The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-03
JULIAN D. HAYNE
ARRESTED FOR
A BIG SWINDLE

dered her money until a grown son Of
the woman by former marriage in
duced her to return TO the States. In
California Hayne became fugitive by
absconding with securities that consti-
tuted the remainder of the wife's for
tune.
He then Travelled in America as JUL
ian u. Hayne, and as the advocate. of
the dethroned Queen Liliuokalani. in
this guise he appeared at Melbourne,
Fla, where he met among other guests,
the widow of Jesse Brush, banker Of
Usage, Ia. and married her.
Hayne and his bride returned to
Usage, where swell reception was
given them at the Merchants Hotel.
1t was not long before the rich wife
of Hallan learned his true character.
Meantime Hallan had obtained her
fortune by forgeries said to embrace
the counterfeiting of seal, making
the crime its most serious form.
RELATIVES CHECK HIS GAME.
The; story Of his obtaining the wo-
mans money was sensational. He had
so ingratiated himself with his wife
that she decided to him all her real
estate in Usage. This he quickly turn
ed into money and then obtaining ,.er
consent to his withdrawal OF her stock
and securities in the Usage National
Bank, he visited Usage for the purpose
of obtaining the money. Avery Brush,
president of the bank, refused to give
the money up, and proceedings were
threatened by friends of Mrs. Hallan,
or Hayne, as she was known, to have
guardian appointed for her. Rela-
tives interfered, the scandal was hush
ed and Hayue fed under an indictment
for forgery.
The next heard of Hayne was as
John d. Hallen, Attorney, New York
City" In 1899 he was charged with
swindling a woman client out of si6.-
900. and there was bigamy Indictment
behind the other charge. During the
trial of the case in New York before
Judge McMahon willard L. Eaton
and the late widow of Hallan, from
Usage, Ia, came to this city to assist
in the Identification. At the trial Hal
Ian denied that he ever met the wo-
man and attempted to make out that
1t was a case of mistaken identity
was sentenced to serve eight years and
four months in State Prison by Judge
Mcmahon.
Released from prison in 1905, it was
expected that Hayne, alias Hallan,
would be returned to Iowa, where he
was still under indictment for forgery.
IOWA CASE WAS DRoPPTD.
The Brush family at Usage had sup
posed from conversation with their at
torney, william L. Eaton, that at the
conclusion of his sentence in Sing Sing
Hallan would. be turned over to the
Iowa authorities and that the State
would prosecute. They afterward learn
ed that this was not the case, and
unless large amount of bonds were
put up to cover the cost of prosecution
and incidental expenses of transferring
Hallan to Iowa, he would be released,
and so the Brushes did not feel like
going to the large expense.
In 1907, Hallan had found new field
and settled in an apartment on the
upper west side. 1t was then that he
changed his name from John to James.
Later he has been living at No. so
Morningslde avenue. Hallan became
an employe of a local detective agency
and made his first "trip to Nicaragua as
a shadow" following a Revo.ut,onist
from New York to st. Thomas. There
he became acquainted with political
conditions in Nicaragua, and during
the past winter made a contract to
ship 100000 cartridges to Greytown.
Hallan shipped 11,0O0 boxes, but instead
of having them filled with cartridges,
put in shavings of copper and brass.
The II 600 boxes were shipped, and a
few days latter, 1t is alleged, .Hallan
collected $1,000.
An investigation was started, and the
Washington authorities took hand.
Mr.. Jerome was appealed to, and De-
tectives Flood and Fitzsimmons were
put on the case. Tuesday they arrested
Hallan and took him to the District
Attorneys office and later before Mag
istrate Wahle, who held him in $4,000.
Hallan had an office in the annex
of the Produce Exchange Building, and
when arrested said he lived at Suffer-
N. Y. Edward Carpell. attorney for
Halan. said yesterday that the Mica
raguan charge of larceny was trumped
up by rival cartridge manufacturers.
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