The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24
The Bad Man Of waimea Brave and Eli
Gent Officers.

EuIroG GAzrrrE.-F1r the last three or fOuI
years q lepsT, named hu has thwarted all ut
tempts OF the officers 10 capture him He left his
home in the valley and took 10 the mountains
hunting wild hugs bat usually returned TO his
house to sleep He Threatened to shoot any officer
who attempted to arrest him, and the officers
wisely retrliued from giving him chance 10 carry
his threat into execution.
Last summer lie Thought he would celebrate ~
the fourth, 50 ON that day he marched down to
Waimea, with pistol on each hip and gun on
his shoulder aud celebrated the day 10 his
hearts content IN quiet and security none dlr-
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 10 kiss
and caTuss his sisters children. She objected to
this and he, becoming euruged, dragged her out to
the river and duckgl her therein 50 long and re-
peatelly that she was almost drowned before a
u2ighbJr came to her assistance. After this, his
trsVd5 o. tgrmluel 10 deliver him up to the au-
thu.itlus; SD the next time he came down they
piled him freely with gin, and when sufficiently
intoxicated 10 be unable TO offer any resistance
they sent for the officers. The whole force turned
out and rode up N fine military order, with ropes
and handouts, looked the weakened Samson, and
safely lodged him IN the rHHlT1. Il was decided
TO overlook his breaches OF the law, and send him
to Al0l1kai. Tho Deputy sheriff and two Of the
force were to take him overland 10 Llhuc and
from there take the steamer for Honolulu. The
morning was bright, the prisoner quiet, and every
thing prDuitlpus for pleasant trip. The Deputy
rode up home to black his top-bOots, one police
man stopped at the coffee shop 20 tOrllty himself
for the Journey with a cup Ot Apana's delicious
coffee, while the other rode OF leading the prison
eT's horse by rOpg which he held in his hand.
ku was mounted on q friends horse, one Of the
strongest aud igg.cst in the valley, with Mexican
saddle and iingiing spurs, and though wearing the
Sheriff s bracelets, be cOuli hold the bride. They
crossed the bridge uscgulad the hill, and as they
struck piece Of level road on the other side, the
officer suggested that they quicken their pace and
urged his horse TO gall0p. Quick as a flash hu
wheeled his horse TO the right about and by dcx-
ferrous movement threw the rope under the tail o
the officer horse causing that animal TO start of
on 4 series Of vigorous bucks The rope was
drawn out OF the officers hand aud he was thrown
from his horse. As he struck the ground he caught
glimpse OF his prisoner ElliOpiu- furiously like
another Maz1pp1. 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, s0rs and blegIIuE-sIck ia body and mind
and his horse jus. disappearing over the hill be-
yond.
In the council OF war which was held the ques-
tons discussed were: " Why was not ku put
aboard the steamer at NIimCat' and " how was
the dism0uuted officer 10 secure his h0rs0s'
ku has not raBortud but is supposed TO be ell
iOyiug 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 lopr1us sores IN th5 same stream.
WADIEl. Dec 90, 1881. ELENAEULL.