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

was employed as a collector for the
brewery ..: .e... -. .
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
Marlowe and Bartlett were dividing
the profits of the Kentucky saloon.
Tells Of Split .....'
| For some time Dillon hesitated.
Fin ally 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 (Marlowe) was dividing up
between $3.50 and $500 monthly with
SartIett. .."
Marlowe, who was sitting within
three feet of Dillon's chair, said with
he.t: *s i. ........
"Pd like TO know what right you
have to say that or to expose me be.
fore this commission" $50
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 CON-
mission told Marlowe he'd have a
chance TO, testify later on. .-..- y. 49,.
Dillon under further questioning said
that A. A. .Aalberg, former secretary
and cashier of the brewery, had in
strncted him to find ont what split.
ting" was being done between Mar
lowe and Bartlett and that il was in
pursuance lof these instructions that
he visited Marlowe and had the con-
versation referred to.
Modifies Testimony. -.
= 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, billions ties.
timony made out "a damaging case
against Marlowe, particularly with
Marlowe's outburst in the midst OF It.
Marlowe confesses Falsehood.
Marlowe was then asked to take the
stand since he had said he wanted to
tell everything.
M sriowe 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
falsehood when he testified last year
that the purchase money had come
from relatives on the coast; how he
had been beaten out of $l555.2o when
he closed the deal for the saloon;
how Bartlett h&0 taken him to the
Bank Of Honolulu and secured a loan
OF $1,000 for him to cover up Bartlett's
own misappropriations. EN- Ell
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
fatherinlaw on the mainland to Sc
cure $4,000.
But 1t seems that my mother-in.
law was an Anti-Saloon league men,
Der and the deal fell through, and re-
suited ia family trouble he said.
Then / had chance to borrow the
money from the brewery, so | went
ahead. had just been discharged
from the army and ! wanted to make
q living. had a wife and children
to provide for had no intention of
deceiying the board. -.
Il went to Bartlett personally to get
the money from the company. Bart.
lett was a friend of mine. He and i
soldiered together 20 years ago and
before that had been together as high
school cadets -.
Marlewe said that early this year
he discovered the brewery held two
notes that did not belong to him, one
for sl6l9.45 and the other for $l001 .SS.
He said member OF the brewery told
him this and showed him the notes.
4 demanded from Bartlett to know
who signed the notes." Marlowe con.
tinued. He tried to make me believe
that did. ... ...... -.
of You don't square up I'll see
Peters. the third party n it, and ex-
pose the whole thing ......
He said he would arrange a loan
! for me at the Bank of Honolulu if |
would pay the Sl756.06 was tnen
owing the brewery On February 25,
he net ne at the bank and secured
/ for me lean of $1,000. ~. +.
In closing that deal | found that !
had been beat out of $1555.20. | went
4 to Bartlett and demanded to know why
he had done this. He was in his OF
IContinue6 on mage eighty