The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-01-15
WILCOX CAPTURED.
HI Seeks R,foS' irom CtaS /
Hopkins and Surf Dd'r>
Fail Account Of How the Rtb8I Chief
Gave HimS8f Up


round town like wildfre that Robert
W.Wilcox, the rebel chief aud revo-
lutionist, had been captured.
A BULLETIN representative was at
the station in less time than it takes
To tell it, and interviewed G. 4.
Brown, leader Of the squad that
brought Wilcox in.
Besides Mr.. Brown there were in
the party Lincoln l. McCandless, r.
l.. Warson, Fred Leslie, John f.
Scott and John Ouderkirk. The
capture was a very tame affair. 1t
was really the voluntary surrender
OF sick and heart. broken warrior.
Attorney. General w .. Smith and
Minister of the Interior } 4, King
were in the Marshal's Office with
Marshal Hitchcock To receive the
rebel chief and one lone follower
who stayed with him O the last.
MIR. Brown said: "NilcoX was in a
house between the Quarantine Sta
ton and Chas l.. Hopkins fishing
station. He was delivered up to Us
by Mr.. Hopkins at about > O'clock"
Brown aud McCandless brought
Wilcox over in carriage. Warson
came in another carriage with hi-
native follower whose name is lurla.
Charles l. Hopkins on being ques-
| toned said:
. was sitting at my door at II
| o'clock last night, when Wilcox :
companion came trudgiug along and
said, There's a man in canoe down
there who wants to see YOU
II put on my pants and went down
! to the canoe, and there | found
Wilcox. he asked whore my house
was. said, Right over here.
"Then | said, Come on; let's go to
the house and I'll give you some
thing to eat We came over and |
gave him something TO eat.
"Then he wanted 10 know where
he could put up for the night
81 pointed HIM to vacant house
probably few yards from my place,
aud after their supper they went
over.
This morning ! went over again
and took them some coffee. Then
we hat talk together in regard t.
what should he done with himself
(WilcoX)
He asked me "a a favor to let hin
remain there for tn. day on account
OF his legs, which were ali given
away.
IL said | would allow him to stay
there, but told him II he saw car
riage coming along he might he SURF
it was me coming to tax" him up
He had agreed before that 10 sur
render to the authorities.
This afternoon | notified the au
thorities, because told him that
would probably be down after hin
al 3 o'clock.
81 got hack and went down, an,
! ! told Wilcox that the AttOruc
General said that could bring then
to the station. He said that was al
right.
l "The squad OF Citizens Guar
sent over to receive the prisoner
was at the pork packing shoI
: lwilei, and met me, when Brow
l took charge.
. Tho name Of the place wher
: Wilcox was sheltered is Kahakaal
l. lana and is beyond the Quarantiu
s Station"
IS Mr., Hopkins further stated thu
II Wilcox and his companion ha
J. crossed over into KaIihi on Thur
q day night, and they had gradual
u worked their way over to lwilei an
J. the spot whore they surrendered,
l. All the remaining followers
Wilcox were left in Manoa Va
ley,
: At 6 O'clock Deputy Marsh
Brown was ordered in from Man,
Valley. Captain Parker arrly,
about the same time and receiv,
hearty congratulations for his elle
tive work in locating Nowle'n Al
" his party, from the Ministers aud Il
Marshal.
o. There was loud cheering at {
= station over the capture of the rel
chief.