The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-30
GOLD
TENS FROM PALMS
Continued from page one.

throw into the pond last Monday night.
He says that he stood at the edge Of
the pond and threw the money in. most
up in packages. Breckons is arrane-
ing for a search of the pond.
Private Cooper has been a Christian
EndeavOr leader and has many friends
IT. Honolulu. He expressed himself this
morning as especially regretting what
nc had done on account of these
friends. Il would rather serve all the
time l shall have TO serve in jail" he
said, than go to Camp Mckinley this
morning. Cooper is popular at the
camp and felt keenly his position. bur
he was apparently very frank with the
federal officers in guiding them about
the place. In an automobile he went
with the district attorney and marshal.
and on arriving at the camp he will
ingly showed them just how he had
made the coins.
Il have always lived as a gentleman
up to TINS time. and have never been
arrested before" said Cooper. But
this counterfeitiug idea has been i'm my
head for a long time. Nine years ago
a friend with whom l was stopping tod
me how it could be done, and 1 have
been thinking Of it ever since. / tried
it here, and l nave had an experienc.
that will teach me. ! shall nave to
serve a term for it. but when l come
out / shall be better fitted than ever
to live the life of gentleman and an
honest man, for the idea given to me
so many years ago, OF making coins,
VIII not be in my head any more. (
am sorry for what have done on ac-
count Of my friends in Honolulu"
The palm-tree discoveries were an
unexpected development. All the SOL
diers under arrest were taken to Camp
Mckinley this morning i'm order that
they might report on duty, by way of
saving for them their June salaries.
Suddenly Jackson called Cnited States
Marshal Hendry aside and offered to
take him to where some of the bad
money was hidden. 1t was known that
Jackson had received ten of the cOun-
terfeit ten-dollar pieces and only one
Of them was on his person when ar
rested and the officers were very anx-
ious to get hold Of the rest.
Jackson led the officers through the
grounds of the camp to a cOcoanut
palm tree. Reaching up ne drew forth
small paper package from among
the leaves. In it were five counterfeit
ten-dOllar pieces, which Cooper ace
knOwledged as his make. 1t took quite
long time 10 find the next package,
but after pulling back a lot Of leaves
Jackson discovered il. II contained
three more of the bogus tens. They
We're wrapped I'm q leaf torn from "A
magazine Of the Camp Mckinley lib
rary. one was stlu 10 be accounted
for. Jackson said IL was I'm the tree
somewhere, but long search failed 10
reveal il, and the search was aban-
doued. Hendry took the 800 iu queer
gold and returned 10 camp A large
crowd Of soldiers who were not on duty
followed the officers around and watch
ed the Investigations.
The actual work of making the coin
was done in cottage owned by w u.
Smith Under the federal Law, proper
~ which is used for such purposes is
under certain circumstance liable 90
bee forfeited 10 the government just
the same aF property ON which am llli-
rt sim is conducted cooper says thM
he tried 40 rent the cottage from smith,
but d.d NOT DO $40. incidentally Coop
a. said that the cottage WAS formerly
used as "a gambling resort and that De-
went after b. whom lt became vacant
Smith had cola b.m boz didu't want a.
REM lt and tnw Cooper proceeded .o
uss N anyhow. aa it Has NOT loulpl up
cooper led io a small room whore he
had made tHe p.aF.ar Of Paris caste