The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-19
AN OLD-TIME ROBBERY OF
HONOLULU CUSTOM HOUSE

Two people having little yesterday where
the jewels Mrs Sam Parker had and the likelihood
their being discovered when odtimer appeared
Honolulu, he d the any great
robber first big robbery that occurred in these
Islands about large has been known here since
"On Monday morning in March, 1858, this community
robbed
100000 As told that time the of the robbery
safe, which his place
the received dues until they should later be removed to
Treasury The key of this safe he always carried In his pocket
SAFE KEY WAS SECURED.
Now in those days believe That customary for the Gus
until Monday morning At the time of this happening everything
Saturday preceding robbery usual The Collector
locked and placed the his pocket On Sunday morning
Mr. Goodae he had the preceding day.
He left them hanging his bedroom and the key of the Custom House
pockets There they remained during
the day and when he and his family left home church the
that Sunday evening
ed articles of clothing missing and others
the pair of pants that contained the safe key He found these
yard outside of his home but key was missing Immediately
the police station He told his story Sheriff Swnton and that
official and policeman hastily repaired the Custom House with
him. Neither of the three supposed that that the
had been used rife the safe but make they thought best
CAPTAIN OF WATCH ASLEEP
'They around the Custom House building and everything
looked all right They questioned the sentry duty there and he
Then they thought building
make But the sentry would not let them the door until
yeranda of residence that that time stood the Custom
House
Finally they entered and in the Collectors room they
dey found evidence that robbery had been done The safe had
been opened and the that had been stored small bags
missing The empty bags found the floor of the
thief thieves had used other bag off the Matches
scattered about The shutter Of the office
and by lay coop hammer and ball of sail Irvine
There other evidences about which showed that consider
able work had been done by the rbbe robbers But
the safe was locked and tb kew was not fund until the next dav when
it discovered in a pile of refuse.
ut stated the time that the the duty
had failed the robbers because
sitting night and that they likely all drowsy during the
portion of the evening when the affair took place
A
"a rich haul made by the light fingered gentry. The
portion of the they secured in $40 gold Of
which government
of Mr. Goodaes private funds. 81 was
ediatey by the Marshal capture thieves
of the stolen Three weeks later rewards aggregatng
$4,000 had been offered for the capture of the cupt
II would not be positive but think that the perpetrators
robbery caught.
"From old file of the Advertiser
the first big robbery the Islands and that
because happened in building which guarded
by the Hawaiian and that should teach the public
personal measures for the protection of their property
confidence In the police At that
ships and suppose that the booty easily taken away
in of them i /.
very disiked by his men was
returning TO barracks recently when he slipped