The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-09
InVinCibIe
/. Faith And Hope

ousy disappeared iii Honolulu i'll
August 1890, give up hope that
will yet be found and restored Maternal affection can give
proof of its nnc bic faith and hope than Mrs Shaw has
given Throughout the her
disappeared officials both OF this Territory and of the War and In
terror departments and Of cities where the young man had resided
him. aid Of theirs keep alive faith and
these
Agenon Shaw, Hoboken was given training draw
ing and in black and white illustration and perhaps in coors lie
was lo time private secretary to sara Behad the great actress
Later he became newspaper illustrator and different times
employed and other periodicals the Atlantic coast
IN New Orleans IN Texas and in san FRANCISCO In San FRANCISCO
he employed for time the Call and perhaps other peodi
Gals but unable that time satisfactory regular employ
en ne was given employment on the Australia by Chief Stew
ard Joseph Seeey who quite interest him. He remained
the Australia months and finally through Mr. Seeey
efforts secured employment as an illustrator on Austn Hawaiian
Weekly then essang ambitious projects This about the end
OF July the beginning of August 1899 His first important assign
perhaps his hrs assgnmenn this employment was to make
sketches and illustrations the opening of HaleWa Hotel August
1899 He last by anyone who knew him. far has
ever been learned about SIX o'clock in the afternoon OF August
His employers have been much concerned when he did
not the day subsequent day. although the work in
connection with the HaelWa Hotel opening was wcompeed
portfolio OF drawings OF them made several before
OF them samples of his capacity illustrator others which
ne mad strong sentimental drawings to which he mad
chung through all vcissiude struggle
ter eXperiencewas left where he had been the office Of
ms employers a part OF week salary was still due him But his
disappearance have unnoced nmenoned and ap
Pant forgotten and the fact that he had disappeared would
tude
He always regularly frequently to his mother
when she failed to get the accustomed and expected letter. she
Joseph Seeey nqurng about her sonpehaps moth
ed On the OF the Australia this port after receiving
mothers letter Mr. Seeey began making inquiries The the
disappearance with all that then known about very
has since been dcoveedwa told for the first time in the Hawaiian
Star Interest the and the mystery his disappearance
provoked further inquiry the part of The Star Inquiry made
at the insane asylum and the JAIL but no trace OF him found at
either The records of the unidentified
reported by or to the police searched But these furnished
clue oD Baeor then in the police department. became interested
end made continued efforts
al of these Investigations which have been materially added
- was that ne was laSt seen by anyone VINO knew or could
identity him about o'clock the afternoon August s.
evening and within very time after he
ports Ohio and Newport left this port for Manila that sailing
sci left this for considerable
concsive evidence that he resembling his description
was seen at the wharf where both these lying
shortly before they sailed and made inquiries regarding employment
aboard them but later inquiry from the officers of these vessels while
OF them There the evidence o
The TACT that he left his portfolio of drawings which
chung SO enacousy through all his ups and downs would indicate
that he had not left here puposey and with conscious intent
indeed he did sign OF the transports capacity
was unable afterwards to get ashore again to get his portfolio But
in that the fact that he ask
be preserved would indicate either that he did
OF the transports or that if he did, he ndered by death by
mental or bodily sickness from carrying previous
died suffered complete alteration would be natural to
expect him to disclose himself time.
The evidence nconue that supposon are pos
he may nave been drowned in the harbo and his body
been recovered "a possibility but probability He may have
met with four play accident land and his body found
another possibility but probability. may have suffered
mental collapse which while affecting physically or seeming
mentally lost to him his consciousness his identity so that
lie may still be living and active with mind blank things
only accident will reveal it.
He may have suddenly been seized determination to cut
himself off from the life of the past and have gone
transports under assumed name with
us Iu success IN such determination would not be
"hcut There nothing in his character nwon to
suggest this 1t only hypothesis inherently possible every
10 be feared that he did away Of the transports
willingly or unwngy conscious of his identity unconscious
OF that as intelligent efforts to follow up the clues of this posi-
hy were not made at the time might have and
and change have made practically impossible make them now
The letters that have been written by the family though touching
porunng have been lacking in dehnness consecuveness
such would aid in developing aiding investigation and
have in fact often Crossed trails" and led confusion of effort How