The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-03-05
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

ESCAPE FROM TIE PRIsoN.-One of the "sensa-
tons > of the past week was the escapade of Jacob
Wilkerson, commonly known by his selfassumed
name of a. The King Barber" He was confined in
the Oahu Prison, awaiting trial at the next term of
the Circuit Court of Maui, on a charge of assaulting
his wife with a deadly weapon. He disappeared from
the prison on Saturday morning last, quite mysteri-
ously, between 81 and 6 O'Clock, after the gang of
prisoners detailed for work had gone out. 1t is SUI
posed by those who are familiar with the routine of
the prison, that he may have seized an opportunity
when the attention of the sentry was momentarily
withdrawn, and got over the rear wall of the prison.
The Marshal promptly offered a reward of $50 for
his arrest, and caused the two outward bound vessels
which sailed that day for San Francisco to be most
thoroughly searched, but without finding any clue to
the runaway. Meantime the rumOr prevailed and
was very generally believed outside of the police,
that he had got away on board the John HuncOck,
one of the vessels above mentioned. But on Thurs
day, a native brought to the Station House, n loaded
double-barreled gun, ammunition, n blanket, matches,
a box of sardines, a loaf of bread and a felt hat
the last looking marvellously like one the missing
man had been known to wear-which he had found
near the head of Pauoa Valley. He stated further
that on Sunday afternoon he had seen a foreigner,
the description answering to that of w. on the hills
mauka of Pauoa. 1t is possible that the articles
found may have been deposited there for his use by
some of his friends. If he is really skulking about
among the hills, he must eventually be caught, or
perish from hunger and exposure, and it is consum-
mate folly for him or his friends to expect that he can
escape. -
HAWAIIAN HULAHULAs.-It is a standing shame to
our civilization that these disgusting exhibitions are
so openly tolerated. However much new corners and
those ignorant of the language may allow themselves
to be deceived as to the harmless nature of exhibitions
like that of last Saturday near the Foundry, old resi-
dents know full well the demoralizing effect on the
young of both sexes. Though the lascivious dance
was omitted, there were lascivious illusions enough
in some of the songs, and bad whisky and worse
brandy could be had in abundance. When we say
that it was a place where no good woman could be
present FIVE minutes without blushing, we have de-
scribed the affair sufficiently to the curiosity of our
Let US ask, just ere-wil not the coming
Legislature repeal the obnoxious law, which places
huLahuias in the category of licensed public shows?
JUsrIcE.-Last Tuesday, a Chinaman, who was in
the employ of Mr.. Wood, on Nuuanu plantation, was
brought before the Police Court, on a charge OF SELL
ing spirits to n native. 1t appears that either this
man or his associates, (his countrymen,) have been
suspected for a year or two past of this practice OF SELL
ipp spirits of their own manufacture concocted from
to natives, but only in this instance has the fact
been fixed upon the party. The case was clearly prov
the bottle ofliquor,-for which the native paid fifty
cents-was found on chemical analysis to be thirty
per cent. of alcohol, and the Chinaman was sentenced
to nav a fine of five hundred dollars. As a matter OF
course. that amount was far beyond his reach, and
he went to prison, to work it out. ut twenty-five cents
day, the legal rate.
Orrs1nr A letter from the racy pen OF our New
York CORRESPONDENT will be found on the first page.
All who have read Oldtown Folks will be interested
in perusing the key to the various characters in that
book. which is given on the fourth page.
e The clipper S. G.. Reed and the bark Comet
are momentarily expected. with dates to Feb. II to 10.
They have probably been delayed by variable winds
prevalent at this season. The steamer Idaho will be
due ON Wednesday next, at I'm
- Our informant who reported that the schooner
.9nne had two whales, as stated last week, was a lit
tie too fast. At the latest date from Lahaina, she had
one whale, though we hope to hear to-day of her
having taken more.