The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-22

limit would be small We played at
Waikiki, but l ain positive that not
more than $50 changed hands that
night.
%Bean was trying to beat the colored
man out of his snare of some money
that they had earned jointly, and dur
ing the evening Bean said to me that
he had large sum of money but that
he did not intend to give any of it to
Manson. | was on board the China
just before she left and saw Bean, and
he showed me $3.50 in gold, so it is evil
dent that he did not leave here as pen
ni1ess as he claimed
Makinney's Own Statement.
Mckinney was called upon yesterday
at his office, and told what Attorney
Andrews said about his statement to
him. Mckinney said:
Il would rather that my name was
not mentioned, as do not care to be
mixed up in this matter. 1 believe
that 1 have been innocently drawn into
it, Allen or Hurd, or Hurt, or what
ever his name is, was introduced TO me
by a man whose name I reserve, but
whom l blame for his action. This
man knew that Allen was gambler,
but he introduced him to me as a cap
italist, and vouched for his being all
right. Allen appeared to me TO nave
plenty of money, and to be anxious
for Investments. He was very pleasant
and sociable He invited me often to
drink with him, and I often did He
had fashion of dropping In on me
and talking about financial matters
and I looked on him as d probable
customer. | am in the real estate
business and am on the lookout for
men who want to buy property in Ha-
waii
"One day he came to me and said:
/ Makinney, l want to make you a
!, business proposition. / have system
at cards by which I cannot lose 1
can make all sorts of money but /
have not the acquaintance necessary.
& You know the boys here who have
money, and / want you to Introduce
them to me. / will give you a good
share of the profits. and / am a sure
winner
Il took day to consider the mat
ter, and thinking it over, 1t seemed to
me that the only sure way by which
a.man could win at poker was by man
ipuiating the cards. That is, I con-
cluded he meant he would cheat and
as I did not care to be a party to
any dishonesty, evaded giving him an
answer. Meanwhile, | had introduced
him to a few people under the impress
sion that he was rich man. I believe
L did introduce him to Will E. Fisher.
Meanwhile, / went to all my acquaint-
ances who l thought might possibly
meet Allen. and I posted them as to
his character and his game. I put
them on to him so that they wouldn't
get fooled. I didn't feel like telling
Allen that I had found him out. and
| have met him many times since.
have gone out and taken a drink with
him, or..I have met him by chance
but have been careful not to further
his ends.
Many times he has made engage
rnents to come to my office, and i have
gone out beforehand SO as not TO meet
him. [ know nothing about him, ex.
cept that from the proposition he made
me / judged him to be a crook
. Zone time he came out to see mt
at my home at Diamond Head. Ht
inquired particularly as to George
Beckley, the purser of the Wilder:
Steamship Company. He asked me il
Beckley played poker, and begged mi
to Introduce him to Beckley. He asked
if Beckley wasn't at home then. ans
said / did not think he was. Beck
ley's place is right near where l live
and about half an hour afterwards
when / looked over in that direction
saw Aliens buggy in Beckley's place
and later saw Beckley and Allen TO
getler driving out. / don't believ'
that Allen got anything out of Beck
ptSdoSt 1ocShlCJ - oii " himself
Another time he asked me particu
larly about Sam Parker. He asked i
Sam would play poker, and where h
| was now. | said that Sam had hi
ranch on another Island, but told Allel
that / thought he would be down in
> few days, so as to put Allen off Gu
riously enough, Sam did come down OF
the next boat, but I have not hear,
that Allen met him. Later, Allen toll
me that he had taken a house OF
Wilder avenue, near Punahou, and tha
: he had fixed it up in great style.
He said that he would give supper
there at which wine would flow freely
and that he wanted me to bring th
boys out. He renewed his offer 10 dl
vide profits with me- I have told tn
police of all this, as i don't want t
I, be thought capable of helping in sucl
r a crooked business. / believe tina
while Allen and his crowd are wilIin:
, to make money from day to day from
: some ordinary people, that the.
are looking out for, and expect to Ian,
a big fish. They want to get afte
some big capitalist and skin him fo
a. pile of money
!, He Introduced Friends.
J Bert Peterson says that he met Allel
! for the first time about week age
; and that he had seen him several time
at the Hawaiian Hotel, and had talke
: with him in the barroom where he ha
introduced him to a number Of friends
Il went out to his house." says Pc
terson, and was introduced 10 hi
I wife We played cards, but there wa
: very little money exchanged. A fey
days ago 1 met Mrs. Allen down towT
; and we went into store and had som
/. ice cream. She told me that she wa
going to visit some friend that nigh
and would not be at home
Later in the evening I met Allen a
!, the hotel. and he said that as long a
; his wife was away, we had better ge
!, up party and go out to the house 70
a while. / consented, and we me
iBeckley and went out. We had onl
been there a short time when severa
, officers from the training ship Adam
! arrived, and soon we were engaged i
> a little friendly game. There was moth
q ing out of the way during the evening
I and I do not believe that any one wa
;. a very heavy loser.
: Allen may be all that he is said
+ be, but 1 have not discovered any
thing wrong as yet. Last night tray
? cling man stopping at the Hawaiia