The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-11-23
fugitive. CAUGHT
WHILE BOARDING
!. STEAMER SONOMA
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Donald MckinnOn With Two
Aliases; Is Wanted On Coast
For Forgery .@,i
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CAME TO HONOLULU \.
j. IN LURLlNE AND HID
After Futile Search = Deputy
Sheriff Asch Traces Man
BY His Trunk

Placed under arrest rs he was about
20 board the steamer sonoma yesterday,
Donald McKinnon alias John Frazier
alias Ross, charged with forgery in an
amount Of more than 5000 in San Fran
cisco, is now awaiting the arrival of q
police officer from the Coast to take
him back for trial. The man was appte.
hended by Deputy Sheriff Asch and
sent here by cable by Chief Of Police
White Of San francisco. The request
for the man 3 arrest came Sunday and
an immediate search was begun. II
proved futile until the Sonoma denoue..
ment + p. - IVY n
On the arrival Of the steamer Lufiine
from Kahului a visit was made TO Pnf;
ser Levy and he told the officers that
a passenger answering the description
contained in the telegram had boarded
that vessel IN San Francisco a few min
utes before departure and had pnr.
chased ticket for Kahului under the
name Of John Ffazier., /.
Covers His Tracks Well Nh3
On arrival here the man had gone
ashore, leaving his belongings aboard
g. the vessel, and few moments prior to
her sailing for Maui had come to the
vessel saying lie had changed his mind
about going to KahuluT and took his
baggage OH. r.. e
From the time he left the steamer
Oh arrival until he Attempted to board
the Sonoma the police could not find
no absolute track Of him except that
he left his trunk at one of the express
companies and Went there couple Of
times to get a change of clothing. He
stored his trunk under the name Of
Ross, When put under qtrcs: at ths
Sonoma he appeared very much fiuster.
ed and refused to admit that his name
was McKinnon. As he tailed almost
exactly with the description sent of
him. however; and had traveller B
checks In his possession IN small
amounts made out in the name of John
Frazier there, is no doubt in the minds
of the police that they have the right
man. III :. =. al. 4. r. ~. g.. -
Advertises For Island Land -
McKinnon has been in town since
the arrival of the Lurline and soon af-
ter arrival he inserted an advertisement
in The Advertiser inquiring for . few
acres Of gulch or hill land with run
ming water. Several answers, TO the I'D.
vertisement addressed to CIV, r.
were found among his possessions when
he was searched. McKipDon, or Fra
zier as he chooses to call himself, Is .
Scotchman about thirty six years Of
feet ten inches in height and OF .
pent nose and wears eye glasses. He
nd ftVfrk
Scotch songs. In describing the arrest
Of McKinnon, Deputy Sheriff Aseh
said: ....5..., ,..t.
I'VE had his description but search
high or low we could. not run across
him. 4 careful search was made at ev-
cry hotel and fo6ming house In the city
and no one answering TO the descripE
ton and carrying guitar could be
found. Thad an idea that Il he was ~
town he might he tempted to get away
in the SonOma and SO had this boat
watched. | had gotten information
FROM, One Of the baggage companies that
u stranger answering to MeKinnon y
description bad left a trunk in storage
and had called several times TO get
things from il The name he was
known by at the express company was
Had No Time To stop ..L
Yesterday AFTERNOON received in
formation that Ross had telephohed TO
have his trunk sent aboard the Sono-
ma 80 it was up TO me to watch the
trunk. 1t was put aside at the dock
aud about Ave minutes before the
steamer wis to sail McKiRnon arrived
lie was carrying az suit ease and guitar
and I accosted him calling him by nsiihe
and asking him II he aid not remember
ME, He said he had no time TO stop a.
he was going aboard the steamer.
then placed him under arrest. 3E,, IA
"He tried 20 excuse himself for q
minute but would not let him 60 and
on the way to the police station IN the
patrol wagon I noticed that he'Was try,
ing to get rid Of something. / grabbed
his hands and found be. was attempting
TO throw away q; book Of traveller 3
checks, made in the name Of John Fra!
zior, one of the names contained iIi
the request TO arrest him which we re,
ceiyed from the chief OF police OF San
Ftaneiseo As, soob as ! saw this |
knew I had the right man. -, a. 4
10 81 have notified the San Francisco
authorities Of McRnROn's arrest and
they replied that an officer. would leave
San Francisco in The Manoa with extra;
ditipn papers for his return to San
krancisco. x 4! 1,s,ir. ."E#
80. !, $500 -. -.,, 49, - = Y
GuARDSMEM mr. WhHl IL 9ss sg#s