Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-02
Witnesses Tell Varying Stories
and Give Different DeScrip-
tons of "HaWkShaW"

case against W. II. Se1SS6n, pIOpEl-
etor of the New York Dress Company,
who vas charged with completely in
an alleged plot to recruit local u. S.
soldiers for the armies Of the Allies.
The next development in the case,
in which only one man, Guy d. Ran
dell, is now involved, may be the dis
coyery OF proof that the person who
signed the name j. L. Hawkshaw" to
a check for $40, which was to be
used To purchase the discharge of a
4th Cavalry corporal, is the same per
son who signed the name Stein" to a
letter purporting to be an offer of a
position In Seligsen's store to Cpl #
vine of the 4th Cavalry.
Other than to say he had offered
Randell a position, and that the lat
ter had worked with him for only tive
days, Seligsen denied all knowledge
of the alleged war plot" He denied
that he had written the letter offering
Corporal Irvine a position, and de-
clared that he had never signed such
letter with his own OF anyone else's
name. He knew of not war plots"
he said, and stoutly maintained he had
recruit men for the armies of the Al
lies.
Writing Was Different. -
Seligsen was asked to write the
words "one hundred and forty by
Commissioner George 8. Curry What
he wrote did not correspond with the
writing on the letter signed stein, !"
nor with the writing on the check
signed by "Hawkshaw.Y What do
compare on the two documents, how.
ever, are the 20 In February, on
the letter and the ''Fe' in February"
on the check. Both are In the pecu-
liar scroll type of writing.
Randelps Testimony.
Randell, when called to the stand,
said he knew Seligsen and that his
name was Stein. He said he had
asked Seligsen for a letter offering
a position Just so the boy could get
out of the army" II wasn't intended,
he said, that CPL. Irvine should go
to work. He said that the check for
$40, which was to purchase Irvine's
discharge, came from man named
Hawkshaw, who was "a retired Aus.
tralian farmer"
"Hawkshaw is about the size of
Marshal Smiddy." Randell testified
He was short and had black mus.
tache. He had no beard He was
staying at the MCana and his wife was
with him. The last time I saw him
was just. before the Carnival. | got
the check from him before the Carni-
val started. He gave it to me so that
Irvine could get out Of the army and
go to Vancouver and enlist"
Accuses jefferson.
Randell said he had known Seligsen
about a week and Hawksllaw about
four or FIVE years. He added that T.
r. jefferson, whose case has been dis.
missed, had promised to put up $40
to help another soldier, Cpl. J. ".
Greelish, out of the army.
Il didn't give up my check because
Jefferson didn't show up with his
money, Randell testified. The four
of ds lRandell, Jefferson, Irvine and
Greelish) were going to work Our pas
sage to Vancouver"
did you want Seligsen to cash the
check r. Randell was asked.
Il didn't intend to get him to cash
it, he answered.
4 Randell added that he had found the
letter signed "Stein" lying on the.
counter In Seligsen's store. He said
he had asked Seligsen for the letter,
but had not told him that the corporal
was to go to Canada to join the army
10 "HawkshaW" ReaI7
Attorney George A. Davis, counsel
for Seligsen, wanted to know II
Hawkshaw" was real"
Certainly" answered Randell.
Are you sure" urged Davis.
yes. said Rsndell. but Seligsen
never Knew that such man as Hawk.
shaw existed
Jefferson testified that he had never
spoken to Seligsen, but that he had
seen him from a distance He said he;
knew nothing about Seligsen or
Stein, except what Randell had told
him
His testimony was. in effect. as fol-
lows:
4 met Randell four or five weeks
ago in Fenne1rs office. FennelI was
going to have us work on some liquor
cases. Randell was introduced as Mr..
English. English and had a talk re-
garding some booze cases.
Three or four days later we met
In police court. He asked me my ma
honality. said was Irish. Before
this / had been told that FenneIl was
Of enlisting men for the Al
lies. Then English was missing for
lbout two weeks.
Him On War.
Il met English again on a Wednes-
day. That was two weeks ago, at
Fort and Hotel streets. He asked me
where was born, and told him In
Dublin. Ireland He asked me to meet
lim at the Central fire station that
hight met him, and he wanted to
know how / felt about going back and
lighting. / said would like to. but |
hat / was broke Then he said It |
,ould be arranged all right If | wanted
% 60 back.
Then he asked me if knew any
me else who wanted to go back. say
ng that he knew men who would |
5Iadly pay their way. / tipped him |
off to Irvine, who has an English ac-
cent.
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