Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-23

WIS employed as a collector for the
brewery. E..'s
/ Dillon was called to the stand by
+ Lorrin Andrews, attorney for the
Anti-Saloon league. His testimony
+ was listened to with intense interest.
Andrews first directed at him line
of questions on the point of whether
he had told anyone, or had heard, that
MarIowe and Bartlett were dividing
the profits of the Kentucky saloon.
Tells Of Split
For some time Dillon hesitated.
FINELY Andrews shot the direct ques-
| ton at him. Dillon paused for long
moment. Then he dropped his head
and in low but firm voice affirmed
that MarIowe himself had told him
that he (Mariowe) was dividing up
between $3.50 and $500 monthly with
! Bartlett.
Marlowe, who was sitting within
three feet of billions chair, said with
he+t: .... r.. -. p:
I'D like to know what right you
have to, say that or to expose me be-
fore this commission f. T.. ~.
! Marlowe then went on angrily to
say that he had had trouble over two
/ forged notes and that Dillon had
| threatened to wreck him." The COM
mission told Marlowe he'd have a
| chance to testify later on.
Dillon under further questioning said
that A. A. Aalberg, former secretary
and cashier of the brewery, had in
structed him to find out what split
ting" was being done between Mar
lowe and Bartlett and that it was in
he visited Marlowe and had the con-
yersation referred to. FL
Modifies Testimony. r..o .@..
Later Dillon modified somewhat his
earlier testimony He said, when
! questions were reiterated, that he
wasn't sure Marlowe had told him d.
rectly that he was splitting with
Bartlett but that he deducted this
from Marlowe's verbal statements.
On the whole, however, Dillon's tes-
timony made out damaging case
against Marlowe, particularly with
Marlowe's outburst in the midst of it.
MarIowe confesses Faisehood. A..
Marlowe was then asked to take the
/ stand since he had said he wanted to
tell everything. ~.
M"rlowe then told what he said was
the true story of how he had pur-
chased the; Kentucky saloon with
money borrowed from the brewery;
! how he had told the commission a
! falsehood when he testified last year
that the purchase money had come
| from relatives on the coast; how he
! had been beaten out. of $1555.20 when
| he closed the deal for the saloon;
how Bartlett had taken him to the
Bank of Honolulu and secured loan
OF $4,000 for him to cover up Bartlett's
own misappropriations.
Marlowe explained his falsehood to
the commission in this way. He said
when he testified last year that he
was to purchase the Kentucky, he
hid made arrangements with his
father-in-law on the mainland to Sc
cure $4,000. q: ..5.. :.....
/ But 1t seems that my mother-in.
| law WIS an Anti-Saloon league mem
/ Der and the deal fell through, and re-
suited in family trouble" he said.
Then ! had a chance to. borrow the
money from the brewery, so / went
/ ahead. / had just been discharged
from the army and wanted to make
living. ! had wife and children
to provide for. | had no intention of
deceiving the board. -.
Il went to Bartlett personally to get
the money from the company. Bart
/ lett was a friend of mine. He and /
4 soldiered together 90 years ago and
| before that had been together as high
school cadets" ~. ....s
Marlowe said that early this year
4 he discovered the brewery held two
notes that did not belong to him, one
fer $l610.45 and the other for $1O01 .3S.
He said a member Of the brewery told
him this and showed him the notes.
Il demanded from Bartlett to know
who signed the notes. Marlowe con
4 tinued. He tried to make me believe
that did. :.s\ ...... .... s..
4" If you don't square UP I'll see
1 Peters, the third party IN it. and ex
pose the whole thing" -.
/ He said he would arrange a loar
for me at the Bank of Honolulu if
! would pay the $1756.06 | was Their
owing the brewery. On February %
he net me at the bank and secured
/ for me a loan of $4,000. +.
In closing that deal / found that
had been beat out of $1555.20. / went
to Bartlett and demanded to know why
he had done this. He was in his of
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