The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-01
CLERK
AND CASH
ARE GONE
Frank Woodbridge
Skips for
Japan.
he WORKED FOR
PHILLIPS & CO..
The Firm Is Out 5000 Anyway
and May Have Lost
Much More.

E~RANK WOODBRIDGE or Stirring"
as he was popularity known and
MARX Hanna, both prominently
identified with the local lodge Of
I1lxs, departed yesterday on the Nippon
NRru for Yokohama When String
woodbridge went, a lot of cash belong
ing TO M. Phillips & Co also vanished,
ar could not be accounted for, and
throughout the afternoon the members
IF that firm were at work their
books disentangling things. Mark"
llama since leaving the Post Office
bsut six weeks ago. has often spoken
OF going 10 Yokohama to establish him |
self in business and there was nothing !
ts conceal about his departure, as he .
was around at noon on the dock bid
ding farewell to his many friends.
There was no intimation to the firm
or 20 Woodbridge's friends that he was
assut to shake the dust of Honolulu
frsm his feet and they were incredu-
leus when the report was started.
However. there was foundation for the
rumor. as when hast seen, Woodbridge
was standing On the deck of the steam
ship alongside OF Hanna and one or two
young men on the dock had been
charged to carry messages both to
Phillips & Co., and to his mother.
Yesterday morning one of the Hanna
boys went to the steamship office in the
HaskfeId building and called for two
sPst-class tickets for Yokohama, one
fer hiLaseif and one for his brother.
Mr.. K1ebshn attended to the matter
and booked the two as wv. N. Hanna
sns "G FL Hanna The sum OF $3ee
IN gold vas paid for the two tickets ,
and the names as given were so booked
ana given in the ships papers. The
presumption is that once outside Homo
lulu harbor Woodbridge will announce
hSt he purchased Mr. Hanna's ticket
al She last moment
Just before the last passengers were !
assut to go ashore from the Nippon .
Akaru prior TO her casting off, String b
approaches well known young Homo a
irlaa aAd the two had a short con- - -
vereatior String was told he had h,
b.ster get ashore as soon as possible or OF
.se wouIS be carried out to sea- Sc
string" then stated that it was his - -
to so to Yokohama When
4 >&4ed why he was leaving he answered &C
ts&t he was involved in a domestic diff In
fcuHy and that he also was in fnan- % :"
cisl piiikia. He stated that he had w
seat letter of explanation to Phillips H
< CO.. and one to his mother which he ee
asught would reach them sometime al a
during the afternoon.
When Phillips & Co. were informed br
mat their collector and general en- A'
slsye had departed they were surpris- a. ~
d. saying that he had gone to lunch alb
beut eleven o'clock and. although at sh
hat tire two O'Clock. ne had not re- 10
urued they were 10th to believe the :,
enort Later. however. an fnvestiga- ha
ion was begun. Mamie Phillips went int
o Bfshop &. Co.'S bank and found that air
ersain checks which had come into sal
hands through collections hel
ad been endorsed and cashed there. OF
Ir. Phillips stated late in the after pei
oon that he thought there was moi
hortage of about $500. but by evening h
ne figures grew larger. Woodbridge tha
ad left the Office about IL o'clock yes apI
4rday morning, throwing OF his once IL
oat as usual and laying it on the fro
ounter He went out Ieisurely and An
lst is the last any of the employees 2. c
iw of him. AS the steamer left at to
oon it is presumed that he went di- abb
,ctly TO the dock and after receiving be
ticket from the Hanna boys, remain Mr.
I board out of sight until just ed
fore sailing time. bell
Late yesterday afternoon it was any
armed that the letter from Wood disi