The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-10-14

had never heard of Thompson, but
said he would cash the draft if MIR.
Nowlein would endorse it. This
being done by the latter, the money
was paid him. Just at this moment
Mr.. Peacock, of the firm of Freeth
& Peacock, happened along, and up
on Mr.. Mclncrny enqniring if he
knew aught of Thompson, tho former
replied that he did, as that person
had just wanted to pay a bill at their
Office with 1927 draft. Comparing
notes, the gentlemen apprehended
that there was something wrong
about the man, and the result was
that Thompson's passport was stop
ped in anticipation of the departure
of the s. S. City of Sydney for the
Colonies. In the meantime Mr..
Nowlein handed the money TO
Thompson, dcducting the amount of
his account against hiua few dol
lars. Having been informed by Mr..
McInerny of the worthlessness of
the draft, Mr.. Nowlein promptly
made good the amount to the former.
Then, confronting Thompson, who
came to the Delmonico, with state
ment of the case, Mr.. Nowlein was
coolly informed that there was
horse outside he could have for the
money. The proposal was accepted,
but, as it happened, the horse did
not belong to the man bartering it,
but was the property Of Mr.. James
Gay, and the latter has since re-
claimed the animal. With the pro-
cceds of the draft Thompson went
to pay some bills that could not be
got rid of by any other process. Be-
fore paying Messrs. Freeth & Pea
cock, however, he again asked
Mr.. Peacock if he would cash
u 1927 draft. For answer he was
told to pay cash within ten minutes
or he would be arrested; whereupon
he handed over the amount. There
are pretty well authenticated ac-
counts of other drafts negotiated by
Thompson about town, but it would
take too much time to trace them all
up. 1t is possible the man may
have had some funds when he ar
rived here, and that his sharp prac-
tice only began when those were
exhausted. At all events, good
many more people than care to own
up to it, are mourning his stealing
away, in spite of the passport law
and special police surveillance, in
the City of Sydney on Sunday morn
ing. An account of that feat, SO
far as could be gained, was given in
the BULLETIN the following day, and
all the additional information comes
in the, shape of suspicion that his
departure was aided and abetted by
people on shore, and by passenger
who had been very welcome visitor
for several weeks to the city and
islands. Thompson had paid his
bill at the Hotel.
ANOTHER WORTHY.
BY the SIS. Australia, that arrived
here from the Colonies on Septem-
Der 9th, the half-dozen or so copies
of the .4ustrdLdsian newspaper
taken here were received at the
Post Office and distributed. The
paper contained an account of the
embezzlement of a large amount,
100000 or 100000, some say. 1t
is impossible to give particulars, for
within few hours after the papers
were delivered to subscribers, the
account of the embezzlement was
torn out of every copy in town, so
far as can be learned. Who did it
or how it was done is a mystery,
but the general opinion is that there
is another adventurer in the midst
of us. Whether he came as a stow
away, or in any way, on the steamer
named, is not known. But it is
generally believed that it took a
pretty smart fellow to get away with
the printed record, including the
copy in the public library, without
being at least kicked for his pains.
= Oct. 7th.