The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-19
BANDITS GRAVE FOUND
KOOLAU, THE LEPER OUTLAW,
FINALLY SUCCUMbS.
Cullen, the Escaped Prisoner, Surrend-
ers and Pilots Party to Where the
Body Was Buried-Bloody Record.

Body Was Buried Bloody Record.
In a brief and hastily written letter
to Marshal Brown, which reached the
city early this morning, Deputy Sheriff
John II. Coney of Kauai, gave the in
formation of the surrender of young
Patrick Cullen, the murderer, and the
discovery of the grave containing the
remains of the notorious leper outlaw
and many times murderer, Koolau.
Cullen will be taken aboard the Wal
aleale. which sails from Kauai tomor-
row afternoon, and is due in this port
early Sunday morning. Upon his ar
rivel here he will be taken Immediate
ly to Oahu prison, where he will serve
out the remainder of five years sem
teuce imposed upon him for killing
Chinaman during a drunken brawl
little over a year ago.
When Cullen escaped the reef in No
vember last through the influence of
friends residing in Honolulu, he went
direct to Kauai on one of the island
boats. He evaded the officers at Wal
mea and other points on the island
and made his way to Kaalau valley.
Near this valley he met his wife, who
supplied him with food and clothing.
Cullen roamed through the woods
for many weeks, continually on the
lookout for officers. During tho past
few weeks he has been kept pretty
busy lodging the officers who were OF
pleasantest in the world, Cullen sent
his wife to Waimea 30 inform Deputy
Sheriff Coney that nc was wiling 10
give himself up. This was on Monday
last, and within a few hours alter chi
len was safe behind the bp"s again.
Deputy Sheriff -Coney went out to
meet Cullen. He was looking careworn
and rather seedy. While on the way
in from the valley Cullen informed his
| captor that he had discovered the
grave of Koolau, the leper outlaw. The
following day the Deputy Sheriff and
several other officers accompanied Cn!-
len to the spot where the bones lay.
\ small mound of earth, with not o
single mark upon it anywhere, was the
spot. The body was exhumed and
found to be badly decomposed. Beside
! the skeleton lay Koolous trusty old
rifle-a German needle gun-and am
munition case.
| Cullen is confident that there can be
no mistake. He says that if it is not
/ the body of Koolau, that the leper out
/ law is not alive in the valley, for he
has secured it thoroughly from one
end to the other.
The officers are quite positive that
the remains are those of Koolau, for
the reason that his rife and ammuni-
ton case are with it. The outlaw was
last seen alive about five months ago
Marshal Brown denies the theory
that Cullen escaped prison to go cap
ture Koolau and bring him to justice
He says that he has positive informa'
tion that the convict was jealous OF
his wife, who is living on Kauai, and
broke prison to go to her Culen's
father is "A wealthy rice planter.
The police authorities ON Kaua
were apprised of Koolau's death some
weeks ago, but they never had any as
surances that such was the case unit
now His demise will bring a feeling
of rest to those officials, who have
taken their lives in their hands when
ever they approached the mouth OF
Kalaau valley.
Koolau was formerly resident ot
Waimea, where he was very popular
among the whites. When it becam,
known that he was a leper he went
into Kalalau valley. There were Other
leper outlaws in the valley, and in 1885,
Deputy Sheriff Stolz, with posse o
officers, went into the valley to tax,
the lepers over to Molokai. Koolar
shot him in the back. Afterward Koo
lau defended the upper part of tho
pass when military movement wa'
inaugurated to bring him to justice
killing three soldiers.