The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-16
FUGITIVE BELCHER
NOT ABOARD
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ways to the description of Belcher but
further Investigation satisfied the
sheriff that the passenger on the YES
sci was not the man for whom the po-
lice sought
Sheriff Brown and Detective Flint
went out in the launch this morning 10
meet the steamer, as she came off port
from San Francisco. 1t had ben ex-
pected thst the officers would be able
to go aboard while the passengers and
crew were lined up for inspection by
the local health officials. Every body
aboard the vessel could in this way be
carefully scrutinized and there be but
little chance of the desired man, if he
were aboard til. vessel, evading APP
prehension.
But to the surprise of the Sheriff, it
was ascertained that there would be
no such inspection. DIR. Sinclair of
the local marine hospital service, was
returning passenger by the vessel and
he had passed all of the cabin passen-
gers while the crew and Storage pas
sengers had been lined up and ex-
amined by the ships surgeon. The
result was that the vessel had partique
when she arrived off the port and came
on to the harbor without delay.
The officers began to get busy how
ever as soon as they got aboard and
learned the situation. 1t was out of
the question lining up the passengers,
again, so the officers made careful in
quiries of Dr. Sinclair, the shipss sur
geon, Dr. H. j. McNulty, Purser Hold
son, the various stewards and others
about the vessel, if such a man as Bel
cher was aboard. There was a Charles
Belcher aboard, bound for Sydney. But
he did not answer the description in
any way and moreover, the cablegrams
received by the Governor from Cover
nor Stokes of New Jersey, stated that
Charles Belcher was not the man.
When the officers saw one of the
second class passengers who was bound
for Sydney, they at once were struck
with general similarity in his APP
pearance with the description given of
Belcher. This second class passenger
was about the same general build as
Belcher had brown hair and brown
mustache had fiorid complexion but
IL
The officers Swallowed the man about
the city for time but after learning
that he was merchant from London
bound for the Colonies, they decided
that he was not the man they were af-
ter.
A number of special officers were de-
tanned to remain aboard the steamer
today and keep watch for the missing
fugitive. The vessel does not go out
until II o'clock tonight so II the man
is in hiding, there will be time i'm which
to make a detailed search for him.
Sheriff Brown will have the various
men aboard the vessel questioned for
any trace of the man. Nobody aboard
the boat appears according to the police
to have seen such man as Belcher on
board e vessel 1t seems improbable
that he stoyed away or shipped as
member of tie crew. Every inquiry will
be made for trace of the man, If he is
aboard the vessel. 1t is by no means,
improbable that the person who no.
titled Governor Stokes that Belcher had
taken passage by the Sonoma, mis-
took the second class passenger for the
cabled the description of Belcher to
Hawaiis governor, with the request
that the fugitive be arrested.
Il am satisfied" said Sheriff Brown
today, 4that The man in the second
class Of the Sonoma is not the man
desired. l do not think that the man
we wish is aboard the steamer. A care
full search is In progress and every in
quiry will be made to try and ascer-
tain positively whether Belcher is on
the vessel. 1t is possible that he may
have been hidden aboard the vessel and
desires to keep out of sight during the
stay of the vessel in Honolulu"
The question of why High Sheriff
Henry was not the man to go after the
fugitive expected on the Sonoma this
morning was a good deal discussed in
Honolulu today. As the head of the
Territorial police I was thought by
many that such task would be his
1t was in the hands of County Sheriff
A. M. Brown, however, Acting Cover
nor Atkinson having turned 1t over to
him when a cable was received from
the governor of New Jersey. The ex-
PLANTATION made was that II was neces-
sary that the officer who controls To-
cal police should handle the matter. The
search called for the services of a NUM-