Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-06
SALOONMEN
UNCOVERING
THEIR DEALS
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Lynch, declared that when Lynch
bought into the saloon. which was ear.
ly in 1912, he had no idea that Water
man owned. or claimed To own. any in
terest in the place
Attorney Olson said
We have a right TO object 10 the
transfer Of the Pacific Saloon. Mr..
Waterman Is a beneficial owner u
the extent of a one-third interest. Mr..
Lynch claims 10 be the owner OF the
Pacific Saloon. and on that basis asks
for permission to transfer tho license
10 the Chinese partnership. We claim
that Mr. Lynch is not in a position 70
transfer IL until this matter has been
disposed OF between him and Mr.. Wa.
terman"
Later In the hearing Andrews sum
married the position Of his client
Lynch, by saying:
We repudiate any claim Of these
parties. The board granted us our
license after hearing. and Mr. Water
man knew OF this and was in town,
yet he made no protest. We now ask
leave to transfer this license"
More Light on Inside Deals.
The discussion over the circum
stances under which Lynch bought
the saloon brought out two statements
of striking Significance as showing in
side deals in the liquor business iE
Honolulu One was an affidavit filed
by Lynch, the other a statement TO the
hoard by Dick Sullivan as TO his pur,
chase OF the Pacific Saloon and his
sale later TO Lynch.
The Lynch affidavit contains some
startling allegations. Lynch tells
about giving up his job with the Inter
Island Company upon Bartletts sug-
eestion that he could make some mon
ey in the saloon business. This was
in the latter part of January, 1912.
He said Bartlett told him he had ar
ranged for the purchase of the Pacific
saloon. Il had implicit confidence in
him." says Lynch i'm his affidavit, and
goes on to tell how he entrusted all
the arrangements to Bartlett.
al Had Faith In Bartlett"
He says that after running the sa-
loon about half month Bartlett in
duced him to sign some papers, which |
he did without doing more than glanc- |
ing over them. II had implicit faith
i'm Bartlett" he repeats and declared |
that Bartlett told him the signing OF !
the papers in no way initiated against
his, Lynch's. entire ownership Of the
saloon.
He tells of turning over to Bartlett |
two-thirds of the receipts plus such |
portion of the extra one-third as he
could spare, to pay back the loan
which Bartlett had made him when he
bought his saloon. The amount Bart.
lett claimed to have advanced is given
as $4,000.
Lynch swears that Bartlett kept the
books and handled most OF /
the financial end of the establishment.
He says he kept on paying Bartlett
and the Honolulu Brewing & Mating
Company money just as fast as he
could in the hope of clearing himself
of debt and having the entire owner
ship of the saloon. n...-:.
Several more deals are told Of
Early in 1914, Lynch goes on, he
wished to get out of the saloon bust.
ness and began to press Bartlett for
a general accounting He says that
Bartlett sent for him and told him he
had arranged to dispose Of the saloon
for $4,000 to one Seabury. Bartlett
at that time said:
why, Charley, don't think you get
anything out of this. ! figure that
between the money you owe me, the
Brewery and Peacock & Co. you
will be in debt ~. t.
Lynch Gets Jolt.
Then, apparently. came the discov-
cry by Lynch OF what had happened. I
His affidavit goes on to state that hei
then found out for the first time that '