Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-24
OFFERED SPROAT
S4OO FOR TRIP
TO Big ISLAND
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gave me 81 to GO out and buy some
thing to eat. 80. T. -5.!,stE
/ Il don't know why. but began 10
get suspicious The whole thing be7
/ gan to look to me like q dope deal of
some kind, so ] went to a friend of
mine, Jack ellis, and asked him what
he knew about McCHteheon- Gillis
said the fellow was al right, but 1
didn't feel just easy in, my mind, and
asked ellis to lend me gun, but he
didn't have one, so { had to go I'M
armed. -" -.
II went back to the Annex, and we
waited around there q couple of hours.
kept asking where their friend was,
and Rata and Mccutcheon said he
must be tanking UP, but would surely
be along later Then went down to
my sampan, and about 10: 80 the three
of 'em showed up e.. :..... 49,.
Il looked the stranger over pretty
careful, but he seemed decent, so we
cast off, When We got out of the har.
Dor said, Where do you want to go?'
" Straight ahead, they told me, but
that meant the open sea, so said we
had better go to leeward where the
water wouldn't be SO rough. / told
| 'em we could fish In the moonlight,
or ride atlanchor and sleep till morn.
ing. McCutcheon insisted on heading
around toward Koko Head. and when
we got well out to sea he nearly
| foored me by saying: IL. Z. s
We want to go to Hawaii
Man alive | said, 1t can't be
done ! haven't gasoline enough to
get even as far as Maui
IS" Come on, he urged, be game.
Take US TO Hawaii. You'll find this
10 the best load your boat ever car.
ried. You'll be well paid for your
trouble II you'll just be good r..
81 told him honestly hadn't gas
enough Tor the run, end that J. L..
Fleming wanted me back in Honolulu
for an early fishing trip with Dean
| Worcester Thursday morning.
"tcome on, take US to the Big ISL
and Mccutcheon said. II you do
we'll pay you 500 now, and another
$2co when we iand.'
THAT sounded pretty good to me,
so / told him could probably get
gas for the run b. stopping at Kanna-
k,kai on AolokaJ and We. headed in
| that direction &c =
"a got to milling over the PROPOSE.
ton in my lead, and pretty soon
decided that there was something
wrong. Pretty soon McCntcheon told
me the third man was Scully, and then
| had to do some quick thinking.
| decided 30 keep myself In the clear,
| and to wireless TO Mr.: Fleming who
my passengers were
/ when we got to Molokai Me.
Cutcheon gave me money to buy gaso.
| line and provisions, and while they
hid in the eabinsI went ashore, sent
my wireless, and stalled around buy
/ ing flel. n
"Lordy, but 1t was hot there yester.
day. A smile wrinkled Sproat's
face; then. he threw back his head
and laughed before continuing. you
see, it was just between IL o'clock
and noon, and kept hanging around
the place. waiting for an answer from
| Fleming. Meanwhile Scu1ly, Rata and
McCutcheon were. hidden in my boat,
and the sun was beating down on that
sampan most hundred miles On honr
They Just baked. and finally they got
4
were afraid Of being recognized they
couldn't stand the heat any longer.
Il was afraid to make any kind OF
a play, for didn't know but what
they had guns, and | knew they were
desperate. Maybe / wasn't glad when
the lighthouse tender Columbine
poked her nose around the point As
i soon as could, saw the captain
and asked him to take the man back
to Honolulu, but the inspector aboard
wouldn't allow it. Then things hap
pened fast, for i got wireless te
bring Scully back here and then, hav
ing the backing of the crew of the
sColumbine, told him the game was
| up, and he'd have to come along.
No, he didn't raise any fuss, but
he sure did look down in the mouth
didn't jump on him too hard, but
told him | thought he had tried te
play me a mighty dirty trick.
When we got back here this morn
ing before sun-up, he wanted to go
home and tell his wife that the good
bye suicide note he left in an old coat
on the wharf was all 2 fake, and
agreed to ride home with him in 2
taxicab, If he'd promise to let me land
him at jail by Z o'clock, but there was
an officer waiting for us when We
landed, so tie deal was off.
/ Il sure WAS mighty troubled in my
mind for a while yesterday. didnf
dare take tue gasoline / had bought
down to my sampan, for fear the fel
lows hiding aboard might get restles:
and swipe the boat and run away
while l waited around the wireless
station An the Molokai sheriff did
mt show up Co help me, though know
/ he got my message asking him te
| hnrrs aleng.
oh, 1t was some fishing trip, be
lieye me-" finished Sproat in deep dis
| guest. So, a...# -
w. A. Cettrell, night guard with the
federal customs service, detained John
T. ScuHy when he step7ad f-0rc ttn
sampan Missouri on TO the old Chan.
mel wharf a. daylight. Scully has
! told by Cottreli to remain at the piel
until he had coHinIans Gated with the
United States marshal. re II .->=
It was about an hour liter that 2
representative from the marshaFs of