The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-18

the money to the professional man and
the incident was closed.
Hurt is said to have won from $1,000 to
$1,000 from well-to-do people in Los An
geles. No names are, however, mem
toned.
ADVENTURES IN GUATEMALA.
The Examiner of October z, 1894, says:
The first information how Hurt employed
his time between his departure from this
city and his re-advent in New York was
given recently by Francisco de Ojeda, a
capitalist who has just returned from a
visit to his former home in Guatemala.
1t appears that during June and July
Hurt honored Guatemala with his pres
ence, posing as California ranch own
er and capitalist, under the name of Will
liam Watts, Jr. During that time Hurt,
or Watts had partner who called hlm-
self Capt. Weaver, representing himself
yariously as an agent for New YORK
banking firms, probable settler in Cen
trail America, or as a representative of
a Los Angeles printing and publishing
firm. Mr.. Ojeda tells an interesting story
how these two sharpers manipulated the
unsuspecting citizens of Guatemala. how
they cleaned up about $1,000; how Hurt
was finally recognized before he and his
pal could bring some big schemes they
had under way to completion, and how
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north-bound steamer.
His story is simply a repetition of
Hurts doings in other parts of the
globe. He found fools enough to serve
his purpose and got along swimmingly
until he was recognized.
1.-THE Captain Weaver" was probably
Nicholas j. Weaver, late in Honolulu
Ed Advertiser.l
SKINNED A POLITICIAN.
A special dispatch to the Chronicle, dat
debt
The note given by French was not paid.
a few days in new role, that of gam
E.x-Police Comm SIS 5oner Stephen b.
French will appear in the City Court in
a few days in new role. that of gam
bier that refuses to pay his debts The
story is an interesting one. and involves
Mr.. French, Broadway lawyer, the
wife of a once prominent politician, and
Col" VIM. w. Hurt, the reformed Cal
ifornia gambler. Hurt was in the game
in fact, he got it up, and an invitation
to dinner caught the victims.
1 1t was at Scarboro, in New street, and
among those in the party were Ex-Com-
missioner French and T. B. Steele. a
lawyer. The two naturally contributed
to Col. w. w. Hurt. Mr.. French drop
ped, it is said, about $1,000 and Mr.
Steele parted with $1,000. When they
self shy to the extent of $2n. He gave
his note due on demand to Hurt, and the
latter got Mrs. julius Kaufman to cast
the note. She did so, she says, in the
presence of Mr.. French, whom she
knew. She says that she did not know
that the note represented a gambling
ed New York September a. 1894, says
and some months ago Mrs. Kaufman hat
Lawyer VIM. l.. Van Der Zee write tt
the ex-Police Commissioner. He got M
answer but finally received one from
Lawyer Steele, saying that the matter
had been placed in his hands. A meet
ing was arranged, but Steele did not ap
pear, and on behalf of Mrs. Kaufman
Van Der Zee brought suit against French
I for the amount of the note.
French, in answer to Mrs. Kaufman:
suit, admits the giving of the note a:
payment for a gambling debt and de
clares that the only reason that he re
fused to pay the note was because tina
he since learned that Hurt was q profes
sional gambler and that he was the vic
tim of skin game" He says tina
Mrs. Kaufman was aware of the fact
and he therefore refuses to pay the note
His attorney is John Mcmahon
Col. Jack Dean was also member o
game.
The New York Tribune Of February
1894, prints the story of William w. Hur
as told by himself.
st began all right" says Bill. 'but aft
err had lost my job as engineer becaus
the boss wanted it for relation Of hi