The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-28
AT TAHITI.
Bloom and Douglass, the Yachts
men aud Bank. Robbers.
They Were Fitting Out for Voyage to VAL
paraiso, and Had Much Money on Board
Locked Up in Big Safe.

Word was received in this city some time
! ago that Bloom aud Douglass, the Sydney
! bauk-robbers, had gone to Papeete, Tahiti,
| and disposed of the yacht to parties there,
| and were on their way to Portland, Oregon,
| and would try to reach some of the South
! American republics through the United
| States and Mexico.
When the barkentine City oil Papeete ar
| rived yesterday it was rumOred that Bloom
| and Douglas were on board and would try
| to land on the quiet. The Tahiti clipper
was boarded off MeiRgs' Wharf by CALL
reporter, who soon discovered that the ru-
NOR was false, as not only were the men
not on board, but the captain had never
| heard of the bank-rObbers.
! When questioned as to whether the Beagle
| had been at Tahiti or not, the captain said
so far as he knew no vessel had been there
| except an English pleasure yacht, the owner
! Of which was on his way around the world
on pleasure trip. The name of this yacht
| the captain could not remember, but he said
| tie gentleman who was at Tahiti had much
! money and entertained the big guns Of the
| Island in fine style
| LUNCHED WITH THE CONSUL.
! The English Consul was off daily 10 the
| Beagle, for such she proved to be, and often
/ ltOh luutH Oh DNdIus uc OMHtIS. W !lU arc
! none other than Bloom and Douglas, re-
| NAMED nearly all the time on board
! their vessel, ana preferred meeting their
! friends on board rather than going on shore.
| Captain CulllcOtt, who was formerly master
! Of the barkentine Malay, came up on the
! City of Papeete and told the reporter that
/ lie was often on board the Beagle, which
| had arrived at Tahiti several days before
| the Papeete sailed.
! Il sold them a chart of Valparaiso" said
| he, land went on board the yacht tor the
! money They had a big safe in the cabin
| and there was lots Of coin In it. This struck
! me as peculiar, rs IL would be far easier aud
! safer TO carry letters OF credit than TO carry
! so much money around. One OF the gen
! tlemen replied that they wer9 not afraid
| Of being robbed ami preferred the cash to
| letters Of credit"
One Of the gentlemen from Sydney, who
! by the description furnished by the captain
! must have been Douglas, told him that they
| had spent over 5000 while at Honolulu.
| They also engaged a new crew at that port
| and sent the former back TO Sydney. The
/ fine furniture with which they furnished the
! house al Honolulu Is still on board the
/ Beagle, which IS only a small craft Of not
| more than eighty or ninety tons
BOUND FOR VALPARAISO.
! Douglass stated that they would 60 from
| Tahiti 20 Valparaiso, where they expected
! 10 meet friends, so IL is believed they have
! found means to communicate with their
| wives and expect to meet them at that port.
! The Beagle was nearly ready for sea when
J the City Of Papeete sailed, and unless
! stopped by the French authorities is no
! doubt on her way 10 South America.
| The United States steamer Richmond was
| entering Tahiti when the Respite was com
| ing out, and as Captain Reed knows Of the
! sydney affair he NAV have informed the
! officials Of Tahiti who the gentlemen on
| board the yacht were. IN which case Messrs.
yi,c 1,t en-
| soon as they expect but may return to
| sydney instead of going 10 Valparaiso.