Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-29
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rsnec,al star-Bulletin Correspondence
HIIO Sept. 26.-Enoch Brown,
,lerk for the sheriff's department ana
for twenty years connected with the
Hawaii police department. has con-
fassed To grating and embezzlement,l
the sum involved so far as is known
Al present being from $500 to S'0V,
Brown was arrested late yesterday al
ternoon following confession which
he made in the presence OF Speciai
Prosecutor Breckons. Commissioner
Williamson and Civic Expert HI. Good
ing Field.
The complaint winch =
Browns arrest alleges the taking OF
tbirty.uine dollars, the amount oil q
district court fine which was collect
ed by him, but never turned over 10
County Treasurer Swain.
The arrest of Brown Is the result
of work done by Field. according to
statements made by Breckons ana
Williamson. he having discovered that
q considerable amount OF money was
heing paid into the sheriff's depart
ment which never reached the county
treasury. His investigations led him
~ believe that Brown was guilty and
he and Williamson went to the Sner.
ifs clerk yesterday morning ana
se-rtse5im until o'clock to eonfess&l
n New 5eld and Williamson r.
ternoon they "
Police Justice ungessbro Of San Pc. |
lro expressed his disapproval of slit I
kirts when he imposed a fine of fifty
dollars on Mss Ruby Burbank. whose
Irrest followed her appearance in a
Hit skirt slasIed above the knee.
Justice Cheespro suspended the sem
ence on condition that she refrain /
rom appearing again in the costume.
Lrthur Phillips, who accompanied her,
vas given a ten dollar fine. Not hav-
ng the money he went to Jail for ten
ays.
Theodore p. Shonts is to be fore
nan of the coroner's jury to sit at
be inquest into the murder OF Anna
of which, the Rev. Father
ians Schmidt of New York has con-
essed his guilt. Other members of
he PANEL of seventy-seven summon
d by Coroner Feinberg are Vincent
lstor. ], p, Morgan, Robert L. Gerry,
larry Payne Whitney and Henry
'ege,. Shonts is the only one who
as so far consented to serve.
Detectives employed by Clarence H.
lackay, it was learned tonight, have
raced the authors of the poison
en- letter which linked the name Of
[rs. Mackay with that of Dr.. Joseph {
!. Blake, whose wife has sued Mrs.
Iackay for one million dollars for
lienation of his Affections.
Upon receiving the confidentiaf re-
ort of the head dof q well known de-
sctive agency that the charges con-
aimed in the poison pen" letter
'ere absolutely unfounded, Mackay
IN days ago cab1ed Mrs. Mackay that
e would return to New York on
olympic of the White Star line, due
j New York on Wednesday.
Young Ouimet's defeat Of Ray and
'ardon, the EngIishmen, at golf, is
Explained By the London Saturday Re
lew, As follows:
ut is an instance of the power of
lought given a dense mass Of peo-
lie, with their wills concentrated to
lie utmost stretch on one idea only. |,
lctory for the man, must not this
nited force preyail2 That it did is
srtain. The atmosphere was charg-
i with the overwhelming force of
undreds of Wills opposed TO Ray and
ardon."
That Honolulu is. capable of sup
orting another large tourist hotel
I'D that such a. structure built near
faikih beach win be a paying prop
,iti0n, is the statement by J. H
ertsche of Honolulu, who is visiting {
San Francisco. and who recently !
'tired, from the management of the t
lexanfler Young, MoaDa and Royal I
awafian hotels n
Although reticent as to plans for
new and mammoth hotel for Homo \
LUIS beach. Hertsche admitted that q
s mission on the Coast at this time !
to start such a project. IS
Turkey is anxious to suspend peace .
'gotiations with Greece until Greece n
yes. up the Turkish island in the 8
sgean Sea occupied during the first p
alkan war. EN
There are Indications that Turkey
ay seize upon some pretext to de-
are war against Greece, as the Bull n
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