The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-10-12
HONOLULU ROMANCE
ALMOST / 1ll9DI
THE BOLD scHEME OF TWO
STRANGERS TO ROB A
woNAN.
Made to One OF Them and Nov
the Money Is Not Forth
coming.

Daring the latter part Of last month
7 the sale OF the late Jim Dosid's place a:
! WAIKIKI beach vas made By auction The
price at which it Vas knocked down vas
$4,000. One hundred dollars were de-
POSTED TO bind the bargain and sinc4
then the executor OF Dodd's estate has
not seen any more OF the purchase money.
The property was purchased FOR tw5
men named Hartman and J. Collinson.
the latter known here as the Boxer
The TAO men bought the place ostensibly
for the purpose OF opening beach resort
Soon after the sale took place the
Boxer disappeared and Hartman was
left responsible for the purchase price %
the property He has half the amount
and Is trying 10 raise the rest
There seemed to be no reason for tbs.
Boxers" disappearance. but if the talk
that is going the rounds now is true h.
was compelled to leave for fear of run
ming foul of the police.
On the 9th of September young NH I
giving his name as r. A. Hart. who had
been in the company of Collinson a great
deal and whom the Boxer" claimed io
be guardian of, went with a woman of the
half world named Pearl Young TO Father
Valentine 10 be married. For some rea-
son which the priest cannot explain hn
became suspicious OF the couple, and no
ticing that the young man was under the
influence of liquor. refused to perform the
ceremony. though they had been regularly
licensed TO wed by J. III. Boyd. The
couple went away very much disappoint
ed The next day, which was the day
the Thomas was TO leave for China. Coll
inson and the young man slowed away
on her and sailed toward the Orient
While in town the young man. whose
real name is not definitely known, went
the pace that usually ends in ruin. He
spent money like prince and was usu-
ally in the company of the woman whom
he pretended TO want TO marry. He bad
a bank account at the Yokohama Specie
Bank and his cheeks on. that institution
were signed with the name Lord Ogii
vie" and they were honored. too.
1t now transpires hat the motive the
young man had for marrying the woman
was robbery. and possibly murder The
aim was to get possession of jewelry and
diamonds which she owns and which are
said to be worth about $4,000
The same night that the priest refused
to perform the marriage ceremony fhe
woman overheard conversation between
the Boxer" and his supposed ward which
made her fear for her life and vaiuables.
and when she brought the men to task
about the matter they were very much
surprised and not little afraid that
she would bring the matter TO the atten-
ton of the police. 1t is foF this reason
that the men skipped on the Thomas
1t is probable that not merely robbery.
but murder, was intended, as third man
who was often seen with the two prin-
cipals almost drowned the woman at the
beach several weeks ago while she was in
bathing at Waikiki. On that day she
had worn several thousand dollars worth
of iewelry, and it was known that she |
had a couple of hundred dollars in coin |
with her.
The gay woman of the half world, who |
prospers under police tolerance. feels |
much relieved since her ardent wooer left |
here. but Hartman, who was an innocent |
1upe. is out and injured