The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-07-10

they had borrowed the paper from
another who had received ii from
Koolau.
The woman mentioned tells an
account of the shooting by koolau
which differs in several respects from
the accounts previously published.
She says that when StolZ visited the
place several weeks ago he had every
inhabitant of the valley congregate
on the beach. He informed them
that the board of health had deter
mined to remove all lepers in the
valley to Molokai. He talked nicely
to them with the result that every
one of them with the exception of
koolau consented to go. The officer
took n list of all those who were pres
ent and then departed for Waimea.
| When he returned he changed his
tactics and commenced to bully the
natives. He informed them that his
| second visit was for the purpose OF
taking them away, and if any of
them attempted to escape he would
shoot them. This statement, accord
ing to the woman's story, frightened
the lepers and later in the day they
took their effects and went to the
head of the valley, where they re-
manned until they surrendered to
Larsen.
L
the hiding place and was captured by
StolZ. The officer took the captive
down the valley towards the sea-
shore. They assembled to the top of
hill where several cottages stand when
Koolau was seen. The leper was
standing behind a big boulder, and
when Stolz called on him to surren-
der he answered with a shot from his
rifle. Stolz fell and when he struck
the ground the leper fired the second
shot. After searching the body the
murderer escaped to the top of the
valley where he is said to be located
now.
The scouting parties have orders to
search every house or hut that they
may meet with in their travels. The
house near which the deputy sheriff
was killed was entered and between
two mattresses a police badge was
found besides several empty envel-
opes which were addressed to Stolz.
Late yesterday afternoon the spe-
cial police were ordered in a body to
proceed to the head of the valley to
camp for several days. The distance
is about two miles from the regular
camp.
In speaking of Koolau, native says
that he is very arrogant person, and
since his advent here he has been 4
continual source of trouble. He has
been resident of the valley for only
eight months. He was formerly en-
ployed as vacquero at Kekaha, this
island, by Gay & Robinson. He ran
away from the place mentioned to
escape being sent to Molokai. BY
strange coincidence, it was Stolz who
discovered that he was leper. He is
not bodily diseased, so the natives
say, as his face and ears are the only
parts affected The hut formerly oc-
cupied by him was found yesterday,
and, I'm ransacking the place, a bundle
OF personal letters were found. They
were from relations and friends, and
contained nothing that would interest
the public.
At 8 O'Clock this morning Captain
Larsen and G. B. Reynolds left in a
whaleboat for Haena to see if any
thing could be learned of the wherr-
abouts of the missing lepers. The
boat was manned by five natives, and
it took two hours to row the distance.
On their arrival at Haena, Deputy
Sheriff Deverill was found with a
guard. Deverill informed Larsen
that shortly after shutdown on last
Saturday two natives answering to
the description of the missing Iepers
approached their camp, and, after
asking the native, who was on guard,
several questions, they took the road
towards Hanalei. Deverill said he
was asleep while all this was going
on. This information did not have a
soothing effect on Larsen, and, as d
result, the deputy-sheriff received a
scorching for his neglect.
The whaleboat in which the natives
were carried TO Haena after they de-
serted this place, as mentioned In my
last letter, was launched and half of
the natives were ordered to- go into it,
while the other half was taken in
Larsen's boat. Both boats put off,
and the whole party arrived here
about 10 O'Clock. The natives seemed
to be very glad to return to their
homes.
Upon his arrival here, Larsen de-
cided to send two natives after Manuia
and his four companions. One of the
natives selected for the purpose is
brother to one of the lepers. To scare
him into making an effort TO capture
the party, he was told that if he did
not succeed, his house would be de-
stroyed and his land confiscated. This
threat had the desired effect, and be-
fore noon the native, with COM
panion, started off for Hanalei TO
search for the lepers.
In the meantime no word had been
sent 10 camp ny the pOllCSLhShI W q
squad of fifteen soldiers, under COM
mand of Major ]. w. Pratt, started
out to make a thorough search of the
head of the valley for the hiding-place
of Koolau and family.
After Pratt and his party left, things
were very dull until after lunch, when
Marmont, with vivid imagination,
and another officer arrived with a
fairy tale. This was about l o'clock.
The gist of the story was that, while
they were searching a gulch, they
were startled by seeing native minus
any wearing apparel. They did not
stop to take the native dead or
alive" according to orders, but hur-
ried back to camp for aid. While
Marmont was eating his lunch, every
one guyed him numerically, bat no
amount of joking would interfere with
his appetite or make him alter his
story.
An interval Of quiet prevailed until
the arrival at camp of /" Dick" Taylor
and another policeman. They brought
the important information that the
soldiers had located the stronghold of
Koolau. The news was gratefully re-
ceived, and in a few minutes the bal
ance of the soldiers in camp were In
readiness to reinforce the contingent
located at the head of the valley;