The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-10-29
GRAND LARCENY.
Trial and Oommittal Of MoaiaIn.

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Justice Bickerton, for examination on
a charge Of being accessory to the theft
of about $500.
F. F. Nc Chesney, clerk in the
employ of McChesney & Son, testified
to the loss of an amount, said by his
father to be $o3o, from pocket book
in the store of that firm.
Harry McChesney, who was com
mitted for trial the other day, told how
he took the money from the pocket
book while his brothers back was
turned, on Friday last. He put 1t in
his pocket and walking up town met
McGiffin at the corner of Fort and
King streets. They went into Levers
& Cookies lumber yard, and he gave
prisoner the money. They made an
appointment to meet again at seven
that evening, at the corner Of King and
Alapai streets, which they kept On
meeting he asked McGifin how much
money there was, and he told him
$500. Prisoner said he was going into
the country to change it for gold. Wit
ness said he could change it in town,
and proposed that they should go away
on the steamer for San Francisco next
day. McGifin said there was not time,
but he would be ready to go to Aus
tralia on the goth, adding that he
did not want to see McChesney
until they were ready to 60 away
Next morning witness saw prisoner at
McIntyre's corner, and followed him
through various streets trying to get the
money back, as he had told his father
he took it and promised to get it back.
First McGiffin told him the money was
in his bed, but later said he had buried
it in the country He then drove off
in carriage, leaving witness on Emma
street, who went back to his fathers
store. Defendant knew where the
money came from, for they had several
conversations about it. They were to
90 to Australia, thence to Hongkong,
where defendant said he had brother.
When trying to get the money
back he told prisoner that he
had been detected, that the certificates
taken were numbered and payment
,, stopped at the bank, and if he tried to
> change them at the bank he would be
! caught. He had known defendant for
year, and they had been good deal
.. together. Defendant used to go to
Allen & Robinsons stables every day
q at IL o'clock, so that if witness got the
money he would give it to him.
Geo. Hawkins, hackman, told of
prisoner getting into his carriage on
, Emma street on Saturday, and of Nc
? Chesney being in that street at the
! time.
a Thomas McGiffin, the prisoner, took
; the stand and was sworn. The first
time he met young McChesney was
, when trunk was robbed in Mr.. Nc
:, Chesney's house, and he went there as
:, special police officer, He gave some
a details of what passed between him
and young McChesney and the lady
owning the trunk. Afterward he met
', him at a theatrical rehearsal. Next he
y knew of young McChesney was lately,
: when he wanted him to hire a brake to
= drive to Waialua, and afterward went
off wilh another boy and left defend
ant. On later occasion they went
= together with some wahines to Wal
= XIX. McChesney said that night he
:, would give $40 to see hula, and &
- few nights afterward he appeared witt
y $50. They started of, getting three
= bottles of wine at the Bee Hive. Nc
= Chesney would not desist drinking
;, until he got pretty booty, and tina
:, night he went home with a younl
" wahine. After that he spoke abou
his father having been at him TO
). his conduct, and asked defendant abou
:, the next steamer, as he wanted to rui
). away McChesney said he had 500
: in the Postal Savings Bank. Abou
two nights later defendant was sitting
y, :, on box at United Carriage Company
- and McChesney called him away ant
- again asked about the steamer HI
=, advised him not to run away and no
- to get drunk, as he would get defend
- ant into trouble as we'll as himself
- Defendant told Officer Hopkins tina
~ McChesney was intending to run away
~ McChesney took him with him to tn
i Hotel on Saturday and told him t,
- take the brake from him; he was goinI
: to stow away on steamer, as his fathe
=, - intended sending him to San Fran
= cisco reformatory school. Defendan
j, told him not to do so, as his fathe
I" could not send him to the San Fran
cisco reformatory school, They parte'
and defendant. on coming down tow
again, met Mr.. Dayton, Deputy Mar
n shall, who asked him for that 81,
IN and on being asked what h
st meant. told him that McChesne
lg said he had given him that $1,000
ut Mr.. Dayton told him there was a wal
e, rant at the Station for him, and he hat
n, better 60 down. That was all.
he Justice Bickerton addressed the pri.
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