The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-11

General Nelson A. Miles, the -connman-
der of the United States Army, was
robbed by a burglar last night. The
exact extent of the robbery is not
known but 1t was very daring in exc
cutiOn. The theft occurred az the Ha-
waiian Hotel under the very noses OF
General Miles and his staff of officers.
Lieutenant Colonel NJ. p. Maus the
chief aide de camp and private sccre-
tary to General Miles was also a victim
of the thief as was Mrs. Maus. Mrs.
Maus was probably the greatest loser
from the standpoint of actual money
but inasmuch as some very valuable
documents of a private and military
character were taken from General
Miles, the extent of the robbery may
be of even greater loss to him than to
those who lost iewelry and clothes.
The apartments of General and Mrs.
Miles were not entered however, the
thief entering the rooms of Colonel and
Mrs. Maus. The robbery occurred some
time between the hours of o'clock and
10 o'clock last night. After General
Miles and party had returned from
their visit to Pearl Harbor dance and
reception were announced for the even
ing at the Hawaiian Hotel Colonel
and Mrs Maus occupied the cottage on
Richard street opposite Central Union
church. Inasmuch as Colonel Maus is
the private documents and papers be-
longing to General Miles are in the care
of Colonel Maus. 1t so happened last
evening that a small valise containing
a number of such documents had been
taken by Colonel Maus and left in one
of the rooms of the Richard street cot
tage.
Colonel and Mrs. Maus had dressed
for the dance and about s o'clock last
evening they went to the hotel lanai
to attend the dance. 1t so happened
that Colonel Maus had taken no cigar
rettes with him and about 10 o'clock he
remembered that he had left pack
age of them in the little valise in which
had been placed General Miles apers-
There were also a watch and various
other articles of minor value.
Colonel Maus went to his room to get
! these cigarettes and there discovered
! that the valise was not in the parti-
cular place where he had last left IL.
| A search of the place was made and
| then it was discovered that the valise
had evidently been stolen. Mrs. Maus
happened to come into the room about
/ this time. She also hunted for the
missing valise To her CONSERVATION.
| she discovered that her large dress suit
case in which she kept some very hand
| some clothes and jewelry had also been
/ abstTacted.
| The authorities were nOtlned. EV1-
IDENTIFY the thief secured entrance
throught some window or door which
had inadvertently been left unlatched.
There was no evidence to indicate that
the entrance had been forced. No trace
of the thief or thieves which ever the
case may be. was secured.
There is one very peculiar circum-
stance connected with the affair. This
is the fact that the valise in which we're
! private papers belonging to General
| Miles was taken. The trunks of Col
onel Maus We're both unlocked and
| were within easy access to the robber.
So far as the owners could determine,
however, no attention was paid to the
trunks. Only the valise and the dress
suit cases were taken. Both of these
were locked. 1t has been suggested
that inasmuch as certain people who
have been opposed to General Miles,
might be very anxious to secure access
to his private documents and papers, it
is not impossible that the robbery last
night may be part of deep laid