The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-03-22
GUARDSNEN ARRESTED
PROPERTY OF FIRST REGIMENT
STOLEN.
Six Fifteen Dollar Revolvers Missing
Police Called In-Military Court Of
Inquiry Investigating the Matter.

Three National Guardmen are under
arrest. RevolVers and other property
of the First Regiment and of the Ha-
waiian government, has been stolen. A
military Court of Inquiry has been
constituted from among the officers of
the First Regiment. Courts martial
may follow Independent of the results
in the civil courts of those now under
arrest. Those who are charged with
stealing the property are making
threats of the disclosures they may
make, and the whole regiment is stirred
up as it seldom has been before.
The arrests and the disclosures fol-
lowing it began when it was discovered
that six revolvers, worth SIS apiece, be-
longing to the regiment, but procured
from the United States quartermaster,
were missing. a man named Vincent,
who was an acting hospital steward
during the time the regiment was in
active service, together with George
Miller who was arrested for larceny.
Following the results of further inves-
tigation, Marshal Brown swore out a
warrant for the arrest of Faulkenberg
on information furnished by Colonel
Jones.
A Court Of Inquiry was called, with
Lieutenant Colonel Mccarthy as presi-
dent. That court met last night, but
owing to the absence of certain wit
nesses little was done. 1t will meet
again tonight. It's scope is an inquiry
into all matters relating to the proper
ty of the regiment. Its findings may
be the basis of charges before courts
martial.
: r. A. Faulkenberg was formally
charged in the district court this morn
ing with larceny in the second degree.
The charge alleges that he feloniously
took, stole and carried away, one re-
Of a
of another, towit, of the First Regi-
ment, National Guard of Hawaii. The
! case was then continued until March
"a, and Faulkenberg' bail was fixed at
81, ,000 This he had been unable to Sc
cure up to late hour this afternoon.
In the search of Faulkenberg's room
prior to his arrest, besides the revolver
there were found bundle of twenty OF
thirty tabu sticks, which were part
of the Hawaiian exhibit at the Paris
Exposition, a .Kamehameha bracelet, a
South Sea sharks tooth spear, and a
South Sea bow. These were all articles
that belong to the Hawaiian govern
ment, and have been kept in the Exec
utiVe building basement from Whicf
they must have been stolen by some
body.
A quantity of revolvers were secured
from the United States quartermastei
for the use of the National Guard al
the time of the Chinatown fire, and the
stirring events which Immediately fol
lowed it. A number of these reVolVer'
are missing, or have been found in the
possession of people who had no Tigh
to them. 1t was one of these revolver:
that was found in Faulkenberg' room
when it was searched, and he is ac'
cused of stealing it. Another wa.
found in the possession of George Mil
Ter, who is now under a charge of lar
ceny in the District court, and a thirC
was found in the possession of an ap
prentice on the British ship Fortbank
known as Jumbo" or Firth. Firth wal
arrested with the revolver on his per
son, and was fined in the District cour
yesterday for having a weapon in hi
possession. 1t is believed that it wa
given to him by Charles Vincent, wht
was arrested in connection with thu
charge against Miller, for the purpos'
of having Jumbo" bring it ashore ant
selling it. A fourth revolver has beel
found, but the police will not disclos
where, as they have not fully com
pleted their Investigations in regart
to it,
There is said to be evidence that
considerable quantity of other stuff
mostly curios and relics of the mon
archy, belonging to the government
can be traced to Vincent and Miller. /
has been found, but the evidence tina
Vincent and Miller, or either of them
had been in possession of it has no
yet been presented in court.
Faulkenberg came here about 81,
months ago as teamster on the trans
port Centennial, it is said. He has un
doubtedly had excellent military train
ing. He shows it by the way ne car
ries himself, and by the grasp he ha
of the workings of the quartermaster'
department of the National Guard, o
which he has been acting quartermas
ter sergeant. He is a German-Ameri
: can born, it is said in Louisiana. IT
went to Germany when a youth. an
! though it was very unusual, through tn
strong influence he was able to bring t
bear, he became a member of the Ger
man Emperor's Hussars, and membe
of his personal bodyguard. He told tn
police that during the Spanish war h
was a captain in the First Voluntee
Cavalry, an organization created i'm
mediate'y after Roosevelt's Rough Rid
ers were organized, and of much tn
same character of command. 1t j
also said that he was colonel of a ma
, tional guard regiment in Louisiana.
FORFEITED BAIL.
Charles P. West forfeited $40 bail il