The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24
The Bad Man of Waimea- Bravo and Eff.
cicut Officers.

EDITOR GAzETTE:-For the last three or four
years leper, named ku, has thwarted all at
tempts OF the officers 10 capture him. He left his
home in the valley and took to the mountains
hunting wild hogs, but usually returned to his
house to sleep. He threatened to shoot any officer
who attempted to arrest him, and the officers
wisely refrained from giving him chance to carry
his threat into execution.
Last summer he thought he would celebrate .
the fourth, SO on that day he marched down to
Waimea, with pistol on each hip and a gun on
his shoulder, aud celebrated the day to his
hearts content IN quiet and security, none dar-
ing to modest or make him afraid
few weeks ago he was again on a spree, and
came down to his sisters house and began to kiss
and caress his sisters children. She objected to
this and he. becoming enraged. dragged her ont to
the river and duckcd her therein so long and re-
peatedy that she was almost drowned before
ncighbor came to her assistance. After this, his
friends determined to deliver him up to the au-
thUrities; 50 the next time he came down thew
Piled him freely with gin, and when sufficiently
intoxicated as to be unable to offer any resistance
they sent for the officers. The whole force turned
out and rode up IL fine military order, with ropes
and handouts, looked the weakened Samson and
safely lodged him in the pqahaO. 1t was decided
TO overlook his breaches of the law, and send him
to Molokai. The Deputy Sheriff and two of the
force were to take him overland to Lihuc, and
from there take the steamer for Honolulu The
morning was bright, the prisoner quiet, and every
thing propitious for pleasant trip. The Deputy
rode up home to black his top-bOots, one police
man stopped at the coffee shop to fOrlify himself
for the journey with a cup of Apana's delicious
coffee, while the other rode off leading the prison.
er's horse by a rope which he held in his hand.
Ku was mounted on friends horse, one of the
strongest and tleetest in the valley with Mexican
saddle and jingling spurs and though wearing the
Sherif's bracelets, he could hold the bridle They
crossed the bridge, assembled the hill, and as they
struck piece of level road the other side, the
officer suggested that they quicken their pace and
urged his horse to a gallOp. Quick as a flash Ku
wheeled his horse TO the right about and by dex-
ferrous movement threw the rope under the tail of
the officers horse, causing that animal to start off
on 4 series of vigorous bucks" The rope was
drawn out of the officers hand and he was thrown
from his horse. As he struck the ground he caught
glimpse OF his prisoner Galloping furiously, like
another Mazoppa, over rocks and rills, away to
the mountains.
In few minutes the Deputy with shining
boots, and the other officer, licking his lips, rode
up and found the fallen policeman lying in the
dust, sore and bleeding-sick in body and mind
and his horse just disappearing over the hill be-
yOnd.
In the council of war which was held the ques-
tions discussed, were: Why was not Ku put
aboard the steamer at WaimeaTn and how was
the dismounted officer to secure his horse?"
Ku has not REPORTED but is supposed to be en-
joying his liberty in the mountains, and in the
meantime it is pleasant for those of us who have
to use the river water to remember that he is still
bathing his leprOus sores in the same stream.
WAIMEA, Dec 20, 1881. ELEMAKULE