The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-26
WOMAN'S SCREAMS
SCARE INTRUDER
JaiIbird Enters House, but Is
Frightened Away in Good
Time.

Mail Special to The Advertiser.)
WAILUKU. Sept. 24-Last night
dastardly attempt wa, made by Cape
Verde negro to assault two unprotect-
ed women. Manuel Forte IS the name
of the man. who was fooled in the at
tempt through the quick wit of the
women in question:
At twelve o'clock last night Miss
Louisa Hart who was staying with
Miss Carolyn Scholtz at the residence
of the latter on Vineyard street, Wal
luku, was awakened by some one pull
ing at the bed clothes The moonlight
was streaming through the window and
by the light she saw a black man had
.ifted the mosquito netting.
The young lady promptly gave the
intruder good swift kick IN the
breast. which sent him tumbnng to the
floor, before she let out lusty fem
Inine scream. and the intruder jumped
up only to fail over a rocker making
racket enough to waken the Seven
Sleepers. and hastily left the house
through an open window
The Young ladies went out. hailed a
passing auto and hurried over to Dep
utv Sheriff Clement Crowel 5 resi-
dence From the indefinite description
given by the two Mr.. CrowelI readily
identified the man as a convict recently
released from Oahu prison, named
Manuel Forte.
Mr.. Crowell went over to the house
and examined the premises. He found
Ia mans Panam, hat on the bedroom
floor. a nickel plated watch with
leather fob on a table. a leather belt on
the floor, an handled pocket knife
in the ice chest. and a package Of to-
'bacco on the diningroom table. The
imam had evidently made a meal on
some food taken from the ice chest
before entering the young ladies' bed
room.
After completing his examination
Deputy Sheriff CroweIl went to Manuel
Forte 5 lodgings, at the plantation
camp near Manager Penhallow' 5 resi-
dence and arrested Manuel Forte Just
as he was leaving the house fully dress
Ell and wearing a cap. When ques-
toned as to his whereabouts that night
Manuel Forte gave conflicting answers.
claiming he was out of town early that
evening over at Puunene Asked as to
the hat which was shown him ne al
mitted owning a similar hat, and the
one found at the Scholtz premises fitted
him when the police made him try it
on.
The case against Manuel Forte will
no hpa ri Nan1au 4 al
to have seen Manuel Forte holding his
shoes in hand and sitting on the steps
of Miss Scholtz S residence early in the
evening. Friday, the two young ladies
saw Manuel Forte pass around from
the rear of the premises and out of the
front gate about $50 that evening, but
thought nothing of the matter at the
time.
Manuel Forte has a mania for sneak
ing in on unprotected women ana was
charged for a similar offense commit
ted over a year ago at Paia At the
October term Of the second circuit
court last year he pleaded guilty to
the charge and was sentenced to Oahu
prison for one year, a sentence he had
served. returning to Maui about four
weeks ago
When seen by the Advertiser cor
respondent, in the " ailuku jail, Manuel
Forte was lying down on a pallet. In
reply to questions he admitted going to
the Scholtz premises, for the purpose
of seeing the little court stenographer
(meaning Miss Eva Scholtz who was
court stenographer when Manuel was
prisoner at the bar last October). ask
ed # he had his wish. he said he did
see her but when he put his hand on
her she screamed and he went away.