A Very Sensational Political Hearing
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r1 Telephone 365 Star Business Office SECOND EDITION S VOL. XVIII. SIXTEEN PAGES. HONOLULU, HAWAII, TTIJDAY, AUGUST 20, 1010. SIXTEEN PAGES. No. 5732 If 4 1, A VERY SENSATIONAL POLITICAL HEARING UP 0UTH DAK0 AGROUND AT It' SAIKI, JAPANESE MERCHANT, PREPARED FOR BANKRUPTCY BY GET- At 2:15 this afternoon the Repub- Cohen had told him so In San Fran- investigation ad- cisco. TING CREDIT PROM HONOLULU MERCHANTS AND PAYING OFF lican Lorrln Andrews MARE ISLAND journed to Monday afternoon, after Bartlett at the start of his state- 'HIS DEBTS TO JAPANESE T WO PAYMENTS HELD TO HAVE considerable warm talk in which the ment called upon an employe of his (Associated Press BEEN FRAUDULENT. lie under other names was passed sev- named Rowatt. Rowatt told of hav- Cable to The Star.) eral times. Before adjournment Voel-le- r ing seen Andrews drawing a draft at MARE ISAND, August 20. The battleship South introduced a motion declaring the Bishop's bank. He look- Dakota broke from ' said he had moorings g her and collided with the tug Unadilla, badly, damaging tho "United States Judge Dole this morn-Ju- expostulating with him In the latter office of assistant secretary abolished, ed over Andrews' shoulder while An- small vessel. The Soilth Dakota then grounded In mud gave an Important decision In part of May, that ho was unable to which amounted to tho summary dls-- 4 drews' was discussing with the bank the where she still lies this afternoon. It is expected she will float at high tide. bankruptcy, holding In two cases that pay them anything on account Of these charge of Andrews. Senator Lane officer his right to draw the draft. An- Salkl, bankrupt, had purposely prefer- payments to his countrymen, who, as strongly supported this motion, but drews was showing at the bank a let- red certain Japanese creditors, know- he said, were going to Japan and had withdrew upon the plea of Atkinson ter, o nstatlonery of tho Italian-Swis- s ing he was about to go into bank- demanded payment. that a thorough hearing be given all Jwlne company, signed by Cohen, au ruptcy, to the detriment of various Ho- "The whole story produces the irres-sistibl- e parties and Andrews be allowed more thorizing him to make the draft. Ro- HONOLULU F0L nolulu firms to whom he was heavily impression that Salki, finding time for his defense. watt said that on this showing An- indebted. The suits were by Harold that he. was. going under, obtained all Colonel McCarthy, who had been drews got the money. G. 'Spencer, trustee, against Santoki further credit that he could, under pro- sent for, came In prior to the vote to Bartlett proceeded with Ms state- Jlro and S. Nekemoto. Salki was a mises that he did not Intend to keep, adjourn and explained his. connection ment He said that Andrews had been col- state- .merchant at Aiea. and then took what funds he could with the matter, repeating the after E. C. Peters, attorney for the liq- HOLD RECEPTION .In deciding as to the first claim for lect from his debtors, the Japanese la- ment that Cohen had stated he would uor men, to get them to put up inoney recovery borers, at pay day on the Honolulu protect the liquor dealers In the' Re- of money paid out by the for Andrews Then he rel'ited a con- (Associated Press Cable to The Star.) bankrupt before he began bankruptcy plantation, and turned it substantially publican central committee and that versation he had had with Andrews, ' creditors, support proceedings, the judge says: over in full to his Japanese he would deliver the of the last March, and read his affidavit. Tho SAN FRANCISCO, August 20. Two hundred Honolulans held a recep- thereby defrauding his other creditors Republican party to the liquor dealers ' "It is perfectly obvious that so far affidavit described Andrews as declar- tion at the Hotel Stewart last night. They decided to make the entertain of their just proportion of his assets." association for $2,500. as the bankrupt is concerned this pay- ing that he was In full control of the ment an annual event to take place on August 19. The payments Involved were $500 ment was intended as a preference Republican party here, and could ab- and $630 respectively. The hearing, as intimated in The and was made with the intention of solutely control all nominations for Thompson & Clemons appeared for night, developed new charges .defrauding the other creditors. The Star last the legislature, except In four pre- the trustee and E. C. Peters for the brought the most sensation- 'bankrupt's conduct and statements in and it out cincts. It proceeded to say that