The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-12-11
Chr daily Bulletin.
TUESDAY, DEC. IL, lsa4
THEY DWELL IN A GAVE

ne ~ " cIh IN n WAVE
officers Pursue Poor Men Like Fleas
in the Mountains.
The three stowaways who we're
brought ashore from the S. ). Mio-
vera have not been caught as yet,
although a reward OF so for each
man has been offered by the Mar
shall. Yesterday native residents Of
Pauoa valley reported that three
white men we're hiding in the valley,
aud that they looked like wild men
Two had no shoes to their feet and
one had no hat. They were thinly
clad, one with a threadbare patch to
/ the seat OF his pants. None had
/ a coat. Lieutenant Holi and posse
Of police took horses last night aud
rode up the valley. II was pretty
hard travelling, but, IL being clear
moonlight, the officers did not mind
that. The men travelled away into
the heart OF the mountains and in a
hollow near the head of the valley
they discovered a cave. IL was
under an overhauging rock of mons.
ter dimensions. and was sonnet hing
more than six feet deep. The en-.
trace was covered with a tangle of
guava brushes. Inside the cave
banana peelings and green fruit
were strewn about in confusion. la
one corner was bunch Of rich ripe
bananas. In another place was half
a kerosene tin, fashioned into an
apology for a stove, and alongside il
was q pile Of chips freshly cut.
There was also a knife and a blanket.
There we're evidences that the cave
had been opl y recently occupied, As
the Feelings Of the bananas were
still fresh. Lieutenant Holi says
that the cave was quite little cosy
place, the guava trees in front keep
ing ont the wind and rain. There
was abundance of fruit also in the
neighborhuod. The men they were
looking for, however, were not there.
Several residents were met with
and int.rroga'ed, and among thes.
were an elderly couple, who had
lived in the noun aims higher up
than where the stowaways were
located. About a week ago they say
three white men suddenly appeared
at their home and made a demand
for something tn eat and To wear.
The couple were So frightened that
they left their homo and came down
and lived with friends near the foot
Of the valley. The blanket, kuif.
and cooking utensils found in the
cave were taken from this house.
The men were seen by another ma
tive at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
They were coming into town. II is
the cus,o with the men To go out
Of nights aud to return early in the
morning and stay in their cave until
late in the afternoon, when they
sally forth for their nocturnal ram
bles.
The siowaways met the keeper of
the reservoir near TIA. Electric Sta.
ton few days ago, and t"lu him
that they. weren't gong To- Civ.
themselves up. tn" Mow.ra had
gnn. aud this Government had M
right Ia INSIST gu their arrest. Each
ON. exhibited loaded pistol and
threatened that IL anyom" mad" any
attempt ut arrest they would resist
The pistols we're stolen ir IN the
Honolulu Dairy. After making a
drtour Of the valley the officers,
with tn. exception Of Que man, re-,
turned to town. Til. valley resi-.
dents stated that il they knew res
wards had been offered for their
apprehension they would have ar
rested them, Notwithstanding that
they were armed.