The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-24
WRIGHT IS
IN MEXICO
he Was Seen There
Within a
Month.
Said to Be Living on
Money Borrowed
Here.
Extradition Papers in San fran
cisco But no Effort Made TO
Capture Abscouder.

William H Wright, former Terrific
rial Treasurer who left Honolulu last
September quite suddenly and leaving
shortage Of about $4,000 has been
located He is reported TO have been
seen in a small town in Southern Mex
leo less than a month ago. by a former
resident of the city. He is not employ
ed at present. according TO TO the in
formation received in this city. but is
living as best he can OF the money he
was able TO obtain just prior TO his
hurried departure on the Alameda
Though Treasurer Wright is alleged
TO have embezzled about SIS 1000 of the
money belonging 70 the Territory OF
Hawaii, or rather from the Chinese
fund, yet il does not appear that he
carried away with him any Of his i'll
gotten gains. The I 0. L left by the
defaulting treasurer was placed in his
private safe about a month prior TO
his fight, and II It had been his inten-
ten to take more, there was in the.
neighborhood of $4,000 still remaining
in the safe. which he might have car
ried away just as easily as not
II is said though that Wright did
obtain some money. several thousand
dollars. just before his leaving. as
loan upon the real estate he owned IN
the city
The search made for him was not
very thorough Officer McDufie went
to san Francisco on the steamer fol-
lowing the Alameda. but Wright had
nearly weeks start. and though ne
was detained in Quarantine for several
days, McDufie did not locate him. At
that time he was supposed 10 have
-aken a train for the South, and II was
reported that he could Be
found in Mexico though no search in
nat direction was made The Informal
ion lately received here is that ne is
\ small town in Southern Mexico
md evidently making but little efforts
o conceal his identity It Is supposed
hat some OF MS friends and all Of his
elatives know just exactly where ne
:, though there has been no attempt
o trace him through his family. Mrs
Wright and her children are stiH in the
ity and living at their Emma street
enc.
Attorney General Dole stated yester-
ay that ne had received no informa-
On as 10 the wherea bouts OF the miss
ig treasurer and that nothing was be-
g done towards finding him. The ex-
addition papers which were secursd
lthin q short time after MS escape.
ere said by Nj Dole TO be still II
Il hands OF the san Francisco police
;ough copies Of the papers were Z
Fought back by Officer McDuffie
The lack Of interest being taken by i
e san Francisco police in Wrighr-s
hereabouts Is easily accounted for
o reward was offered for his capture
ID there has been no offer Of expenses.
that II Is not probable that the san
'ancisco police would exert them
Ives much. even though the treasur-
was in that city.
The failure 10 offer a reward is ac-
united for by the Attorney General
the lack OF an appropriation for
al purpose Though the money could
taken out Of the general expense
nd, II would leave that approp-ia-
Z insufficient TO cover the remainder
rhe biennial period Il Wright IS
Ally wanted by the authorities the
-isIarure wiz probably b. asked 70
IKE an appropriation Tor the Offering
a reward and the expenses Of his %
aptu-e-