The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-05

city yesterday trying to negotiate
checks for small amounts signed by
Conway, says the Salt Lake Tribune
of November Is. Druggists and store
keepers to whom the checks were ten
dered, however. refused to accept the !
paper
T. Ellis Browne. Conway's attorney. |
was asked yesterday If he had heard !
anything about Conway's leaving the !
city. Mr.. Browne said he had heard /
the .rumor. but did not believe Conway ,
would do such thing. Mr.. Browne
admitted, however, that he had not
been able to find Conway, although he
had an appointment with him yester-
day.
There was a report on the streets yes
terday to the effect that Conway had
been handling some of the funds for
the Catholic church and had misappro-
priated part of them, but inquiry of
Bishop Scanlan proved that at no time
had any of the church funds been in
Conway's hands
/ CONWAY rs MISSING.
( Conway could not be found yester-
day. Inquiry at his office elected little
information The people In the office
said he had not been in since the even
ing of Tuesday. He left about 4 o'clock
that day, and said he was going to
Murray TO get some money there. He
had not returned to the city at an early
x.
how much money Conway has in his
possession at present A few days ago
some friends met with him and asked
how much he would require TO get him
out of his entanglements. He replied
that $500 would get him through. and
protested that he would be able to clear
himself OF the criminal charge made
against him. A trustee was appointed
by his friends. and they placed in the
hands of the trustee $500, an addition
al $1,000 being furnished by another
friend of Conway and also given to
the trustee The trustee was instruct
ed to investigate the matter, and If he
found every thing straight" about Con-
way. TO pay off his most pressing
claims, but not to pay anything unless
convinced that Conway would secure
an acquittal of the charge of forgery
None of this money has been paid to
Conway. and 1t will now be returned to
the contributors.
OTHER ENTANGLEMENTS.
! II Is stated on reliable authority that
Conways entanglements are many. An
other mortgage, which 1t is claimed is
: forgery, was filed by him last Decem-
, ber. In this document a San Fran
cisco man named Kalache Is represent
ed as lending 81 500 on Salt Lake prop
: erty, purported to be owned by MAI
: named Newhall. The signatures pur
9 port to have been attested by Charlie:
> X. Simpson, the former notary, who's,
name appears on the Wake mortgage
which Is alleged to have beer forged
q by Conway.
Y a case In which Conway is said t,
/. have forged an Endorsement to a New
York draft for a considerable amoun
was also spoken Of yesterday. end tn
4 draft as.in the possession of The maj
whose signature 1t is alleged was forg
- ed. 1t was left with Conway uninior
cd IN nd tra or
q. Is said, was asked to settle this clair
II out of court and promised to do IL. Th
IF matter was brought to his attentio
G. about a week ago. and he was given un
: til Tuesday noon to settle. He sal
that by that time he would either fin
the draft. which Re said he had mislaic
- or would hand the owner of the dral
-g the amount The draft was at ths
~ time in the possession of the owner {
a. 1t. with an Endorsement on its bach
.. Conway failed to have the money Tue,
- day noon, and asked for another DAY
~ He could not be found yesterday.
70 A party of insurance men, represen
- ing companies for which Conway wa
an the local agent. arrived in the city
-, few days ago. and the result of the
=. Iabors resulted in the filing OF an n
= tachment suit against Conway. II
!, insurance men are y. T. Goodwin. re
ha resenting the, st. Paul Fire and Nj
nv rine, and william Manning and w.
-. Alverson. representing the Atlas Il
- surance Company of London. The ST
-, was filed by the Atlas company to I
an cover 81 200. 1t is alleged In the cor
~ plaint that Conway collected premium
;, to the amount named and failed to L
~. ~. nit to the company Attachments we
y levied on Conway's office and househ1
se' furniture, and on his horses and v
-, hicles Several small accounts said
gu be owing him were garnishee,i On t
', same suit Constables were In posse
lat Slon S az ,,, Th. insnranca mon I'VE
IoI all disinclined to discuss the matt
ch but from what they did let drop 1t
probable other suits will be filed agair
!. him.