The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-05
.OLO STORY RE1OLD REV. CHAS. ". HILL
How the Hawaiian Hotel
Safe WasRobbed.
Jewels, Diamonds and Money. Re
covered by the Kind Offices
Of Chief Crowley

Early in the "70's'' the proprietor
OF the Hawaiian Hotel was robbed nv
an employee. The robbery and tho
recovery or the articles stolen was told
IN the journal of the times. but MANY
u those now residing in these Islands
Lave not heari OF it, and it is at the
request OF several of the recent resi-
gents that the story is here repsated
DIS related yesterday by one who was
wholly FAMILIAR with the matter.
A young man, named Dreyer oh
Idlhed the situation of clerk of the
no'el' he was quiet young man
ana apparently sought good associates
among the residents. He had the kew
Oh the safe, in which was deposited NOT
only money, but diamonds, watches
ana other valuable jewelry belonging
10 the guests of the house.
AFTER he had been EMPLOYED for
ABOUT three weeks he told the pronrie-
tor or the hotel that he was NOT foo,
| ing well, and would like to on 70 W..
NM iol rev days. The proprietor's
VIE TOOK the part of the clerk and
urged that he should be allowed 70 Oh
ana rest, and consent was given He
| lett with his satchel. Late in Tho a,,,
captain babcock, the pilot, happened
u meet the proprietor and CASUALLY
SAID: Il see your clerk has gone RI
, the Coast The proprietor replied
You are mistaken; he is at Waikiki ,,
| captain Babcock repeated that no
4he" MIN well and had seen him on
the schooner Myers, which he had piIot-
gu out 10 sea at o'clock The pronrie-
tor then became suspicious. and went
at once to the hotel and to the safe
Inc safe was locked and Drever bod
Tue hey. he then went to Colonel w.
r. Alien, who was Collector of the
roft, ana was told that Dreyer had q
passport. He then hurried to Governor
Domlnls for advice The Governor
sent him to Captain Brown of the tua
Peie' who declined to get up steam at
nrst, but finally consented. She was
not provided with boats. Governo,
Domln1s lent him his own boat with 2
crew OF native boys. The tug left mort
at midnight and pushed out beyond
hoko Head, but at daylight no vessel
could De seen. The proprietor of the
motel then took some coffee. which
iuade MIN so sick he gave orders for
her return.
The next day at the hotel the nro-
prletor was fierceIy besieged by per
sons, especially women, who had heard
the news, and had receipts for articles
on deposit, as we'll as money The safe
was, with much trouble, opened. and
us contents were gone. The value OF
the deposits were about $4,000. The
proprietor was suspected by some OF
being in league with his abscondine
clerk. He borrowed $4,000 from the
late Mr.. John II. Patty and promptly
paid off all claims
1t was thought that the schooner
, Myer would reach San Francisco il
twelve days. Just at this time one o.
the steamers of the Australian line
came in. for some reason, number O.
= days ahead of time. The proprietor
consulted the late Judge Harris, Chic
Justice OF the Supreme Court, who in
, formed him that there was no extra
dition treaty between Hawaii and tn
? United States, but advised him to com
municate with Chief of Police Crow
ley of San Francisco. Judge Harri
also wrote to legal friend in that city
A full description of Dreyer was sen
on by the steamer.
Chief Crowley received the paper
before the Meyers arrival. When sh
was signalled he went on board Of hel
picked out Dreyer at once, arreste
him, took him, with the satchel foun
| in his stateroom, to the police head
quarters, opened the satchel and fOun
the stolen articles. Dreyer could no
be held and was discharged. The ar
ticles were restored to the proprieto
of the Hawaiian Hotel by the next out
going vessel.