The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-18
ALEX HAGAN'S
BRASS RING
Henry KekauIa Robs Till in
Broad Daylight and is
Easily Caught.

After season of wine suppers. buggy
riding and general high-rolling, the gay
career of w. Wolfson, enlisted man of
the Sixth Artillery, auartered at Camp
Mckinley, has come to an abrupt end.
Yesterday Wolfson was arrested on
charge of gross cheat and is now in jail
A few days ago the man purchased
from w. S. Withers of the Honolulu
Stock-yards horse, buggy and harness
valued at s475. He represented that he
had money in Bishops Bank and induced
Withers to accept check drawn on that
institution.
When Withers presented the check he
was told that it was worthless, as Wolf
son had no account with the bank. With
ers caused a warrant for Wolfson's ar
rest to be issued and the arrest followed.
The rapid pace at which Wolfson has
been going of late has caused much
comment among his comrades in camp.
He gave them to understand that he
was in receipt of money from his home
| in Indiana.
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soldier to do his detail at the post.
| According to reports from Camp Nc
| Kinley, there is more trouble in store
| for the fellow in addition to the buggy
! affair. He is said to have forged Lieut..
Hancocks name on seven checks
amounting to sS75. Yesterday Bishops
Bank informed Lieut.. Hancock that his
account was 5000 overdrawn and investi-
cation brought to light the seven checks
/ of which Lieut.. Hancock had no knowl-
edge.
A NEW GRAFT.
A graft new to Honolulu is being
| worked or rather was being worked I'M
til brought to the attention of the po-
! lice.
Yesterday morning two white men ap-
preached Mrs. NJ A. Kulolia, a native
| woman, and offered to sell her a ring
which they claimed to be coed for IS. The
| woman bought the ring and soon discov-
| cred that it was made of brass. She
| told the police about the swindle and
pointed out one of the men. who was
| and he is held on a charge of gross
| cheat. His associate, John Doe, is be-
| ing assiduously searched for.
| EMPTIED A TILL.
Henry Kekaula distinguished himself
yesterday by a robbery which breaks
| the record for nerve.
About o'clock in the afternoon he
entered a Chinaman's store on Nuuanu
street and finding no one about proceed
ed to empty the till of 81. The proprietor
suddenly appeared upon the scene, where
| upon Kekaula displayed a lively interest
| in the price of a lamp in the store.
Never you mind lamp said the Pa
Ike. What you got in your hand?"
Nothing" replied Kekaula, as he clos
| ed his fist more tightly over the seereted
| silver.
| you show me-" demanded the Celes-
| tial.
| Kekaula didn't stop to reply but bolt
! ed out of the store in the direction of
| st. Louis College, holly pursued by a
| mob of Cinnamon. He ran fast but his
| pursuers overhauled him and he was
taken. in charge by an officer who hap
| pened to be near at hand.
THE USUAL GRIST.
| Other arrests made yesterday were:
! Yoshida, Sing, Joe Dore, common nui-
sance; Hao. violation Board of Health
regulations; j. w. Ray, drunkenness; R.
E. Rogers, W. Coghan, Hookaaka, Kelu-
haiku, drunkenness; Julia, investigation;
| Sam Kalyawa, disobedience to parents.
! The cases disposed of in the Police
! Court yesterday were: V. ]. Fageroos,
assault and battery on N. Breham, April
| Is; Tung Chow. larceny, second degree,
I nolle prosd.; Wong Lee, gamDltng, s15
| and costs; Kuyama, Kakagawa, Hirai,
Tusima, kaihara. gambling, nolle prosd.
| VIM. Keola, driving a dray at a faster
pace than a walk, 81 and costs: Shima-
! Okla, Sing High, common nuisance. repri-
manded and discharged: All Chez, COM
mon nuisance, bail forfeited; Tanaka,
common nuisance, So and costs; All
Lung, gambling, SIS and costs: zee Sing,
permitting gambling, $50 and costs; All
You, truancy, repr!manded and dis
| charged; KIM, drunkenness, 81 and costs;
Joe Dore, common nuisance, s. and costs;
Kuyama Nakagawa, Hirai, Tusima, Ka-
ihara, disturbing quiet of night, 81 and
costs.