Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-18
FINANCIAL SCANDAL AND BOLD CRIME CHARGED TO BREWERY CHIEF

Cash from Creditors, waikiki Ina
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r. The agreement OF August I. 1914
between the creditors OF the waikiki
Inn and the brewery shows hat tn
creditors paid over TO Bartlett TIT
sum OF $2,T7473. Instead Of Bartlett
turning over TO the brewery this sum
he. handed the cashier $2.97190. il
checks and cash fineluding a worth
less check OF Scully for $1SS.05l, Bart
lett retaining for his own use the sun
of $702.S3
"Eeer account, eIeetioneerine-s2o
"Bartlett's beer account during his
electicneering campaign as supervisor
in the fall of 1912 amounted TO $29l.00
On November 4. 1912, this amount was
written of by Bartlett to profit and
loss account as 'uncollectable'
"cash paid to r. {. Thompson. &C
count Of purchase Of stock of Serrae
Liquor Company, HiIo, r. Isl 900
"On December 81, 1913. the following
journal entry was made in the books
of the brewery (Journal No. 4. Folio
222l: -
1OHG iOSo account Fl,VOV.ON
. To stocks and bonds. 81 100000 p
being amount paid w. F. Cole, the
manager of the Serrae Liquor
Company of Hilo, Hawaii ...
The directors of the Honolulu
Brewing & Mailing Company. Linn
tied, authorized the president, Mr.
G.. G. Bartlett, to enter into a con-
tract with Mr.. Cole, as manager
of the Serrao Liquor Company,
Limited, to take over his holdings
in the company, amounting to
S5,000.00, on the condition that the
Serrao Liquor Company should
bind themselves to purchase not
less than $50 bbls. bottle beer per
month at the then prevailing price.
The first instalment of 100000
was paid to w. F. Cole, through
this company's attorney. Shortly
after this, Mr.. Cole was discharged
as president and manager of the
Serrao Liquor Company and the
contract was voided.
The payment made to w F.
Cole is uncollectable and therefore
written off to profit and loss.
"On June 90, 1913, Brewery Check
No. 468 for the 100000 was issued
to F. e. Thompson, attorney for the
brewery in the above transaction,
and which was eashed at the Bank of
Honolulu on juno. "a, 1913.
There is no evidence Gn file with
the brewery to show that the payment
of 100000 as above was made to w.
F. Cole, or that the transaction was
handled in the manner referred to in
the journal entry hereinbefore REFER
ed to-. ..F-% I'd. ~
81 called on Thompson and request
ed the Cole receipt for the 100000 of
the brewery cash which he had been
instructed to turn over to that party
in connection with the Serrao Liquor
Company stock deal. Thompson stat
ed that he had cashed the check, and
that the 100000 had been applied by
him to private matter. OF. Bartlett.
Office Not In Touch.h 49, .....
Under date of June %, 1913, Man.
ager Bartlett of the brewery wrote to
the manager of theYHilo branch, as
follows: ~ !. ~
In reference to the 100000,
want you to bank this to the credit
of the firms account in Hilo and
then check against it when the
deal with Cole is conSummated.
When the stock is delivered to
you, you can hold it in the safe,
sealed in an envelope, until my re-
turn to Honolulu, as the Office T.
here is not in touch with the
transaction. :-... s~..:- H.:
THE manager of the Hilo branch
Of the brewery informs me that the
SIS, 10000, referred to in Bartlett's let
ter of June %, 1913, was not handed
to him, neither did he receive any
stock from Cole. ~. ~. - .@..,.... ..
"Tuition Fees - Alexander. Hamil-
ton institute, $500. =. ...'...>.
z Bartlett charged to the brewery
tuition fees, amounting to
$500, with the Alexander Hamilton
and which was duly paid
1ut of brewery funds. s.#.- !
"W. c. Peacock e. Co., Ltd.-Con-
sishment Account, S826.75, -. -
"On June 16, 1913, the Hilo branch
Of the brewery sold to Peacock e. Co.
COuStSIlHlcuI Ol WulShSy dilu gill,
to $S26.76, for which they
gave the brewery three months
note. The note was paid on Sep
.ember 10, 1913 =. ~. III. ..-......@ -"
.'On June 20, 1918. Bartlett instruct
I'd the cashier of the brewery to issue
Check No. 464, to cash for $S26.75,
account of wv. c. Peacock & Co, Ltd
Bills receivable CCash Book No. Z.
olio 255). Bartlett cashed the check
md Incorporated the s826.75.
Sullivan Note, for interest in Mat
sumoto building, S7,50o.oo. - -:
"On May Is, 1913, Bartlett borrowed
rom brewery cash the sum of SILL
10000, by Check No. 439, for which
lie turned in to the cashier receipt
rom Matsumoto for $11,500.0O, for
interest in Matsumoto building. This
'eceipt the cashier kept in his cash,
Is part OF it, until July 3, 1918, when
Bartlett instructed the cashier to
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