Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-08-03
He FLED To HONOLULU
EUGENE DOYLE. COLLECTOR FoR A
ooMMIssIoN HOUsE.eOEs WRONG.
John Ivancoyich & Co. Are Out
n Considerable sum by His
ManipuIstions.

merchants, doing business on
Washington street, between Davis
and Front, are interested in the
movements of Eugene Doyle, who
has for the past seven years been
the collector for the concern.
Doyle went out last Saturday
morning, having in his possession
check for Sl453.l7, payable at
the Bank of California, with which
he was to purchase exchange. He
also had SIG in coin, with which
to pay certain bills, and he also
had large number of statements
of accounts which were to be de-
livered at business houses around
town.
When Saturday afternoon came
around and Doyle did not return
the members of the firm began to
grow anxious. There was chance
that Doyle might lave $4,000 in
cash in his keeping and that some
one had caused foul play. The
partners, who are p. l.. Vucano-
vich and G. Beleney, began to
make inquiries, but the Bank of
California was closed, and there
was no way to ascertain whether
.Doylehad been there with the check
for S1453.17. Stores were gener-
ally closed with whom the firm
had dealings.
The inquiries were pushed,
however, and before night it was
ascertained that Doyle went
aboard the steamer Australia,
which sailed Saturday, and that he
had departed on that vessel for
Honolulu.
Doyle comes from a good fami-
ly. His farther formerly lived at
Virginia City and Mr.. Vucanovich
knew him well at that place. This
in fact led to the young man
entering the employment Of
Ivancoyich d Co. The partners
found out that Doyle had not
been living lately with his pa
rents, and other facts were as
certained which indicated that
he had been spending considera-
BILE money in various ways.
Monday morning the check
which Doyle took out Saturday
was found at the postofiice adj
dressed to the firm. This did not
reGasure his employers. A COM
parison Of books end accounts led
to the discovery that Doyle, who
was implicitly trusted, during
seven years Of continuous service,
had since last May been
holding back a part of the
collections made by him
from customers. He made some
collections on Saturday last, but
just how much had not been as
certained last night. Mr.. Vucan-
covich says that probably the
shortage in Doyle's accounts will
exceed $1,000 and that it may
amount to $4,000, but there is still
much uncertainty concerning the
total.
The probability is that Doyle
will continue on from Honolulu
to Yokohama or Hongkong on the
next China steamer. He speaks
Chinese fuently and would have
no difficulty in making his way
among the Chinese.
The firm has not decided wheth-
er to have Doyle stopped if he
should continue on. There would
be no difficulty in Identifying
him. He is about 25 years old,
prepossessing in appearance and
manners and well educated. He
has often had as much as $4,000 in
gold taken in collections in one
day but up to Saturday not the
least suspicion was entertained
concerning his honesty. He has
no property, so that the firm will
probably have to bear the loss.
Following closely upon this dis
appearance of the collector the
news was received yesterday of
the loss of the steamer Colombia