The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-24
A STORY OF
ABDUCTION
Portuguese Woman of
Maui Spirited Away.
RESCUED BY HER BROTHER
Makawao People Worked Up by Deed
Of Japanese SAID To Be
Nov Here.
Especial Correspondence.1

wAILUKU. Maui. Dec. 22.-An alb
duction. which for boldness and wick
edness. rivals anything done by the
villains of melodrama. startled the
peaceful little Portuguese colony OF
Makawao this week For four days
the entire community was wrought up
to a high pitch OF excitement and
anxiety over the mysterious disappear
auce of Mrs. Manuel Fernandez. the
wife of Portuguese in the employ
OF the Haleakala Ranch. and the
mother OF two children. At the end
OF that time Mrs. Fernandez. entirely
Frustrated from her horrible expert
ences, was brought back to the family
OF her brother. who had rescued her
from two japanese rufians. She had
been kidnapped and taken on board
the Claudine by her captors. who in
tended to take her TO Honolulu. The
brother Of the woman. who was en-
ployed on the Claudine. discovered his
sister weeping bitterly. and being
threatened by violence by the two Jap
anese.
IL seems that about daylight on the
morning of the 18th. Mrs. Fernandez.
fearless little woman. and very fair
20 look upon, left her home far up on
the slope OF Halekeala at the mountain
dairy OF the ranch. intending to at
tend mass and confession a. the Ma
kawao church. four or five miles be-
low. Mrs. Fernandez, had often ridden
down the mountain to early mass be-
fore. and her husband entertained no
fear for her. but some hours later.
when her riderless horse was found
wandering about the fields some three
miles below. without "A bride, and
brought home by two ranch employees.
Mr.. Fernandez became very much
alarmed.
lie gathered together a number of
friends and they began a search
through the mountains All day they
hunted bat found no traces. When
night fell they were compelled 70
abandon their search. and the family
OF the missing woman were wildly
anxious, fearing all manner Of accident
and evil that might have befallen her
With the light OF day the search was
renewed. Manager l.. Won Tempsky
hearing Of the DISAPPEARANCE. ordered
all the employees Of the ranch TO sus
pend work and Join in the hunt.
A party OF twenty-five mounted men
including the manager. the bOokksepe
, and relatives of the missing girl
secured the woods. shouting and call
ing the name OF the lost woman. bu
% no avail. The third day they hunt
ed also. and on the fourth. when he
family had given up ali hope and wer
Frustrated with grief. she was brough
home by her brother. When she ha
sufficiently recovered 20 tell the story
Mrs. Fernandez related her adventure
Whila riding down the mountain o
her way TO mass. she said. she wa
fJrciby seized and dragged from he
horse by two japanese. The ruffian
placed her on another animal an
compelled her 20 ride a distance {
several miles. until they came to a
express wagon. hidden away anon
che underbrush. Here the two kit
nappers forced their captive into n
vehicle and drove her TO Maalaea Ba
During the journey she was intimida
. &C. and kept silent by threats OF vie
lence. At Maaleae she was placed in
japanese fishing boat and conveyed
T.ahaina. and from there was tran
= ferred TO the steamer Claudine. bour
for Honolulu. Crying bitterly IN
corner. In spite Of the threats of u
two Japanese. she was recognized
her brother and rescued by him. tt
two kidnappers escaped in the crow
The principal In this bold abductic
Is well known japanese recently en-
ployed as yardman by Maunaolu Sem
nary. lie has not been seen since n
escape from the Claudine. and the p
lice have been put upon his trail.