The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-10-07

tions on all hands, The very thing
our hero set about doing, and he
succeeded to the extent of running
up bills in many local establish
ments, drinking saloons, perhaps,
having his distinguished preference.
At length the reckoning day came.
The traders and caterers wanted
their money and were not over
awcd by the august visitors pres
ence into postponing their requests
for settlement. The hardness of
the debtors response, and the pro-
fusenessof his excuses for delay,
only increased the importantly of
his creditors. Honolulu was becom-
ing too tropical for his genteel COM
fort, and now for the summoning up
of all the reserves of the wits by
which he had, at least, added luxu
robustness to subsistence. AS the
game could not be played much
longer, the player must of necessity
retire from the scene. The culmi
nation of +. Cecil Thompson's
career in Honolulu was reached on
Saturday last. A few evenings pre-
viously he had shed parting luster
on his record by dining the officers
of the man-of-war.
Visiting the Delmonico saloon on
King street, kept by Mr.. Sam. Now
lein, he was akcd for "that little
bill'' of twenty-five dollars, which
he owed the bartender, Mr.. E. l..
Doyle, for room rent. "Oh, GER
tainly, only you will have to cash u
small draft. was the reply, as
Thompson produced draft of 1927
and odd cents, on one of the National
Banks of California. Mr.. Doyle
could not cash the draft in the
absence of his employer, but the
latter himself entering offered to do
what he could with the paper. Mr..
Nowlein. took the draft in good faith
to Mr.. NJ. McInerny and asked him
if he would cash it. Mr.. McInerny
had never heard of Thompson, but
said he would cash the draft if Mr..
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 Frecth
& Peacock, happened along, and up
on Mr.. McInerny cnquiring if he
knew aught of Thompson, the former
replied that he did, as that person
had just wanted to pay 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, deducting the amount of
his account against him-a 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 a state
ment of the case, Mr.. Nowlein was
coolly informed that there was a
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-
ceeds 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 casl
a 1927 draft. For answer he wa:
told to pay cash within ten minute:
or he would be arrested; whereupor
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 al
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, goot
many more people than care to owl
up to it, are mourning his stealing
away, in spite of the passport Law
and special police surveillance, il
the City of Sydney on Sunday morn
ing. An account of that feat, 81
far as could be gained, was given il
the BULLETIN the following day, ant
all the additional information come
in the shape of suspicion that hi
departure was aided and abetted b,
people on shore, and by passenge
who had been very welcome visito
for several weeks to the city an
islands. Thompson had paid hi
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