The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-02-11
WOMEN HOLD UP
AN AUTO BANDIT.
James Dillon Chases Crook, Who
Escapes in Runabout--
Police on Scent.
CFrom Monday Advcrtiser.)

lar, after trying TO force an ertranc.
to Captain Robinson s apartments in
the Shady Nook, 1850 Beretania street,
succeeded in making his escape in an
automobile shortly before twelve
o clock Friday night. The affair was
not reported to the police until ycster
day and every effort has been made to
keep the facts from the public. That
the crime was committed by the same
person who robbed the Macdonald
apartments is now believed probable.
To Mrs. James Dillon, Miss Georgia
Rowan and Mrs. Charles White is due
the fact that the burglar was inter
rupted in his work. The three women
were awakened by the noise created by
the thief in attempting to force one of
the windows. ALFRED in their night
clothes, they made their way to the
lanai in time to see the intruder fall
into chair, drop his Jimmy and
feign drunkenness.
Mrs. Dillon member of the World s
Fair Stock Co. and whose stage name
is Ruth Van, realized that the would
be burglar was "stalling' and ran into
the house to awaken her husband. Her
two companions followed. James Dill
suitcase, rushed on to the porch in
time to see the burglar running toward
the sidewalk,
Dillon raised his revolver to shoot
but hesitated because of the res dences
in range. Instead he gave chase. \
half block Eva ON Beretania street the
thief jumped into an automobile and
before Dillon arrived the machine had
started nnder fun speed and soon dis
appeared toward the business section of
Honolulu.
The Woman and the Bandit
cit was white man who attempted
to get into Captain Robinson S room, .
said Mrs. Dillon, the least frightened
of the three women, yesterday. ave
were within few feet of him before
he knew he was being watched. He
! seemed to think there was no chance
OF escaping and then fell into chair
on the lanai as il he was drunk. The
| instrument lie was using on the win
dow he allowed to slide from his hand
to the floor. ] had a good look mt his
face. He was smooth shaven and had
light complexion. / would Judge he
weighed about $50 pounds and was
about FIVE feet ten inches tall. He
wore a gray suit and fedora hat
| the rim of which was turned down all
around. 1 think he had low cut shoes,
for | could see his hight colored
hosiery.
81 feared that if we women tried to
hold him he would escape, so ! went
back to our room to awaken my nus
band. The women followed me. OF
course, this gave the thief his chance
and when we returned he was running
as fast as he could toward the auto
mobile. | am so glad my husband did
not shoot, even if the burglar did es-
cape. Perhaps the bullet might have
struck some innocent person.
''We felt brave when we came upon
the burglar, but now that it is over
think if l should hear another thief
at work at night / would lie still and
let him operate undisturbed SO long
as he kept away from our apart
ments. -
Bandit Was in Luck.
cit would not have been difficult tC
have shot the burglar, or whatever he
was,' said Dillon last night, one OF
the stars of the World IS Fair com
pany. As he was running ne was
i'll range of the houses On the otlr.'
side of the street, and would rathc,
a dozen thieves escape than injure al
innocent person. Mrs. Dillon has told
you the principal facts. 1t looks to me
as if the automobile was in READINGS.
to carry the thief away. am positive
there was another person in the ma
chine, which had a selfstarter. l was
within one hundred feet of the fleeing
1 bn ;,N, a Ia,
in less time than it takes to tell il
; they were speeding at fifty miles al
hour toward the city"
Mrs Dillon s women friends also cor
roborated her story. The house wher,
the crime was attempted is an anne'
of the Shady Nook, which is located
mt 1919 Beretania street. The room
which the prowler was attempting t.
: enter has been occupied by Captain
Robinson, who recently arrived her
: from the Coast with other shippers.
Fortunately none of MS was hom
e at the time the thief tried to get int
4 the room" said Captain Robinson yes
: terday. He was not inclined TO discus
S the incident. 81 just got in this morn
Y ing and did not hear of the affair unit
!. them.
Description OF Machine.
o The police have only meager de
seription of the machine beyond tina
it was painted in n dark color, had
cover, was apparently of high powe
n and equipped with self.starting nj
y paratus. This latter is only surmise
{ by the fact that no time was lost 1
u getting the machine under way afte
l. the fleeing burglar had entered.
n II Is the belief of the authorities tha
the attempted crime was the work {
4 the same person who earlier in ii
% evening made such "A rich haul at ii
Is Macdonald apartments.
M 'Ths Is certainly modern methG
IA Of escape used by our latest burglar
Il said local haWkshaw yesterday, nfl
polulu crooks apparently keep abTea
h. Of tie times and have probably hear
! Of the operations Of the auto bandi
hi moss 30 active in several OF tho mai
!, Land eities The sato mas furnish III
~ follow hilh MEME n qnleh soiawi
!, lefe, mt be liberty will IA short lis,
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