The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-08-16
Story Of KoOlau'S Deed.
Told by Two Lepers Now on
MOlOkai.
They Say Stoll Was Shot to Save the
Shooters Friend.

The following clear account of
the first tragedy at Kalalau was sent
by the two 1epers of that place, now
at the Molokai Settlement, to Mrs.
H. w. Auld of Honolulu. While
agreeing in some respects with pre-
vious accounts, it gives particulars
hitherto unpublished regarding the
death of the Deputy Sheriff:
:, TRANSLATION.
During the first week in June of
this year Deputy Sheriff Louis Stolz
and Penikila policeman went to
Kalalau, where we we're, and re-
quested the lepers to 60 to Molokai.
The lepers asked that their depar-
ture be delayed until the last week
in July, in order to give them time
to make preparations for their 60
ing, and also to allow them to con-
sumo the taro they had planted and
which they we're living on, and also
that their horses might be sold.
This proposition Stolz assented to.
Judge of the lepers' surprise when
Stolz appeared prematurely in the
third week in June. Accompanied 4
by three policemen Stolz promptly
went to the lepers' homes for the
purpose of taking them to Oahu.
Information, however, having pre-
coded Stolz of this move, the lepers
left for the mountains to hide from
him. Stolz and his companions
stayed at Kaumehiwa's house. On
the night of the sixth day of Stolz's
second visit, waiting for the lepers
to come back, Stolz went up alone,
leaving orders with Peter Nowlein
(policeman) to take up the tent and
station it at the centre Of gulch on
a rise, where it would command
view, and everybody coming up to
the valley of Kalalau or going down
could be easily discernible. This
position was about a mile from the
place where six lepers had been sta
toned to watch the taro patches, as
il. they all fled to the mountains
they would die of hunger.
On the day Stolz was killed, while
the six lepers were pounding taro
they saw the tents being pitched on
the knoll. When they finished
pounding taro, Koolau, Mapuia and
Nihoa went down within q short
distance of the tent, when Koolau
stood on a rock and pointed his rifle
at the officers erecting the tent. The
latter made themselves scarce and
Koolau ordered Manuia to go and
take the tent to their rendezvous.
While Manuia was gone Koolau and
Nihoa went down to the beach, and
later Manuia, Paoa, and Kala fol-
lowed. Peter Nowlein (policeman)
met Koolau and his companion and
impaired to them the information
that Stolz had gone into the valley
that night. The party then thought
they would wait until Stolz's return
on: the beach. They searched for
Stolz's arms and found them in a
crevice on the beach (where Iva had
just hid them)-one revolver, two
boxes cartridges, and two boxes of
rifle ammunition. Koolau tried five
shots in his own rifle, and Oh hearing
the reports the officers and non
lepers suspected that they had found
the arms. The policemen and non
lepers hid on the beach when Koo-
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Koolau met some, however, and
asked them where Stolz had hid his
rifles. They replied they did not
know. Koolau searched and found
the rifles among the bushes. They
then hid themselves distance from
the beach and waited for Stolz's re-.
turn, Paoa being the only one des.
patched up the valley to guard the
weak lepsrs. When Paoa returned
to the house of Kapahee and his
wife, about three quarter mile from
where Stolz's tent had been erected
Kapahee asked Paoa to dine with
him. While they were eating Stolz
entered and arrested Paoa, taking
his rifle away from him. Kapahei
proposed that he go to the beacl
and fetch help for him (Stolz), bu
this the latter would not agree to
Kapahee also told him that his arm
had been captured by the lepers. 1
was about dusk at the time. Stol;
marched Paoa down on foot, whil'
Kapahee rode down to the beach OF
Paoa's horse.
Nearing the beach Stolz saw mar
standing by house and asked Pao
who he was. Paoa replied that i
was Kala. Kala hearing them SAM
out, "Who is that7" Paoa answered
that it was Stolz and himself. Kal
then ran, accompanied by Iva, VIII
happened to be with him. Stol
sang out to Kala to stop, but tn
latter continued to run. Stolz the
, pushed Paoa down on a slab of ston
and raised his rifle to his shoulder
Just as his rifle was in line, Koolau'
rifle cracked and the bullet entere
Stolz's stomach. Koolau was in
dent behind Kala. Koolau sang GU
to Paoa asking if Stolz was deae
and was answered that he was no
second shot was then heard. Ate
the first shot, Stolz said to Paoi
"Paoa, give my aloha to my mother
!, IL Stolz had not been hit by Koola,
kala would have been shot.
, REASONS OF THE DREADFUL sHooTIS
t Firstly, because Stolz deceive
$ the lepers by telling them he woul
5 come for them ia the last week
:. June.
J. Secondly, because it was reporte
: that Kaumehiwa put Stolz up