The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-21
HIS CHECK WAS
DISRONORED

brief courtship of six days aboard the
s. S. Alameda about month ago, was
arrested yesterday afternoon on a
charge of gross cheat, warrant with
that allegation therein being sworn to
by J. II. Hertsche, general manager of
the Alexander Young and Moana hotels.
The direct allegation is that Mr.. Baker,
while a guest of the Young on May
4, presented check for 500 which
was cashed by the Young Hotel clerk,
but when presented for payment at the
Chicago bank on which 1t was drawn,
the hotel got by cabled statement
that Mr.. Baker had no funds there.
Baker was given until l o clock yes.
terday afternoon to make the check
good, and failing to put in an appear
ance at that hour, warrant was sworn
out Shortly after Mr.. Baker appeared
at the Young Hotel office and paid over
800 gold.
''No Funds"
In the interim between ! and $3.50
clock there were many incidents con-
nected with the case. First of all a
day or two ago when the Young Hotel
management ascertained through its
local bank connections that the latter s
correspondents in San Francisco and
Chicago had failed to connect with any
money in the bank on which Baker
had drawn the check, Mr.. Baker was
sent for and told of the situation. He
is said to have stated that he was well
Charles w. Baker, secretary of the
Union Stock Yards. He was told that
the hotel wanted the money by l p. m.
yesterday and he promised to pay the
amount. He did not show up and Mr..
Hertsche went to the City Attorney Is
office where a warrant was issued and
sworn to before Judge Andrade. The
Stars story of the matter came out
and at 2:45 Mr.. Baker paid over the
cash. Ten minutes after he left a
recent arrival, and steamer acquain.
lance of Baker, hurried up to the hotel
desk with an afternoon paper in his
hand. He wanted to know if it was all
true. Then he wanted to know if the
money had been paid When told that
it was, he threw up his hands and said:
Cashed New Check.
"Why just introduced him to Mr.
one of your business mer
here, and he endorsed Baker IS check
for 800; j guess that IS where he got
the hundred And with that he rush
ed out of the hotel and onto the street
to look for Baker.
That part of it was true that a loca
business men of King street had en-
dorsed the check, and thus, with 800
gold in his pocket, Baker was able tc
take up the hotel Indebtedness. The
steamer acquaintance added later on
"Why, Baker has been talking about
a $4,000 property deal in one of sub
urbs all morning and / thought he wa'
going to take it up
During this time Mr.. Hertsche en-
deavored to cancel the warrant bu
Judge Andrade refused to withdraw il
and said he did not intend to have
his department used as weapon t.
collect debts, and that the warrant
must not only stand, but be served
1t was served, and shortly after $3.50
Baker was released on $3.50 bonds sup
piled by attorney c. F. Chillingwcrth
Another Wife?
In addition to this trouble piling NJ
on Mr.. Baker yesterday, the San Fran
cisco files arriving on the Tenyo Mar,
commented on Baker s marriage here
adding that it was learned he was al
ready married and his first wife wa
living in Illinois.
AS to the statement that Baker /
the son of the Chicago stock yards sec
rotary this is denied on the ground tina
the son is but nineteen years of age.
Mrs. Wallace arrived here few
weeks ago to be the bride of Charlie
Howard, head shoeman of Kerr & Co
She arrived on a Friday. So did MI
Baker. The next afternoon Mr.. Bake
and Mrs. Wallace were married. Mrs
Wallace did not notify Mr.. Howard o
her change of mind. Mr., Howard ha'
furnished pretty cottage in colleg
Hills for her When Mrs. Baker wa
asked yesterday concerning her hus
band identity, she stated that sh
had been told by Mr.. Baker that h
was the son of Charles Baker of Chi
cago. She said she thought he coul
explain everything
The Chronicle of May Is says'
considerable mystery surrounds III
precipitate marriage of X. Nj, Bake
In Honolulu ON May LIST, who took fo
his bride Mrs Eva Il, Wallace, accord
ing 10 the Honolulu papers, after
brief acquaintance with that lady o
the trip down 10 the islands on III