The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-26
FORCED HIN 70 DEPART
YOUNG MAN WITH AN INEXpLlC-
ABLE CURIOSITY.
His Nocturnal Visits Were n Source Of
Annoyance to Many People-Sent
Away for Treatment-Strange Case.

Away LOT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tHSt.
During the past twenty-four lou,s
the city has been we'll rid of Peep
ing Tom who has annoyed pea 'sful
people by nocturnal visits TO hacl
yards and lanais, peering into rooms
under cover of the night to satisfy an
inexplicable curiosity. Through the
influence of atliuent relatives the iden-
tity of the fellow has been concealed.
now that he is gone. He left as a pas
senger on the MioweIa, and he
chances are that he will not soon agaiA
annoy Honolulu with his presence.
For many weeks past the ur'::oNn
has been conducting his explorations
in nearly every portion of the city,
and as the great majority of peopl,'
knew no more of him than that a
strange man" was hanging ~ out
their premises. and was sometimes
started out of dark corners int, run
by the unexpected approach IF some
one, he was getting to he as much of
u household terror as the "bogic man"
On several occasions he wa; seen up
on the Hawaiian hotel grounds, Turk
ing in the shadows in close proximity
| to the lanai and once barely escaped
a Gaming from an indignant guest,
who, while chatting with Il party of
friends on the lanai, had observed his
actions with constantly creasing in
dignation.
Once he concealed himself on the
balcony at midnight with the intett-
tion of watching some ladies who were
just retiring, but was discovered by
the merest chance, by one of the
| ladies', whose screams aroused the
house and drove the fellow to flight
He followed parties from the hotel
when they strolled out, after nightfall,
and more than once aroused suspicion
by his actions. Invariably he took
alarm at the slightest indication that
he was being observed, and made off
too rapidly to be overhauled.
During the past fortnight the self
appointed detective had been partic-
ularly offensive in his actions. He
annoyed one family so much that the
"men folks lay in wait for him, and
etfecting his capture, were shocked to
discover his identity. He was let Off
upon promise to keep away in the
future. He only transferred his at
tention to the affairs of "a neighbor,
who, warned by the fellows actions,
threatened to kill him if he persisted
in his despicable practices.
This brought the matter to "A head.
The family to which the young man
belongs was appealed to, and the
threat was made that if he was not
forced to mend his ways, complaint
would surely be made to the police,
and he would be placed under re-
straint, unless he met an untimely
death by the hand of an irate father,
brother or husband. The confession
was then made that the young man
could not control his actions. His
could not control his actions.
Under the circumstances there was
but one alternative for the family, and
that was to send the young man
away. And so the result of his last
serious scrape was that he was sent
away on the Miowera yesterday, agree
ing never to return until he could give
assurance of permanent cure.
The discovery of such monomaniaC
in the community, and his departure
for other fields of exploration vii
bring peace and quiet into many
2 houses that have been disturbed by hi,
nocturnal and shadowy visits. More
than one attempted burglary" car
thus be explained away, and hundred.
of people will rest easier in theil
knowledge that the mysterious indi
vidual is no longer in the city.
. The mania with which the gentle
man is troubled is not an altogether
uncommon one. 1t results from {
diseased brain and may be cured by
proper treatment. The young man viii
be treated on the Coast and may We
return here to become an honorabl,
and upright citizen.