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

CAMP DOLE, KALALAU VALLEY, July
4, IS93.-The departure of the Waiale-
ale yesterday morning was the occa-
sion of much weeping and wailing on
the part of the lepers who were part
ing with the residents of this valley.
The people here are related in a more
or less degree, and while they seemed
glad to have the lepers captured,
feeling of kin got the best of them as
they were placed on the ships boats
and lamentations were loud and fire.
quent.
After the steamer departed with her
tainted freight, Larsen ordered all
the non-lepers TO go at once to our
camp with the intention of reading
them the riot act for the second time,
to see If they were attempting to con-
ceal from him regarding the where
abouts of Kooiau, the murderer, and
the five other lepers. They were ques-
toned and cross-questioned but they
repeated their first story, and declared
that they knew nothing of the miss
ever, stated that the. people now at
Haena, who deserted the valley at the
time of the murder, were relatives OF
the lepers and he was of the opinion
that the four men and one woman,
not including Koolau and his family,
had taken the Hanalei trail and no
doubt were on their way to that place
TO join their friends.
This information seemed reasonable
and Larsen decided to send natives to
Haena to ascertain, if possible, If the
lepers had gone that way. Wahine-
aloha, who, it will be remembered,
was the man who was sent TO secure
the surrender of the lepers in the val
lev. was sworn in as a special police
man and accompanied by two others,
he departed for Haena on horseback.
At shutdown the three men returned
in company with William Kinney.
Kinney is a half-caste and has lately
leased fertile valley between Haena
and this place. He is a very respect
able young man and an Intelligent
one also. He informed Larsen that he
had not seen anything of the lepers,
but said that after shutdown night or
two since, his dogs commenced 10
bark loudly. 1t was such an unusual
occurrence that he made an investiga-
ton but discovered nothing. Wahine-
aloha went about mile and half
beyond Kinney's place and found out
that some taro had been taken from
patch, but there was no other evidence
to show that party had recently gone
over the trail.
After o'clock yesterday morning
the small howitZer was dragged to the
ton of a hill near the camp for use. LII
was aimed at the eastern side OF the
valley and in quick succession nve
shells were exploded. The noise was
terrific and the echoes could be hearu
rumbling through the valley for some
time after the shell struck the earth.
This display of force was made in
hope that Koolau would become fright
ened and give himself up. He did not
scare worth a cent, and at this writ
ing his whereabouts Is just as deep
mystery as il has been since the ar
rival of the expedition.
A second party, consisting of Z. Is:
REYNOLDS, Officers Hilbus, MltcheI
and Marin ont, and the leper Paoa,
retEsned yesterday morning, AFTER
spending the night on the rldge OF lne
gorge in which the murderer Is sup
posed to be hidden. Nothing was seen
of Koolau according to the trustworthy
members of the party, but Marmont
took several of the soldier boys 10 one
side, so they say, and gave the start
ling information that he had seen
KoOiau and had actually shaken hands
with the fellow. Marmont was asked
why he did not place him under arrest
but to this question a deaf ear was
turned. Marmont is a government
detective and during the examination
of Crick, Sinclair and Walker, the al
legged conspirators, he convulsed every
body in the courtroom with an Illus
tratiou of the royaIist's secret sign.
Lieut.. King, In charge OF the mill
tary, took four men with him yester-
day and started for the HanaIei
side of the valley looking for koolau.
They remained out until shutdown
and then returned tired and footsore.
They assembled one side Of the noun
famous wall, but saw no sign OF
human beings. a grass hut was dis
covered which was entered by the
lieutenant No food was found but
native newspaper was picked up in
side Of the hut with the name OF
"Koolau" written in pencil on the
title page. 1t proves to be a copy OF
the Weekly Holomua and was
dated June 10, 1898. The officer felt
sure that he had found hiding place
of the leper, but when he returned to
camp his theory was found to be in
correct The leprous wife of Paoa,
who is detained as guide, stated that
the hut belonged to Them and that