Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-30
GRAND Jury WANTS c. G. BARTLETT
TO FACE TRIAL on SIX CHARGES
-Four indictments for Embezzemen One for Forgery and One
Tor Passing Forged Receipt are Returned This Morning
County Attorneys Office VIII Make Every Effort to Locate
Former Brewery President and Bring Him Back to Be Tried

sNow that the grand jury has found
indictments against Charles G. Bart
lett. the city and county attorneys Of.
zee. acting IN conjunction with the
sheriff's oftice, Will make every en-
deavor 10 locate the whereabouts Of
Bartlett with view Of having him re-
turned 70 Honolulu 70 stand trisi.r-
Arthur ~. Brown, deputy city and
county attorney.
There q little doubt that other In
dietments could be found against
Charles g. Bartiett " the grand jury
would make Z further investigation.
Will not cay that the charges already
investigated are the most fIaQrant
oueo. There u no Foundation for the
report that persons other than Bart
lett may become involved. Every
traQoactIon investigated BY the grand
jury appears 20 be Of BsrtIett's own
doing. .n--John w. cathcart city and
county attorney.
The government has spoken.
In . partial report to Circuit Judge
Ashford shortly after 10 O'Clock this
morning the territorial grand jury re
turned SIX indictments against Charles
g. Bartlett. former president and man.
aeef Of the Honolulu Brewing & Malt
Ing Company. Limited. whose financial
transactions were aired At the recent
annual meeting OF the board Of liquor
license commissioners.
BartIetf's whereabouts are not
known 10 the authorities. Forced by
brewery stockholders 70 make resti-
tuition OF more than $4,000 or money
taken from the brewery funds. he re-
signed from the presidency, sold HIS
stock. and left Honolulu. The last
heard from him be was in San Fran
Four Of the indictments charge
Bartlett With having embezzled funds
o( the brewery, econtrary to the form
81 II1 si6fute n such cases made and
pIo(I1tl The embellishments charg- !
90 amount to 5000. In three Of these
4 i charged that $1,000 was embez-
<Ic1 On each occasion The fourth |
theIEes RE embe<zIement Of $1,000.
The indictments charging embezzle.
ueni aIIeke that che frautacfions
were made q September. 1912.
The nth Indictment charges BART. I
IcfI with lofEory - that lt fofkt(j I
the name oi one c. Bollman to re- /
tsIIL io< discounts On bottled and kee (
1|-I The sixth Alleges hat Bartlett I
passed and circulated certain forged /
70 wit q certain receipt for
discounts on keE and bottled beer. 1
purpQrted 70 have been signed by one
G. boIIman.
IN ||1 (oreor.- ,1,.~v- AZ. -
tne receipt Il given as <45.70 In the
i1oIctuent charging circulation OF
forged writing the value Of the re-
ceipt b aIIeged to be }s9.70.
The Indictments and the report OF
the grand jury were ordered placed on 1
the open Gle. City and County Attor.
ncy ]. W. Cethcart stated to the court |
that be believed this measure should I
Be taken. i11euuch as the local press
already has given extensive publicity
% Btr('c(t'< financial transactions.
An Investigation Of Bertleft's fnan.
cI1I transactions was started by the /
grand jury Thursday. June a. Two
sestIoIE we're consumed before II an
lon1ceo Il had = report ready. The
jury ust a session only a few mo.
nenIs this morning.
The first indictment charging EN-.
1ez1'encnt reads. IN part as follows:
Z FIrc[ Eu1e<<Iemeht Charge.
-0r TIE 10th day Of September IN
ne year o our Lord, 1872. he. the said
Charles g. Bartlett. having then and
here been intrnsted with, end having
ne possession. control, custody and
keeping OF a thing az ralnn fo-wif