The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-08-19
THE MOLOKAI TROUBLE.
THE STEAMER KILAUEA HOU RE
TURNS FROM THE LEPER
SETTLEMENT.
Marshal Hopkins Makes a Thorough
Investigation of the Disturbance
The RingIeaders Arrested,
Tried and Sentenced
Supt. Evans Badly
nl-treated.

went to investigate the recent dis
turbance there. which compelled
Superintendent Evans to leave the
settlement and come to Honolulu.
An ADVERTISER representative met
the steamer, and as soon as the Mar
shall landed accompanied him to the
Station House, and there obtained
the following particulars of the
affair:
The Kilauea Hou left Honolulu 6
P M Friday, having on board Mar
shall Hopkins, Superintendent Evans
and twelve policemen. After passing
Molokai Point the captain found he
couldn't beat up the channel owing
to rough weather, so they went round
by Lanai. At 11:30 A. NJ. on Satur-
day they stopped at Pukoo, Molokai,
and took Judge Kalauokalani on
board. Resuming the voyage, the
Leper Settlement was reached at half
past six o'clock in the evening. Upon
landing everything was reported
quiet. Marshal Hopkins and his
men were cared for at the residence
of the Superintendent. Two police
men were sent up to halawao to tell
those who had created the disturb
ance to come down to Kalaupapa,
but as it was very late by the time
the policemen reached Kalawao, they
did not come, but sent word they
would be down in the morning. One
of them, Kiha, said he would not be
taken, only by bloodshed. The next
morning Sunday at seven o'clock
policeman was sent up to see if they
were coming, and the answer was
that all would go down but kiha.
There were Twenty-Five, all..told, who
were mixed mp in the disturbance.
A little later on, George Archer was
delegated by the disturbers to see
the Marshal and tell him that they
would not go to Kalaupapa, but for
him to come up TO Kalawao. Mar
shall Hopkins sent word by Archer
that he wanted them to keep their
promise and come to him. At about
10 o'clock they all made their ap-
pearance, including Hiha. Fourteen
were arrested by warrant and then
ordered to appear before the Judge
for trial Monday morning. The rest
who were mere boys, were let go.
The trial took place Monday be-
fore Judge Kalauokalani. They
were charged with assault and bat
terry on L. Z. Evans the superinten-
dent. Evidence was taken, the four
teen were convicted and sentenced
to different terms of Imprisonment.
Six of the ringleaders we're brought
to Honolulu on the Kilauea Hou.
The Marshal left six of his police
with Superintendent Evans.
The cause of the trouble was a
very trifing matter. On Friday,
August LIST. about twenty of the
youths in the Damien Home left
there and took up their abode in a
dilapidated house near by. When
Mr.. Evans heard of it he told them
he wanted them to go to Kalaupapa,
where there was suitable accommo-
dation for them, and he would send
a bullock cart for their things. They
refused to listen to him and said
they would remain in the house. On
Monday morning, the 4th, MIR. Evans
with the head carpenter, two assist
ants and two policemen, went to the
house, talked with the youths and
asked them to get their things
out of the house and go to Ka-
laupapa. They still refused. Evans
then ordered the carpenter to take
the house down and he commenced
work on the veranda. Outside of
the grounds where the house stood
large number of people had congre-
gated. They jumped on Mr.. Evans
without any warning, knocked him
down, bound him hand and foot,
kicked him in the ribs and searched
his pockets for firearms. They kept
him tied up quite little while, when
the Revs. Timoteo and Walwalole
reasoned with them, and advised
them to release Evans. They did SO,
but took him over to the hospital
ward. and there made him swear
while holding bible that he would
not return with weapons. Evans as
soon as he was released went home,
then over the Pail to Kaunakakai,
catching the steamer Mokolii, which
took him to Lanai. The schooner
Haleakala was just leaving for Homo
lulu, and be took passage by her,
arriving here on Wednesday the 9th
after trip of twenty-six hours. He
at once reported to the Board of
Health. with theresult that the Kilau-
ca Hou was chartered by the Gov
eminent and sent to the Settlement
as above stated.
The ringleaders, it appears, say
they understood that Evans had said
he was going to pull down all the
houses at Kalawao, and for that
reason they made the disturbance.
Such was not the case, it was only
this one house that was to be taken
down, as it was in too dilapidated
condition for any one to live IN.
Marshal Hopkins made many en-,
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