The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-12
HAD POLICE PROTECTION
MRS TURKS SPICY DESCRIPTION OF HER BERETANIA
STREET ENTERPRISE IN A LETTER TO HER HUS
BAND-PROPOSED TO MAKE MONEY AND WAS
READY TO SELL ALL KINDS OF BOOZE.

The Turk divorce begun before Judge morn
ing and produced lot of sensational testimony which soon
filled by Mrs Turk
Portland They
the police finally forced her close 81 have the police back OF
them and in the other she declared she had police
protection On the stand Mrs Turk declared that the police protection
Billy Cunningham
called testified wife
fused live with him and charged her with nhde naming Repre-
sentative Jaeger correspondent During his testimony the letters
from Mrs Turk introduced evidence and he read them from the
witness stand Mrs Turk who accompanied in court by Miss
did appear very pleased her literary productions read bur
and then she smiled with the Of the OF the refer
plans get Honolulu money 1T will get
and the Lord knows how much out said of the letters
resented by I. P Ball
The letters from Mrs. Turk we're as follows:
My Dear Frank:-Wel received
np 90 hone you get ON the or or any old thine where Won can
make your living Cunningham told had had
fellow in Portland and the last the fellow told him
coming back here Now Frank how you think you live in this
town. don't and besides long am here better for
Now will tell you what have done know you will feel bad
about but money and going to have it You can't
make it. up me- Mrs Turk then tells of her plans open the
Bereania street house in which she had many troubles
There here with all kinds of money the letter continues
putting up get
and will pay him back for everything and have police protection
and will handle all kinds of booze This to be swell affair 1t will
$40 get the Lord knows much get and know
it will pay think make about $500. 90 a month
for myself You know it be very quiet rough house
have been studying this for month and made
mind to do it. have no friends here anyway and when make enough
can get out
q going get work for anyone going
this thing and make all and think pretty lucky getting
the Now you tell your friends have roomng house
have told Mama was going to run lodging house"
On March second letter follows: Il will
your letter of February and glad hear
fool could tell half of the old fOgys that
have called what they had heard though cand Well you
know Then few with the that |
your WIFE had been brought my certificate and told
them would place the front door Well that settled that
it,"
After references her former and McSwiigan
McCary progress Turks old shipping business the letter
Nov Frank don't feel bad this May be make lot
money and don't shut and come home You leave
do what right going drink bit feel fine
and know can't booze and make and there nothing
in it anyway
Il did write Mama this steamer the letter but you
let her know am all right Well don't look and would
be together for day. but there greve about it.
What can't be helped be endured Hoping hear from
you soon, with all my love and a kiss am, your wife,
lie "ESTRELLA"
Mrs Turk proceeded Hugh Rooney who she had cir
cuaed reports about her. No cheap guys here bar all
hackdvers and he Now he don't look will have his
license taken from him. You know Billie Cunningham stands
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