The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-11
He WENT
THE PACE
Harry Lee Arrested for
EmbezzIement.
SPENT MONEY ON ACTRESS
Young Collector For Hawaiian Elec-
trio Company Accused Of !
Taking FUNDS.

TWO months ago young man well
known in this city was engaged as a COL
lector for a large corporation. He had
expensive habits, and went pace that
small salary cannot keep up witn After
business hours he turned night into day
and made the most of whatever pleas
ure's wand brought him. Yesterday
morning he was arrested on the charge of
embezzlement and occupied Gel. in the
police station :.il day. His name is .Har-
ry Lee. formerly collector for the Ha-
waiian Electric Company.
Two months ago the manager Of the
turning in as much cash as he collected
from light-nsers and an investigation
was quietly conducted, in which the po-
lice assisted. 1t was discovered that he
was short in his accounts to the amount
of sS0.S1. He was confronted with the
damaging testimony and he reluctantly
confessed that he had placed In his pri-
vate purse money which belonged to his
employers.
\ But he had none of lie money. He had
spent it in riotous living 1t was known
to his employers that the young man had
become infatuated with the glamors of
the Orpheurn, and one o. its actresses
had been the means of exhausting his
pocket money. manager of the COM
pany decided to give him chance to re-
deem his name and he was discharged
from further service on condition that he
pay back the amount embeZZ.ed, in oc-
casional sums. Friends assisted Lee In
getting another s..ion, and he had a
F! job for while Win the sewer contract
ors.
the Southwell Opera Company came to
town and new attractions were laid at
| his feet. He was a constant visitor, at
| the playhouse and became enamored of
chorus girl named Simmons-her stage
name. At night he was always at the
theater, and he and the singer made mer-
! ry after the show was out. Were he
got all his money is not known. But he
| always had enough to take Miss Sim
mons about and entertain with the best
| that Honolulu offered. Later on Captain
| Bowers befriended the young fellow, but
to no purpose. Lee neglected all for the
| Orpheum singer. Nothing could turn
| him from his hot pace.
| On last Monday evening the detectives,
! who had been watching Lee for many
! days, IL not weeks, stumbled onto the
. fact that he was an intending passenger
on the Australia for the Coast. Detect
i've Hanrahan followed up his clue until
he, as well as the High Sheriff, was con-
/ vinced that Lee intended to leave his
creditors In the lurch. So far nothing
had been paid back to the Hawaiian
Electric Co., as the young man had
agreed to do. All night long his actions
i were observed by Mr.. Hanrahan, and
yesterday morning the latter decided 1t
was time to make the arrest.
In this decision he was assisted by Mr..
Mcclellan of the Electric Light Com
| pany, who swore to warrant charging
Lee with embezzlement. The officer
!, went to the Orpheum Hotel and went d.
rect to a suspected room. He knocked.
the door was opened, and there was Har-
| ry Lee. He started at sight of the Off
| Ger but quickly controlled himself. Mr..
Hanrahan called Lee to one side, ex-
piained matters to him and then escorted
him to the police station. where he was
again confronted by Mr.. Mcclellan. The
| charge of embezzlement was placed up
. on the police register, and Lee was put
: in a cell, where he remained an day
long, until after the Australia had sail
ed upon It's journey. Then, bail being
!, furnished, Lee was released to appear for
trial before Judge Wilcox at $50 this
4, morning Miss Simmons left on the
? steamer.