The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-31
JULIAN D. HAYNE ON TRIAL
AS JAMES ID. HALLEN ACCUSED
OF FORGERY.
He is Confronted by the Woman Who
in Honolulu Believed Herself His
Wife-Passed as a Don.

NEW YORK. December 13.-The ta-
king of testimony was begun yester-
day in the trial of Lawyer James ID.
Halen in the general sessions. Hallen
is accused of having in 1882 defrauded
Florence Cauldwell of $4,000 by Civ
ing her forged mortgage. The feat
ure OF the case yesterday was the cal
ling of woman who declares that she
was married to Hallen in Melbourne,
Fla, i'm 1893, while he still had liv-
ing wife. He married her. she asserts
under the name of Julian d. Iayne,
and called himself a rich coffee mer-
chant of Honolulu. She was the wild
Cw of an Usage, Ia, bank president,
named Brush. They went to Hawaii
in February, 1895, and lived there in
luxury for some time. During that
time Hayne borrowed $4,000 of her
to invest in sugar lands. According
to her story, they finally came to this
city. where Hayne left her to go west.
This was the last she saw of him un-
til she found him here after his ar
rest. She was asked in court yester-
| day if she identified the defendant Us
! Hayne.
"Did you know this defendant i'm
| Florida and under what name?" asked
| Mr.. Osborne.
Julian d. Hayne. in 1893 at Mel
| bourne, Fla"
! "Have YOU often seen him write?"
"Nes. in Melbourne, in Honolulu or
in whatever place we happened to be.
He edited a magazine in Honolulu"
HARRISBURG, Pa. December 12.-
[ in, al to ;,G., Il
that Hallen or Hayne is the man who
masqueraded here last summer as Don
Jose de Herrera. distinguished South
American. 1t will be observed that the
initials are the same. Herrera first APP
peared at Mount Gretna during the
mobilization of the National Guards,
previous to enlistment in the volun-
teer army. He was arrested as a sub
pect of Spain, but on exhibiting some
letters and a poem written by himself
and dedicated to the Cuban cause. he
was released. He then came to Harris
burg. Here he pretended to be a cof-
fee planter of Guatemala who had
come to Harrisburg to inspect improv.
ed machinery and observe the bust
ness methods of the country. He talk
ed also of a great colonization scheme
He was made much of. dinners were
given i'm his honor, and those who met
him were fascinated by his tales OF
adventure. He had been everywhere
and had seen everything worth see.
ing. His most recent trip. he said, haC
been to Honolulu, where he went tC
study the country and the customs Ot
the people. He also said that he haC
once been Catholic priest, but haC
been driven from his priestly office by
ecclesiastical enemies. Last June h,
was induced to deliver lecture at the
opera house on Cuba for the benefit o
a charitable institution. He was me
by fair audience.
One day a young officer of tn,
United States navy came to Harris
burg to inspect some steel for tn,
government, and it happened tina
Herrera had some friends who ais,
knew the naval officer. One evening
they met and the officer was introduC
ed to Herrera. The officer refused tn
protfered hand of Don rOse and said
! Herrera nothing. You mean tha
your name is Julian d. ITayne anc
that You are no don"
There was an embarrassing pau Sd
and Herrera eNcuSing himself left tn
5 party Then the naval officer told IN
Harrisburg friends of the allege
South American that he had met Nh
= Hayne in Honolulu and that ITayn
: was a New Yorker whose career wOuI
z not bear investigations