The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-05-26
HARDEN PROVES A BAD EGG.
The Former Exile Appears in the
/ Role of a Thief and Bandit.

F. G.. l.. Harden, the young man
who was exiled from here some time
ago and returned by way Of Samoa
has put himself irrevocably in the
category Of the dangerous classes by
criminal conduct OF an outrageous
nature. Harden stood up w. r.
Daley on Punchbowl yesterday
afternoon with pistol in each hand.
aud demanded fifty dollars offered
by Daley for the recovery Of certain
articles stolen from his cottage at
the Hotel. II will be remembered
Daley had his apartments entered
and number OF things of much
value taken therefrom. Harden had
| called and offered to conduct DALEY
to where the articles we're hidden II
he would make good his offer VI
fifty dollars reward. Daley com.
piled and wanted to call a hack, but
Harden preferred a private buggy.
This conveyance was secured and
when the two got in Harden insisted
on driving. Mrs Daley and Miss
Gassman had in the meantime gone
to- the Police Station to notify
Detective Larsen. Larsen got to
the Hotel and found the two. Harden
and Daley, had gone. Harden drove
a circuitous route, finally stopping
on Pnnchbowl. He went a short dis.
tance and returned with two pistols
which he levelled at Daley. and told
him to dig up" Tn. money was
forthcoming, and Immediately an.
other man wearing a mask appeared
on the scene with the stolen pro.
perry.
About this time Mrs. Daley and
Miss Gassnan were seen coming up
the road in a buggy. Harden rushed
down the hill and ordered them TO
20 back. which they did. When the
articles were turned over he masked
man disappeared and Harden drove
to the loot OF the Punchbowl road,
when he got out aud entered the
Mormon church premises.
Later ia the evening Harden was
arrested III a Chinese restaurant. He
was entered on the station book for
assault with q deadly weapon. His
ease was sct for hearing at l2oclock
to-day. but circumst ances caused the
authorities to dispose Of him other.
wise. A. witnesses in criminal cases
cannot testify by deposition but in
person, tr detaiu Harden for trial
would have compelled the detention
of Mr. aud Mrs. Daley and Miss Class.
man "a witnesses. This would have
proved a great hardship to them at
ssIn h.... Il
involving the expense Of staying
here. the loss of engagements at tn.
Coas, and tn. disruption II the
company.
ndor th"s" rirrumst ances Attor.
n"y General W. q. Smith conferred
about Hardeu's case with Major
Wodehuuse. British Minister. Hard.
en being an Englisbman. Tn. result
was that Hardcns passage was paid
to he Coast by the steamer Austria.
liza leaving at noon, under an engage.
men' with the ulprit tha, h. should
never return To the Hawaiian Isl.
ands. How good his PROMISE is NAV
he Judged from the fact that hc
hoas'od on getting ou, ~ the station
that he would b" back within tLrn"
months by way of Kahului.
The latest IL that 4 hitch has o..
Cured ia tn" arrangements Tor Har.
i"n's second exile from These shores.
Captain Hnudlette, being appr.hen-
siv" 81 difficulty in landing a vagrant
nj San Francisco under American
laws, also took counsel with the
authorities. Al this writing il il
whispered that Harden j. not going
10y the Aust ralia.
His masked comrade nn the noun.
tain is believed Ia be- Fitzgerald the
jockey, who was lately fined in the
District Court Tor assault IN a wo.
man and appealed. Harden assisted
counsel for the defense At the trial.
u was thought this forenoon that
Fitzgerald was slowed away on the
Australia, aud the desire ~ the
authorities was understood Ia be
that he should exile himself
Harden lid not go by the Austria.
liza. II is un'ierst God h. indicated
Fitzgerald a. his accomplic. in a
statement made To the authorities.