The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-11-12

be beneficial TO you, at any rate this
supplies something tangible. Shaw's
objective point, on leaving here, was
La Belle Paris, via Suez and India
"A FRIEND.
November :, 1907"
The statement that Shaw's objective
point on leaving here was Paris, via
India and Suez, is probably merely put
in for effect. The police have pretty
good evidence OF where the book came
from at this time and its custody for
the past eight years So that there is
really nothing, at least SO far as can
be seen now. of new light that this
can throw on the subject.
Shaw disappeared from Honolulu,
August 4, 1899. His father was for
merly a newspaper worker on the New
York Herald His mother was a
French woman and writer. Shaw
was for year or so the private secre-
tary of Sarah Bernhardt- He spoke
English thoroughly, but with slight
foreign accent as though it were not
his mother tongue He was an artist
on different newspapers and publica-
tions in the United States, getting to
California in 1897 and working in Los
Angeles a while and later in San
Francisco. He does not seem to have
succeeded very well in San Francisco.
and after leaving the Call he was given
a position in the stewards depart
ment of the Australia by Joseph See
ley. so long Chief Steward of that liner
and so well known here Seeley gave
him the position at the solicitation of
Joe Hanna, for many years shipping
reporter on the Call Seeley sought TO
secure newspaper employment for him
here in Honolulu. but there seemed no
opening for an artist at that. time. He
continued in the Stewards department
on the Australia for several months,
finally securing a position with Aus
tins Hawaiian Weekly in the latter
part 6f July. 1899
Almost his first assignment in this
employment was 10 be present at the
opening Of HaIeiwa Hotel, early in
August Of this ne made a number Of
sketches 10 be worked up into pictures
for the weekly. He disappeared day
or two later
Franklin Austin seems to have felt
neither concern nor Inconvenience az
the sudden and mysterious disa Ppear-
ance Of his artist The pictures Of the
opening Of the hotel were never made.
bur that seemed to bother him not at
all What had become Of the man Bflo
50 nnysteriously and strangely stepped
o,rr Of the life Of his Office ard his
uaoer seemed to bother him less He
made no search or inquiry, and il was
not until Shaw had failed to write his
mother for 50 long that she began 10
b alarmed and wrote to Joe Seelsy,
that inquiries were made and it was
found that he had disappeared and
when
From that day to this little that Is
tangible has been learned concerning
rim. Two quite exhaustive researches
were made and reports Of them made
70 the father in New York One OF
tnese was by Job Bstcheior, then in
tie Police Department. and was par
ticuIariy fun and complete on the sUo-
fect Of his possible departure On either
the Transport Newport Or Ohio, both
NJ xhfcf were in This port al that time
ard t0th Of which sailed for Manila
late in the afternoon Of the day Shaw
disappeared. and there was some evi-
6euce 70 Indicate that he went away
On one Of them, probably the Ohio
Trs research made at the time made
r clear that he could not have gone
1zv N any other vessel than one Of
She~e TRANSPORTS About two OF three
years later sidney Boyd. who had
known shaw On the Australia, told 2
story Of Shzz's leaving On the Aorangi
for Australia and of his arrival there