The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29
Sensation Which Federal Officer
Promised To Spring Yesterday
In Connection With British
Conspiracy Does Not Come
WARRANTS IN HAND HAVE
FICTITIOUS APPEARANCE
Seligsen, Claimed TO Be Arch
Schemer To Get American Sol
diers For Service With Allies
Walls That He Is a German

AYO additional Tplotters" against
N the peace and neutrality Of the
United States languish IN Oahu
prison. "The Higherups" in the al,
legged conspiracy to secure the dis
charge of American soldiers in order
that they might enlist in the armies
of the Allies and fight against the Ger.
mans, have as yet retained their anon
Ditv, and the three additional warrants
which United States Marshal .. J.
Smiddy has in hand, are still unserved.
Indeed, the MARSHAL is convinced
that In at least one instance the names
on his warrants are purely fictitious,
and he is afraid that the other tive
pames likewise are fFapdulents <gni
Of the warrants Is made against a Ger.
tain :" Hawkshaw.' Save for cello.
brated detective of that name, well
known TO readers Of, certain class
of fiction, the marshal knows of no
"Hawkshaw.' - sf.}l ~
The man pointed out to Smiddy as
HaWkshaw" is really ]. Howe, a
member of the crew of one of the yes
s"ls now in port. He halls from Nor.
folk, Virginia, aud is known to be in
nocent of any deep-laid plots against
he Nation.
No More Arrests Yet
As a consequence Marshal Smiddy
last night decided that he would not
attemp to make any further arrests,
until he has had a chance TO talk the
whole matter over with United States
Attorney Horace w. Vaughan. This
Ippisinn Vva. raaeba1 offa. n ,lax l.naot
at work upon the case, during which
the evidence against the two men who
have been arrested was gone inte with
greater thoronghness than had been
possible before.
One Of the results Of this was the
release of W. Stein, or rs he insists he
is to be called, W. II. Seligsen, man.
ager of the New York Dress Company
in Union street Stein, or Seligsen,
was arrested in Fort street on Sunday,
as reported in The Advertiser yester.
day morning. lie was lodged in Oahu
prison, charged with violation of sec
tiOn ten of the criminal code, which
forbids the recruiting or the hiring
for enlistment abroad" of anyone
within the borders Of the United
Released Under Bond
Friends of the man at once busted
themselves in his behalf, and Attorney
George A. Davis was retained to look
after his interests. He secured bail for
lis client and Seligsen was released
shortly after two o'clock yesterday
morning under $1,000 bail. Later in
the day he was re-arrested, when his
bail was increased to $a500. On the
Flea of Attorney Davis this figure was
afterward lowered TO $4,000, and the
sum was supplied by Byron Z. Noble,
treasurer for the n. 8. Sachs Drygoods
Company, and Lum Kee, manager for
the New York Shoe Company.
Creditors for the New York Dress
Company during the day became alarm.
ed at the arrest of the manager on
the charge of conspiracy, and closed up
his place of business. Later, after
listening to, his story, they decided to
allow Seligsen to reopen the place.
Most of the papers and a leather
POCketboOk taken from Seligsen were
restored to him last night by Marshal
Smiddy, who, however, retained a small
note book containing the names of half
h dozen or so non.commissioned officers
in the army. These men, Seligsen de-
.clared, had been engaged by him to
act as drummers or solicitors on per.
centage basis. ....,..
Denies Charges Against Him
Seligsen Indignantly denied the
charge against him. With a strong
German accent the man asserted that
he was Teuton born, having first seen
the light in Posen, Prussia.
or they said had been recruiting
men for Germany it would sound pro.
liable" he cried, while telling his
story In Marshal Smiddy's Office last
night, "hut for me to send men TO
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