The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-16
ACTED SUSPICIOUSLY
CLERGYMAN ACCOsTED AGAINST
HIS WILL.
Wen and Eaggedly Dressed Men iu
COMMUNICATIONS Suspects-Mer-
chants Talk of Vigilance Committee.

Tales of attempted hold ups and sus-
picious circumstances that attend them
are daily topics of the streets now
adays. a good many of them are pail
pably carnations of a vivid magma
| tiOn but several have come to hand in
/ which the standing Of those who have
experienced the adventure is amply suf-
! hcient for some attention to be paid to
the affair.
A week ago last Wednesday evening,
the Rev Alexander Macintosh who
was on his way from lodge towards the
residence of the Won Holts ON Judd
street, where he was then stopping, was
aCcOsted and against his will acCOmpa-
MED by two men whose intentions and
actions seemed to say the least of it,
! peculiar
judd street is indifferently well light
! ed there being only three lights i'm a
distance of about half a mile with
/ broad patches of total darkness between
| the limits of the rays. Before the Won
/ Holt residence is reached from Nuuanu
street there is a gully leading to a
stream both sides Of which have to be
descended and assembled i'm zimmerman
gloom. 1t is an ideal place for hold
up.
After leaving the car Mr. Macintosh
found himself accompanied by two of
]
of him and entered into one sided con-
VersatiOn. one of them was well dress
ed. the other shabbily, too shabbily to
| be ordinarily a companion of the
other.
! The twain insisted on walking on
| either side of the clergyman although
he showed plainly that he did not desire
their company. They opened general
| conversation in the course of which one
| of them remarked lou have grown
| taller lately haven't you" to which Mr.
| Macintosh replied If you knew who 1
was you wouldn't ask me that ques-
| ton" This was the only reply he made
until he got to the Won Holt gate.
! He held himself in readiness to leap
over the stone wall in case of attack
! but resolved to say nothing as to his
| destination until he was opposite the
| gate.
Greatly to his relief they made no at
! tempt in the gully by the stream and
| Immediately he arrived at the gate he
! remarked well, this is my destina-
ton and hastily slipped in much to his
! relief
| Mr. Macintosh is convinced from the
| general bearing and talk of the couple
| that they were up to no good and has
! a theory that the combination of rag
| ged and elegant attire was adopted as
| a disguise which would be changed from
| day to day to avoid possible recogni-
! ton.
Still another citizen, who lives out to-
wards Pawaa is fully expecting an as
| sault tonight when he viii go home late.
! He is fully prepared for it however and
| Will welcome any assailants with a
warm reception and possibly a thirty
eight calibre bullet.
Yesterday he spoke to his neighbor
and asked him if he could be allowed TO
/ cut down two trees behind which for
| two or three nights two men have wait
| ed for an opportunity of interviewing
him. Rhe last nights he has been for
| tunate to secure companion and for
| tonight when he expects to take the
| walk alone. has secured a revolver.
Aut in the environs the housewives
| are thoroughly alarmed and the lodge
rooms this week are suffering from
! lack of members. where hubby has been
! kept home. ReVOlVerS are freely car
ried, preferably in the side pocket where
they are ready for instant action and
can be fired through the coat into the
/ digestive apparatus of any enterpriSiug
individual who may demand your
/ money or your life!" with threatening
manner and weapon if following Billy
Pinkerton's advice to those held up
If you are going to shoot shoot first
don't bluff or draw a gun if you haven't
got the drop"
The talk of a vigilance committee has
already assumed serious proportions
one Of the larger merchants of the city
stating this morning that in his opinion
the mercants would soon have to taxi
up the matter and organize. In tina
case every person unknown to the com
mittee or police and unable to show le
Ultimate means Of support or ivelihoo,
would be rounded up and at the leas
be let out on a ticket of leave which
would force him to report once a da,
TO headquarters Vigilance committee
in the States give their suspects il
some cases until morning to get clea
of the community but the fact that thi
territory is located on islands rathe
effectually prohibits that method o
. ! procedure