Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-15
No Grounds For Action.

/ No Grounds For Action.
/ As far as the city attorneys office
/ is concerned, charges of embeZzle'
ment will not be brought against Eu
genio de Folco, impresario, for the
reason that there are no visible
4 grounds for such an action because
one official said today, the office un'
derstands that. the money derived by
The Footlights from the benefit per
Torrance was turned over to De Folco
without any strings attached"
Deputy City Attorney A. M. Cristy
says that his office has conducted an
investigation to ascertain whether De
Folco had appropriated for his own
use money belonging to another per
son or persons, and has reached the
conclusion that there are no grounds
for embezzlement charges against the
| impresario.
And he. stated. somewhat emphat.
ically, today, sthis office refuses to
make Itself AN assistant collection
agency .f;(
information from a supposedly reli-
able source reached the city attor-
ney;s office4 yesterday TO the effect
that the concert given under the aus
pieces Of The Fuotlights was present
ed as the result Of 4 contract made
with the De Folco Company. whereby
the company was 10. deliver the
goods, so to speak; that is, to give
the performance.
aaNaiue Received"
The performers in the De Folco
company, the attorneys office ex-
plains are under contract with the
inhpresario., The local public bought
tickets from The Eoetlghts for the
benefit performances and got value re-
ceived ~
The money thus taken In belonged
to The Footiights and was turned
over, to, De Eolco with no strings at
tached,g a deputy city attorney says,
DE Folco having all of his performers
under contract The claim has been
made by the performers that they re.
ceived none Of the money derived
from the benefit Wasn't the De Fol-
co Company in tight hole even be-
fore the performances? On Monday
afternoon, before the benefit, concert
was given, this office understands that
the members of the company were
paid off, 80
Asked where the money came from
to pay off the members of the compa-
ny, the deputy attorney stated that a
rumor has e that de Folco borrowed
money % the strength of the benefit
performance.
NilIk Not Press Charge.
Deputy Attorrsys Cristy today said
that his office took up the matter
with the legal representative of The
Footlights and that the latter declined
to press any charge against De Folco.
The representa- tiges said that the
money was turned over TO Be FoIeo
without any strings the attorney ad-
ded.
Attorney A. L. Castle today declined
to comment on the matter, and stated
that he did not wish to make public
the amount Of money derived from the
benefit concert.
Frankly don't care to go into the
matter, he added. When the money
was turned over, all of the members
of the company had been paid up until
Monday and they were still under con-
tract."
The third court action involving the
De Folcos was instituted shortly after
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon when
L. l.. Burr, a local attorney, filed in
circuit court a suit to recover. $40.
this amount representing the claims
of several members of the company,
including some of those in the ballet
Eugenio de Folco is named as defend
ant and Nine. Margaret Elizabeth. de
Folco and Andrew L. Benson as garni-
shoes.
Claims set forth In the suit are
those of Mildred Costanza, $50; Aileen
DunkIe, SIS; Joaquin Wanrell, $37;
Michele Giovacchini, s7o; Emilia Yer
geri, $50; Bernice Holmes, $50; johann
ma Kristoffy, $125; Luigi Poggi, $50; &.
de Papageorgopulo, s45. IN addition
| to these claims, which are for salaries
during the last week, there is claim
by Luigi Roccia, musical director, for
rent for music amounting to $50.
Attorney Burr attached all costumes
and paraphernalia which were not at.
tached in former suit Because OF
| the fact that the amount named in the
suit is in excess Of $500. the case will
/ be heard by Circuit Judge T. B. Stuart
Il Attorney C. Fl. Mcbride has been re,
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