The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-03

he says lie Was Known Here as Joseph
Charles Heart GouIy.

ne says lie Was Known Here as Joseph
Charles HcarI Gouly.
The Chicago Herald says; G. Potter
the alleged secret enissery Of the Pro
visional Government of Hawaii, was
locked up in cell in the Desplaines
street police station last night. The
charge against him is obtaining money
under false pretenses. The complain.
ants are Shelter ~ chatham, druggists
at Center avenue and Adams street
and the Mniiatt Livery Company, Ogden
avenue and Mouroe street.
Potter claims that he is a victim of
unpleasant circumstances, and that the
charges made against him are abso.
lutely without foundation. lie says
that he is all that he has represented
himself to be, and that he is more than
capable of paying the debts he has con-
tracted. He says he is the secret agent
of the Hawaiian Provisional Govern
ment, and that his business in Chicago
was to carry out instructions he re-
ceived from President Dole. When
J taken into custody he had in his pos
session 1900 in sugar bonds on the
Homer Hawaiian Sugar Company. He
also had n bandsatchel containing $500
worth of jewelry.
The men who caused Potter's arrest.
it appears, believed he intended To de-
fraud them. He owed the livery com
pany. 50 the proprietor says. 800 for
services and he had contracted bill of
about $50 at the drug store Officers
Morgan and McUomb, of the Desplaines
street station. were placed on the trail
of Potter. The followed him to Monroe
street and Wabash avenue, where he
met "A well dressed woman, who hanled
him satchel. After getting possess ion
of the satchel Potter ordered a carriage
and was taken to 291 Michigan avenue.
After leaving there he discovered he
was being followed He then ordered
the coachman to drive him to the north
entrance of the Palmer House. Potter
ran into the hotel and came out of the
lState-street entrance, where he enga ged
another carriage. He was then driven
to Peacock's jewelry house at State
and Washington streets, where he re-
manned for some time and looked at
some valuable diamonds. 1t is said be
made arrangements to buy several hun
dred dollars worth of the gems. giving
as security notes which were to fall due
Feb. lOth. He was arrested at Peacock's
store later in the day.
Potter says he came direct from Homo
lulu three weeks ago, and that he had
lived in Hawaii for twenty eight wears.
be was known there as Joseph Charles
Heart Gouly. of Potter. He says he can
show indisputable credentials at the
proper time.
The prisoner is a small, slender man.
about fortythree years old, with a
blonde beard. He is. naturally, very
nervous, and his arrest made him more
so. When taken TO the police station
his nervousness increased and, as he
he appeared to be very ill, DR.. II. L.
Warren was called to see him. The
doctor said the man was addicted to the
use of morphine, and that he was indeed
sick. He SAID the station was not a fit
place for him to remain over night, and
at his suggestion the prisoner was taken
to the County Hospital. where he re-
NAMED under guard of the police. The
case against him will probably be heard
before Justice Scully tomorrow morn
ing.