The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-03-14

uiiutl do Induy as I'VE inherent udHleS
in the brief time he has been on the
Islands. He came to Maui as "a. d.
Allen" but he was known in Homo
lulu as Major Spalding, Major Bald
ing, DR.. Boten. He told Sheriff Glen
Crowell on Monday that his real name
is William Harold Baldwin, and that
his home is near New York city. He
carried pictures OF himself in the uni
form of a major of the medical corps,
Y. s. Army, and claimed that he was
a physician end had until recently
been connected with the army.
Rapid Pace In Honolulu
According to the Honolulu papers,
he travelled at a swift clip during the
brief time he was in that city. He
went to live at the Roselawn hotel,
made up a large around-the-island
party and had forgotten" his purse,
SO that other members Of the party
had to foot the bills. He later is re-
ported to have passed a lot to phoney
checks a~ggregating some $500, sting
ing a number of army men. He then
decided to quit Honolulu, so accord
ingly he boarded the Kinau, about to
leave for Kauai, a week ago last Mon
day; declared he had got On the
wrong boat and by means of a launch
he managed to board the Claudine for
Maui after the latter vessel was out
In the stream.
Joins An Opium Raid
He met a mai named Charles A.
Salter, said to be a customs house
officer, on board the Claudine, and on
Tuesday he helped the latter make a
raid on a Chinese store in Kahului
where a quantity Of opium was found.
The Chinamap was not arrested and
Salter returned to Honolulu the fol
lowing day.
Baldwin, or Allen, as he was known
on Maui, stopped at the Grand Hotel,
and by flashing a handful of gold gave
the impression that he was a million
aire of some kind III for his health.
He dropped mysterious hints, how
ever, that he was on government
business" the nature Of which he
failed to make clear.
Arrested In Hilo
After leaving Maui on Wednesday,
he was promptly arrested as he STEP
ped ashore at Hilo on information
from Honolulu, and was started back
for Honolulu on Friday in charge of
Police Officer Tucker. When the Ma
n Kea reached Lahaina about mid
night last Friday night, Allen climb
ed into one of the shore boats and
hid in a cubby-hole under the plat.
form where the steersman stands be-
fore the boat was lowered. The
police officer, failed to miss him. At
the wharf his unexpected appearance
caused him to be taken in custody by
a Lahaina police officer, but he was
released a little later when he was
recognized by several persons as hav-
ing been on Maui a few days before.
Before officer Tucker missed his
charge and got ashore, Allen had
taken an automobile and started for
Wailuku, where the police were wait
ing and again took him into custody.
He asked to telephone to Sheriff
Crowell, and when this was permitted
did it something like this:
Fooled The Police
Hello, Sheriff Crowell? Say, Sher-
III. won't it be all right for me to stay
at the Grand Hotel tonight? It's all
a mistake and I don't want to get
away and couldn't If I did. I'll be
Nback at 9 o'clock in the morning?
Thanks, Sheriff, that's fine. Sorry to
have troubled you. Goodnight"
And then he coolly walked past the
Tailor and Officer Coelho, who had in
charge, climbed into a waiting auto
mobile and disappeared, before
Crowell, who had very flatly refused
his request, could get connection with
the police station again.
After leaving the police station AL
len got out at the Grand Hotel, cir
cled through the yard. and later walk
ed to Kahului, in hope of catching a
boat. He hid during Saturday in a
beach cottage used at times by school
teachers, east of Kahului.
Boys Give The Clue
On Sunday Allen accosted two boys
on the beach-Asa Baldwin, son OF
F. F. Baldwin, and Dwight Baldwin.
his cousin, and made so many in
Quiries concerning the sailing of boats
the occupants of houses along the
beach, ETC., that the boys became
suspicious and reported the matter to
Mr.. Baldwin, who in turn notified
Sheriff Crowell. The latter, with
three posses was soon on the ground.
and in a short time, aided by some
good scouting on the part of the Bald.
win boys, Allen was cornered and
gave up in flood OF tears.
Threatened Suicide
The prisoner tried to hide a pocket
toese from the Sheriff at the police
station, and only surrendered it after
a struggle. He was put under a
strict guard, and during the night was
caught going through the motions OF
hanging himself with his neck-tie to
the bars of his cell.
The next morning he was in better
spirits. He told Sheriff Crowell that
the army life had been his undoing,
that he had a wife and two children.
but that it was a woman who had got
him into trouble and caused him 10
come to the Islands. He said that
she is now in Honolulu, having come
several weeks ahead OF him.