The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-23
FRIENDS HAVE LOOKED FOR HIM
SINCE FRIDAY.
Supposed That He Has Gone to the
Other Islands, But He May Have
Taken Passage to the Coast.

Friends of George Manson, the well
known newspaper man, are COnsldera-
bly, worried about him. as he has not
been seen by them since Friday after
noon. Whether he is i'll somewhere,
has gone to the other Islands. or took
the Alameda for San Francisco, no one
seems to know.
Friday afternoon a gentleman saw the
missing man going from Queen street
toward Brewers wharf He was then
dressed in a brand new serge suit and
new hat and shoes. His appearance
suggested a trip of some sort About
that time and later the Maui left for
Hawaii Eclipse for Kauai, and Niihau
for Anahola At the same time he may
have taken the Alameda, which sailed
about 3 o'clock, for San Francisco. If
so, he had no ticket, as inquiry at the
office of Irwin & Co. shows.
There are some indications that the
missing man has really gone to the
Coast but equally as many circum-
stances rebut this theory. on Thursday
he withdrew the balance of his bank
account, amounting to $1,000. and had
this money with him on F.ilay. There
must have been reason for withdraw
ing it, but it may have been for invest
ment elsewhere. At this same juncture,
on Thursday, he lost his position as
business manager of the Republican.
The keys of the safe in the Republican
office were never turned over. Nothing
crooked in the accounts or cash is sus-
pected by the Republican people, but
IL the former manager does not appear
before tomorrow they will be put to the
trouble of breaking open the locked
drawers.
A strong reason for believing that Mr..
Manson is still in the Islands, is the
presence of his family and property
here. He has a neat home or Waikiki
road. Besides he has coffee lands on
Hawaii of considerable value.
Mr.. Manson has lived in Honolulu a
little over seven years. In that time
he was manager of the Star, editor and
reporter of the Bulletin, reporter and
temporary city editor of the Advertiser,
reporter of the Star and finally bust
ness manager of the Republican. He
was clerk of the last Senate, and sec
rotary of the Council of State at its
recent legislative session.
High Sheriff Brown believes that MI
Manson actually took the Alameda and
has gone to the coast. He says he has
the statements of two men to the effect
that they saw him on the Alameda At
the time of departure and that ne salu
he was going to the mainland.
Another positive statement that Man
son has gone to the coast comes from
local attorney, who states that the
missing man informed him that he IN
tended to take the Alameda. Betore
leaving Manson placed his aHalrs IN the
hands of this lawyer, informing him
that he would be back in few months,
says the lawyer.
4 hackman on the stand at Hotel and
Nuuanu states that he talked with
Manson at the European restaurant on
Hotel street Saturday night. lie SPEAKS
very positively about it. Moreover, ne
saws he met him opposite the Cosmo-
poiitan saloon on Nuuanu street Friday
night and had a talk with him. At that
| time he seemed to come out OF DICK
i Days lunch room just around the cor
ner ,,,
Manson on the Irmgard wharf either
Friday afternoon or Saturday morning.