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 OF
more that he, testified the commission
was endeayoring 60 get straight &C.
count OF whatIhe has owed the brew.
cry or Bartlett In the past, what he
owes now and the various transac-
lions. by notes,or otherwise. that have
made up what at various times during
the hearing appeared to be glaring dis
crepancies.
Hard 20 Get Facts Straight.
Before being called 10 the stand
Cornyn had furnished the commissi III
with q 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, Il is understood, about $IF,-
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 $11,500 from the brewery, as
mentioned In Fields report, and that
he knew nothing OF the note. He said
he never signed II. He said he knew
Bartlett owned the Matsumoto build
ing, where the Fashion is located. and
that be secured his lease from Bart.
lett Sd 3e
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 5000 a month, or less, and
sometimes he only paid $50 month,
he said. Sullivan declared he knew
nothing of two notes, one for $500
and another for $1,000, mentioned in
the Field report. Referring to $500
item, he said he had borrowed this
from Bartlett to go to the Coast, and
that he had paid It back since January
/, 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
Sulliyan's loans from the brewery,
including an item OF $3.50 to purchase
a new front for the Fashion, amount
10 approximately $4,000. Sullivan
testified that the brewery had applied
on his debts the sum Of about SlS0e
as discounts allowed 10 certain saloons
by Bartlett, unknown to the brewery.
on key beer sales and the sale OF bot.
tied beer.
Mr.. Field, in his report, goes fully
into the matter Of discounts.
~Barrieft evidently put the discount
money into his own pocket" declared
Mr.. Field. when called to the witness
stand. at was Bartlettis original
scheme and he kept the money
And 1t 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 given the fin
ancial transactions OF Charles O. Bart
lett when Thomas A Marlowe, propri-
ctor of the Kentucky saloon, was call,
ed before the board of liquor license
commissioners to answer a protest
made in behalf of the Anti-Saloon
League against the renewal of his Ii.
cense. on the ground or "undisclosed
interests"
In II. Gooding Fields report of his
investigation CT the books of the brew.
cry II is shown that Marlowe borrow
ed money either from the brewery CT
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 Gale 1
ameng them being A Aalberg, form 81
cashier and boohkeeper 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 thes'
witnesses? I can tell the board al
these things. That's what came here
for today
Marlowe's connection with Bartlett
and the brewery was BROUGHT to the
fore by the testimony OF Dillon, who