The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-15

better Enofru 10 the seatS ailOlIeu
.sBarefooted Biz" them by the Jailer'
shall fall into line and produce for in
spection their clothes, blankets, ham,
mocks, ETC., and wash and mend the
same, as often as in the opinion of the
Jailer may seem necessary"
"Every prisoner when ordered by
any luna to perform any work, must
do so promptly, and without making
any remark tending to interfere with
the discipline of the prison; and
while going to or returning from
work all are forbidden to leave the
luna in charge"
Prisoners may be permitted, I'M
der the direction of the jailor, to re-
ceive friends and to dispatch and re-
ceive letters. Visiting shall be done
on Sunday afternoons. Exceptions
from this rule may be made i'm case of
emergency, at the discretion of the
jailer or deputy jaiier."
Mr.. Low has some very notable
guests at his hostelry. We present
the pictures of three of the best
known criminals that ale now at the
prison, and a short history of few of
them follows.
Probably the most troublesome pris-
oners are Ryan, the jewel thief, and
Kun Wun. The former, who has
also been known by the aliases of
George Ryan and Preston Horner, is
now serving a three year term for the
larceny of the crown jewels, with
an additional sentence of six months
imposed as a check to his jail.oreak-
ing proclivities. He escaped July
%, 1893, while awaiting trial, but was
recaptured the same day. Ryan is a
noted sscrook" and smooth talker.
At his trial, he conducted his own
case. He boasts of his sharpness and
his ability to mislead one, and claims
to be an escaped convict from the
Oregon State Penitentiary. He has
time and again Dragged of his ability
to break Jail, and says that the Oahu
prison is not strong enough to hold
him.
Kun Wun is also hard man to
hold and he has as many different
names as Ryan. He is n noted Chi
nese burglar and thief who has proved
himself desperate man TO all who
interfere with him I'm his unlawful
work. On October %, 1891, he was
convicted of larceny in the first de-
gree, and sentenced to four years inn
prisonmeGt at hard labor. He es-
capped December Sth of the same year,
and was caught April ID, 1892. On
year additional servitu6e for an as
sault with n deadly weapon at the
time of his recapture. On May IL,
1898, he escaped, and was rot cap
tured until February Goth of this year.
Soon after his recapture he attempt
ed to hang himself in his cell at
the Station house, as be was POI
sitive he was going to be hang
ed He and Ryan are chained to-
gether all the time they are work
ing on the roads.
William Hoopii, much better
known as "Bare-footed Bill" created
quite an amount of excitement II few
years ago, from the number of his
robberies- He was convicted on Octo-
Der Is, 1891, of burglary and given
four years on the reef. While he was
serving this sentence, he would steal
out of the prison at night land rob some
store in town, getting back to- his cell
before morning. He is the most active
and successful native housebreaker
ever known here. Being large and
powerfully built, he was an expert
climber, and had no trouble what
ever in scaling the prison walls.
When he was caught he was given
twelve months additional sentence.
he Is goodnatured and Obedient
prisoner, but is very easily Influenced.
I.ul, South Sea Islander, is in for
murder. He is the man who killed
the coachman of the late King Kala;
kua, be cause of the latter's intimacy
With Luis wife. He was convicted
on july 70, 1890, and sentenced TO be
hanged on November 5th, but the day