The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-15
Ten Remarkable stories.
Written t5- the ApvsErisza.


koolsu Is not the desperate villain
which the Oahu or Honolulu people
seem TO think. From his childhood
he vas employed by the hnudsen
family at their home at Wsiswa,
Kauai. and IS he grew older his fine
k0rseuanship. clever mountaineering
and pleasant ways msie him man
much sought sitter by picnic parties
TO HaIemauu or Little Norway, few
miles from the cliffs overlooking
kalalsu, while his uuerriug rifle was
always sure to bring food Of some
sort to the hungry campers It was
only SIX months ago that he was
finally declared Ieper, and asking
for few dsys respite before going
to MoIokai. he in the meantime IS
capped to hsIslau and joined the
Ieper colony there. 1t Is said that
the main reason for escaping was
because Of the refusal Of the author
tiles to allow his wife and child to
Accompany him TO M0lokai. hsla-
Isu natives who have visited hekshs
OF Waiues since the war. tell many
interesting stories Of Koolau, some Of
which are here repeated Koolsu
claim the first shot fred at StOltz
was an accident and knowing there
was no love lost between them. and
that Stoltz was quick TO shoot with
both pistol and rife, he took careful
aim and shot him through the heart.
His story Is that d Stoltz came down
the valley with q leper II charge,
another Ieper who was with koolau
IN his cottage went out to Try and
rescue the arrested Ieper. hoolsu
went along. and IS they neared
Stoltz koolau's friend advanced to
attempt 9 rescue, while Ko0Iau hid
behind G rock Stoltz covered the
companion Of koolzu with his rife.
and Koolau covered Stoltz IL case
any attempt at shooting was made.
Il IVES quite dark at the time but
not 50 dark that objects could be
seen Z little way Of Stoltz was
standing OF the side Of little hill
and as be started to raise
himself about foot onto
ledge Of rock, koolsu on
following his movements slipped on
g stave, and having his hand on
,the trigger, tie gun went of Just as
gs.oltz rose up. and he heard him say
be was shot, and koolsu IN order TO
save himself, and. as he says, to put
Stoltz cut Of misery deliberately fired
70 pierce his heart, which he succeed
cd in doing. 1t was only when the
troops arrived that koolsu took to the
bush with his wife and child After
the troops mad taken up their posi-
tons together with the police, hoo-
lsu used TO come down every night
through the picket lines and pull
tsro, sweet potatoes and get fish and
poi. He says the police pickets kept
on watch until dark. then went back
to camp, where he often watched
them playing cards, and Just before
break of day the police pickets took
I'D their faithful picket posts again.
Where the camp was found which
evidently showed that company OF
eight people had slept the night be
fore, hoolsu says that IVES al inTen-
ton Of his 10 make It appear that he
had a large number Of comrades, as
II was himself only who laid down
for a while IN each CT the eight places
to make the impression Of q recum-
bent body The morning Anderson
vas shot. he SAYS he had very mar
row escape. He had been down to
the lower valley during the night,
and had returned TO the camp men-
toned above with some poi, tarO,
kTeet potatoes, food etc having
the picket lines before the
nickets we're back on them. He had
taken two loads OF food up, leaving
his rife at the stronghold with his
wife. bat OF starting out the third
time. his wife entrestsd hin 70 take
his rife with him. which he did. Just
as be was about to pick up tue rag OF
taro found BY the soldiers, he heard
them coming up the trail. and as ne
dashed up his trail. he saw seFersl q
them a. they passed below him Soo1