Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-15
ESPECIAL WIRELESS"
STORY EIGHT DAYS OLD
Wireless News-With the Aid
OF the Scissors and the
Imagination

Under this photograph. the morning
paper runs the following dispatch with
the heading Special to the Advertiser
b." Poulsen Wireless"
SAN FRANCISCO, August IA
Especial to The Advertiser by Poulsen
Wfreless)-Mrs. Alice Brown, accused
Of having bilked her adorer, David
Mapping, of something like $4,000,
denies that she ever promised to mar
~ him in return for the money he Law.
islied upon her during her courtship
OF more than year.
"Why, could not have done that.
| jest couldn't love a farmer, not the
best of them" she declared. Il should
never be content with one of them.
am a city bird"
Fascinated by her charm Of manner
and mentality, Mapping, who halls
from Illinois, told the police that he
| had wooed Mrs. Brown for year. hav-
ing met her that long ago in San Fran
cisco. Mrs. Brown for year, having
net her that long ago in San Fran
cisco. Mrs. Brown was married to
sr insurance man. but she told Nap
ping that she intended to secure a
divorce. Their acquaintanceship de-
veloped into open courtship, and Mrs.
Brown, according to Mapping, finally
agreed to marry him when she manag-
ed to win her freedom in the divorce
court.
On the first page of the San Fran
cisco Examiner of Wednesday. August
!. nearly ten days ago, there Is two
column photograph Of Mrs. Alice
Brown, and under it is the same story
that is given. to Honolulu's reading
rublic today as Special wireless.
The difference is merely that OF an
OF iginal story and "rehash." The
photograph Is the same. And here Is
the original story printed in the
Examiner: 4.
A year of ardent courtship on the
part of David Nanping. wealthy re.
tired farmer of Pennington, Illinois.
eliminated yesterday morning in the
arrest of Alice ]. Brown, cloak
model, who was to have been hi
bride, but whom he now claims
whaedled him out of $4,000.
The woman vas arrested in Port.
land, Oregon. With her was George
Montrose Of San Francisco. who is.
also being held. Mapping has gone
hack to his. Illinois home. but he was
advised of the woman's Arrest yester.
Gav bv wire 49, .,~
Detective John. Nolan and James
GALLAGHER have been searching for the
woman for moretthan a month. One
of them viii go to Portland this morn
iRg to bring her back to this city.
where she will Be charged with grand
larceny on "a warrant which Napping
swore to before Police, Judge Shortall
or June 81 G. =. So. ..T..s#
Complaint Of Farmer go
in the complaint she is accused
specifically with5 sWindling him out of
$500. an amount which he saws she
promised to invest in a hotel, but
which she is alleged to have pocket
ed. He says that at various times
during his courtship he gave her $14,,.
600 besides Z s
Mapping is past sixty years Of age.
The woman is twenty-six. She is six
feet in height and weighs 175 pounds.
She is described as being a remark
ably handsome woman
According to the story told by Nap
ping to the detectives, he met her
more than year ago. At that time,
he says, she. was separated from her
husband, but not divorced.
Mapping fell in love with her He
says she secured divorce and prom
ised to marry him when the proba-
tionary period should have expired. In
the meantime they travelled together
10 several of the Pacific Coast cities.
In Los Angeles, he says, he bought
d home for her. She spent his money
lavishly.
Spent Much Money.
From time to time Mapping says he
gave her large amounts of money for
different purposes. In May they re-
turned to San Francisco Mapping
stopped at the Grand Hotel. Mrs.
Brown stopped at the st. Francis.
On June 20, he says, he gave her
the $500 which she promised to in
vest in a hotel. The following day
she did not keep her appointment.
Mapping began to make inquiries. He
learned that she had left the city. He
began to get suspicious and a few
days later reported the matter to the
police. +
On Jure 81 ne sw0re to ne COM
plant charging her with grand lar
Ceny. He remained in the city sew
eral days hoping that Detectives Cal
lsgher and Dolan might be able to
find her. Then he returned to his
home, promising to return and prose
cute the woman when she should. be
found.
1t was learned that Mrs. Brown had
gone to Seattle From there Ihe was
traced to several other cities and
finally to Portland, where she was
yesterday.
"SiIIy Old Man." She Says.
PORTLAND, Ore. August G.
Young girls. never permit yourself
C be an OLD mans darling. Further
more. never glance otherwise than
shyly at a man over 80 years of age.
he be married or single
Never coquette with one; never lead