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pretensions and swath cut by Siemsen
IN san Francisco that makes him out
70 be one of the most ingenious Of
crooks that ever served time at Fol-
1om.
Posing as the son of a German
planter Of fabulous wealth who mar
ried a native beauty of Hawaii, this
thug ingratiated himself into the re-
gard Of almost every one he came into
contacts with by his princely manners
and his unconventional disregard for
money. The girl who married him is
only IS years old. and it is easy TO
imagine how she could have fallen a
victim TO his intrigue when her parents
and other relatives We're so completely
captivated with his airs and elegance.
STORY OF C0URTSHIP.
The story of the courtship Of this
Kaaaka crook and Hulda Won Hofen is
known TO nearly every mother and
grown-up girl in the vicinity Of the
patchmakers home at 1872 Union
street. Il began after the earthquake
and soon reached such state that it
was on the tongue Of every one IN the
neighborhood
Huldah von Hofen and her aristo-
cratic dark-skinned adm.rer caused
more than one ambitious mother with
maria geable daughters TO cast jealous
eyes after them as they bOwled along
in an automobile or bowed TO their
friends from the windows Of cab or
victoria II the Kanaka's intention was
10 make people talk about him, he GER
tainly succeeded in his task and dis
played what amounted to nearly genius
in attracting attention TO himself in
carving out his role Of the Well-pro-
vided son Of a wealthy planter
I'll
big department store on Van Ness ave-
nue. when she first met Siemsen. The
Kanaka then lived in a house imme-
diately adjoining the Won HOfens on
Union street and became acquainted
with the girl by helping her TO build
a fire in the street when the chimneys
were still down from the earthquake
and the lighting Of stoves indoors was
prohibited. Hulda has an older sister
Elsie.
TELLS OF ROYAL BLOOD.
Both are striking looking girls with
fine hair and eyes, and the Kanaks
began to busy himself at once in be-
coming friendly with them. Bott
worked as salesgirls. and the stories ht
told them OF his wealthy connection:
and life Of independence sounded very
alluring TO them. His father was dis
tanuy related TO one Of the chamber
lains Of the German court, he said. and
had gone TO Hawaii in the early eight.
les and became so taken with island
life that he settled down to sugar
planting. The native woman he mar
ried was a beauty at the court Of the
then reigning Hawaiian sovereign
Sicmsen said. and had royal blood il
her veins. AS the result Of this unior
"A large family OF sons and daughters
was born, but most Of them had since
died and the immense wealth of hi:
father was to be divided between but
three children.
In proof Of his supposed wealth tn,
Kanaka showed the girls letters pur.
porting TO come from a sister in re
lation TO the settlement Of the Ha
waiian estate.
But his stories We're not all abou
his wealth. He had from all accounts
travelled widely and observed much
He could tell convincing stories of th'
many lands he visited and the strangi
manners and customs he had seen. h,
had a finely modulated voice ans
could employ the soft accents OF tn,
Kanaka with telling effect
GIRLS ARE CAPTURED.
soon the girls began to regard hin
as a fascinating person. sort Of lat
ter-day Iago and faneur rolled int
one. He was not a man OF words
alone. He took them automobfling an,
carriage riding and vas as gallant il
his bearing as any shopgirl could wisl
a man To bc.
Both OF the sisters liked him. but h,
soon began to show a decided prefer
ence for the younger and seek he
company alone.
The neighborhood soon began to b.
attracted by the decided novelty of
sslesgirI being taken to work ever,
morning in q carriage or automobile