The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-03-11
BOLD CAPTURE.
"A Chinese Burglar Caught and Lodged
i'm Jail.

About O'Clock Wednesday morning
James Kauhane, sergeant Of the police
patrol watch, was walking along Mer-
chant street, when he noticed China
man standing up against the large tele-
phone post directly in front of the
Mutual Telephone building. Kauhane
asked the man what he wanted there,
and he received grunt as a reply. The
officer was moving up close to him,
when the man drew a large butcher
knife and made dash at Kauhane with
it. The latter just managed to escape
being stabbed in the side. AS it was,
his clothing, even to his shirt, was cut by
the blade. Kauhane now drew his club
and gave the Chinaman a blow with it,
knocking him down. He was quickly
up, but another blow sent him down
again, and Kauhane then tried to keep
his hands down and get the knife away
from him, but he was not successful.
The Chinaman kept brandishing the
knife around while ON the ground, and
it is a wonder the officer was not hurt.
When the Chinaman found he was get
ting the worst OF it, he cried out ''haul
in" This awoke the neighborhOod, and
white man came along and wanted to
know what the officer was doing to the
man and whether he intended killing
him or not, but was promptly told to
mind his own business. He probably
was not aware of the desperate character
the officer had to deal with. The cries
of ''haul in" brought two policemen to
the spot, and soon after the Chinaman
was taken to the Station House. There
he was at once identified as Aciu alias
Chun Hook, a prisoner who escaped
from the chain gang February goth of
this year, and for whose capture a reward
of 500 was offered. On being searched,
three knives were found on him, making
four in his possession, counting the one
he tried to use on the officer. One was
a pocket knife, another dirk, the third
one being somewhat smaller than the
one used. He had alsoa six-chamber
self-cocking revolver, every chamber
loaded, two auger bits, two chisels and
screwdriver. After being searched by
Station House Keeper Crabbe, he was
securely locked up. His record is a
black one, and he is an ugly looking
customer. On June q, 1884, he was
sentenced to two months imprison-
ment at hard labor and fined $50 for
having opium in possession. On
July 31st he was sentenced to two
years imprisonment at hard labor for
burglary. This was for breaking into
Mrs. Lacks store on Fort street. On
February 5, 1885, at the Fourth Circuit
Court, Kauai, Mr.. Justice McCully SEN
fenced him to three years Imprisonment
at hard labor and to pay fine of 500
for larceny in the first degree. He was
brought to Honolulu a few days later to
undergo sentence, and Captain Trip at
once identified him as an escaped pris
oner. For this offense Police Justice
Bickerton. on February oath, gave him
six months additional sentence. For
about three or four months he had to
wear a ball and chain. His conduct
while in prison was very good. How
ever, on January Goth, of this year, he
again escaped and nothing had been
seen of him until yesterday. He has
five years and six months Imprisonment
and $104 fine to work out When in
prison he had three moles on his face,
but he has cut them off, probably with
the idea of escaping detection.
About two or three weeks ago the car
penter's shop at the prison was entered
by unknown persons and a quantity of
tools stolen therefrom. Some of this
stolen property was found on Chun
Hook, viz, screw driver, chisel and two
anger bits, one inch and the other q
inch. The handles of the screw driver
and chisel were marked with the letter
P. They have been identified as be-
longing to the prison.
Officer Kauhane is a powerfully built
man and deserves credit for the capture
of such dangerous character. He has
received the $40 reward offered for the
capture of Chun Hook, and some of our
merchants intend further rewarding MIN
with a sum of money. Chun Hook will
probably be brought up this morning in
the Police Court.