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

town, and would not return until
Monday. Later in the day found
that Allen had been seen on Fort
street as late as o'clock IN the after
noon.
'On the next morning Hriday) I
went with Bean and Manson TO SCI,
High Sheriff Brown, and after filing
their statement with him they took
their departure Bean also said that
when they reached town that night,
that Allen caused them to be driven
around in the vicinity of IwileI, and
that when opposite one of the resorts
the hack was stopped, and Allen re-
quested Bean and Gray to get out.
Gray stepped from the hack, but Bean
refused to get out in spite of Aliens
remonStrances. and when Allen saw
that all of his attempts in that d1rec-
ton were futile, he ordered the hack
man to drive on. Bean wanted him to
stop and wait for Gray, but Allen re-
spondec@with an oath, and said that he
CGra9) was well enough off where he
was From this it is evident that AL
len intended to get rid of both of his
victims at this point and when they
sobered up in the morning and found
that their money was gone, then they
would accuse some of the habitues of
that district of robbery and thus clear
Allen.
Thursday night after leaving Mrs.
Alien, L CdLle QOW TO where Bean anu
Gray were awaiting the return of
Manson and myself, and after explain
ing what l had learned I left them.
Within thirty minutes after I left,
/, Beckley arrived at their rooms and
wanted to know what they were going
to do in the matter. He sided with
the losers, and claimed that the whole
affair was an outrage, and stated that
he was after Allen, too. After a few
moments conversation Beckiey asked
Gray to step outside with him, as he
had something that he wanted to say
to him.
They were absent about half an
hour, and during that time Beckley
evidently succeeded ein fixing Gray
and posting him as to what he was
to say and do. Gray came to my Of
flee the next morning with Bean and
Manson, and after I had taken their
sworn statements, he vouched for their
accuracy. l suggested that inasmuch
as we were all together that it would
be a good idea to go over to the police
station and make another statement.
Bean and Manson readily acquiesced,
but it was clear to me that Gray was
very nervous. This nervousness be-
came quite pronounced as we neared
the station, and when we paused In
front of the door for d moment, Gray
said that he would walk around and
see if he could find Allen, and all that
we could do would not induce him to
enter the police station. He told me
that he would return at once, but I
have not seen him since.
IF. w. Mckinney, a real estate man,
whose office is on Fort street, below
Merchant, told me that Allen was IN
troduced to him as a capitalist who
was seeking investment, and that he
came here with unimpeachable letters
of recommendation to w. G. Irwin &,
Co. After a casual conversation Allen
said that he had a business proposition
to make, and finally came out straight
from the shoulder with a cold -bIooded
proposition to swindle the wealthy men
of this city. In substance, he said
that he understood that Makfnney was
acquainted with the solid men of the
Island, and that he {Allen) was desir-
Gus of making their acquaintance. He
then proposed that if Mckinney would
obtain for him these introductions, he
would entice the men into games of
poker and divide the results with Ma
kinney Allen stated that he had a
system at poker that was infallible,
and by means of which he never lost.
want you to get up the games, he
said, and I will divide with you
Mckinney says that he told Allen
he would think oyer his proposition,
but that the more he thought of it the
less he liked it. and the result was that
he told Allen that he did not wish to
have any more to do with him.
Tells New Story.
In spite of the statement that Gray
made to Attorney Andrews in regard
to the affair of Thursday night, he
has evidently had time to think the
matter over, and there is no doubt but
that influence has been brought to bear
upon him, for the following statement
is hardly in accordance with his first
one.
Gray claims that he is here seeking
employment, and that he was formerly
engaged as travelling salesman for a
San Francisco firm
Gray evinced a desire to avoid ques-
tioning, but finally volunteered the in
!, formation that he had only known Al
len for week, and further than that
! he was unable to say anything about
him.
, Il was introduced TO Allen by Beck.
) ley, whom l have every reason to be
Ieye is gentleman" said Gray, "ant