The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-21
HOW METZ sWINDHD
THE PEOPLE Of H|l0
Probably Added For
gerry to His Other
OfenSeS.
MADE 5000 HAUL BEFORE LEATIHG
COPY OF ONE OF HIS DRAFTS
ON WHICH He OBTAINED
MONEY.
Showed Letter Purporting 20 os
From HIS Father Telling OF
Deposit 20 His Credit
IN San Francisco.

! Another reminder Of the career Of r..
]. Meta, hy she grace II Marshal l,ag 4
deputy United States marshal ia Hawaii
for short time. has come 70 light. Nlern
cut Wide swath as deputy marshal. lie
was more pulled up than If he had bg,,n
the beribboued and be,ieckel high sher.F
iot the Territory Of Hawaii. and boa>ts-l
how even the high sheriff would take or
ders from him while be was ,lela-v
marshal Metz landed in Hawaii q ljttic
over year ago between two DAYS. the
wherefore Of his coming aud the reasons
for his departure from his former abo.Is
not being very clearly SET fort.
The Republican aSsertained that Metz.
or whatever his real name may bc. lanlsd
in Honolulu a. a deserJer from the Unit
[ ed States army and published the fact.
but little thing like being branded as q
/ deserter did not disturb Metz lie went
right on holding down his deputy MIR
Shalship despite the charges against him
and incidentally hilSing every acquaint-
ance he had in Hawaii Finally, after
making a number of pretty good hau.s.
/ Metz went aboard a sailing vessel bound
/ for san Francisco. Before doing this.
| however. be presented sundry checks %
people who had the honor Of his acquaiut-
ance in HiIo. receiving in return there
for gold coin Of the mintage of the Unit
ed States of America.
Not content with the checks drawn %
banks in which he had no funds. the eu-
terprising and Industrious Mr. Mesz
probably utilized portion Of his time
practicing forgery. Among other papers
\ in his possession he had what purporteI
to be a letter from his fatheri saying that
/ he tthe father had deposited $500 wi-h
Williams. Dimond X Co. 10 the credit of
/ II. j. Metz On the strength Of th;s
very nice letter Metz Of Hilo went 10 the
real estate firm Of Ray Bros Of Hilo.
and asked for money on draft for $500
drawn against Williams. Dimond X c..
1. f.. Ray. the senior member Of the firm.
was in the States nj the time and Metz
induced the younger brother to let him
have some money on the draft Aud
herein Metz showed that he was no or,ii-
nary swiudler. but an adept at the game.
one of experience. as il were He did
not want 20 cash the draft. he merely
wanted to deposit il with Ray Bros. for
collection. and be might want 10 draw
against it 20 some little extent befor,
they would get the money back on il.
but was it not all right. for did he not
have the letter from his father showing
that there was deposit with Williams,
Dimond X Co. Of 500 TO his credit.
On the strength of this Metz drew Slj5
from young Ray before taking his Depart
ure for pastures new and where the peo-
pie would not know that he was de-
serter from the United States army. The
draft which Metz deposited with Ray
Bros. was as follows:
500 HILO. Hawaii II. T..
Aug. ~. 1900
Pay to the order of Ray Bros. (Hiloi.
Three Hundred and % Dollars. Value
Received. and charge the same TO ac-
count of II. !. METZ.
Int Rev. Stamp.l Ac Metz Bros.
10 Williams. Dimond X Co. San Fran
cisco. Cal
In due course Of time Ray Bros. sent
the draft on for eollection, and it wax
returned with the following endorsement
on the back:
Have no advice and know nothins
about it
Among the passengers on the sailiur
boat with Metz was Mr. Hicks q HH,.
slr. Hicks has since returned home anI
he says be observed that the last week
before reaching San Francisco Metz be-
came very nervous and uneasy and
seemed exceedingly anxious for the boat
to reach land. Now that be has learned
.of Metz's action in spreading broadcast
worthless checks and drafts. and Mr..
worthless checks and drafts. NJ.
ness was due TO dread that news Of bis
swindling operations might reach san
Francisco BY steamer. together with n
warrant for his arrest. ahead Of the sail
ing vessel Metz will long BE- reneui-
bered in HiIo-by his victims.