Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-07

| this document before a notary, but
my entire remembrance Of the occur,
| renee is very hay. AS stated be,
| fore. in these transactions | relied alb
solutely upon Bartlett and his good
| faith and did not for a moment think
| he was endeavOring to swfndle ME or
10 do anything against my interest :
paid the Honolulu Brewing and
Mailing Company during the year
1912, outside of what paid for liquor,
about the sum of SS.07762 This
money was handed 10 Mr.. Bartlett by
check. In the year 1913 paid 10 Mr.
Bartlett by checks made out 20 the
Honolulu Brewing and Mailing Com
pany about s6,S24.21 All Of this
money | understood | was paying 10
clear off my mortgages so thu, the
saloon would be free and clear OF all
debts.
Some time in the year 1913, 10 the
best of my remembrance, Bartlett on
one occasion said to me that he had
persuaded Peacock & Company TO
take one-half Of the mortgage with
the Honolulu Brewing and Mating
Company, and he asked me to sign
two notes, one to the Honolulu Brew
ing and Mating Company for 50 .5"0
and one to Peacock & Co for the
same amount He stated that he
would see thCt the mortgage CT Zee
ord of the Honolulu Brewing ard
Mating Company would be Cun"all2i
and these notes held in its place. AS
a matter of fact. after | gave him the
notes the mortgage was never I'M
ceiled | never received a lease Of
the saloon premises which | was run
ming. The lease was held in tie name
of Peacock & Company and pal my
rent monthly to L. Koon Chan, who
understood was the owner OF tie prop
erty.
About the end of 1913 or IA Janu-
airy, 1914, felt sure that if an &C
counting was made | would have laid
ND the mortgages and that | vas 40
longer Indebted to eth Il Mr. Bartlett
or anyone else In addition 10 the
checks which had paid Mr., Bartlett
for the brewery, en- March "a, 151", at
his request | had drawn check to
my own order for the sum of 5000 and
given the cash to Bartlett, as he had
asked me for the same as 4 Dan, say
ing that he would later square up The
matter. Later, about June, Bartlett
said that he needed money, that lie
did not want to borrow it from the
brewery, but that he couid arrange
that | could borrow from the brewery
1920 by giving my notes, payable IN
one and two months for $500 each and
to let him have the money and that
he would in the final settlement ar
range the matter for me. Later he
brought to me two notes to sign. |
signed the notes and he took them
away. never saw any of the money.
On the 31st of July 1913, | paid to the
Honolulu Brewing and Mating Com
pany $500 on account of my note and
on the both of August, 1913, | paid
the balance of 5000 These matters
have never been settled between Mr..
Bartlett and myself.
AS | stated above, early in 1914
began pressing Mr.. Bartlett for an &C
between us; as | was unused
% bookkeeping and as l could not fig
ire out the books as balanced by HIM
self, / was not certain OF how much
money had paid but felt sure
lad practically settled both the per-
;onal Indebtedness he claimed was
lue to himself and the Indebtedness
le claimed was due to the brewery.
FOR some little time | could not get
inv satisfaction from him, and | was
naturally very dissatisfied with him
md suspicious of his actions towards
ne, and told him | wanted to get
nut of the saloon business and have
settlement with him. Later he sent
or me and said that he had arranged
o dispose of the saloon for the sum
# $4,000 to one Seabury. He then
lid considerable figuring, talking at
he same time and concerning when
could not get the drift, and said to
ne: why, Charley, don't think
-ou get anything out of this; | figure
hat between the money you owe me,
he Brewery and Peacock & Company
hat YOU will be in debt" | asked
i'm what he meant and he said to me,
You know own a two-thirds inter
ST in the saloon and as you have not
aid the $1,000 for your one-third you
re not entitled to any OF the money
oming from the sale of the saloon.
was amazed and so surprised that |
ouId hardly say anything. I did say,
however. do you not remember
,artlett, that you told me that when
hese mortgages were paid off that
,ould own the saloon?" l looked him
traight in the. eye when I said this
nd he flushed and said, 81 did not
ay anything of the kind" He then
cached into the drawer of his desk
nd pulled out a paper which he
bowed me and which I remembered
aying signed, being the one which
e had explained to me was simply
Or forms sake, and he said; In
his paper you signed over to me .
Ho-thirds interest in the saloon, and
II the money you have paid has been
" share of the profits. You have
OF paid me anything on account, eX-
ept about $1,000, on your one-third."
s said, was completely aghast at
is action; I could not believe that he
ould intend to swindle me in this
ay, and | did not know what to say. I
told him that 7 would see about it t