The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-09
Held at the Police
Station on a
Warrant.
Returned From Orient
On Transport
Logan.

Frank woodbridge is a prisoner at
the Police station charged with en-
bezzIement.
After two years of absence from Ho-
nolulu whence Woodbridge fed to
Shanghai to escape prosecution by M.
Phillips & Co. the young man was cap
tured yesterday aboard the transport
Logan, while endeavoring to keep his
identity secret so that he might pass
by Honolulu and land in San Francisco.
Mamie Phillips. of Phillips & Co.,
received word yesterday about noon
that his former confidential clerk was
aboard the troopship. Mr.. Phillips in
westigated the matter and came to the
conclusion that the information was
correct. He at once went before Judge
Lindsay and swore to the following
complaint
'eThat Frank Woodbridge did at TIo-
nolulu on or about July 81. 1902, being
entrusted with the custody. control and
keeping of a thing of value, to-wit, the
sum of 1901, the property of M. Phil
lips & Co.. fraudulently converted the
same to his own use and control and
against the will of said NJ Phillips &
Co, and contrary to section 157 of the
Penal Laws of 1897.
..(signed) NJ. PHILLIPS"
Detectives McDuftie and Renear went
to the transport. early in the afternoon
but could find no trace of Woodbridge
There was no name of that kind on the
lists kept by the quartermaster.
The detectives made a second visit |
to the vessel and began systematic
search. woodbridge was found shortly
after the search began. leaning against |
the rail in the after part of the ship.
on the mid deck. The young man made |
no effort to deny his identity and suf- |
fered himself to be taken ashore. He
had no luggage. saying that the only /
wearing apparel he had was that he /
wore. woodbridge was quite seedy-
hooking object in comparison to the I
dapper appearance he had when living
in Honolulu before his fight. AT the
station House it was found he had soO
in gold on his person, but the police
learned that this had been sent him
short time before their arrival, by rela-
tives. Up TO the time he arrived at
Honolulu he had not cent of money.
Woodbridge stated that he had been
in Yokohama, Nagasaki. Shanghai.
Hongkong and Manila during his alb
sence, and that he had Joined the yes
sci at Nagasaki. He had presented
TRANSPORTATION slip to the quartermas-
ter at that port. This gave him pas
sage through to San Francisco.
woodbridge looks TO be in failing
health. He is much thinner than when
he left here and his appearance indi7A
Gates that life has been hard with him
in the Orient.
come up in Police Court on Monday
Frank woodbridge left Honolulu on
the steamship Nippon Maru on July 81.
1902 He was accompanied by Mark"
Hanna, the latter having gone to
Hackfeld's steamship office the day be-
fore and paid $500 in gold for two tick
cts. Woodbridge. just before the steam
er sailed confided to young Homo
IuIan that he was in pilfkia, and stated
he had sent a letter of explanation to
NJ Phillips & Co., the firm with which
he was employed. The firm was sur
prised v len told that their clerk and
collector had levanted. An investiga-
ton showed that certain checks collect-
ed that day which had been endorsed ,
in the proper way. had been cashed by
at Bishop & Company
hank. The collections of that day had
been about $500. A thorough investtga-
ton developed that the firm was short
about 81. 600. Woodbridge left the office
IF Phfllips & Co. as if TO go to lunch.
No one in the store had the slightest +
mixing then that the young man had
eff. or even that he was short in MS
{
.sMarlz.' Hanna, who left Honolulu Y
with Woodbridge, is said TO be tending
bar in the Central Hotel at Shanghal-
Business cards, which Mr. Woodorlose
has been carrying, indicate that ne was I
for W. T. Lee & Co., Shang-
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