The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-21
TIE BEAGLE CASE.
Marshal Wilson and Attorney Gen
erat Whiting Interviewed.
Some Additional Light on the Matter
Two Women in the Case.

The Beagle episode has given rise
to number Of rumors, and the ar
rival of the wives of the supposed
yachtsmen, coupled with that of the
Sydney attorney Mr.. Lawrence,
naturally led to suppositions of all
sorts. The rumor current that Mr..
Lawrence came here in search of
fugitives from justice, supposed to
be identical with the Beagle yachts
men, proved to be unfounded, so far
as Mr.. Lawrence is concerned, whose
arrival had nothing whatever to do
with the Beagle. It is we'll known
that the Australian authorities sent
to the police here photographs of
persons who were wanted in Austria
liza. These photographs are stated
by those who have seen them to be
undoubtedly pictures of Messrs.
Bloom & Douglas. Unhappily, these
pictures were missing just when
they were wanted. It was said that
Marshal Wilson had carried them
off to Waimea with him, and
that the Attorney General had
declared in conversation that
the pictures were carried off so that
no proceedings could be instituted
against the Blooming" couple in his
absence. As all these statements
uncontradicted and unexplained
tended to place the Attorney General
and the Marshal in an unfavorable
light, an ADVERTISER reporter call
ed on Attorney General Whiting
and Marshal Wilson yesterday.
In response to the reporters
query: SIT is stated that you
made a remark that the photo.
graphs of the suspects, Messrs
Bell & Davis (alias Douglas &
Bloom) were taken away for the pur-
pose of defeating the ends of any
prosecution that might take placer
the Attorney General Strengthened
up IN his easy chair and said that the
rumor had no foundation and was
utterly false. He said that his de.
partment had worked in conjunction
with the police in this case, and that
in his opinion Marshal Wilson had
taken the photographs away with
the best Intentions, that is, he was
afraid he would lose the pictures if
he left them in anybody's possession
but his own. He also stated that
they had heard of the Beagle's
owners some time ago from the au-
thorities at Sydney, giving descrip-
ton of the men wanted, and referred
the reporter to Marshal Wilson for
any further information.
Marshal Wilson was seen and the
reporter stated the object of his
errand with the following result:
The Marshal stated that some months
ago he received a letter from the
Police authorities at Sydney, giving
a description with photographs Of
two men named Bell and Davis who
were charged with misapropriation
of goods, to the amount of G15O.
Bloom and Douglas tailed with
the photographs and description of
the men wanted with the exception
that they had let their boards grow.
He had written a letter to the
authorities at Sydney informing
them that the men were here and to
send some one with the necessary
papers. He had not heard from the
Colonies and could not arrest
the men on any specific
charge. He showed the reporter
the photographs of Bell and Davis
alias Douglas and Bloom; they are
exact pictures of our late visitors,
with the exceptions above noted.
The Marshal also stated that in this
case, as in many others, it was a
secret matter, and entirely in his
hands. His reason for taking away
the photographs was not to defeat
the ends of justice, but merely for
safe keeping! He was surprised to
hear of the arrest while he was on
Hawaii, and claimed that the Gus
tom House officials had no right to
arrest the men.
The Marshal also stated that no
officer or detective from Sydney had
ever called on him in relation to the
Beagle owners. The above explodes
the many detective rumors.
This ended the interview.