The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-17
KATZER AND WETM0RE
WORK THEIR FAKE STORY THROUGH
THE ADVERTISER"
where 1t was written, How and why
The Effort Brought s450-Five
Copies Sold.

given to the Government at the time,
was partially produced in the Id
yerfiser of even date. 1t will
also appear in the Erdminer OF
San Francisco, Chicago Tribune
and the New York Herald to-
morrow, by previous arrangement, if
those columns are not crowded.
The case has received investigation at
the hands of the STAR from its incep-
ton to the present time, and the sensa-
tional account in the morning paper is
known to be largely false, although
founded upon substratum of truth.
Many assumptions, however, are wide
of the mark, and such things as DELHI.
crate falsehoods appear. But the article
forms neat story, and one likely to
bring sheckels at time when they are
needed for a sea.voyaging journalist.
There is truth in the story. Never
since the revolution in 1873
has Honolulu been quite free
from small conspiracies. Men,
adventurous spirits, disgruntled poll
clans, haters of good government and
Republican institutions, have lived and
do live in this city. Revolutions, con-
spiracies, midnight attacks, bombs, ETC.,
live in their minds. 1t is kind of
nightmare with them.
A person SO disposed could pace
among these people and hear of such
plots as would make their hair stand for
week. 1t only requires little
patience to sit and listen. Malahinis
being more susceptible are more fire.
quently loaded with these stories.
There is no question, however, but
Katzer was employed by Royalists
to visit Honolulu. He reached here
about six months ago. From the day
he landed he was known to have been
intimately associated with Royalists,
and met with them at various times.
He figured conspicuousiy in the
conspiracy case that was brewing
in the last days .of June.
A well known Royalist let the cat out of
the bag at that time and only the in
discretion, or rather slowness of police
officer in striking at the right time, pre-
vented Katzer from being captured with
all of the plans in his possession. This
failure marked the end of everything
the Royalists had planned to do-all
prior to July 4th.
Then Katzer was dropped; he was
kicked out by his friends, the Royalists,
who had no farther use for him. His
military genius never, at best, COM
manded premium among them oi
anyone els. After that, through July
August and September, Katzer, the
Wetmorean artist, was a wanderer IL
the land. Having been dropped by the
meu who had brought him here, h,
sought new avenues of usefulness,
He made the acquaintance of Captain
Klemme and members of the Schutzel
Club, where he was not long in finding
congenlal spirits. As was well known
however, the man was no more than al
adventurer, and was in this country TO
the money he could make out of it. 4
very serviceable man for the work 70
! which he was imported, surely, If Their
: had been shadow of success in sight
Captain Klemme is susceptible sor
of chap betimes, and his arms wer
/ open to man like Katzer. One da
5 the officer appeared before the Marsha
| Tod IN Nnt af ha trn1
. This, after thorough examination O
the candidate, the Marshal consented t
it and the follow was sent out ON hi
; beat.
During the time Wetmore aud Katie
were working up the story, the forme
agreed to make the latter Correspondent
for the New York Herald. Katzer tol
number of people that he was,a col
tributor to that journal, Of.other pa
= ties he solicited news for the Herald,
i part of which is containedin the senss
: tional article referred to.
: He lodged at the Penhallow House q
n Beretania street, and Wetmore, the ma
s who wrote the story, lived just back {
g the place on the Hotel grounds. The
q became fast friends and were frequent
r seen together. Much of the Advertise,
yarn was made up in Wetmores CO
tage at the Hotel, being a part
Katzer's experiences last June, great
N enlarged, and assisted by the ferti
brain of the writer to make it marke
is able.
ii The sum and substance of the who
% matter is that Wetmore and Katz
" wanted to get out of the country. The
}. combined talents put together sto
xt which Melted $3.50, and was enoul
% to return them. Inthe meantime the
is no Royalist in this country, foreign
a native, who wants to go the course
lr ripe hay before the reaper, which W
of surely be the result of rebellion.