An- defendants. had here. The connection with this payment are such al political hearing ever drews had made an offer to Bartlett, HAWAII SHARE suffocating. i .that the court can put little reliance room was filled to for $2,500, to see that the Republican pass- supon his words under oath. In March During the hearing the lie was party did not carry out Joe Cooke's a- brewery or April ho ran up his account with ed between Bartlett of the llege intention to Insert a prohibition and Andrews. Their accounts of an Hackfeld & Company to such an ex COHEN plankin tne Republican platform, and OF MILITIA they had had March, Je MONEY tent that their agent, Mr. Weight, interview last to see that no nominations for the monstrated with him and on the first were totally different. Bartlett had gisiature were made which would bd day of May, upon Salkl's promise to stated that Andrews wanted $2,500 unsatisfactory to Bartlett.' He would "'S&T, (Associated Pres? Cable to The Star.) make large payments on account after from him. lot Bartlett see and aprove them be- you way the coming pay day of plantation la- MAKES "Didn't discuss with me the forehand, said the affidavit. WASHINGTON, D. C., August 20. Out of the appropriation of two mil- borers of the Honolulu Plantation, ad- In which the mortey should be paid," "It might be asked why we did not lion dollars for the national militia there has been apportioned to Hawaii asked Andrews. less $10,000. jacent to Aiea .although believing that he put up tho $2,500," said Bartlett, "un- than he was insolvent at that time, felt that "Absolutely not," was the reply. der such circumstances. The reason August it was politic to nurse him along and "Then your statements are certainly was that we did not believe Mr. An- NEW ORLEANS, 20. Private cablegrams from Nicaragua state allowed some further credit In con- wholly false," was the answer. drews could deliver tho goods." that General Madriz, the holding president, and General Madrlz, the Insur- sideration of such promise. Upon a "I say the same to you, sir," said Questioned by Andrews, Bartlett ad- gent chief, have agreed on peace with Jose Estrada, brother of tho latter, similar promise he obtained further Andrews. mitted that he was working against as President. credit from Peacock & Company on The first affidavit produced was one , ACCUSES RETAIL LIQUOR MEN OF Andrews as a Republican leader. He jMay 1st, both of which promises he referred to elsewhere. It bore the saI( nepuBHcan. An-swo- rn he was a ,oyal FIVE MEN WANTED. Rico is cleaned at this mill. With the failed to carry out. His business was CONSPIRACY WITH DEMOCRATS signatures of C. J. McCarthy, to why ho (rows wanted know had large cleaning capacity they are able in a bad way from iibout January or R. J. Buchly, 'Jack Scully, C. J. O. not Ion aco told tho central corn- - Dondero & Lansing announce In to TO ANDREWS. to handle considerable out-sid- e parti- February of that year, rone dealer after BREAK Neil and C. J. Bartlett. It stated that day's they want five men to mlttco if such a man as tho affidavit Star that cular work wnlcn they guarantee. , withdrawing Cohen, in meeting with them, had another credit, and about Joe described was Its party manager. take the remaining live lots In the the middle of the month of 31 ay, stated last June that Lorrln Andrews, after Andrews here made his statement. corner King & Some entirely now charges were $2,500 would throw Judd Tract, at the of A GOOD INVESTMENT. these promises made to Hackfeld for the sum of Ho said that there was a concerted understood street and Kalakaua avenue. In a It costs but a small amount to keep Company and Peacock & Company, he sprung at tho meeting of the Republi- down Joe Cooke, who was effort, on the part of a certain part of Republicans for Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and paid out $2736 to Japanese, some of can Territorial executive committee to to want the to declare tho liquor element here, and a portion little more than a week nearly all of Diarrhoea Remedy always 011 whom were "his neighbors and others Prohibition, and swing the party safe these fine lots have passed Into the hand, hear Andrews charges, and they were of tho Republican party, which was and is economy In laborers on the nearby Honolulu Plan- ly into line to protect the liquor Inter- aro it tho end. For .1 a not against Andrews. In answering always up for sale, to. get rid of him. hands of home builders, and there sale by all tation, who Tield promissory notes ests. dealers, Benson, Smith & questions about his dealings with An- "For some time I have been devoting only the number indicated left.