The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-08-04

ARREST AND EN,NrNArIoN OF THE MrRpERER.-
On he evening of the SLIT If July, Asee. the muir
dercr OF the late jules Dudoit. was arrested by
several coolies in the employ Of Nv. J. II. Wood.
Ii seems the culprit, after the committal of the
murder. on the morning of the 2lst, went directly
up tho Nuuanu valley road. and secreted himself
in 4 cave by the roadside, near the farm of Mr..
MKeague. There he remained during each day,
and NJ night went 30 the mountain to procure ohias,
on which he subsisted for eight days. Several
times while secreted in she cave. he was approach
ed very closely by persons in search of him, whom
he distinctly saw, and once. he says. David Dayton
visited the cave and discharged a pistol. which he
thought was fired at him. But he lay under a
large rock, where it was next to impossible TO find
him. On the evening referred to, he was COM
PEELED by intense hunger TO go in- search of food.
aud approaching the coolie quarters on Mr.. Woods
( plantation. called 10 one of the coolies. Two Of
them Immediately went out and recognized him.
and on their telling him there was n reward offered
for him. he tried TO escape in the cane field, but
was seized by them, while another coolie went and
called Mr.. W., who arming himself. and accom-
panied with a native. went out. and found that the
coolies. six or eight i'm number. were dragging the
murderer cut of the cane field to their quarters.
The fellow was nearly starved and begged for
something to eat. which was given him. He was
Immediately handeufed and in charge of Mr.. Wood
and the coolies taken 10 the Station house. On
reaching the lower bridge. 1t Became noised abroad
that he had been arrested. and the natives focked
out in great numbers. till on reaching the Station
house there must have been u crowd of over two
thousands. and the confusion. uproar. excitement
and hurrahing can better be imagined than de-
scribcd.
- An examination of the murderer was held at
the Policc-court on Thursday, when he confessed
having committed the murder. that he deliberately
intended to Kill Mr.. Dudoit, but had no thought Of
killing Mrs. Dudoit; that he had been provoked to
the deed by Mr.. DIS treatment of him. D. striking
or boxing him on several occasions that he re-
solved if he did it again he wouid kill him that
Mr.. ID. having done so again, he went down town
purchased and drank a glass of brandy to nerve
him. returned to Mr.. DIS house, to wait till he
had retired. that he (Asee) then lay down and went
to sleep, when he walked up. about midnight, he
took his cleaver and knife, went in and executed
the murder. and that he had no accomplices in the
deed. He talks broken English quite distinctly,
says he has served on an English man-of-war, was
accustomed to get twenty dollars 4 month pay in
China. and was told he would get rs much here.
He was committed for trial before the Supreme
Court.
- 1t is a cause Of satisfaction that the arrest OF
this murderer has been made by his 0,cn country
men and companions. This shows that they are to
be relied on to some extent. Let the government
now perform its promises to the letter, and see that
the whole reward is divided among all who assist
ed in his apprehension, and also that they be offer
ed their freedom and n free passage to China, il
they choose to return there. Let the terms of the
reward and all Inducements that were made for the
discovery of the criminal. be now fulfilled. or even
exceed the terms offered. Otherwise, there will be
o lacl- Of oop6Japca Al N futura nocaciop. Of III.
kind. If the coolies are liberated, their master
should also be fully Unidentified. Much of our
future quiet as regards coolies, depsnds on the
management of this case, and we trust our officials
will act wisely and faithfully.
WHAT'S Up NOw?-Among the telegraphic dis
patches we find the following, which has "a suspi-
cious hook, as if an extension of the area of free
don" is contemplated:
Mr.. Banks introduced a bill establishing the conditions for
the admission of Nova Scotia, New brunswick, Canada East
and Canada West into the Union as States, and for the organiza-
ton Of the Territories of Selkirk, Saskatchewan and Columbia
by proclamation Of the President, whenever notice shall be de-
posted in the Department OF State that the Governments OF
Great Britain and the Provinces have accepted the propositions
made in the second section, which are to assume the provincial
debt, including the payment Of $4,000 900 to the Hudson Bay
Company.
ACCIDENT.-A native named Kahaleula, employ
ell in hcavipg down the bark EUtun Alien, was
dangerously injured on Friday, by one of the haw-
sers giving way. He was struck by a handspike
'' INV " 'ho
Hospital Immediately, but it is doubtful whether
he will survive his wounds.
THE OVERLAND TEIEGRAPH-Those who doubt
that the wires are controlled for private and specu-
lative purposes. may be interested in the following
extract from a debate in Congress on the overland
telegraph bill:
Il" Mr.. CONFESS resumed the floor in advocacy Of the bill One
OF the greatest difficulties under which the commercial people
OF the Pacific coast laborrd was the monopoly which controlled
the t.Ierrauh bet Tween here and Calfmuia Not ionr sipce fhe
Supreme Court Of the United States decided a land case o. great
importance to the Pacific coast. The wires we're taken posses
sion OF by men belonging to the company, who succeeded in
an immense speculation Of it,"
E,RTHQUAKE.-A correspondent writing from
KohaIa, says that an earthquake occurred there on
Monday. July %, at five minutes past l o'clock A.
NJ, so severe as to shake up and wake up every
1t lasted some ten seconds or more, Per-
in other districts of that island may have felt
The same shock if so, make a note of it.