The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-08-28
PUT PISTOL \
ON HER |

With a revolver lying on her
covered by her escort IS hat, a you
hello girl employed by the Mutual Te
phone Company had ride on the sire
ears Monday evening which reads likl
tale of the purlieus of Paris. Scaredv
at her wit IS ends, and unwilling to caiky
for assistance from bystanders for fear
of death ensuing, the girl found her
self compelled to do the bidding of
her escort, who was Leon Straus, the
travelling attorney, and who lately re-
turned from Manila.
In brief, it seems that Straus was
employed recently in the 1ivorcs case
brought by the wife of nan named
Watson. Monday he procured s'ibpce-
mas for several persons, and one of
them was for the sister of Mrs. Wat
son. Straus located the sister at the
telephone Office and is said TO huve
talked to her about Mr.. Watson IS di-
voree. He said he wanted to get all
the information possible, and asked her
to meet him that night at the Y M. q.
A. corner, as he would there serve her
personally with the subpoena, explain
ing that this method would save her
from the visit of a police officer. she
said she was employed until clock
at night and he told her to meet him
at that hour.
Not understanding the situation the
girl did meet Straus at the Ahr1>
He spoke of the subpoena .and Atounu,
considerable talk asked her to
pany him to the moving picture q
or some place of amusement. 81
fused, and according to her
Straus then pulled big revolver
his pocket and said she would
to accompany him, or he would kiln
and himself, too. She followed
and obeyed all his instructions.
had the audacity to command her ~
board a King street car and go
Waikiki. On entering the car he la
the revolver upon her lap and droppy
his hat over it, the trigger being ne!
his hand. He repeated his threat tha,
if she moved away or tried to get as
sistance he would kill her then anclV
there.
At the end of the car line the coupled
got out and he orderd her into the 4
waiting station. She wanted to come
back in the next car and he kept her
longer. The girl said he tried to kiss
her. They boarded the car again and
came to town. They got off the ear
at Fort street and walked past the q
Grill to the stairs of the Advertiser
office. Straus commanded her to re-
main there while he went upstairs to
notify the Advertiser that he and the
girl were married. He had told her
before that they would have to con-
slider themselves married. He did come
into the Advertiser reportorial de-
paftment but on seeing some of the
reporters there, excused himself say
ing he had got into the wrong build
ing. Even with this opportunity to es-
cape the girl was too dazed to make u
dash for liberty.
Then he asked where she lived and
he told her to go home and he ac3
companied her. They went into th6
house. She saw relative and toldA
her story. The elder woman told herr
to make her escape. A young man
named Akoki employed by the policfA
but living near the girls house, wa
sent for. On arrival he told Strau
to leave the house. Finally StrauE
started down the steps and then pullN
ed the gun from his pocket. Akoki
jumped him, got the gun and placed
him under arrest. He was taken to
the police station.
Yesterday afternoon Straus was re-
leased from Jail to appear this morn
ing.
Two charges have been preferred
against Straus, one for assault anfks
the other for carrying concealed
weapon. a.