The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-11

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Minister Willis. Consul General Mills.
Captain Carey Of the Monowai. and the
police, have their hands full in the
shape of a much.grieved stowaway, W..
Everett Stone by name. who was turned
over to the Deputy Marshal on the
arrival Of the steamer yesterday.
stone is remarkable individual. evi.
IDENTIFY well educated, glib talker, and
his story is indeed an interesting one.
lie is stout, has good face. and wears
the garb Of n professional man.
In brief, Stone claims to be pharma.
cist in San Francisco. physician. the
son of millionaire in New York city.
cousin to Hon. Edward Everett and a
large property owner in California and
Sydney. He says that his place of bus
mess is $50 Folsom street, and he lives
at 1895 Stockton street, San Francisco
Some months ago he organized the
Pasteur Institute in his city and pre-
pared eclectic specifics, panaceas for
man and beast But it seems that
good Mr.. Stone, who claims to be an
l. o. q. T. in high standing robbed
his preparations of all alcoholic sub.
stances included in their prescribed
formulas, and substituted lighter in
gradients to please the temperance peo-
pie for whose trade he studiously
catered. "And was medical mission
airy in Australia several years ago.
where | was married, he said. Later
] was deputy to Consul-Geueral Adams
at Melbourne and gave such characters
as Captain Carey of the Monowai per-
mission to leave the country" But
this religious dilution of physics in San
Francisco did not please some people
whereabouts and detectives soon scented
the matter and turned lantern upon the
daily toll of DIR. Stone with the result
that he was arrested on several charges.
Then the elder Stone came to the rescue,
and persuaded his misunderstood son
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whispering to the attorney for the de-
Tense to save his body from the dis
grace of sentence to San Quentin,
at all hazards However, it would
appear that the deeply concerned parent
offered none of his great fortune in the
interest of his son. Young Stone be-
came false non compos and was
straightway sent to the State Insane
Asylum at Stockton. Here he enjoy ed
the life of a dangerous inmate of that
institution for two months. But firing
of this, and longing for wider range
in San Francisco among his countless
friends, he, between suns, and in the
dark and lonely hour of midnight,
made his escape through wee portal,
and few days found him in his old
haunts and with his cherub of wife at
1905 Stockton street. But detectives
were on his trail, so he was told AT
this he shaved off his fine black beard
and mustache, etfecting disguise SO
complete as To foil the efforts of the
detectives to discover him among the
outgoing passengers on the Monowai
last Thursday. His objective point was
Sydney, though he intended stopping
over at Honolulu for time "to breathe
the fine ozone and feast upon the excel
lent beauties of the country" Mr.
Stone had no ticket and no wherewitf
for his passa ge, but this daunted him
not. He did not hide under bushe
until the Farallones were cleared, mol
yet seek passage in the steerage
Though temporarily embarrassed h,
was wealthy man, and his check
or perhaps his word, would make thu
little matter of passenger tariff all right
With this consideration he walked
boldly into cabin, settled down il
contentment, and proceeded to max,
friends with the passengers, chatting
playing and singing with and for then
in the quiet evening hours. But tn,
fourth day out Purser Fenwick was 81
discourteous as to solicit ticket of tn,
gentleman; and followed up the affron
by positively refusing his check in pay
ment for passage as far as Honolulu
The remainder of the story i
easily conceived. Stone was turne,
over to Deputy Marshal Brow
of whom he demanded an interview
with Consul General Mills. The latte
could do nothing in the matter, an,
turned DIR. Stone away with sad heart
Stone asked the representative of TIN
STAR, at parting, to send him a few
Masons and members of the l. o. q. T.
adding that he was member in goo,
standing of both orders. The STAR MAJ
tested him as to one of the order
named and found him not what h
claims. Stone will be detained here a
the expense of the steamship compan
and returned to San Francisco at earl
est opportunity.
Dropped From the Clouds.
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