The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-06-29
LOUIS STOLZ MURDERED.
KALALAU THE SCENE OF THE
CRIME.
The Deputy Sheriff Of Kauai Fouly
Murdered by Leper Named
Kolau.

ihtSliSSllCS DiOu6'' 'l wv oNSalhN
Waialeale, which reached here about
$3.50 this morning, that Louis Stolz, the
deputy sheriff Of Kauai had been
foully murdered by leper whom he
was trying to arrest, and that his body
had been brought to Honolulu.
Shortly after the steamers arrival it was
taken to the Station House,
From B. B. Macy a passenger on
the steamer the following account OF
the killing is obtained: Stolz left
Waimea on Sunday last with two
native constabIes for the purpose of
arresting some of the lepers known to
be living in the Kalalau valley Ar
irving at Kalaau the same night he
went up the valley in the morning and
put up with the two constables at the
house of one Kamaiwa Leaving the
constables there he started on. alone
to look for the lepers, taking with him
his blankets and some provisions.
The next known of him was that on
Tuesday evening between 9 and 10
O'Clock he came down the valley, hay-
ing in custody a leper named Paoa,
whom he had arrested at the house Of
one Kapala. Upon reaching a point
near the mouth Of the valley and close
to the house Of Kolau, he saw a native
behind large rock and commanded
him to surrender For answer he re-
ceived a bullet in the heart. Throw
ing up his hands and exclaiming "Give
my love to my mother" he fell to the
ground, In the act Of falling he re-
ceiyed a second bullet also in the
region of the heart, and expired with,
out a groan. This is the account as
told by the leper whom he bad in GUS
tody, and who is supposed to be the
only eye witness to the affair.
From accounts gathered from natives
in the valley, it appears that the lepers
were aware that Deputy Sheriff Stolz
was looking for them and they had de
termined not to be taken alive, and
that Stoz had been warned to that
effect. On Tuesday morning they
found the place where he had slept the
night before, and where he had left his
blankets, etc, They then went to the
houses of the well natives and drove
them out and on to a sand beach on
the Mana side of the valley capturing
two rifles and a pistol, presumed to
have belonged to the native constables
whom Stulz had with him. They then
resumed the hunt for Stolz with the re-
suit stated above.
After the shooting the lepers held
consultation, intending to dispose of
the body, but for some reason did not
do so, but instead it was carried to
Kolau's house. They then went over
to the sand beach, whittier they had
driven the well natives, and told them
they might return to their homes, as
their vengeance was pan as they had
killed a haole The others, however,
did not believe them and refused to re-
turn, thinking that the lepers were also
after Kamaiwa for harboring Stolz and
the two COnstables.
In the meantime Kamaiwa was look
ing out for himself On hearing of the
murder he at once jumped into his
canoe and padded over to Mana,
where he landed, procured horse and
rode to the nearest telephone station,
where he communicated the news of
the murder to Sheriff Geo. w. Wilcox
and to Deputy Sheriff Deverill OF
Hanalei.
On receiving the news Sheriff Wilcox
telephoned to Deverll to get on board
the Waialeale, if possible, and get them
to land him at Kalaau This was
done, and Deverill, with a number Of
, natives from the steamer, SION found
/ the others who had been driven from
their homes by the lepers.
=, Proceeding to Kolau's house they
: found the body inside and brought i,
| to Waimea, where he lived, and an in,
quest was commenced under the direc
ton of the deputy sheriff. There be
ing no physician or any other of the
authorities in reach, it was finally con
cluded that the best thing to be done
was to put the body on board and
bring it to Honolulu,
In further conversation with Mr.
Macy he stated that there were twenty
seven lepers in the valley and that HI
counted thirty-two of the well native
on the beach when the steamer left.
During the morning DR.. Coope
made an autopsy of the body, and a
r noon Deputy Marshal Brown empan
, neled the following jury, viz: Geo
; Burnside, Frank Brown, Ed McIner
r ney, J. Lovejoy Henry Davis ant
/, Oscar White.
After viewing the remains the in
quest was adjourned to ago PM.
t Deceased leaves a wife and tw
i children and mother, the latter re
siding in this city, to whom muc
sympathy is expressed.