The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-24
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| HIS STORY.
Strange Career Of Paul
0unkeWitz.
NEMESIS PURSUED HIM
J itts About the Haunted Sailor
VINO Was Recently In
Honolulu.

MAN without "a home or "a country,
Wanderor upon the face OF the
n earth and upon the restless and
truayhCrous bosom OF the mys-
alus Urptn. Paul Dunkewitx, sailor.
rived ln honolulu not long ago from
ang and adventurous voyage around
aps Horn.
Hs Is a strange and interesting story
hardship, disappointment. strange
vents and trials which seldom fall TO
,. nt m any one man.
Ho writer was acquainted with
rfsowlta u New York city several
are aEo even then the man had trav-
II umost tll over the world. az times
wing an the money which he required
fi bsl1r able to DO pretty much as he
,ii and then again being In the most
as1urHEing circumstances. without n
m U u.s name and with nothing
ff.l Fs could call his own except the
flbbv clothes upon his back.
40 iH rtv years % age. or there
bouts punkewitx had been cabin boy
ltsfd tn Australian bark trading In
40 North sea and German ocean. n
eFrbov IN noston. bootblack. barber.
rHsmhn and barkeeper In other East
m American cities. a private detec-
le Nsw York. and had also figured
several questionable affairs and be-
ems we'll known TO the police under
irous names. Remembering his ex-
sHsnces ne cabin boy In order to take
Hself away from the surveillance Of
no authorities. he went 10 sea again
M Doe i've or six years travelled all
W. the world. getting money. some
mes. IN some mysterious way and get
nss "a " n IN rectl~-s and lndif-
bent manner.
rhsn he returned 10 New York. much
hanged and somewhat hagEard and
ivtputahle In appearance. He wa
st about thirty years old at thai
rs ue went back Co the great me
stoiis with plenty Of money but y
a not stay with him very long.
nunkewitx would never have any
'nr ~ say % anyone copcernir~ hi
fnsHences outside % a Inscription o
no many places he had visited. tn
4 OPS In whlcN Ne had sailed and few
ne people he had met IN his trav
t Not n word would he utter as q
thsro he procured his money
Ne led fast and reckless existenc
New York until his money was al
rost zone. when. one day. Just by tn
-srust accident. n seemed. he happen
4 n be Instrumental In saving IN
n N n young woman Of good famil
fNo had her home In one % the sub
NE N New York.
she was naturally very grateful
Nm ard he. falling desperately In low
rh nc Tiri. endeavored 20 press nj
Ht uut the young woman. while IN
| ifrfaeiated what 80 $50 had dor
nf her. had ioathinR for the ma
HIMSELF ard refused 20 listen ~ him.
r'nnsinr that the woman's dislih
PIP him was probably on account
s iisvlnated and dlsreputable appear
i'ft punkewitx made up his min
Dat no had found someone who coul
wake him lead n better ilfe and detei
rinef ~ overcome his faults and n
'rnln f'r happiness.
Accordingly Ne absented himself fro
' 'hn neirhborhood ~ the residence
he rlrl he loved and abstained fro
hiulrlnr his former vices.
Afier almost n year had passed mr.
h' reformed method Of living M
.Ntnred hts appearance decidedly q
lhe better puntewitx once more soug'
o win The woman who had made su,
ieer lmpreNlon on his whole being.
We tound hir married.
w" Md never dreamed % this poss
eNItr Tho giri was very young win
10 MO FIRST met her and. after u
manner ~ one who loves 10 the exci
SION ~ IN other ideas. he had vain
nnnrinef that inasmuch "a he loved n
''' could never belong 10 any 9th
man.
rrrn making this discovery Dunk
v.ir made ~ his mind that he n
Nlsied year ~ his iife. the year
which he had behaved himself as
Scent msn. Tits love for the girl
''' turn ~ hatred but he conceived
hatred for the woman's husband M
- hc hrooded on his imaginary wror
p gradually came 90 the conclusi
W1' the husband % the young WON
hld rulned his iife.
This idea M prcyed upon his mi
f' fnaliv. when the girls husba
f'nt IN The Kiondike. Dunkewitz. 10
'''nFed managed 20 convince
llunr woman. with The help % 9TH
t1o we're unconscious % their part
no blot. mat her husband had n
',Hh IN ne North. bringing o. b.
WAT seemed ~ be conclusive eviden
y hoFus "Klondike information ?
'u In Seattle. with an agency
York, also had something 90
ne matter
ne Young woman. convinced ~
islands death. not having recei'
word from him. became seriou
'nd her iife was endangered.
'' on the point ~ utter collapse vi
"' received word from her husbe