this: Would
IL be better TO settle and get the
amount lost, without demanding inter.
est also; or would it be better to make
demand for principal and interest both
and fight the matter through The courts
The attorney generals department was
inclined to think that the former course
was preferable, but the supervisors
were made to understand that il would
be perfectly ready TO carry ont their
wishes, no matter which Of the two
methods IL selected. The supervisors
decided that it would be best to demand
only the principal and to settle the
question without having recourse to the
courts. and 1t il likely that the com.
munity will agree with them that in
so doing they acted very wisely.
The matter is now mp to the bank,
the bondsmen aud Lalakea for final
agreement 70 the terms named.
The Auto Graft.
The commission will this week take
steps to recover on the automobiles
which the sheriff and then Chairman
Lewis, Of the board OF supervisors
bought, by having their travelling ex.
penscs, while they were engaged in
cdhnty work, credited as payments on
their machines. This win be done by
iiling suits against the Volcano Stables
for money had and received. The pay.
lnhnts made by the county were made
in various sums, and at first suit will
be brought, for the purposes of tost.
only on one payment in the case of
each automobile.
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