Honolulu Republican, Volume IV, Number 492, 9 Ianuali 1902 — Fill ENDS ASK FOII HARTMAN [ARTICLE]

Fill ENDS ASK FOII HARTMAN

BUIOB THAT HE SAILED OS COPTIC FORMER LIQUOR DEALER SAID TO HAVE DEPARTED FOR MANILA Atas Seen on La*t Saturday Afternoon and Was Then on th« Steamer Before She Left—Had Sold Out His Interest and Retired from Firm in December. The sudden departure of Joseph Hartman from this city is causing I some anxiety among his friends here. Hartman, who arrived in Honolulu a little before the plague time, has been employed in several saloons in this city. Previous to his arrival here he is said to have been in the liquor business in Texas. He was employed for several months at the Favorite Saloon, which place he left on July 2* of last year. After leaving that place he was idle for a few weeks, and later he appeared before the public , as manager of the wholesale liquor business and principal stockholder of J, Hartman. Ltd.. <m Bethel, mar i Hotel street. In this business he remained until I> i ember 23d. at whkh time he had sold out his shares in the business retaining only a nominal interest and withdrawing from the management > of the business. J. Camara is at present looking after the books of the firm, having been engaged in this ever since December 21. Hartman s departure from this city was very sudden and there is a current rumor around town that he left; ■ on the Coptic on his way to Manila. Me left hi.- rooms in the Fort Street house on Saturday a little after noon. He had given no previous notice of r leaving, but told the proprietor of that house that he was going to one of the other islands and that he would be away for about two weeks. He paid 1 his room rent, with the exception of that for last week, with a check on Bishop’s bank, which was duly cashed 1 by the proprietor on Monday morning. His laundry man called at his house later to deliver his laundry and was surprised at hearing that he had left. He had always been a steady payer to the laundry with the exception of the last month’s Mil. which has not as yet been liquidated. It is not as yet certain that Hart- ! man left on the Coptic. His name j does iHd appear on the list of passen- * gers. as this was examined yesterday by a friend of his who wanted to de- | liver some letters to him. His hooks j : in the liquor business are being examined. but although the parties con- | ducting the investigation are very re-j lb cut. it seems to Ih> understood that everything has been found in perfect j order. Hartman was seen on the Coptic shortly before she left and the probabilities are ti at he left by her as it seems that no one has been able to locate him since. He was seen last l in the liquor store at between "> and »; o’clock, where he went to get a hotj tie of whiskey, but as the steamer sailed later than that time this does not exclude the possibilities of his j leaving on her. Concerning Hartman’s statement 1 to his landlord that he »a> leaving for; one of the other islands, it Is known* ! that no island steamer left or was to lea\ on Saturday and he has not been seen since then. There seems to be no reason for his leaving with out telling his friends except that he whs known as a reticent man. who seldom discussed his personal affairs