The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-10

of MIR. John Dakin, who had been resi-
dent of this town for about year, and
conveying the impression that he hau
wandered away into the hills and got lost
Our esteemed need not bother to head
searching party as he appears willing to
do ANY search in the hills for Mr.. Dakin
would prove fruitless. When he came to
this town year ago, he had two guns In
his belt and a knife In his boot leg, ana
he appeared very anxious to nave some
one rub against him. On several occasions
he had been arrested for breaches OF the
peace, and during the last six months we
have had three or four private CONVERSE,
tions with him. These were paternal
| conversations on our part anu ihtei'uou
to mike him better man. hut we are
sorry to add that they fell on stony ground
and did not take root. In fact, MIR. Dakin
resented our interference with his domes-
tic affairs and made threats of such ma
| turo that we deckled to withhold further
advice i'm the matter We realized the IN
eyitable result however, and were not at
all surprised last Monday night when the
secretary of the vigilance committee rous.
cd MS out of a sound slumber and invited
us to be present at a hanging
Sunday night Mr.. Dakin shot at ono
man and drew knife on another, anu
when given official warning that ne hau
bcttor change climates he was very defiant.
At If O'Clock Monday night he was quietly
seized and conveyed to the usual spot
ONLY about dozen citizens were present.
When Mr.. Dakin realized that he was on
his way hither, he made speech. lie
! spoke in English, and his effort was Wig
! orous one. Most of his remarks were di
rected at us personally. On several sim
. liar occasions we have been greatly PLEASED
to hear the victims announce with incl
l last breath that THE KICKER was wort
five times the subscription price asked
=, but Mr. Dakin wasn't advertising us
! he prepared for his journey. ON the con
trary he declared that If the paper was q
hcontinue publication he did NOT care ''
live any longer. He died very quietly ant
was buried in the usual spot, and his per
! sonal effects will be sold at auction tomor'
row There is no mystery about the mat
| ter, and instead of being lost in the hills
the man is now reposing in the suburbs.
We do not claim that he came to his sad
end because he refused to accept our adj
| vice, but had he done so he might still be
enjoying his whisky straights and holding
down front chair at the regular Sstur'
day night dog fights.
LoNG FELT WANTS. AT the beginning
a number of ordinances were passed which
will be generally hailed with satisfaction
The one regarding shooting at the from
door of the city hall is especially com
mended. Ever since the building wa;
erected everybody has been privileged tC
shoot at the door, and the door has hat
to be replaced by new one about once 9
month. AS most of the bullets passed
through into the county clerks office, ant
rs the county clerk was always in, he ha'
been much disturbed and hindered in hi
work and has been grazed seven or eigh
| times.
The ordinance making it II misdemeano
to ride u horse or mule into any publ
building or place used for business pu
poses should have been in force long ag'
If a cowboy wants to make purchase
"a store, it is of course much easier to rio
in on his broncho and do 1t from the sa
die, and it is the same in case he wants
drink, but the time has come when son
of these peculiarities should be droppe
We understand that nothing of the SO
has been allowed in Chicago, Denver, :
Louis or Omaha for the last three or TO