The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-11-12

The sudden appearance of the scrap
book of AlgernOn Shaw. who so sud
denly and mysteriously disappeared
August 4. 1889. together with letters re-
ceived about the same time from HIS
mother asking that another search BE-
the mystery Of the disappearance and
the unfaltering hope OF his mother.
Among other things in the scrap book
which was thus suddenly thrust at the
police was a pen drawing of Shaw by
himself, which is reproduced with this
article Lettered on the picture is the
following: Mr.. Algernon Shaw; ar
tistic profile taken when he needed a
haircut; sketched by himself The
likeness is readily recognizable by
those who knew him, but it probably
antedates his disappearance by four
Or five years
The scrap book seems 10 be without
method in its arrangement and much
that II contains Is devoid of anything
10 connect il with Shaw himself. ex-
cept the general presumption that be-
cause it is in MS scrap book il had
either some interest for him or some
relation TO him
By far the greater portion Of the
book seems 10 be made up Of clippings
that date with toIerabIe consecutive
ness from February, 1881. 10 the end OF
1852 Then there are a few clippings
from January. 1852. and the notation
apparently in his handwriting Game
OF the Springfield Graphic January 81.
g: left the Union Jan IS (Satl, 90
This elearE relates TO papers in
the clippings seem 10 date from 1885
There is another notation thus: Got
on the " 7 World February 11th 's5-"
The last Of the clippings seem TO date
from October and November, 1895,
though there are TWO or three clippings
not pasted in place Ehich bear dates
as late as 1897: and there is one clip
ping from the Advertiser Of July 3,
1862 which was three years after he
Z clipping which relates to
his disappearance, and seems to show
that whoever had the. scrap book In
possession knew its relation and felt
some interest IN the matter.
At first blush the suggestion Tonld
De that the sudden and mysterious re-
appearance Of the scrap book eight
years after the disappearance Of the
man might prove q clue 10 the expla-
nation Of the mystery But IN all
pr0be biliry IL has no relation whatever
10 the Disappearance except that II re-
Iztez 70 the man vino disappeared The
facts seem 70 be regarding the reap
pezranes Of the scrap book made By
the clerk in Guns--Eakin's cigar store
are thsse- While waiting On some Gus
TONERS Wednesday evening some one
came into the store and left the book
On the showcase He did not notice
who II was or even what he lookec
u CONSCIOUS ar the time that anything
had keen left But when the custom
ers that engaged his attention ar the
time had gone. he saw something
wrapped up II green wrapping paper,
and this loosely wrapped up in 2 neEs-
pepsr. the edges Of which did not
quite meet zuS thereby disclosed an
envelope paStsd IN the green wrapping
paper. addressed. Reeves; Detective
P0lIee. Care Sheriff Iaukea- Personal -
thursday Il vas turned over 10 Reeves
In ths envelope. which was Noenz
Hotel envelope, was 4 letter written On
Noauz Hotel paper a. follows
Ny Dear Captain Reevss- This e z
remembrance of Algern0n Shaw, once
an artist here engaged with s0zue Of
tie LSezI DspeZ / note late APPEAL
many having been previously nzd=.
fEnu hiz mother asking for fn<0rma-
ton about him The presentation 70
her q this her sons scrap book, might