The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-12-06
DID THE QUEEN
BUY OFF sU|TOR?

SAN FRANCISCO, November 23.-
Arrested for debt, without money
and suffering from the humiliation of
his recent tumble from the lefty
heights of hilarity to the city stews.
Prince Salmon of Tahiti yesterday re-
cGved the final thrust when Captain
A. o. Girard, the man with whom he
has drank, on whom he has spent his
money. and whom he accuses of misap-
propriating his funds, turned from him
and made public the condolences with
which the prince had intrusted him.
So long as Prince Salmon had the
voted admirer. He was with him at
all times. He shared In the suppers,
helped open the wine. When the prime
became a prisoner and needed help.
Girard retaliated against Salmon's ac-
cusations by making public condolences
which not only implicate the prince
but brings Queen Liliuokalani into the
affair.
In effect the letter which Girard has
in his possession intimates that SAL
mon was given 1890 on his promise
to release the queen from some hold
which he had on her and which Cap
tain Girard said was the betrothal Of
the queen and Prince Salmon for a
period of 10 years. The letter reads:
FOR RELEASE OF CLAIMS. b
"Sir: am advised by her majesty
Liliuokalani to pay you the amount Of
your expenses as you have stated.
raI 10
AS matter of business l must inform
you that the above will be paid you
after you have signed and acknowl-
edged a, release from all claims that
you may have against her majesty,
which said release the bankers will
present to you. 1 trust that / am not
giving your highness any incon-
venience. and will ever remain, yours
very truly. Joseph X. Aea, attorney in
fact for II. NJ. Liliuokalani."
The prince accepted the conditions
involving the breaking off of the be-
trothaK with the Hawaiian ex-ruler,
October 5, and acknowledged it in a
letter he wrote in reply.
Captain" Girard declared yesterday
that he had been buncoed by the
prince. ''He buncoed me just as he
did the poor queen" he said plain
lively.
The case of Prince Salmon was con-
tinued in police court yesterday. He
was represented by Attorney Garlic
ton w. Greene. C. c. Wellman of the
Imperial hotel swore out a warrant
against him yesterday, his attorney,
Robert P. Troy, stoutly. combating the
prince being allowed his liberty with
out bond, which was finally fixed at
$500
The prince reached the courtroom
after the appointed hour. When the
time for his appearance arrived and
the prince did not appear, policemen
we're sent out to search for him. 1t had
been reported that the Tahitian had
planned to depart secretly on the liner
Mariposa for his home in the South |
Pacific. Accordingly a detachment
from police headquarters visited the |
vessel and made a vigorous search. |
While they were on the waterfront
hey learned that the prince had tele-
ohoned earlier in the day to Crowley's
penthouse for launch to call for him
It the foot of Van Ness avenue. with
he idea of overhauling the Mariposa
after it had left it's dock. Crowley
vas unwilling to furnish a launch to
he prince on any account, for he had
heard of the islanders financial diff
.ulties and cared neither to involve
himself nor to- entangle further the
on of royalty. The police, neverthe-
ess, followed up this clew and pa
rolled the harbor for some time at the
DOT of Van Ness avenue, but the
'rince did not appear. He had, in the
meantime, presented himself in court.