The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-11-27
STRUCK DOWN
AND ROBBED
Hickman Rose Victim
of His Fare.
BILL KAPULE IS ACCUSED
Desperate Deed o. Natives at Dead
of Night Near Waikiki
Road.

Joe Rose. driver Of hack l2O, wa
held up Saturday night on a lonely
road in Waikiki, beaten and robbed OF
1920 and left in the mud and rain in.
sensible, while his horse lay not far
from him i'm n pool Of water and nearly
drowned. The robbery was a bold one
ipasmuch as the native man who car
ried out well-laid plan to get the
hackman's money had left tracks by
which he could be traced.
Rose was forcibly thrown from his
hack by the highwayman who was as
sisted by a confederate, who met the
hack at the lonely spot to which Rose
had been lured. After the robbery
Rose was left lying on the road
stunned from the effects of two terri
BILE blows. Regaining his senses he
attempted to help his horse out of its
dangerous position, but owing to the
darkness and rain, could only raise the
animals head above the water SO that
1t would not drown. At daylight with
assistance, he got the animal out, drove
20 town and was sick in bed most of
the day. He reported his loss to Depu-
~ Sheriff Chllingworth, who worked
upon the case with slim clues and fin
ally learned Bill Kapule was the high
wayman.
Rose was at a hack stand Saturday
night when he was approached by a
native and two women. They asked
him the fare to Kewalo. Rose stated
IT. The native said that was too high,
he was mo spring chicken and knew
the rates" They argued over the mat
ter the telephone man. Bob Rowe. lis
1.
and pulled up in front of a native
house in Kewalo. The fares went
inside and later on the man came out
10 the driver with a drink of gin. The
driver reminded them the fare was pill
Gig up The native said he had money
to pay it. At length all three came
ont and Rose was told to drive to Wal
kiki When they reached the road the
Eva side of High Sheriff Browns place
the driver was directed to go down it.
They came to a ditch, where the horse
zSallowed and fioundered about until
the two women got out and went to
Cueighboring house. The hack was
pulled over the wallow and then Rose
said he had never been on the road be-
fore. The native urged him on. Again
the horse and hack stuck and wallowed
and the horse went down. Just then
a big native doomed up in the darkness
and Rose felt there was going to be
trouble. At that instant the arms of
his passenger went around his neck.
At the same time the big native took
a hand and assisted the passenger to
drag him out of his hack. He was
struck several times until he was rem
slered insensble. The natives then
went through his pockets and took
therefrom $16.2O. They also carried off
his two lap robes and a new hat.
The hack was nearly demolished.
The top was sprung badly and broken
IN places, while the horse suffered
greatly from its long immersion in the
pool of water. Rose was quite sick
yesterday, not so much from the blows
as from exposure.
Rose saw the native who resided in
abe first house visited at Kewalo His
name is Lealoha. He said that the
man whom Rose brought the night be
fore was Bill Kapule, and the two wo-
men he knew also. Deputy Sheriff
Ehilllngworth sent officer Mulleitner to
Eapule's residence at Waikiki last
night with Rose to identify him.