The Washington times., 1906-05-25
NADhAN AT LARGE.
MADE THREATS TO
COMMIT MURDER
Showed Bullets to agent
MaSSie and DiSap-
peared.
SAID TO BE MILLIONAIRE
Police Making Earnest Hunt
For Robert P. Lewis of
Hawaii.
SAID TO BE MILLIONAIRE

Robert P. Lewis, reputed TO be a
millionaire from Hawaii. and who is
believed by the police to be a
dangerous lunatic, is the object of
a determined search today by Detec-
tive Grant and several men from
headquarters.
The police believe that Lewis will
seriously harm several prominent
people if he is not arrested and
placed under restraint.
Makes Threats to Shoot.
Lewis walked into the Police Court
this morning, and calling c. a. Massie.
agent for the Prisoners Aid Society.
from the court room, informed him that
tonight a bullet win pierce the brain OF
prominent public man, and another
VIII be imbedded IN Massie's head. The
threat was handed 10 MI Massie on 4
walnut shell. The shell had been pol-
ished and the threat was written in ink
around the surface
Defed Officer TO Follow.
With a jeerIng injunction to NJ. Mas
sic 20 follow him II he dared. The man
turned and walked down the long flight
or steps leading 20 the upper court
room and out OF the door while Mr..
Massie. overcome with astonIshunent AZ
the mans audacity and believing him
crazy and harmless, allowed him ~ de-
part The shell was still resting in his
open palm when he realized that me
man was dangerous and might be want
So % thI police The shell was turned
over to Judge Mullowny by the agent
ana later 10 Detective Grant who v-ffb
several other sleuths from bead0uartare
nave been detailed 70 capture the man.
Searching for Madman.
Police have been furnished with a de-
scrpuon Of the man and arc on the
lookout for him IN all parts Of he CITY
He is registered al the 81. Marc and HIS
room there has been searched but no
clue to his Whereabouts has been
Mr.. Massie has known the mar.
since Friday when he was picked up IN
the Center Market gathering decsved
vegetables from the stands and later
brought into the Police Court charged
with vagrancy.
Native Of Honolulu.
when the man was brought before
Judge Mullowny knew that he was no
common vagrant on account OF the ex-
cellent condition OF hrs ctothes." said
Mr.. Massie today.
He was sent to the workhouse for
thirty days. however, with the provf-
sion that If he could produce sufficient
proof that he was no vagraut. he would
pc set Iree. 1 investigated the case and
round that he had recently arrived IN
this city from San Francisco He Is a
native of Honolulu and reputed 10 he
vastly wealthy. He came 10 Aneerica
last month for the purpose OF securing
4 patent on check tester. While in
san Francisco the earthquake DESTROY
ed ali OF his models and many of his
papers When transportation was grant
I'd all Of the refugees who desired 10
cave the city. he secured free passsee
20 Washington"
Referred to Delegate KaIanianaoIe.
He told me that he had been stav-
ing there for some time. He gave me
the name OF Jonah X KalanianaoIe. the
Delegate TO Congress from Hawaii. as
1ne Of the people 10 visit to establish
his identity. I saw the Delegate. who
said that Lewis was well able to take
care or himself. / reported what I had
learned TO Judge Mullowny, who i'm
Inediately ordered Lewis release.
I went with the released prisoner
TO the pOStoffice department where he
secured a check for $50. which was
waiting there for him, and notice. so
he told me. that $500 would be wired
as soon as the parties in Honolulu were
notified"
Il then went to the hotel with him.
where Mr. KalanianaOle is staying, and
the two seemed reJoiced 10 see each
other. Mr.. Lewis has been staying
with his friend since Friday. 1 had
not the least idea that the man was
crazy at that time"
Dared Him to Call Police.
''The last time I saw him before his
unexpected visit this morning was one
day early this week, when went to a
local patent attorney with him TO place
his scheme in his hands. The attorney
was much elated over the plan and said
that It was an innovation which had
been wanted for a long time in America,
and almost assured him that he had 8
gold mine IL the patent could be securC-1.
When we left the Office bid him good
by and he seemed to be in the best of
spirits. l cannot explain his conduct
unless he has lost his mind. I remem-
ber when he left me this morning that
he dared me TO call a policeman, but
thinking that the man was joking 1 al
lowed him to leave unmolssted.
FUEL DEALER FILES
BANKRUPTCY PETITION