The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-08-22
Makes Fatal Mistake by Resum.
ing ior Moment Old
Personality
WAS A PROMINENT MASON
Remarkable Choice Of Life Made
BY PfOspsrous Business
Man.

Bound at the present moment, for
Vancouver, British Columbia, on. the
Canadian Paeife liner Mariana is a
man for whom all the Masons Of the
country have been looking for good
many months, who is travelling under
circumstances which have given rise
to great deal of speculation. He Is
known by the name of Edward Meyer,
or ED Meyer, ~ as he signs himself,
but has been searched for under his
correct name, E. Bardon, which ac-
counts for failures hitherto to locate
him.
There is one possibility that he is
not Bardon, but if that possibility is
correct the man has violated criminal
laws If it is not correct, and he is
Bardon, it appears as if he has broken
the social laws, for he is accompanied
by woman he asserts is his wife,
while at the same time the search for
him has been directed by the wife he
left behind him in southern Califor-
mia town.
Bided in Honolulu.
The man was in Honolulu for some
time, working in Silva's Toggery, while
the search was progressing in the
States. This search finally extended
itself to Honolulu, but did not seem to
bother Mover, or Bardon. whoever he
is, even if he knew about it. although
it is more probable that he didn't, for
he -, -,
and they conducted the search quietly.
His Leaving may have been the di-,
rect result Of an incident that threat
ened to reveal his whereabouts, for. he
booked for the Coast shortly after it
occurred. ~, 49,
There is a curious glamor over the
case which So far has, defed all at
tempts TO penetrate TO the actual facts.
Bardon, the man who. is missing, is a
well-set.up man of middle age who has
led an exemplary life in Pasadena, Cali
ifornia, his home town. He left wife
and children there. and Mrs. Barlon,
unsuspiciotis of anything which ap-
pears to be the real, state of ! affairs,
advanced but the usual theories Of his
disappearance, one that he had become
suddenly demented and had wandered
of, the other includes the usual sus-
picion of foul play.
- His Modest Life Here.
Meyer, the man who has been al
most absolutely identified as "Bar-
don,' is, on the other hand, travelling
under an assumed name with q woman
who might or might not be his wife,
but who poses as suehs The man was
quietly earning his own living as a
dry goods clerk and was not leading
the fiashy life that is the usual accom-
paniment OF such procedure. he was
living modestly1 from an accounts. His
change of life and name did not bring
him any extra money.
He appeared so short of money, in
fact, that he was willing to risk his
identity TO gain more for it was by
the claim for matured insurance policy
that he was tracked down. This policy
was in the Mutual Life Insurance Som-
pany of New York and made out in the
name. of Bardon It's maturity, how
ever, occurred after HBardon had
disappeared and "Moyer . an entirely
different person, had succeeded him.
The latter, for passing moment, re-
verified to his old self to collect the
money. He requested 1t to be sent to
him under his proper name. care of gen.
eral delivery, and, of course, made nc
mention of any person by the name
Of Meyer.
Insurance Money.
Whether the insurance company was
aware of the disappearance of the man
who now came forward to claim the
money is not known, but it at leasi
sent the money to be delivered through
its local agent, the Trent. Trust Com
pany. Trent had finally to mail it t,
him care of general delivery, as ba(
been requested, and Bardop, or Meyer
came to get it. 49,
After the letter had been taken from
general delivery it appears that Tren
became fearful lest he had delivered
the money ut amounted to only lit
tie over three hundred dollars) to tn,
wrong person and did a little deteetiYl
work which resulted, it is said, in alb
solutely establishing the fact that "a
Meyer was z. Bardon.
Except for the fact Of his Departure
on the Mariana, nothing else is publicl.
known. What setps have been take
IN the search, even whether the loca
Masons have been notified of tn
search OF not, Il not known, althougl
the latter Is probable. If such Is th
case the Pasadena lodges have undoubi
edly been notified and the next ehaPte
Of the story will eome,.from BFitis
Columbia.