Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-30
GRAND JURY REPORT ON SALOON
OWNERSHIP HERE IS MADE PUBLIC

tBFnPy and was ADVISED thaf HsffaeT
Mr. 8srsfeFt Bar sfr waterusu had
any standing as owners sua hat sEr. /
Bartlett caufd n0t rscovar FROM him
IN any suft AZ Is-I
That he vas the sole owner u the
ticsnse and could DO AZ - LEASED
WITH the saloon. and thar Nessrs
RartIetf and Waterman ro',fd 5s.
thrown 6at ~ court On any claim to'
ownership
This course Is apparently Tftstni
the law. ~ M Lynch acted '1pan rAe'
sdviee, sold the saloon FOR So 8aA,
keeping the entire proeeefs
Mr.. Lynch then. through his sttor-
ney. Demanded the CancpfIatf0n ~ the
note and mortgage given 10 The brew
cry. cIafu1iug thai he had paid same
he being sole owner Of the saloon, and
that an moneys paid 20 the brewery
were 10 apply 10 his indebtedness
ssrfiett Paid ssfsnce.
VIZ Bartlett then realized big post
tion az silent partner and vas evident
" Convinced that no had 10 legal
cIafn, consequently E>fd the balance
due on the note IN favor Of the brew.
cry. something over 5000. and can.
cefled the note and mortgage. return
ing same 20 Mr. Lynch
1T must be remembered hat Mr.
Bartlett and Hr Waterman had been
receiving each oHe-third OF the profits
from the Pacific saloon for four years,
and naturally Mr Bartlett calIef upon
Mr.. Waterman to make good one-haEf
OF the amount paid the brewery on &C.
count Of the note given By Nr lynch
gThfs LIABILITY was repuffated BY
Mr. Waterman, thereby placing him tn
the uniqfe position: Of receiving hfs
full share Of the profits. but standing
none Of the losses
The above transactions cover the
/ financial dealings Of the Pacific saloon
as near az your COMMITTEES can ascer,
tain. .-.......
AS regards the Fashion Saloon aud
| its license
We are unable to find that there
saloon except Mr Cornyn. the. holder
or the license
From the profits witch he made in
/ the Pacific saloon he vas, WITH fnan.
cfaf assistance able to buy this saloon
from VT. Davis, and from an the evf.
ldenee oItafnabIe does not divide hfs
! profits With any one, but is steadily
rejoicing his Indebtedness
RegsrdTng the Lease 81 this prop
erty.
I The original lease was from the
trustees Of the Campbell Estate to X.
Matsumofo, which is recorded Lfber
320, D. 10.
1 In September. 1909, Matsumoto
leased the saloon premises to J. T.
Scully. recorded Liber 800. pp 4s9.
ls1. =.
/ I'm August, 1910, Mr, scuIiy tranE
| ferred the lease to Mr. y. n. Davis
and III Januayy, 1912. Mr.. Davis trans.
ferred same 70 Mr. Cornyn, same be.
ing recorded Liber 3s3, PIP. 1912.
In November, 1913, Matsun1oto sold
hfs original lease to Mr.. G. G. Bart.
lett for $4,000, recorded LIber 3es,
ID. f42.
esrtlett owns Lease
The lease fsa nov owned by Mr.
BartIett but IA subject to the terms
md conditions Of me Lease from Mat
spfnoto TO MY. ScuIfy and later trans
| ferTed TO Mr Davis and then to Mr..
/ cornyn, Mr. Bartlett receiving from
Mr. Cornyn At rental Of 1926 per
month. ......- -.
We have investigated and inquired
into the ownership Of other saloons
and cannot ind any evidence to show
i that other than the holder Of The If
eense is in any way interested ss a
partner. ~.
i we believe that the majority Of
the saloon owners are to a more 81
less extent assisted financially by the
brewery as well az the wholesale
4 Hquof dealers. but the transactions
are on a loan basis, the mortgages
appearing Of record.
i The liquor commissioners were
acquainted with practically all Of the
transactions mentioned in thfs repoTt
IN the face Of which they saw no req.
son why the various licenses stonid
not renewed or transferred to other
owners.
The license commissioners are IN
sbsoiute control Of the situation. They
can make 4 license valuable OF other
wise by insisting that the holders o,
the license comply with, not only the
law bfIt all regulations adoDted
by the commission
The caneefling Of one or two II
eenses foT evading regulations would
soon teach a holder of A license tha,
there vas some value to the license II
ne conducts his business properly; ON
the contrary II ne does not. the license
wouldn't be worth the paper IT Is writ
fen on. I'll " -.
There should be no need Of 4
| grand tury investigation into the
liquor business; me liquor commits.
siohers are the Judges, and they
should stop any questionable transac.
tons by refusing TO renew licenses
where such evidence IL proven To
their satisfaction
We understand that the transac.
tons related I'd this report are not a
criminal nature and no action can
be brought against any 81 the PARTIES
Interested Al the same time II is
conceded and admitted that they are
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