The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-09
DOYLE BAGS A
MIDNIGHT VAC
Prowler Tries to Sell a Ring to
a Man Who Arrests
Him.

AT o clock yesterday morning CheS-
ter Doyle and an Advertiser reporter,
who were on their way home, Were ac-
costed near the corner of King and
Alakea streets by a short, stocky man,
who appeared to be intoxicated Both
men We're stopped in front of DR. Bur-
CESS premises, and, after passing the
time of night, he asked them to buy a
ring which he said was 14-carats fine and
for which he had paid $3.50
"Whered you get it? inquired Doyle.
Bought it from a Teller when I was
fiush-paid him nine fifty. Say, 1 want
to get enough to buy a drink in the
morning, and I'll give you the ring II
yen give me the price, replied the
stranger.
What do you take fora receiver
of stolen goods?" said Doyle in an in
| jured tone. q
Nav, it amt stolen goods-it's
straight goods though. Say, give me the
price. and I'll give you the ring. Say,
| I'll let my pardner talk to you about
| he tell you about it better'n 1 cam
and the stranger whistIed and called
BILL "Bin' came and said the game
was all right. Doyle said he was look
! ing for a drink at that hour. and the
suspicious characters said they would
steer him to place where he could get
| it. Doyle and the reporter said they
were strangers in town and hadn't got
onto the ropes yet. The party proceed
ed down tAlakea street and came to
house opposite Tom Carty's stables. The
| two midnight providers suggested that
Doyle and the reporter remain outside
while they went in and got the liquor
at the same time asking for the stuff
to buy it. Doyle said he wasn't built
that way and that such a game was too
thin. So the entire party went inside,
| the short man mounted the steps and
called out the owner of the place ask
ing him for something to drink. After
sizing up the crowd he said he didn't sell
liquor and slammed the door in the ring
sellers face The short, stocky man
asked Doyle and the reporter to go out
side and he would get the liquor all
right if he was given the money. The
ring-sellers We're told that knockout
drops and liquor buying on that plan
were not wanted, and the twain depart
ed, leaving the strangers at the gate.
After going into Union Square the two
men Were watched until they came back
to the Wall corner. A detour was made
and Doyle and the reporter came down
King street, keeping in the shadow OF
the trees. Evidently the two men did not
know they were the same men, for the
ring seller walked ahead of them for a
short distance and then turned around
asking them to buy the same ring. When
he saw his mistake he tried to make
light of it, until Doyle told him 10 GO
with him to the station house. The mar
, refused and showed fight The reporter
, was sent in search of telephone, but
DR. Burgess, who had overheard the col
loquy from his veranda, called for the
police. Doyle had quite tussle with the
short man. the other having sneakeo
away when he the game was up
DR.. Burgess said the men had been hang
ing around the corner all night and hat
accosted several persons. He wa:
, watching them when Doyle and the re-
, porter came along. visit was made
, to the supposed blind pig" with the
intention of getting a case agains
the proprietor but it developed tina
the stocky man had once before dupet
the man and his wife by selling then
| a ''14-karat" ring for S. which they af
I forwards found was of "Abyssinian'
[ gold. Their evidence on this point wa.
conclusive that the man in Jail was al
old hand at the business. He gave hi
name at the station as Callahan, Stain.
he was an iron moulder and had worket
: for Cation, Neill & Co., up to nine day
= ago but had been broke for a few days
= When questioned he showed that he hat
been on the carpet before and woult
give anything but satisfactory answers
Doyle learned from him that he hat
been on Kauai, and it is believed that /
is the same man who sold bogus jewelr.
to Japanese there. He could give no sat
: isfactory statement of his movements
and was charged with vagrancy. Tn
police are now investigating the man
$ and it may develop that Callahan, o
V whatever his true name may be, ha
8 been mixed up with other little jobs Il
L town.