The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-30
Is Seen by Several Persons Late
at Night.
WANTS TO VISIT DIAMOND HEAD.
Nurse Girl Met Her Yesterday at
Punahou-Says She is Looking for
Her Husband - Arthur Fitzgerald
Thinks She Wants a Hack.

! Since the publication of the story
! regarding the Mysterious Woman il
! Black in this paper on Mondey last al
east a dozen persons have admitted
icing her in different parts of the
city, generally walking rapidly and
with no apparent destination or OBJ
ject.
Antoine lSeabury employed in the
Bulletin Office reports having seen her
late Monday night at the corner of
Lilihia and School streets. She was
standing on the corner looking into
space. On Sunday morning, shortly
after three a. m, while w. d. Alexan-
der, Jr. was riding into town by way
of King street. he met the woman in
front of the Catholic cemetery.
He had heard nothing of her and
yelled on the street at that hour. The
woman was leaning against a post and
his horse SHE'D. Alexander called out
to her but she failed to answer and
she walked rapidly towards town.
About half past three a fireman on
watch in front of No. Engine house
on King street saw her walk past and
turn up Alakea street.
The most remarkable thing is that
the woman has not been seen by any
of the mounted patrolmen. Their
beats extend on the outskirts in the To-
calitieS she selects for her perambula-
lions and yet she seems to dodge them
as they come along. On King street
she avoids the police by turning up
Alakea street knowing that the blue
coats rarely go beyond Fort.
Some superstitous people believe the
woman is something uncanny but her
conversation with an Advertiser re-
porter on Monday morning proved her
very much mortal. A member of the
Portuguese Colony, in a conversation
with Arthur Fitzgerald the hackman
the other night, said it was wrong to
attempt to talk to the woman as long
as she was dressed in black. If she
was in white it would be safe enough
but the fact of her being in black and
wearing a veil was a sure sign that
the woman was dead and came back
to earth because she wanted some
t1IZSSIdlu SuSSSSCSu Ih1I SuS
might want hack.
Several parties have been organized
to go out this week, and if the woman
is seen, to follow her at a distance and
see where she goes and if possible as
certain where she lives. 1t is said
that the woman has been seen as
early as half past eleven walking
through Thomas Square; it is possible
she may remain there until early morn
ing and then start on her rounds
There seems to be no doubt that her
mind is affected and the belief is that
her tale about having been forsaken is
bit of romance.
Yesterday the woman rode to Punahou
in Beretania street car shortly after
two o'clock. When beyond PHkOi street
the woman began making inquiries OF
a young girl sitting next her as to who
lived in the different residences in the
neighborhood of Punahou street. On
reaching the end of the line at the col
lege she inquired particularly as to the
names of the high hills at the back OF
the city. She also asked the girl tC
take a walk to the top of PunchbOwl
but the invitation was declined, as the
girl was on her way to visit her mother
who resides in the neighborhood.
Lie COupIS SCpdIdtSU anu du uOul
| later the girl returned and found the
| woman, still closely yelled, standing
| on the corner. 1--WE meet again. said
| the woman. How funny that I should
see you so soon again. Now that yoU
have seen your mamma, let us go VI
! into the hills The girl replied that
the car would be along in a few min
utes and they would not have time.
Very well, then, we will see eact
| other again some time and go to Dia.
mond Head. You know 1 want to see
| everything, but the people here are
afraid of me because stay out late al
night and wear black"
Tht girl suggested that it was MOI
| right for lady to stay out at nigh
| alone.
'Oh, but I am looking for my hus
! band, who left me in California, and
know he is going to see some one else
and l must find him. do not get tired
even though 1 stay out sometimes unit
| half past three in the morning"
| In answer to the question as to the
| location of her home in Honolulu, the
woman said it was up in Nuuanu ave.
nue.. The girl who conversed with the
| woman is employed as a child's nurse
| by L. w. Hough.