The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-17
CAPTAIN GREENE HAS HURT
MISS MACFARLANE'S FEELINGS
TO EXTENT OF $4,000

whirl of anger a rain of tears q
heaving breast-this was the kind of
a typhoon that Captain William
Woodrus Greene of the Chiyo Maru
ran into yesterday as the upshot of
his recent tentative adventure into
matrimony with Miss Gertrude Mac.
farlane, says the San Francisco Elk
aminer, of January TO-
The breaking of his lovely romance
with the beautiful society woman Of
San Francisco and Honolulu came
some time ago, but it was not until
yesterday that the captain was made
to realize into what dangerous seas
he had sailed The feminine typhoon
that descended upon his weather
beaten head had more danger and
terror for him than anything encoun-
tered in the China sea. Yet he kept
brave face as becomes men in peril
Asks for $4,000.
Miss MacFarlanes brooding over
the termination of her engagement to
Captain Greene on the night before
they were to be married-October 10
last-and the Islander which she says
she has been subjected to since caus-
ed her to file in the Superior Court
yesterday afternoon a suit alleging
breach of promise to marry on the
part of Captain Greene, asking $780,
600 damages for the hurt that had
come to her as a result.
She followed this up with several
verbal charges which Captain Greene
probably will not hear about for some
time, as he sails in his ship this morn
ing for the peaceful shores of the
Orient
Did Captain Greene leave his girl
waiting at the church." refusing to
marry her at the last moment, be-
cause she had deceived him? This is
what he says. He claims he never
knew. until a short time before the
Macfarlane had been married and di-
vorced.
Tells of Letter.
Or did Miss Macfarlane give the
captain the mitten because of an
anonymous letter that her mother
received the night before the wedding
was to be? This is what she says,
adding that she would have been will
ing to hush the whole matter up had
it not been for the captains subse-
quent ungallant conduct.
Miss Macfarlane lives with her
mother Mrs. Z. M. Grimes, 1907
Pierce street. She is the daughter OF
the late Captain Macfarlane of Homo
lulu, court chamberlain under the old
monarchy and a wealthy man.
The girl is young and charming
enough to turn the head of any old
sea dog. She discussed her case re-
luctantly, her lips trembling and her
breath coming fast.
81 could not stand Captain Greenes
insinuations any longer" she said. 81
have not seen him since October 10.
We were to have been married the
next day, My mother received an
anonymous letter about him and he
said that it was not true and he
would go down to the Fairmont Hotel
and get someone to prove it. He Went
away and 1 fully expected him to
come back. He never did. He sent
a note the next morning, saying that
it was all off. Then he told a story
that he had given me a check for
$4,000 and that l would not give it
back. tried and my lawyer tried TO
take that back. All we wanted was
to have him say it was not true"
Doesn't Need Money.
He was to appear at my lawyers
Mr.. Campbell, yesterday, and sign the
paper, but he did not come. There
was nothing else for me to do but
clear my name in the courts. l have
plenty of money and do not care for
his $4,000. That can go to charity
He says that deceived him about my
former marriage, but | have letters
from him in which he refers to ii. OF
course l told him about that, There
was no secret. 1 showed him th'
papers when we got our marriage Ii
cense. His charges are absurd, Blu
he will pay now
Captain Greene was found in hi
stateroom on board the Chiyo Maru
which lay at the foot of Spear street
The ship was in the turmoil of gettin
ready to sail, and there was a grea
clatter and shouting on the dock an
in the holds below.
All was serene and merry in the car
tains cabin, despite the gray mist
that swept round the ship and tn
doleful cries of the gulls careenin
near the windows.