Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-03
COUNTY
TO BE REPAID
Much Credit Given BreCkons
for Splendid Work in Hawaii
Graft Investigation

Flushed with success, Special Pros
'ecutor Robert w. Breckons and tne
members of the special investigating
cornmfssioh- returned to Honolulu from
their work on the county auditor af-
fair at HiIo. The extent of their sue
cess. which the members of the COM
mission freely attribute in large de-
gree to the ability and efforts of Mr..
Breckons. may be judged from the
statement of Attorney-general w. W..
Thayer today, after long conference
with Breckons:
I'VE now believe that the entire
matter, at least so far as fixing re-
sponsibility and obtaining return of
the funds embezzled are concerned,
will be settled by the end of the sum-
mer, and that the county of Hawaii,
ere that, will have received again the
entire amount taken from the treas
ury through Maguire's peculations
"The First Bank of Hilo and the
United States Fidelity & Bonding
Company, of Baltimore, Nd, have ad-
mitted their liability to certain ex-
tent for the amounts of the embezzle-
ments, and now are asking us, How
much do we over
"This is tentative proposal on their
part, to make full settlement for the
amounts we can show them to be re-
sponsible for. The Bank of Hilos re-
sponsibility is for the payments ille-
gally drawn, and the bonding COM
pany must make good for the accounts
in which Mcguire is short. Between
themselves, they must determine how
much each shall pay, or just how far
the responsibility of each extends in
the matter"
Auditing Causes Delay.
The attorney general says the only
thing remaining now, in the work of
getting back the moneys due the
county, rests on the shoulders of Aud
itor H. Gooding Field, of the commits
sion, who is wading through the ac-
counts of the auditors office. This
may require several weeks labor;
meantime the commission can do little
more, and has taken adjournment to
the call of the chairman. which,
Breckons says, probably means it will
rot convene for three or four weeks.
At the time of the expose of Ma
guire's defalcations it was stated the
bonding company mentioned above,
I ad bonded the Hawaii county auditor
for $4,000. Attorney-General Thayer
stated today that the amount of funds
missing and found to have been lille
gally passed out of the office in the
matter of police payrOlls alone runs
Up to from $4,000 TO $S5,000. He was
unable to say how much had been
taken from the road funds and in
other departments
The criminal end of the affair is
not ended. Of course, though Breck-
ems probably will remain lin Homo
lulu several days attending to details
of the business at this end of the line.
Mcguire May Tell All.
A report reached the city from Hilo
this morning that Maguire-s confession
last week 20 Breckons. and his prom
ise to tell ,all he knows. carries a
string attached" and that he would
not disclose any details that might in
volve other individuals not already
mentioned in the public prints as con-
nected with the defalcations.
Questioned about it Attorney Gen
eral Thayer said:
Mcguire has said he is willing to
tell all he knows. We can say no
more on that subject at this time,
save that no bargain has been made
with Mcguire nor will one be made.
He came through of his own free
will, decided TO tell all he knows and
We have confidence that he will keep
his word.
Mcguire now faces seven indict-