The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-09-24


available and to make it so we must
have employees in whom we may place
implicit faith for the honorable con-
duet of our affairs.
GAS / have said, there is just one
Of two men responsible for the accounts
under investigation; and while / hope
Mr.. Abrams will be able to give an en-
tirely satisfactory explanation, the hope
seems to be against every appearance,
especially as he has been in the city
several hours and has made no attempt
to help clarity the atmosphere. .E
"He has been the Oldest employee of
! the firm, having been in it's service
| eighteen years, and was the most trust
cd, in whom everyone placed full re-
lance. He was taken into the board of
directors and empowered to use the
/. signature of the company In his deal
Z ings.'' .'" 81 A...
! Reported Under Surveillance
! 1t was reported yesterday that upon
Mr. Abrams arrival by the steamer
! Lurline he was followed and watched
c'osely by a stranger, giving rise to a
! story that he was under surveillance of
a detective. If there was such a
person he was not observed later in
| the day, when the secretary visited the
offices Of the Consolidated Amusement
J Company and the Office Of Attorney
I Breckons. lie was eloseted with the
latter a, good part of the day.
Interviewed by The Advertiser, Mr.
BreckOns decliired to discuss the sub
\ ject, further than, TO- say: -
II eve are merely preparing to defend
ourselves IN a civil suit, fled by the
Hawaiian Trust Company against Mr.
i Abrams a few days ago. Idon't know
the exact amount the firm is seeking
to recover; In fact, am not yet fam
liar with the details set forth in thu
bin Of particulars as neither Mr.
Abrams nor 1 have seen the paper
yet. A..
i els it true,' he was asked, "tha
J you are preparing a counter suit in thu
form Of an action for heavy damages
, against the Hawaiian Trust Com
: panyl'
THAT is the first I have heard o
, any such STEP was his answer.
! Property Attached ,'
The court proceedings instituted b,
, the Hawaiian Trust Company agains
Mr.. Abrams and his wife last week in
emde attachments against three i'm
proved properties on Beretania stree
and two at Pearl City, held in Mrs
! Abrams name, and garnishment agains
their private accounts in the Bank o
Hawaii. The Bank of Hawaii answere
the latter yesterday, reporting in it
? disclosure that Mrs. Abrams had onl
about siteen dollars to her credit o
> hand September 10. when the suit wa
filed: that her husband had a credit o
a little more than ffty-seveu dollars
: the commercial department, and anOthe
credit Of slightly less than $4,000. Tn
> latter was covered, however, by a lie
: ter of credit drawn by Abrams fC
, $5nOO. ...
At nine O clock. Monday night Sci
: TENDER l3, Henry Smith, clerk Of ii
first circuit court. was routed out {
:, bed and requested to accept the film
y Of two civil suits at his Office, the fir
z entitled Sanford Davis, plaintiff, V
u Ethel X. Abrams, defendant, and Il
y Bank Of Hawaii, Limited, garnishee,
u and the second. Sanford Davis, pIai
tiff, vs. Louis Abrams ct al, defendant
y and the Bank of Hawaii. Limited, ga
, nishee. - In both suits the law firm
:, Frear Prosser, Anderson 4 Marx,
named as attorneys for the plaintiff.
!. Clerk Mentioned As Plaintiff
Ie Immediately upon fling, these sui
u were taken and turned over to the hil
DR. sheriff's department for service on Il
defendants named in them. Up to Il
closing hour Yesterday nine days aft
II flipg--these papers had not been
'ei turned tor the clerk = Office. COnsid'