The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-22
Deep-Laid Scheme
TO Deplete Fat
Purses.
FACTS ABOUT MEN
WHO DID UP BEAN
Gambler. Alien Comes to Hone.
lulu To Make a Rich
Haul.

u within the province of a newspa-
= per to expose crime, and the GRIM
inals that produce crime, the Ad-
vertiser published an article last Sat
urday morning exposing the plans to
defraud and bunco citizens of Honoiu-
lu, by one Allen, alias Billy Hurd, .
alias Billy Hurt" and the gang that
has associated itself with him.
When man is cornered, then 1t is
that he squeals, and if possible, at
tempts to lay the burden of his wrong
doing upon the shoulders of others.
| The expert criminal, and particularly
the confidence man, is an adept at
evading the responsibility OF his
| crimes, and it is seldom that the VIC
tim, knowing the publicity that nee
essarily comes from such an episode,
has the moral courage to expose the
| man who has buncoed him, and his
methods.
| But Allen, alias 'Hurd,'' or Hurt, -
reckoned without his host when he
tackled Colonel Bean last Wednesday
night and relieved him of his money.
Not only did he succeed in getting
possession of the gold pieces by tricks
OF the cards, but when he had his
victim under the influence of liquor,
then did he deliberately place his
hand in Colonel Beams pocket, and lay
the money upon the table in order that
he might win it,
1t is tricks of this kind that testify
to the ability of the genuine confidence
man, for he might just as well have
placed the money in his pocket without
yoin tbrnl10h the fnTro19litV of win
ming it at poker, as far as his dupe
was concerned, but he we'll knew that
if ne did SO and was caught, he would
have little chance to evade the charge
of robbery.
Allen arrived in this city on the Sier-
ra, December 20, and by his affable
manners had become well acquainted
with many of the passengers. Several
games were INDUCED in during the
voyage, but Allen was not intent upon
making his coup at that time; he was
however, cultivating all those with
whom he came in contact, and figuring
on parting them from their money
when he could do it in more comforta-
bic quarters, and with less fear OF
detection.
Many a man there is in Honolulu
| today who is thankful that he was let
| off as easy as he was, and who Is
duly grateful to the Advertiser, fol-
there were plenty of citizens who Were
! fast becoming ensnared by the guiles
and smooth talk of the willy Allen.
| One Beckley, who claims to be the
son of a prominent man living neal
Sacramento, was the room-mate of AL
! len on the Sierra, but did not appear
much on deck 1t is this Beckley who
| is supposed to act as the ''capper" fol
f.! Allen, and who is supposed to gel
: around town and make the acquaint-
ance of business men. and then over
| a social glass, to casually introduce
! them to his friend.
The introduction is all that a mar
like Allen requires, for he is enough
man of the world to be able to ingra
| tiate himself with anyone of social dis
| position in a very few minutes. 1t /:
then that an invitation to the cottage
follows, and once there, the unsuspect
/ ing victim might as Well turn over hi:
+, money to the host.
/ To at least three men in this cit.
! Allen made a proposition to the effec
that If they would introduce him II
men of means, he could obtain theil
money by a 'sure-thing system" a
poker, and would then divide thu
spoils with the man who brought hi
victim to him.
/ When he arrived in this city, AlleI
attempted to secure accommodations a
;, one of the leading hotels, but, as h,
| stepped forward to register. he recog
niZed in the manager, man who wa
conversant with his criminal career
and one who would not brook any bun
co work in his house. Forced to g
elsewhere Allen went to Waikiki for
few days, and then succeeded IN rent
ing a cottage on Wilder avenue nea
! Punahou, where with an assurance
born only of long years of successful
criminal work, he fitted up the interio
to meet the demands of his nefariou
calling.
I Electric wires and batteries were EN-
ployed, mirrors We're conveniently ar
ranged, servants were hired. and Il
every way he prepared for a harves
that he evidently had reason to fee
sure of. His wife was used to decorat
the home, and make it appear comfort
able and cosy in a way that only
woman can, and with the intention o
making direct appeal to the domesti
side of mans nature.
Costly wines were obtained, and lex
pensive suppers planned, for Allen In
tended to make it the resort for mil
IionaireS, and it was not in his line t
spare expense, especially when he cal
culated to make each guest pay 70
his entertainment several times over.
But like all other criminals Allie
5 made fatal mistake. for when h
took all of Colonel Beams money h
left a man penniless, and when a ma
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