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

Cornyn was the first of the two on
the stand. During the half-hour or
more that he testified the commission
was endeavoring to get straight &C.
count of what he has owed the brew.
cry or Bartlett in the past, what he
owes now and the various transac-
tions, by notes or otherwise, that have
made up what at various times during
the hearing appeared to be glaring dis,
crepancies.
Hard TO Get Facts Straight.
Before being called to the stand
Cornyn had furnished the commission
with private memorandum of his in.
debtedness Without making this pub
lie, the commission later questioned
the accuracy of this statement severe
ly. \
Cornyn, proprietor of the Fashion
saloon, said he kept no books with the
exception of a sort of day ledger, and
that he didn't know just where he
stood regarding his alleged dealings
with Bartlett.
He furnished the commission with
a memorandum of present debts az
gregating, it is understood, about ST.
155. He said he had bought the Fash
ion saloon for about $4,000, and that
he didn't have the bill of sale as far as
he knew. He declared he had never
gotten S11,5O0 from the brewery, as
mentioned in Fields report, and that
he knew nothing of the note. He said
he never signed it. He said he knew
Bartlett owned the Matsumoto build
ing, where the Fashion is located, and
that he secured his lease from Bart
lett. 81 * ~
In February, 1913, he testified, he
borrowed $500 from the brewery,
giving a mortgage on his place as Sc
curity. He began paying this off at
the rate OF $500 a month, or less, and
sometimes he only paid $50 month.
he said. Sullivan declared he knew
nothing of two notes, one for $1,000
and another for $1,000, mentioned In
the Field report. Referring to a $500
item, he said he had borrowed this
from Bartlett to go to the Coast and
that he had paid it back since January
i, 1915.
Sullivan declared that at no time
did he pay to Bartlett two-thirds OF
the profits of the saloon.
Payments on his note were made in
check or cash, he said Later, he adj
ded he might be able to produce some
of the returned checks and receipts
for the commission. The commission
ordered him to produce what he can
tomorrow.
Sullivan's loans from the brewery,
including an item of $3.50 to purchase
new front" for the Fashion, amount
TO approximately $4,000. Sullivan
testified that the brewery had applied
on his debts the sum of about $500
rs discounts allowed to certain saloons
by Bartlett, unknown to the brewery.
on keg beer sales and the sale OF bot
tied beer,
Mr.. Field, In his report, goes fully
into the matter of discounts.
Bartlett evidently put the discount
money into his own pocket" declared
Mr.. Field. when called to the witness
stand. at was Bartlett's original
scheme and he kept the money.
And it is more indication that Bart
lett had an interest in these saloons
said Attorney l.. Andrews for the Anti
Saloon League.
Marlowe on Grill.
A further airing was gwen the fin
ancial transactions of Charles G. Bart.
lett when Thomas A. Marlowe, propri-
ctor of the Kentucky saloon, was call.
ed before the board of liquor license
commissioners to answer protest
made in behalf Of the Anti-Saloon
League against the renewal of his IL
cense. on the ground or "undisclosed
interests"
In n. Gooding Fields report of his
investigation of the books Of the brew.
cry IL is shown that Mdrlowe borrow
ed money either from the brewery or
from Bartlett personally on four diff,
ferent occasions, the first two loans,
secured from the brewery, being made
N one day. The loans aggregated
about $4,000. :
Several witnesses were caleb
among them being A Aalberg, former
cashier and bookkeeper at the brew
cry, and Frank Dillon. Marlowe re
fused at first to question them when
granted that permission by the board
Finally, he said:
What is the use of calling all theSf
witnesses? / can tell the board al
these things. That's what came here
for today
Marlowe's connection with Bartlett
anG the brewery was brought to the
fore by the testimony of Dillon, who