The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-09-13

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long experience at sea with it. am also of opinion
that it will prove a durable and excellent cordage
for vessels"
THE ILLICIT DrsT1LLINa AT LAHA1NA-we are
enabled to give the following account of the exam
uation, before the Police Magistrate of Lahaina of
the persons who were arrested some days ago on
the charge of Illicit distillation of liquor from Iii
root:
On Wednesday, four of the accused were brought
before the Magistrate for examination, the principal
witness against whom was native named Pnoo, who
was the man FIRST arrested, and who afterwards in
formed against his neighbors. still (Which, by
the way, was very primitive one, being simply
a small iron pot with cover made of the head of
sugar-keg, aud old gun-barrsl,) was produced in
court with which Puoo and another witness testified
that the accused had distilled liquor. The four per-
sons were convicted-the owner of the still being
fined 800, the other three $50 each.
On Thursday, five Others, including one foreigner,
were arraigned, and convicted the testimony of
Puoo; they were fined, each, from $50 to 500.
On Friday, the remainder of the accused Seven
teen in number were brought before the Magistrate,
when the Deputy Attorney General not considering
the testimony in their cases sufficient to convict,
entered mol. pros.
We understand that the nine persons who were
fined have appealed to the Circuit Court.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT LAuA1SA--on Thursday of
last week, as several men were employed in digging
water lead through bank near Lahaina, for one
of the plantations several bouders which were held
simply by the loose earth above them fell down,
instantly killing one aud seriously inuring another
of the workmen. The injured man was brought to
Honolulu Friday in the Nettie Merrill and taken
to the Queens Hospital where he died on Saturday
morning The following letter from Mr. Treadway,
the Sheriff of Maui, gives an account of the melan-
LAHA1NA, Sept q, 1871.
Mr.. EDIToR-SIR: At about 2 o'clock P. NJ. to-
day, was called upon by elderly native who had
a sad tale to tell OF a shocking accident which &C.
CURED at Kauaula in Lahaina. 1t seems that sew
eral men were engaged in making water-course
alongside precipice some twenty-five or perhaps
thirty feet high. While they were at work digging,
the side caved in, and some dozen or more large
rocks tumbled down, crushing one man, Honolii, to
death instantly, laying open his skull SO that you
might lay your hand in the cash, and crushing off
the right leg, and, except small bit of flesh and
skin, the left leg of another man named Papohaku,
at the knee.
visited the place in company with Mr. McCully,
as soon as we could get there. 1t was not deemed
necessary TO hold an inquest the whole story could
be read by look at the rocks. But every effort
made to get the injured man to the Queens Hospital
An impromptu stretcher was made to bring the
wounded man down Mr. Turton, hearing of the
accident, Immediately volunteered to detain his
vessel until the man could be got on board, Capt.
Crane kindly undertaking to every effort TO
make him as comfortable possible on the passage.
We here consider that the only hope of saving the
life of the unfortunate man was to get him to the
Hospital at early time practicable, where he
can not only have surgical aid but proper nursing.
1 feel almost sick when think of the sight wit
messed to-day. T.