Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-28

the same thing mEs6h ] told him ]
had a friend on tie Niagara whom |
thought would help us get out.
Jefferson asked me II could see
any way TO help two bows out or the
army who enlisted with him. He took
me to Schoheld the next day and in
PRODUCED me to two corporals in the
eth Cavalry ] bad told them that IL
could assist them in any way ! would
do so
Cabled for Cash.
Both the corporals said they need
lying in the bank in New Zealand. and
i cabled for ii. As soon as il came |
was going to help them
II guess Jefferson must have
squeaIed on me All that Stein (Selig.
SEM mad TO do in the matter Wss TO
give letter saying that he would IND
one OF the corporsls position.
AS far as | know. there were no
local firms back Of the deal.
Il WIS told by members OF the Brit.
ish Association that about $50 mem
bers had been sent out of here"
DO you know if these members
were sent out in an illegal manner?''
Randell was asked
Il couldn't say as to that he re-
piled ~ don't know how they have
done it,
Randell said that there was. only
one check, to the amount OF $40, in
the transaction One of the corporals
was TO cash the check, but Randell
said he never gave il to him. He re-
fused to give the name of the man
upon whose account at the First Ma
tional Bank the check was TO be
drawn.
Calls II "Put-up Job"
Those two corporals were absolute
strangers to me- he added. They
asked me to help get them out q the
army ] think the whole thing was a
put.up job
District Attorney Horace w. Waugh
an said today that he probably Will
not call special session Of the fed
eral grand jury to investigate the case.
The next meeting Of the jury is SEIZED
uled to be held early next month.
I F. l.. s. Gordon, local British con-
sui. made the following statement to-
day:
Il have never heard Of, and do not
know, any of the men involved In this
matter. The man named Randell new
er had any letters from this office and
never came to his office. do not be-
lieve there is a word of truth in any
of the stories which have been told
Marshal Smiddy today said that the
commissioner hearing had been post
poned, among other things, for the
reason that he has in his possession
a mass Of documeEtary evidence
which has not yet been looked over.
Rumors that men were in the city
recruiting soldiers for the British army
reached the city detective force about
SIX weeks ago, according to Chief Of
Detectives Arthur McDuffie.
Information that two men on Alakea
street were acting rnysteriously one
day about six weeks ago led to the des-
patching of Detective Swift to the
place Swift watched the men for
some time.
At the junction Of King and Alakea
streets the detective met some one
who told him that he had heard the
men were recruiting for the English
army.
Detective Swift reported the case to
the captain and McDnffie said today
that he took il up at once with Gus
toms Collector Malcolm A. Franklin,
thinking that it should come under his
notice
Il found that Franklin's connection
with things Of this sort was merely in
the matter Of informed ships says Nc
Duftie, ESQ l reported to Acting Dis
trict Attorney Horace w. Vaughan and
TO Marshal Smiddy. as had been told
that several men had been shipped. Z
Capt Mcl3uffie says that this was
the last that he followed the matter
until il became public through the, ar
rest made by Marshal Smiddy
Rose In the Dark. 1.
Sheriff Rose said this morning that
he knew nothing OF the case until prac-
ticalIy the time of the arrest, though
lie understood that the captain of de-
tectives had had a rumor of some sort
Of recruiting work.
Soldiers who have been long in the
service say that the number aof men