The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-11
Caught IN
THE BRUSH
Edgar Williams
Captured at
KaIihi.
SINISTER LAWYER
WAS IMPLICATED
Two Negroes Confess TO Seven
JObs-SaIoon Robbery
Planned.

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enc Of lhc men waatei FOR the DARN:
burglary at Wards jewelry store OF
Monday evening. was captured abou
1880 p. m. yesterday in a lantana thicke
at Kalihi.
The police, headed by Deputy Sheriff
Chillingworth, had been searching fol-
the man all night, and shortly after
O'Clock yesterday morning Mounted Pa.
trolman Maitland caught sight of the
man near Kalihi Camp. After following
him for while. he lost sight of him in
the brush.
Word was sent to the police station to
send men TO Kalihi at once, and bicycle
] patrolman and officers Mossman, w. vi
da, Devauchelle and Richardson were
dispa tched to the scene. After exploring
the neighborhood for a while, Mossman
came across the negro. who was hidden
in the brush, and who was armed with
an axe and knife The axe he is said
to have stolen from a Portuguese wom-
an whom he threatened to kill if she did
not comply with his demands.
When Williams saw Mossman he told
him to stop where he was unless he
wanted to be split open. The invitation
was promptly accepted.
Meanwhile officer JOY arrived on the
scene, having started out Independently.
He was guided by native to the spot
where the negro was hiding. He erept
up behind williams and got the drop on
him with his gun before the negro was
aware of his presence. Joy said tina. he
would shoot if williams made anY KIND
of a move.
Presently the remainder of the posse
came up, and Williams was captured.
placed ina hack and taken to the police
station, arriving there about 100 p. m.
Lieutenant Leslie and Mounted Patrol
men Copp and Stewart arrived shortly
afterwards from the Moanaiul district,
where they had been conducting a search.
No revolver was found on Williams.
who explained that he had thrown away
a double-action Smith & Wesson gun,
not Wishing to be caught with it in his
possession.t In his pockets were found a
quantity of cartridges.
The place of the capture is on the ma
kai side of the King street at Kalihi
close to the fertilizer works
Both oflsthe Wlliamses were shipped
here from Tennessee as plantation hands,
Bob Williams having until recently been
engaged in shining shoes on Merchant
street near the postoffice.
The negroes have made a full confess
sion of their part in the Ward burglary,
to Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth. They
say that six other negroes who were in
their gang recently left for Kauai. fear
ing prosecution for vagrancy.
They have also confessed to having
which have occurred in Homo
lulu during the past two months:
1.-Burglarizing Wong Quafs store on
King street last week and stealing $40.
2.-Hold:ng up Hickman All On near
the Lunalilo Home last Friday night and |
him of $50.
3.-Breaking into a Chinese store at the !
corner of Alapai and Beretania streets. j
4.-Holding up a Chinaman a week ago |
at Pa:ama at the point of a revolver.
5.-Breaking into Chinese store on |
Nuuanu street. on this occasion they |
we're chased by a mob of Chinamen
6.-Stealing watches from a japanese /
eweller on Queen street. They went
nto the store and offered TO sell the Jap
lnese a valuable gold ring for Sc. The
lap jumped at the bargain, and went II
us safe to set the money. While he
vas working the combination one OF the
VilLamses leaned over the counter and
ook two gold watches which he after
Yards disposed of for $50 each
Bob Williams is quite a light colored
negro and of medium height Edgar is a
ypical African, and long and lanky Borh
ppear to take their serious position very
-ood naturedly. Edgar told Deputy
sheriff Chillingworth yesterday that
hough he would have hated to have
one so, he came very near tickling his
lbs for him
Last night an Advertiser reporter had
n interview with Edgar Williams. in the
curse Of which he asked the negro how
e would have disposed Of the spoil had
he Ward job been carried to a success
III termination. His reply was that
ertain shyster lawyer in town, who was }
1 on the job. had promised to give him 5
1000 for the two trunks of jeweIry. He I
lrther stated that this same lawyer had p.
cen associated with similar transactions /
the past l
At first Bob Williams denied strenu-
usiy that he was in any way mixed up :
the undertaking. Chnlingworth then a
I'D him Of certain other charges which {
ould be brought against him, such as
obbing the Portuguese woman Of her
xe, resisting arrest, carrying a deadly
eapon. vagrancy. etc. holding out a
ope that if he made a clean breast or l