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/ being killed. They were then sent oil
la few moments tneN notified ia,
? party that the murderer Was net at
the ledge, 50 Mr smith, Mr.. ReAnald.
ANA Lieutenant King eendrd 10 the
ledge aud, after thorough search
found that kaulau had actually lie
oamped.
The party then returned 10 camp
when orders We're given 90 pack up foI
the return of the expedition To Homo
| lulu.
la previous letter | spoke Of the
discovery bS the soldiers of the first
camp occupied by koolau. Mention
WAS made that eight sleeping places
HAD been found. This fact puzzled the
soldiers as IL looked as though koo-
iau had gang OF men with him. Ma
nuia explained the circumstance this
morning 10y stating that party had
slept Ia the camp on the "Wednesday
night following the murder az Stolk
They We're, Paoa anu wife, Huluhulu
ana child, kepota, lka, klli and lie.
kekia, call of whom have been a. tp-
tured aud sent Ia Honolulu, and * oo-
lau and his family,
While the party was AT the head a
| the valley this morning they found n
| shenth-knite belonging to one of the
soldiers, besides MeCahe's cap aud
gun, The cap was pierced by bullet,
no doubt the same one which caused
| his death,
Regarding the ledge on which Koo-
! lau was intrenched, Mr.. Smith said
! at extends for a distance Of about ia
! feet, aud varies In width from Is
| inches To feet. His stronghold was
| dug out and II It's irregular in shape. /
| should Judge IL was about feet wide
| and the same-in length, On the side
| at his stronghold he had built up
harricade of stones, which weighed
three or four pounds each. In the
middle of each ot the harricades n
space was left like notch where IA
gun could be easily rested.
"in lying down behind these barri-
cades il would give the appearance of
being behind u ledge. lie had
an almost unobstructed view of the
people coming up after they reached
the spot where Anderson and McCahc
We're shot. The place is SO situated
that persons looking up from below
could not possibly see them, although |
koolau could see anyone approach"
Mr.. Smith feels perfectly satisfied |
hat koolau Is not in the valley. He |
il Of the opinion that the murderer is |
a.. |is way To Waimea To stow away |
. :; his relations
=. en- koolnu's sister was ascending
So rs % ledge this morning SHE kept con
sta aiiy crying out: koolau! the v.s-
sci has gone with the haoies. Ne
come To find YOU II new hiding place.
Mr. Smith snya she appeared TO be
sincere in her efforts 10 Iiud the muir
derer.
In speaking of the tour of inspection
this morning, Mr.. Reynolds snid:
1--WE left camp about $3.50 O'Clock this
IN rning for the head of the valley.
We Travelled up under cover to within
30 feet of koolau's hiding place. Mr..
Smith had II talk with three natives
and warned them that ii they nttemp
ted any treachery they would be shot.
The men and the woman advanced to
the ledge, all the while crying out to
inform Koolau of their presence. They
finally gained the ledge and walked
back and forth. In my opinion the
ledge is between 100 and $50 feet in
length. At last they signalled that
the murderer was not there, so we
made Il bee line, rs soon rs we could,
for the ledge. We climbed up to Ii
and walked from end to end. We
found an empty shell. Il few matches
aud some uuSnokeh cigarette ends,
which proved that Koolau had been
taking ii easy. Contrary to eXpecta
tiOns, we did not find cave or
anything else that would shelter the
murderer or his family. We found
some stones piled up which formed II
breastwurk That commanded all APP
proaches. The stones were not piled
very high, so the only way they could
protect themselves was by lying fiat.
L am satisfied that Koolau is out of
the valley, for the simple reason that
L could climb the bluff myself. OF
course there is difficulty and danger
in doing so, but TO a man who was
pressed like KoOluu the feat could be
accom- plished easily.n
While the camp was being struck,
Mr.. Smith wrote note TO the guards
stationed at Waimea pass, notifying
them of the return of the expedition.
The following Is 4 copy of the mes
sage:
"KALALAU, July u, 10 AM, 1898.
&c Commander of Guard at Waimea
Pass:
I" We have made thorough search
Of the ledge where Koolau shot the
men, and have also made full investi
CATION in other ways. Also inquired I
of the kamaainas, and feel convinced
that KOolau has escaped out of the
valley.
cit seems to us most likely that he
has gone out over the mountain to-
wards Waimea, so we have concluded
to return to Honolulu.
eve have eXhumed the bodies of
the men who We're killed and are
placing them in sealed caskets, and
will take them to Honolulu. The
Iabors and sacrifices of the members
IF your guard are greatly appreciated.
at seems useless to keep this force
here any longer.
"The further action of the govern
nent in regard to KOolau will be
made known to you.
"On behalf of the government, /
hank YOU
Respectfully yours,
WILLIAM o. SMITH,
Attorney General"
PS.-The steamer has just hove
II sight to take us.