The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-07-05
LAWYER LEMONS FLIGHT
STAYED BY THE POLICE
Arrested on Warrant as He Was About to
Leave for the Coast on the
ZeaIandia.
,From Wednesdays dailyo

someone 90 GO his bond lie could not
name any one 20 whom he would 20 SO
tho High sheriff ordered him searched
and taken below. lie dove his hand
down into his pockets and pulled out
handful OF money. which he held SO
tightly In his hand and resisted being
searched that force had To be used to
make him deliver st. 4 NarCe amount
OF gold and several pieces OF silver mon
ey were taken from his pockets As
he was being escorted to the yard he
made grab mt the money on the
counter and tried TO resist being sent
through the doorway.
Then Mr. Cohen told how Lennon had
worked" him.
II used to know Lennon back In Wis
consin several years ago" said he,
"when he was all right. He was
prominent attorney and politician. I
knew his folks well. one day he sud
denly showed up in Honolulu He look
ed seedy and I helped him out. I took
him to McTnerny's and bought him n
suit Of clothes. Then | went to furni-
ture store and went security for office
furniture and then installed him in the
MaEoon block. where I paid a months
rent in advance for him. Later he told
me that Lawyer Hankey had advised
him to 70 to I1ilo; so he went. He
came back again and said he and lie
Blond had been partners, but he had
to do all the work and couldn't make
more than $1,000 month, and he would
start up here again. Then he went back
to Hio. wrote him for my money. and
he said he would send 1t down by the
wireless telegraph. He came to Homo
day and 500 the next at the races, and
7 told him would like to see the mon
ey He put me off Then he worked
around Lawyer Hankey, and between
the two of us he worked us well. He
has had possession of Hankey's law Of
fees lately; I don't know how he did it.
/ am still out my $3.50 and more. When
he came to me today for bail I smelt a
rat and purposely telephoned to the
High Sheriff to refuse my security for
bail. I understand that | am not the
only one who has been worked by Len |
non."
There are others. Lawyers Thomp- |
son and Brooks are out s25 and 500 re-
spectively and other counties are yet .
to he heard from. Lennon was booked F.
on the I<inau. as well as the Zealandia. /
He gave 1t out that he was going back .
to Hilo accompanied by his wife, who .
Is a bride of few weeks. But It was |
his intention to slip away |
to the Coast He drove down to the /
lealandia, bag and baggage. about half .
an hour before the vessel sailed but, |
catching sight of Chester Doyle, he .
turned and fled townwards. He came .
nboard the vessel about eight minutes
before sailing time and walked directly |
INTO the arms of McKinnon who was
for him.
A few weeks ago he was married to
Miss Coates of this city, the ceremony
taking place at the Catholic Cathedral.
He was formerly n resident of Hurley,
and was the prosecuting at
.orney while J. c. Cohen was the sher-
IF. He left there and went to Superior
and made money in the real estate bust
ness, but lost It all and went to Butte,
where 1t Is said certain transactions
causing unfavorable comment caused
lim to go to Seattle.
His occupancy of Hankey's law Of
Ices occasioned some comment on the
part of the legal fraternity, as he had
given out that he had taken over the
ormer's practice. This was questioned
md Hankey's friends do not believe
ices at all. When he went aboard the
,ealandla his wife was not on the
teamer. He was taken to Oahu prison
asst night.