The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-10-11
F, E,,WOOOBRIOCE
IS UNDER
ARREST
Held at the Police
Station on a
Warrant.
CFrom sundny,s Advertlserl

Frank Woodbridge is a prisoner at
the Police station charged with em-
bezzlement.
After two years of absence from Ho-
nolulu whence Woodbridge fled to
Shanghai to escape prosecution by NJ.
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
vestigated 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:
THAT Frank Woodbridge did at Ho-
noluu on or about July 81, 1902, being
entrusted with the custody, control and
keeping of a thing of value to-wit, the
sum of sicl the property of NJ. Phil
lips & Co.. fraudulently converted the
same to his own use and control and
against the will of said NJ Phillips &c
Co, and contrary to section 157 of the
Penal Laws of 1897.
"(Signed) NJ. PHILLIPS"
Detectives McDuffie 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 a 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 a seedy-
looking object in comparison to the
dapper appearance he had when living
in Honolulu before his flight. At the,
Station House it was found he had $50
in gold on his person, but the police
learned that this had been sent him d
short time before their arrival, by rela-
tives. Up to the time he arrived at
Honolulu he had not a cent of money
Woodbridge stated that he had been
in Yokohama, Nagasaki, Shanghai
Hongkong and Manila during his abb
sence, and that he had Joined the ves-
sci at Nagasaki. He had presented a.
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 indi-
Gates that life has been hard with him
in the Orient.
The case against Woodbridge will
come up in Police Court on Monday
morning.
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
err sailed, confded to a young Homo
lulan that he was in plikia, 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 when told that their clerk and
collector had levanted. An investiga-
ton showed that certain checks collect
eu that udS' NIlch hdu peeh e'tuoi9en
in the proper way, had been cashed by
Woodbridge at Bishop & Company's
bank. The collections of that day had
been about 5000. A thorough investiga-
tion developed that the firm was short
about $4,000. Woodbridge left the office
of Phillips Il co. as If TO go to lunch.
No one in the store had the slightest
inkling then that the young man had
left, or even that he was short in his
accounts.
MARK" Hanna, who left Honolulu
with Woodbridge, is said to be tending
bar I'm the Central Hotel at Shanghai.
Business cards. which Mr.. Woodbridge
has been carrying, indicate that he was
manager for w. r. Lee & Co, Shang-
hal"