The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-25
ARTHUR IS A PRISONER
YOUNG FITZGERALD is NOW HELD
FOR INVESTIGATION.
Charged With the Tram Robbery--He
Shot Chinese Detective This Morn
ing-Tells a Wierd Tale.

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Arthur Fitzgerald is behind the ',al
at the station house, charged with
robbing the Palama Office Il the Ha-
waiian Tramways Co. last Thursday
night and also with shooting Chin
ese detective named All Fat at 8
o'clock this morning. The police feel
that they have at last caught the
much wanted man.
1t will be remembered that the Office
of the Tramways Company was ent-
cred about 1 o'clock in the mol.iing
and the strong box containing nearly
$500 abstracted, broken open and the
detective force has been employee on
the case. All the crooks of the city
have been shadowed, and lookout
kept for the l,2O0 nickels and other
small change taken from the Tram
ways company safe. Fitzgerald's
room was searched along with others
on Saturday.
Up to o'clock Monday afternoon
there was not the slightest clue 20
work on. At that time a telephone
message summonded David Kaapa and
several of his men to the residence cf
|. =. Peterson in Palama. Their a
short time before some children,
while playing in an clubhouse, found
bundle tucked under the boards. II
contained $116.30 in nickels, dimes,
and half dollar pieces. They were in
the wrappers of the Hawaiian Ira n
ways Co. and were the regular change
packages.
This afforded strong clue. IL was
suspected that the party or parties
who had cached the money, and who
were evidently the burglars of Thurs
day night, would soon call fos the
package. Two men were placed ON
guard in the house to remain until IL
o'clock, to be relieved at that time by
two others.
AS Arthur Fitzgerald resides in the
immediate neighborhood, suspicion in
movements were watched until dark.
He then put up his hack and dropped
out of sight
At midnight special officers Huihui
and All Fat were placed on guard in
the carriage house at Peterson's.
About 3 o'clock some one was heard
approaching. Both men looked and
saw a person they allege was Fitzger-
aid crawling on his hands and knees
toward the carriage house. At that
time he was less than ten feet away
and in plain view. The detectives
moved back to get under cover, but in
so doing made noise.
) Instantly there was a load report of
rifle and Detective All Fat screamed
with pain. The man approaching the
shed, who fired the shot, Immediately
disappeared. All Fat was found to
passing around the bone of the left
thigh. The shot continued on through
the shed and was later found lodged
in the house of Chinaman about :
. hundred yards away.
The circumstances of the shooting
were at once communicated to Chiet
, Kappa and he, with a couple of assist
ants, set off Immediately to find Fitz
gerald. The young man was not al
home. Returning along King street
toward town the detectives met hin
driving out in a Chinese hack. He was
placed under arrest and taken to the
station. At the time he was bare
, footed and had no coat on.
When Fitzgerald's room was visited
, Springfield rifle, 1870, with fresh
, ly discharged shell in the breech, wa
found. This was seized as importan
evidence. incidentally, several tools
: the property of T. b. Murray, evident
ly stolen from the shop, were founC
in the room and returned to th'
owner.
Fitzgerald is in jail and will lillel'
be given a hearing tomorrow. Detec
tive All Fat is not dangerously wound
ed. He is at his home and will be ou
in day or two. The money foun,
will be held as evidence until after tn
trial and then returned to the Ha
waiian Tramways Co. The hunt fo
q the remainder of the coin will con
tinue. Another party supposed to b
implicated in the affair may be arrest
ed in the next day or two
Fitzgerald was seen in his cell a
d 10 o'clock He was very nervous an,
> was not disposed to talk. a rigid eN
y animation brought out this statement
h "Was at Waikiki at 3 o'clock thi