The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-08
FORMER NAVY
OFFICER ARRESTED
Appreciated Twice Within Forty
Eight Hours For EN-
bezzlement.
HAD GONE THE FAST ROAD.
He Had Cashed Two Fraudulent
Checks Before He Was
Detected
AID GONE THE FAST ROAD.

MANILA, May &c. f. Peters. for
mer navy paymaster's clerk, was plac-
ed in arrest last night, the second time
within the last 4S hours, for embezzle-
ment. Monday night Peters was ar
rested on a complaint charging him
with the embezzlement of $4,000, the
proceeds of paynlasler's che TX cash
cd at the International Banking Cor
poration. Last night he was accus-
ed OF having cashed a check of the
same denomination at the HongkOng
and Shanghai bank.
Some days ago word was received
from the paymaster of the cruiser
Rainbow that four paymasters checks
had been stolen from the checkbook Of
Paymaster Vanmater. 1t was not said
whether the checks were signed in
blank or not, but the presumption is
that they had been so signed. The
numbers Of the checks were given to
the secret service bureau.
1t soon developed that one of these
checks had been cashed at the Interna-
tional Bank on April 3 and later for
warded to New York as it was drawn
on New York depository. The check
was filled in for the amount Of 5000
and had been cashed by Peters.
When these facts transpired steps
were at once taken to bring about the
arrest of Peters, with the result that
on Monday night he was appprehend
ed. Yesterday morning Peters was
brought into court and his bond fixed
at $500 pesos. The bond was signed by
Attorney c. w. O'Brien, Peters coun-
sci, and Carson Taylor
It appears that Peters cashed the
check for $4,000 on the Hongkong-
Shanghai Bank on April 81. Later he
purchased a draft on Hongkong for
1000 pesos. Yesterday in company
with his attorney Peters went to the
Hongkong and Shanghai bank and
cashed the draft on Hongkong. Out OF
the proceeds he paid his attorney 500
pesos on fees and deposited another
$500 pesos with O'Briep to guarantee
the bond filed in the Court Of First In
stance.
When the facts concerning the check
on the International Banking Corpora
ton became known the other bank
seems to have done some thinking. rhe
result was the order for the second ar
rest of Peters.
The check cashed at the Hongkong-
Shanghai Bank bore the endorsement
of a prominent saloonkeeper of the
city.
Two of the checks reported stolen
have not yet been heard from. A ca
BILE has been sent to Admiral Hemphill
asking for the full particulars con-
corning the checks.
C. F. Peters comes of a well-to-do
family. His father was connected with
the Metropolitan Bank of New Or
leans and man of considerable means.
1t appears that Peters salary as pay
masters clerk was not sufficient to
meet the expenses of his high living.
He has been in the habit of receiving
remittances from his mother to meet
some of his monthly bills. These re-
mittances he has collected by drawing
drafts on his mother and cashing them
on a local commercial house. About
April 1, Peters presented a draft for
$4,000 on his mother The firm cash
ing these drafts had noticed that Pet
ers had been spending eXtravagantly
for some time and hesitated at cashing
so large a draft They refused to give
him the money. 1t appears that two
days later Peters cashed the paymas-
ter's check for $4,000 at the Interna-
tional Banking Corporation.
Some time ago Peters married Bes-
sic Billert, known in the tenderloin
with whom he has since lived. He
was with her at his residence in Santa
Mesa last night when the secret SER
vice agents apprehended him on the
second charge,
Peters had engaged passage for
Hongkong on the Team that sailed yes
terday .-Cablenew American.