The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-11-22
FIND EMBEZZLER
FRISCO WANTS
Over Thirteen Thousand Dollars
Discovered by McDuffie on
Chinaman.

Unconscious of even the fact that he
was being pursued, Jue Yuen Now,
Chinese wanted for embezzlement in
San Francisco yesterday morning walk
ed into a trap set for him by Chief
of Detectives McDuffie and Immigra
ton Inspector Brown,
A few minutes later, in the private
office of the chief, he was searched and
thirteen thousand dollars in checks,
$500 in Chinese jewelry and 500 in
cash was taken from him and cable
sped back to San Francisco informing
police officials there that their man was
caught.
Just what are the details of the
charge against the man has not yet
been learned. A cable yesterday stated
| that the complaint was made out for
felony embezzlement by Jue Sing, on
| November and signed by Police Judge
Daniel Q. Deasy. The presence of a
Chinese woman who arrived on the last
| Sierra further complexities the affair
and until further word is heard from
San Francisco local authorities are at
a loss concerning it. They know they
have the man and that s about all.
When the Sierra reached port Fri
day, cable reached town addressed to
the chief of police. An hour after
wards Chief McDuffie was down on the
boat looking for a Chinaman whom the
cable stated was passenger aboard.
No Chinaman, however, was among
the passengers. The only person of
that nationality at all was a woman in
the steerage. McDuffie later found out
from officers of the boat and from I'M
migration Inspector Brown that Chi
naman had arrived ON the Sierra on
her previous trip.
Brown believed he knew where the
man was, and, in company with the
chief, investigated but failed to find
him. Arrangements were tnen made
to hold the woman at the immigration
station until "her husband appeared
and McDuffie took up the chase out
side.
He managed to get line on the
man after the latter had left the im'
migration station when he had taken
hack and gone TO a japanese hotel
He stayed at this hotel for a week
when he left, and after that trace OF
him was lost.
About nine O'Clock yesterday morn
ing the chief received a telephone cal
from Brown saying that his man was al
the station and he forthwith proceed
ed to get down there. The man an
swered to the description and in spite
of his eXpostulations was conveyed t.
the police station. There he was search
ed and the discriminating evidence
found on him.
The checks were drawn ON the Can
ton Bank and the Hongkong and Shang
hal Banking and Loan Association, thu
former amounting to $4,000 and thu
/. other TO $4,000 The jewelry, whiel
was of the finest Chinest workman
ship, procuTable, consisted of WON
ans hairdress ornaments valued a
a 5000. He had them wrapped up in |
I common piece of newspaper and evi
a IDENTIFY intended 10 give them to thu
woman in detention at the immigration
station.
d In answer TO McDunie's question:
he denied that the woman was his viii
aud stated that she was known as IN
keeper OF a disofderly house in sa
Francisco, and bore disrepntable ehal
7 aeter herself, lie claims that he ha
T wife IN San Francisco.
. After his capture word was cable
back. the answering cable stating
4 "Hold Jue Yuen Now and checks an
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