The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-07-14
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Details OF the EvaeuAtion-A Dangerous
Embarkation Notes and
Incidents.

Special correspondence Of the ADVERTISERS.
kAIAIAU VALLEY, Monday July
lO.-As previously mentioned, Larsen
departed for Mana in search of some
of Koolau's relatives, 10 use them as
decoys. He returned about dusk on
Saturday night, with the leper's sister
and her husband. The woman's name
is NaholopaPa. From letters written
by her to him, 1t is learned that she
has been supplying him with neees-
sarieS ever since his advent in this val
ley. Larsen expected 10 bring koo-
lau's mother also, but he found that
she was too old and weak 10 stand the
journey. During Larsen's absence
nothing happened of any Importance.
After breakfast the woman and her
husband were notified that they were
expected TO go 10 the head of the VAL
ley and climb 70 the stronghold of the
outlaw. The two natives, sccompan-
led by Larsen and Lieut.. King, then
started OF, and after some hard climb
ing the party arrived ut the sentries'
camp. The woman and her-husband
were pointed out the hiding place of
Koolau and were told TO proceed. The
woman was instructed 10 call out to
Koogau, and If she received no res
pouse then she Was 10 advance to his
place of cOncealment.
AS the woman went on her way she
constantly called out to her brother,
hut she received no reply. After an
interval both Naholopapa and her
husband returned with some things
belonging TO the outlaw. There were
two pairs of trousers, one pair belong
ing TO Koolau and the other TO his
boy, some matches, a few empty cart
ridges of German make and u large
dried native eel.
The natives stated that they had as
cended TO the hiding place of koolau,
but found it destitute of life. They
were of the opinion that the leper and
his family had climbed higher on the
side of the mountain and had escaped
from the valley.
This mode of escaping is practicable,
as imm, diately over the leper's quar-
tiers is q trail which was made about
two years ago by six natives. 1t took
them about one week to make the
pathway, and from natives 1t Is learn
ed that the trail was made at the in
stigation of one of the Gay family,
who intended to run his cattle into
this valley for pasturage. The trail
was never Used, however, and the once
clear space is again filled with bushes
and other vegetation.
When Larsen was informed that the
murderer had escaped he was trifte
doubtful about the truth of the story,
as the woman might have told it to
shield her brother.
Larsen then advanced cautiously
until a position was reached from
which he could get view of koolau's
camp. He was satisfied that the man
and his family had decamped. Orders
were then given to the men in the
upper camp to pack up their effects
preparatory to returning to camp
Dole. The rest of the day was spent in
making arrangements for the entire
party to leave Kalalau valley. This
plan was thought to be the best by
Larsen, as he had given up all hope
OF capturing the murderer.
Lieutenant King, in an interview,
gave the following particulars regard
ing the visit of the natives to the
hiding-place of KoOlau: II started
with Larsen and the two natives to
go up to KoOlau's cave. When we
reached the sentry line, NoholOpapa
and her husband insisted on going up
alone from there. When they COM
menced to call out, 1 followed up and
reached a point some distance from
the sentry line, and near enough to
hear them talking to each other. /
was, perhaps, about 40 feet from the
ledge and OH the left-h hand side of the
trail. We heard the woman calling
out 'Koolau L am your sister, we
have one father and one mother;
don't use your rifle This call, and
others OF the same nature, were re-
peated frequently. l could not see
them when they climbed on the ledge,
but / soon heard them talking about
what they had found. They called out
to Us that they had found some CLOTH
ing and matches. Larsen then ordered
them TO return with what they had
found, and repeated the order. They
passed down the trail on the other
side OF the ridge from where L was,
and when L got to the sentry-line
they had preceded me. They had a pair
of mems blue overalls, which were
badly worn; a pair OF boys trousers
and white cotton shirt which had
evidently been worn by boy about
10 years Of age. They also had some
matches, few blank cartridges and a
piece Of dried eel about 20 inches long.
when questioned, they said that they !