The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-01-12

making for high fence in the rear.
Captain Campbell was in the act Of
drawing his revolver, when Minister
King said to let the dog get after
the fellow. The dog was set on
him and almost nipped him as he
scrambled over the fence. j. X. Ma.
kookoo, a native lately employed by
Kahookano and johnson, lawyers
occupying offices in the building,
was at once suspected as the incen-
diary. He had been seen by several
persons shortly before the fire. Off
Ger Albert McGurn saw him passing
the Beaver lunch saloon, and noticed
he had on tourist cap and carried
something like bottle in his pocket.
A guard on Queen street also identi-
fed him. He was seen after his es-
cape over the fence running round
from Queen street, but slackening
his pace as he passed within sight
OF the excited throng at the fire.
Senior Captain Parker, ordered
Captain Hookano and Turnkey
Evans to get into a hack standing
in front OF the Station. Officer
KAPPA went with them. There being
no driver Evans took the reins and
the vehicle was driven at top speed
to Kaumakapili church, near which
Nakookoo lived. The officers got
there even with the fugitive and
nabbed him whenever he entered
premises. Evans identified Nakoo-
koo as the man whom he had seen
| on Kaahumanu street between Mac
farlane d Co. aud 7. II. Davies &
Co.'S stores. Evans pulled out a
pistol aud was about TO shoot the
man, when he was stopped by Capt
ain Hookano. Nakookoo was closely
examined by the Attorney General
in the MarshaPs Office. He con-
fessed to having set fire to the
building, also to his having been
with the rebels under Wilcox. He
deserted them on Monday and came
into town.
Nakookoo was lately discharged
by Attorney Kahookano and swore
revenge, which come believe to have
been the motive OF his incendiarism
Mrs. Nakookoo is related to Kahoo-
karo by marriage and she does not
live very happily with her husband.
She Is reported to have given dam
aging evidence against Nakookoo.
Ministers King aud Smith, accom-.
panied by officers and reporters, in.
spected the building with lantern
light The walls OF a narrow pas.
sage leading from front to rear were
deeply charred, aud there was a pile
OF hall burnt newspapers on the
floor, in a corner between an open
bookcase and door, at about tn,
middle OF the passage. There were
no manuscript papers in the pile Sc
far as could be- seen on turning il
over. There was a broken bottl,
that had contained kerosene oi
found near the spot. A rear window
was open, through which the incen
diary no doubt had escaped.
The building is owned by tn,
Foster estate and contains otiic,
3 rooms occupied by Kahookano an,
johnson, Antoine Rosa, W. &. Park
aud A. q. Corr-a, lawyers, the Tia
waiian Investment Co. Charles Col
burn and Carlos Long, managers
and Mr.. Long as notary public.
Mr. Correa saved his books bu
slightly damaged.
+. A. Schaofer " Co. treated tn
D tiremen to beer after their har
: work.
D NakOokoo was sent to Oahu prise
after examination. One theory {
i his motive is that he meant to pre-
z duce a panic at the station in whic
e the prisoners would he released
J, Another is that the object was I
! destroy discriminating papers, br
II this one although almost univers,
, at first is now generally discarded.