The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-12-07
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A FRUlTLESS SEARCH.


On Wednesday morning some sur
prise was expressed at the third appear
ance, in the columns of the Gazette, of
a public document-the report of the
Mounted Police. The Government
House was In state of confusion all
day, Captain Hayley hurried there to
ascertain who had published his report
in a garbled form, the Attorney General
ad interim and Marshal Parke held
secret conclave. and were subsequently
seen with Deputy Marshal Dayton.
Shortly before five O'Clock. Mr.. God
frey, reporter of the Gazette, rushed into
the street from his office, and, laugh
ingly beckoning to Mr.. Atkinson, editor
of the Gazette, said: 'sThey're here"
Being invited, we went to see who they
were, and what they We're 'up to-"
We found the sanctUm sancto,xm OF the
staff in the hands of Deputy Attorney
General ad interim Rosa and Captain
Mehrtens. the former leaning against
the wall in SOLICITORS attitude, the latter
examining papers in the safe. with Mr..
Robert Grieve in close attendance.
Captain Mehrtens, earnied with search
warrant, was looking for the missing
document. Every drawer, desk, docu-
ment, cupboard. corner and Granny
were overhauled. ID. A.-G. a. i. Rosa
said ''when he got it he'd be satisfied
Mehrtens said ''where is it 20 Mr.. At
kinson said there were $4,000 of that
days newspapers wrapped up for the
Attorney General ad interim, maybe it's
in one or all of them Godfrey asked
for a professional opinion from the d.
C. a. t. whether they could not
obtain a mandammS to prevent further
search. Mehrtens said he had heard no
man damus yet but expected to. The
ID. A.-G. a. i. was asked to ''stand
coffee all round as we probably
wouldn't go home till morning. The
ire of the d. A.-G. a. i. was aroused
and he.said there was ''too much fool
ing,' he didn't like g all this chaff, -
that some of the remarks were "too
sarcastic" After vain search in the
passed inspection.
Mehrtens then made for Godfrey to
search him, but the latter objected. A
foray was made Oh the adjoining den.
Mehrtens started on ''wrOng pigeon
hole" and found he was all wrong -
and the prospects seemed that they
would be sadly left. All he found was
paper on the Bright Grown of
Heaven" the ID. A. g. a. i. thought the
Bright Crown" of the other place
would be more appropriate. The horse
shoe letter weight was replaced, all the
tables and cupbOards were searched,
but nothing was found, save dust and
documents (that were not wanted
All the cigar boxes were empty. We
were then told that the document was
"a bulky one,'' that the search was
made at the .'instance of some one
else," presumably the Attorney Gen
eral ad Mte,Tm). That the paper was
illegal cap, rolled up" One cupboard
wouldn't open and Protest was entered
against the lock being smashed. One
thing was seen that looked like the
skeleton of the German baby. but i,
wasn't. Unpaid bills were unearthed
papers unwrapped, the backs of alma.
macs felt, and Grieve he wasn't Grieve I'd,
bit.
Darkness approaching, Mr.. Atkinson
complained of their coming like
thieves in the night as an adjourn
ment was made to the comps room
The first thing visible was an ole
blanket, hung up TO dry. While Mehr,
tens poked his policeial nose into
drawers and type, under forms ant
stones and in quads, where the ID. A.-G
al. sincerely wished us all, Mr.. At
kinson explained that they had pri
vate telephone TO Alii0lani Hale, ant
pointed out the double wires. The pri
vate property of Mr. Grieve was ex
amined under Protest, and at last the,
struck the dead box.r A cry o
here's the copy" brought the ID. A.
ransacked but didn't find the copy tina
he wanted. The meaning of the wor,
copy was explained to him, and h
felt sssick at heart" The presses an,
! cases were squeezed, and a ladder
leading to the loft, was looked upo
with suspicion.
Mr.. Grieve, Mr.. Atkinson and MI
Godfrey smilingly offered to conduc
their unexpected visitors to any we
unexplored regions, but the ID. A.-G
a. i. having said that he was 'perfectl
satisfied" with the search made, we al
Withdrew, at the invitation of that gen
tleman, to Cunhas, where he enter
tanned us with the expressed intention
of mulcting his department for the un
expected treat in .'cab hire" TIL
toast of 'sbetter luck next time" wa
received with enthusiasm. They then
like the Arabs. of old, ''stole silentl
away
The staff of the Tier and an ex-At
t0rney General were anxiOusly waitin,
10 hear the result.
The search might and should hav
been made twenty -four hours earlier
as the ID. A.-G. a. i. was then i'm pos
session of a copy of the Gazette, he hav
ing relative In that Office who alway
takes him copy on Tuesday evening
The slow machinery that moves gov
mental affairs initiated against sue
cessful issue of the unexpected onslaugt
though 1t was stated they knew tina
the document twas there in the morn
ing"