The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-31
ALDR|CH IN JAIL
Man Accused Of COlHtGTf1itilg
Captured at Last.
WAS IN HIDING IN lWILEl
Fugitive for Ten Days-Deeares He is In
ChiIIingworth's Detective
Work.

with manufacturing currency by photo
graphy, was landed in the city prison
at 1:30 o'clock this morning. He had
been a fugitive for ten days Aldrich
had run away from a painting job he
was engaged upon when he saw Mar
shall Brown. 1t happened that on that
day Aldrich's room on Nuuanu street
had been searched with the result of
finding some of the bad money and
negatives for printing unlimited guam
titles of it.
The capture of Aldrich was effected
entirely through the application and
alertness of Deputy Marshal Chilling
worth This is the best piece of work
the brilliant young officer has done. At
I last evening Chillingworth was in
native neighborhood near the China
town fire station. He heard Hawaiians
talking of a foreigner in hiding. In
ten minutes Chillingworth had six
men of the locality under arrest
From his Hawaiian prisoners Chill
lingworth learned that a man supposed
to be Aldrich was in hiding in the up
per room Of No. 40 wash house, in the
Eva fat of Government laundries in
Iwilei.
1t was quite late when Chillingworth
had confirmed his belief, based on
scraps of fact and guess from the ma
tives. The officer organized a detail OF
four and started for the retreat of the
fugitive. Capt. iianae went right be-
side the Deputy Marshal. Espinda was
stationed on the roof, near a window.
Jackson and Baker guarded doors and
windows on the ground floor. Then
noise was made purpOsely TO awaken
Aldrich.
Aldrioh is a sound sleeper, but in
few seconds he was heard to move
about quietly. Next a window ratified.
Espinda called Halt" three times
and fired a pistol shot Aldrich was
trying for the roof window. At the
sound on the window and the revolver
report, Chtllingworth, with Kanae
close, started up the very narrow
stairway. Aldrich appeared at the
head. Chillingworth, with a pistol in
one hand and a strong light in, the
other, spoke. Aldrich threw up his
hands, fell to his knees and said: Il
surrender The prisoner was hurried
to the station
Called upon in his cell. Aldrich did
not care to talk. He said that what he
had to tell would be brought out in
the trial. Il am innocent. l never
made any of that money. never
passed any of it. Do they think if
was in the business | would leave
things in my room after they had
searched only lately?" When asked
why he ran away, AIdrich said he be
lieved the people of the police depart
ment were prejudiced against him and
would be unjust. Il have seen your
paper nearly every day." he said. so
| know what has been going on and
what has been said. Everything that
seems TO point to my guilt can be ex-
planned. will make a satisfactory
case before a jury" Aldrich has
money and can hire good counsel.
Chillingworth says that Aldrich has
paid natives and Chinamen who have
brought him food with some of the bad
money. Aldrich looked unkempt and
half starved, but says he has not
missed a meal. Some bread was found
in the room and a thin counterpane
for bedding. The room has been un-
occupied a long time. He has not
been at the laundry all the time. The
police believe that at least one white
man has been helping him. He pro
posed TO escape on one OF the big
steamers leaving at nisht.
Bills made by photography appeared
first here about three months ago.
Marshal Brown and Chester A. Doyle
took the case and to the satisfaction of
themselves traced the spurious cur
rency to Aldrich. His room was
searched, but nothing found. Ten days
ago the search was rewarded. Half
dozen of the bills have reached the
banks and a score or more have been
passed on Chinese shop keepers.
Aldrich is an expert photographer
and chemist. He was at one time on
the police force as a detective. The
money was made by the blup Drint OrO-