The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-12
COLLIER
PROVIDES
NEW CLUE
Fresh Sensation
In the Harbor
Mystery.
GARVlN MISSING
FROM ALEXANDER
Is Said TO Have Left Ship With
Considerable Money Over
Week Ago.

| Late last night new and apparently
| important clue developed in the case
of the unknown white man found
floating in the harbor last Sunday
morning. and for the time being the
center of interest in the mystery
switches from the white transport
Warren to the grimy navy collier AL
exander, lying parallel with the troop
ship at Navy wharf No. 1.
1t was brought to the notice of an
Advertiser reporter last night that
there was a good deal of talk going on
among the sailors of the Alexander
with reference to the alleged disap-
pearance of one of the crew. The man
who gave the information stated that
last Sunday week one of the crew was
paid off and left the collier in company
with one of the ships officers. He is
reported to have taken a considerable
sum of money away with him. and is
said not to have been seen or heard of
since. The person volunteering the in
formation stated that it did not occur
to him to connect the dead body of
the man found floating in the harbor
until ne read in the papers that there
was a star tattooed on the back of hi.
left hand. In conclusion he advised the
reporter to interview First Assistant
Engineer Bose of the Alexander,
whom, he said might be able to shed
some light on the subject.
About midnight an Advertiser repor-
ter was despa tched to the Alexander
to seek out Mr.. Bose and probe him
gineer had retired. but courteously
arose when he was notified of his visI-
tor. At first he said that as far as
he could recollect there was no man
among the crew. He remarked
that he had heard of a body being
found in the harbor, but stated that
ne knew nothing of the details of the
affair. as he had been too busy to read
the papers.
After a while, however. he refreshed
mis- memory and said that week or
80 ago a man had been discharged
named Garvin. who had shipped at
and come from there to
Honolulu via Norfolk, Va. He was
known among the crew as Cyclone"
and some called him Honolulu" on
account OF his having told his ship
mates that his home was here Since
lie left the ship the officer, as far az
lie could remember, had not seen him
lgain. Mr.. Bose wanted to know if
he man had been buried, and seemed
omewhat anxious at this point. He
aid that the discharged member OF the
rev had done washing for him on the
-oyage. and that he was of medium
leight chunkily built and with Ro-
nan nose. The color OF his hair he
ouId not remember. nor could he state
whether he had a tattoo mark on his
and. Mr.. Bose regretted that the
mates were not around. as he thought
hat they might be able to furnish
urther information as to Cyclone"
iarvin.
The police have been put in posses
ion of the above facts, and Deputy
heriff ChilIingworth win visit the Al
xander the first thing this morning.
he collier is scheduled to sail at 4p.
!. today. and the transport Warren at
oon. so that every minute viii have
, be utilized If the mystery is to be
eared up before one or perhaps both
f the vessels depart bearing with
lem the secret Of the unknown mans
cath.
The Alexander theory seems TO con-
ect with the statement made by
-aiter Perry Of the Warren that
lrly last Thursday morning he saw
len acting suspiciously and heard