The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-07-04
nom Daily. June so

after his arrival, StoiZ went around
among the lepers trying TO per-
suade them to leave Kalalau and
80 to Molokai, where they would be
properly looked after by the govern
ment. At an assembly of some of the
lepers, he pointed out to them the adj
vantages of going TO Molokai. Kappa
hee was among the first to assent TO
going to Molokai, and several followed
his example. StolZ felt encouraged at
his apparent success, and he continued
working and urging the rest to leave
Haialau. All aSSented except hoOlau
and ex-iudCe Kauai. StolZ began to
think that his work would be easy,
and that his task was nearly over. He
left the lepers and returned to Wal
mea.
During his absence the leper Koolau
exerted his influence over his fellow
Iepers again. He told them ii was
useless to give up, and that it was
better to fight than leave kalalau.
a majority of the lepers again sided
with KoOlau, and only hapahee and
four Others remained true to their
promise to Stolz. These last five
mentioned lepers plainly saw the
utter uselessness of trying to defy the
authorities; Koolau was powerless to
influence them.
Last Sunday, Sheriff StOlz arrived
again at halalaU with COnstables
Nowlein and Penikila. They made
their headquarters at haumeheiwa's
house. The work of removing the
Iepers was soon begun, but instead OF
the kind and quiet lepers he saw on
his previous visit, he now found
them entirely changed. They would
not leave Kalaiau. kapahee and the
other four lepers remained unchang
ed and Were willing To 60. Stoiz
then saw that his task was not as
easy as he first thought, but he was
determined to arrest and remove the
lepers. He appointed several resi-
dents Of kalalau as special police TO
guide him and his men.
On Monday, when Stolz was away,
Koolau and seven other lepers armed
themselves with two rifles and six
pistols and came TO Haumeheiwa's
house. where Stolz had his head
quarters. and demanded the occu-
pants Of the house to give up the fire
arms and ammunition belonging TO
Stolz.
a boy of eighteen named Iva had
seen the lepers coming and had taken
and hid the firearms among the rocks.
KooIau demanded the firearms given
him or he would kill all the people in
the house. but the occupants replied
they knew nothing of the firearms.
Koolau suspected the boy Iva of hid
and ho questioned
him about them. Iva positively de-
MED that he had seen anything of the
firearms. Koolau ordered his armed
force to arrest the boy and take him
over TO his house, there to question
him further about the weapons. On
reaching Koolauis house, the seven
Iepers surrounded Iva, and pointed
their guns at him, while Koolau told
the boy that he would be killed if the
firearms were net given up.
Notwithstanding the array OF dead
ly weapons pointed at him, Iva still
said "Aole a'u ike" Iva stated yes
terday that he perspired freely at the
sight of the pistols, and at no time
in his life was he more frightened
than at that moment, yet he still re-
plied "donit know The lepers did
not believe Twas denial, so they Kept
him under guard. On Tuesday night,
while the guards went to sleep, Iva
had pretended that he also was asleep,
got up and ran and hidhimself among
the lantana bushes, and he remained
there until the arrival of the Waiale-
ale on Wednesday morning.
THE SHOOTING.
During Tuesday Stolz went up alone
10 the vicinity Of the stronghold OF
the lepers, which was in gulch about
four miles from the beach. In front
of the gulch are many high, pointed
hills. looking like so many pyramids.
Around the back of the gulch are the
caves where the lepers are hiding. In
the vicinity of this gulch Stolz found
a leper named Paoa. The sheriff, with
great agility and strength, managed
10 disarm him, but did not handcuff
his prisoner.
Paoa knew that koOlau was after
Stolz's life, and so he persuaded the
sheriff to 90 with him TO Koolau's
house, which was a mile further down
towards the beach. Stolz made no OBJ
lection to the request and they came
down at about O'Clock, Stolz carry
ing Paoa's rife. On the way down
Stolz saw a dark object hiding behind
a rock and called out to him. Scarce
liz had the words left his lips when he
was struck in the breast by a rifle
bullet and fell down dead. A second
shot was fired after he fell. The muir
derer turned out to be tbs leper KoO-
lau, the ringleader- According to
PaOa, when StOlz fell his last words
were, "Give my love to my mother
The body Of Stolz was then conveyed
to KOolau's house, where consulta- I
ton was held as to the manner
Of disposing Of the body. The decision
was to bury him here. a pistol, a
watch and several handkerchiefs were
taken by KoOIau from Stolz's pockets
LEPERs DRIVE AWAY THE PEOPLE.
When Stolz's body was safely taken
70 Koolsu's house, Koolau and seven
other lepers, armed with rifles and
pistols, came down and took posses !
sion Of ali the houses of the kama
ainas, sending away the latter. The