The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-01-22


Maklnutv, ! want iu make YOU
business proposition. ! have q system
ut cards by which / cannot lose
can make al sorts ~ money, but I
have not the acquaintance necessary.
You know the boys here who have
money, and | want you to Introduce
them to me will give YOU n good
share " the profits, and ! ain sure
winner
~ took day to consider the mat
ter. and thinking II over. II seemed to-
me that the only sure way by which
man could win at poker was by man
lpulating the cards That IL, | CON
cluded he meant he would cheat, aud
as ] did not care to be n party to
any dishonesty I evaded giving him an
answer Meanwhile. | had introduced
him to Few people under the impress
| sion that he was rich man. | believe
| asa Introduce him to WIN II. Fisher.
Meanwhile | went To all my acuua;nt-
auces who ] thought might possibly
meet Allen. ana l posted them as to
his character and his game. put
them ON Go him so that they wouldn't
get fooled. l didn't feel like telling
Allen that | had found him out, and
| have met him many times since.
have gone out and taken drink with
him or | have met him by chance,
but have been careful not to further
his ends.
MANY times he has made engage
ments to come to my office. and | have
gone out beforehand so as not TO meet
him. / know nothing about him, ex-
cept that from the proposition he made
me I judged him to be n crook,
"One time he came out to see me
at my home at Diamond Head. He
inquired particularly as to George
Beckley, the purser of the Wilder's
steamship Company. He asked me II
Beokley played poker, and begged me
to introduce him to Beckley. He asked
If Beckley wasn't at home then, and
l said ! did not think he was. Beck
ley's place is right near where / 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-
gether driving out. l don't believe
that Allen got anything out OF Beck
ley, because Beckley is on to himself
Another time he asked me particu-
larly about Sam Parker. He asked If
Sam would play poker, and where he
was now. l said that Sam had his
ranch on another Is and, but told Allen
that | thought he would be down in
few days, so as to put Allen off. Gu
riously enough, Sam did come down on
the next boat but l have not heard
that Allen met him. Later a len told
Wilder avenue. near Punahou, and that
he had fixed it up in great style.
He said that he would give suppers
there at which wine would flow freely,
and that he wanted me to bring the
boys out. He renewed his offer 10 di-
vide profits With me. / have told the
police of all this, as / don't want to
be thought capable of helping in such
a crooked business. | believe that
while Allen and his crowd are willing
to make money from day to day from
some ordinary people, that they
are looking out for, and expect to land
a big fish. They want to get after
some big capitalist ana skin him for
pile of money"
he Introduced Friends,
Bert Peterson says that he met Allen
for the first time about a week ago,
and that he had seen him several times
at the Hawaiian Hotel, and had talked
with him in the barroom, where he had
introduced him to NUMBER OF friends.
Il went out to his house." says Pc
terson, "and was introduced 10 mis-
Wife, We played cards, but there was
very little money exchanged. A few
days ago / met Mrs. Allen down town,
and we went into a store and had some
ice cream. She told me that she was
going to visit some friend that night
ana would not be at home.'
Later in the evening / met Allen at
the hotcl, and he said that as long as
his wife was away, we had better get
up party and 60 out to the house for
a while. ! consented, and we met
Beckley and went out. We had only
been there a short time when several
officers from the training ship Adams
arrived. and soon we were engaged In
little friendly game. There was moth
ing out of the way during the evening,
and | do not believe that any one was
a very heavy loser.
"a len may be all that he is said to
be, but l have not discovered any
thing wrong as yet. Last night trav-
cling man stopping at the Hawaiian
Hotel told me that Allen was the no.
torious Billy Hurd,' and one of the
srlpothest confidence men in the West.
However, l don't think that he will get
any of my money"
After n Rich Man.
Allen has manipulated his cards
smoothly, and was last paving the way
for grand coup. He had succeeded
In making the acquaintance of a well
known capitalist in a roundabout
manner. and has been slowly batting
his prey. When seen at his office the
capitalist said that he had been In
PRODUCED to Allen by an employee of
his office, and that Allen has stated
that he had letters of introduction to
him from San Francisco bank.
Allen stated that he had not present
ed them, as he was only here for
short time, and that he did not wish to
put any one to any Inconvenience by
causing them to make p ans for his
entertainment. He had called at the
house once or twice, but had never en-
gagged in any card game. as he did not
pay. A trip through the Is and had
been planned, but this had been post
poned, but the chances were that 1t
would not take place.
Claims he Id Not Guilty.
Mr. Allen was found at nome In n
handsomely furnished cottage ut the
corEer OF Wi der and Puuanuu streets,
and as he appeared in rlch dressing
gown, he looked more like man OF
leisure than the professional gambler