The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-08
PROBABLY IN HONOLULU.
DID EDMUND AHLEMANN COME ON
THE MARIPosA?
Flight of Double Defaulter-He Does
Up the Krieger verein and an
Insurance Co.

Insurance Co.
Edmund Ahlemanu, financial secre-
tary of the Deutscher, Krieger Verein,
has shaken the dust of San Francisco
from his feet and is now supposed to be
en- route to Honolulu on the steamer
Mariposa.
Alhemand is a double defaulter. He
has not only betrayed the confidence OF
the members of the Krieger Verein but
also of Voss, Conrad & Co., general
agents of the Aachen and Munich Fire
Insurance Company, who employed him
as solicitor and collector.
The Krieger Verein is one of the old
est and most influential German socie-
ties in the city. There are over 300
members, many of whom reside in in
terror counties. Each member must
have served a term in the German army.
The dues are 81 per month, and on the
death of member the others are taxed
81 each for funeral expenses and other
necessaries.
Ahlemann, as financial secretary, col
lected the dues. At the regular meeting
OF the verein last Wednesday night in
the B'nai Birth Hall he was to hand
over to the treasurer the dues he had
collected for the last quarter, which in
cluded the dues on two deaths. He
failed to put i'll an appearance. Next
day inquiries were made by a committee
at his house, 1927 Ellis street, and his
wife said she had not seen him since
Tuesday, the day prior to the meeting.
Voss, Conrad x Co. were called upon
and they had not seen him for two days.
Both parties came to the conclusion that
he had absconded, and at once began
investigation.
1--WE are not quite sure yet" said
Adolpn Becker, ex-president of the
Krieger Verein, last night, "what his
shortage will amount to, but it cannot
be be less than $3.50 to $400, and prob
ably much more, as he has been
collector for several years. We will re-
quire to see the receipt books of each of
the members. and as large number OF
them live in other towns of the State it
will take some little time yet to arrive
at the exact amount.
"Ahlenann was no good, and we
should have been more careful. in view
of his past history. While employed by
the Liberty Bakery he swindled them
out of considerable money. Then he
started restaurant and coffee house on
Fourteenth and Mission streets, sold out
and took trip to Germany. When he
came back he violated an agreem ent
between him and the man who bought
him out by starting restaurant and
coffee house next door. This venture
was not successful and he failed, which
served him right. He next started IA
liquor saloon on Fourth street, but his
bad luck followed him aud he again
failed. Then he went into the insurance
business.
HE was brute to his young wife
and otter used to beat her. From her
manner | don't think she is sorry that
he has left her.
I'VE have been very unfortunate re-
Gently, as our president, Ernest Kaiser,
skipped out two or three months ago
and took several hundred dollars belong
ing to the society with him."
From the way in which Mr.. Becker
talked it was evident the society does
defalcations to be made public. The
loss will will probably run into four fl
cures. The members feel very sore at
being swindled by their president and
financial secretary within so short a
time and would no doubt have preferred
TO have kept it to themselves and suf-
fered in silence.
Voss, Conrad & Co. admitted yester-
day that Ahlemann was defaulter. He
had been employed by them about a
year as solicitor and collector. They
had already discovered over 5000 in
premiums that he had collected and had
not accounted for. No doubt the total
of his peculations would exceed that
sum, but to what extent could not be
known for some time yet. They had nc
idea where Ahlemann had gone.
The members of the Krieger Verein
feel sure that Ahlenann left by the
Mariposa last Thursday, for Honolulu
where he had lived for short time be
fore settling IN this city. He was last
seen on Tuesday afternoon, and they
think he has kapt out of the way til
the steamer sailed.-S. +. CdH-Sept. 40
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