The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-18
GOT DRUNK IN
CHAPLAlN'S SUIT

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his home had been broken into some
time during the early part of Saturday
night and his National Guard uniform.
adorned with chaplain s crosses on the
shoulder straps, had been stolen. Also
drawer had been forced open and
money and other yaluables taken. In
fact the intruder had ransacked the
house. Later it was learned by the
police that the intruder had changed
his clothes at the Simpson residence
and left his own clothes while he
donned the brand new uniform.
The police understood from Oliver
that Rev. Mr.. Simpson has been a good
Samaritan with Oliver and has endeav.
ored to get work for him.
Caught in Trap
Another John Oliver and a man ram
ed Evenson wanted a good place to
sleep on Saturday night and after rum
| maging around picked out Allen & Rob
inson s old warehouse as a suitable
place for good snooze. This is the
building over one gable-end of which
appears an old wooden fgurehead which
| was brought from the shore of Molokai
of an English vessel which was wreck
ed there about hundred years ago The
| fgurehead represents a London Lord
Mayor of about the period of 1790.-~ In
this building. away back in the SOS
and even later, many of the royal state
balls and levees were given and many
distinguished visitors entertained. for
it was then the chief hall for enter
tainment places. Of late years it has
| become humble storage house for lum-
Der and odds and ends.
Oliver, and Evenson slipped pas the
Waterman, who was then in another
part of the yard and entered the his
toric building. Cropping about in the
dark they tilted over tier of lumber,
which. came crashing down upon them.
1t was small Sicily earthquake. Tbs
| would be sleepers were buried and they
yelled for help. The Waterman saw
their plight and called for the police.
The latter arrived with the patrol
wagon. The officer pulled the lumber
| off them and found that both were in.
| jured, Evenson complained Of a bruised
chest and leg and Oliver sprained
ankle, which began to swell. Captain
Baker said that the men should be car.
ed for at the hospital. IF the hospital
/ authorities found that they were not
badly hurt they were to be returned
| to the Jail. Oliver at once became very
badly hurt and it was evident that they
| both wanted the cosy beds that would
| be afforded at the hospital. When the
| officers said something about night
prowling. Oliver walled: ooh. here,
cheer me up. cheer me up, boys, this
is no time to josh. Cheer me up"
Died at Funeral.
| Sam Kaluahine, a winchman at the
| Oceanic dock, while attending the
funeral of William Ringer yesterday
| afternoon, was taken suddenly i'll. and
shortly after leaving the funeral pro-
cession expired in Japanese ice cream
parlor. An inquest held over the body
last evening at the police station gave
| a verdict of death due to heart failure.
| The deaceased was member of Ka-
uikeaouli Lodge and marched in the
company of Captain Kane. At the
junction of Beretania and Nuuanu
avenues he complained of being i'll and
| was taken out of the column b. mis-
captain and escorted to a nearby ice
cream shop. Captain Kane called for
| a glass of water. The sick man gave
| a eonvulsive shudder which Captain
Kane mistook for q fit and he placed
a spoon between the man s teeth. 4
/ doctor was sent for but the man was
dead before he arrived.
/ He was about forty-three years of age
/ and resided at Niolona