The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-07

or the electro light plant. 1t was love |
with him. He loved a Miss Julia Cab /
bot, the 16-year-old daughter of Sec
tion Foreman Gabbot, of the James
River division of the Chesapeake a.
Ohio railroad. He knew that he must
win her before the electric light plant
fraud became known. The father of
the girl had refused Hayne admittance
into his house, having been informed
of his disgraceful dongs in Roanoke.
The better element of the Buchanan
people had also found Hayne out and
Stunned him. The Gabbot girl was
completely infatuated with her lover
and she would steal out of her home
to meet Hayne at some secluded spot
"IIa, ne, after much persuasion, in
duced the girl to elope with him. She
escaped from her home through
back window at midnight one night in
January of 1892 and was taken by him
to a carriage in waiting under the
cover of the bridge on the James
River. They were driven to LeXing-
ton, Va, fifty-four miles away, where
they were married, and later boarded
train for Chicago. Hayne was as
sisted in tbs work by two friends then
residing in Buchanan.
"There was CONSERVATION in Bu-
chanan when the news of the elope-
ment was received next day, | after
wards learned that Hayne had left be-
hind him some very large debts. He
owed everybody in town who would
advance him money and a great many
of his loans were in the hundreds.
| Strange as it may seem Haynes most
intimate friends were those who were
| his heaviest creditors.
~ did not run across Hayne again
until the early spring of 1893. We
were both passengers on a Baltimore
| e. Ohio train. | was en- route to IIar-
risburg, Va, and Hayne informed me
that he had been south in Florida and
was then on his way from Washing
ton. d. c., to Atlanta, Ga. He was
looking prosperous and after stating
fiat he had big scheme on hand he
fool, ma into his confidence and told
me that his n-ife had left him'at Chi
cago. I was afterN arg informed by
Capt. Felix, an old pioneer : ~ boehan
an, that the girl had been deserted by
Hayne in Chicago within eight months
after he had eloped with her. She had
returned to her parents and was then.
(the early part of 1899 suing for a
| divorce.
"llayne was one of the brightest
/ fellows | ever knew" continued Mr..
De Alba. "He lived by his wits and
lived well as Il general rule. Nature
having endowed him with a fine ap-
pearance lIayne added to it his agree
able disposition. Nearly everyone
with whom he came in contact was
drawn to him by his wonderful per-
sonal magnetism. When | first met
Hayne he was then in his prime. \
stout, robust fellow weighing about
l65 or 40 pounds, with rich dark hair
and dark moustache. Although he
insisted that ne was from "a noble Brit
ish family, he never impressed me as
being an Englishman. He always had
that pleasing way about him and he
readily made friends.
"Hayne was then Il very swell
dresser and lived in extravaganza. lie
was very fond of gambling and / re-
member an incident which occurred
during the latter part of Haynes ca
reer in Buchanan. Hayne and mum
Der of the best men in the city were
throwing dice one evening in ono oi
the down town stores. The betting
was 81 throw and IIayne had bccn
winning considerable. Suddenly Rly
/ Dillon, son of Col. Dillon, discovered
! Hayne cheating and he immediately
/ pulled out his knife to attack HaNne.
Before he could do this iiayne had
whipped out revolver. Bloodshed
was prevented by the timely interfer-
ence of friends. As a result of this
disgrace, Iayne was Immediately ex-
/ PEELED from the various clubs and So
cial organizations in which he was
a member and it was shortly after
ward he was completely ostracized in
society.
"Hayne had sporting proclivities,
One day there came to town "A young
man who was on his way North. Ow-
/ ing to the peculiar arrangement Of
/ the trains, passengers coming off If
the main line of the Chesapeake d
Ohio road were compelled to lay over
/ in buchanan two or three hours. The
stranger was sitting in front of the
hotel along with IIayne and myself.
/ II was DrODOSpd that we mass oIvoN-