The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-22
VERY Merry CAPTURE
JOHN KELLY CAPTURES AN ES-
CAPPED CONVICT.
Goes Single-Handed Into a Porto
Rican Camp and Seizes Francisco
Lopez, a Very Desperate Criminal.

HILO, July 17.-Francisco Lopez, the
Porto Rican who made a record as a
knife wielder at Olaa some months ago
and who holds the banner in Hilo as
an escape, is again in the tolls after AZ
days semi freedom. On May 80 while
working for the Road Board he broke
his shackels and disappeared. A week
later he was heard from in Puma after
several petty robberies had taken
place, but not again until the latter
part of last week when John Kelly, at
one time a policeman at Keaau got
track of him and followed it up until
Saturday night when he found his man
in Camp A. Waiakea. Lopez offered
some resistance and Kelly found it adj
visable to draw a gun and subdue the
man by that means. AS Kelly was
without handouts he tied Lopez with
a rope and then notified Sheriff An
drews who Immediately dispatched po-
licemen with handouts and the pris-
oner was returned to Jail.
Lopez was convicted of assaulting a
Japanese with knife and severely
wounding him. He made his escape
while being confined at Honohina and
afterwards in Hilo. He is considered a
bad man to be at large and for that
reason Sheriff Andrews offered re-
ward of 500 for his capture. This sum
John Kelley will receive for his work
He knew Lopez well having lived near
him at Keaau and it was he who ar
rested him for the commission OF the
crime for which he is serving time.
Lopez description on the police records
is as fOllowS
Age q years, height #. in, face
long and narrow. Has prominent nose,
dark brown eyes. Back of his head nat.
Small ears which stand out. Long
black eyelashes, eyebrows connected
at bridge of the nose. Small mole
above left eye close to corner of eye
brow near the temple. Small sea- be-
tween the eyes where the eyS brows join
Two small scars on right side in front
of the ear; two small scars below the
lobe of right ear on line with two hrst
mentioned. Large scar on right arm
above wrist, scar about one inch long
on right side of head one inch back OF
forehead.
Kelley says that as he was returning
to keaau on Saturday he saw man
cut across the road and go into the
cane. lie suspected that it was Lopez
and dismounting from his horse Lol-
lowed at a close distance behind ana
watched the man enter house. Wait
ing until dark Kellep approached the
house and peered through the door:
Presently Lopez turned around and
Kelley Jumped in and seized him by
the throat. Other Porto Ricans start
ed to interfere ard Kelley Knocked the
nearest one down with his fist, still re-
tanning his hold on the throat # Lo-
PEE. Then he drew his 'evolver AMI
used it as club on two other men
who showed fight AS a bluff Kelley
spoke in Spanish to some imaginary
policemen outside, telling them not TO
come in and they would capture all OF
them. When he had subdued L9pez,
| Kelley fired his pistol in the air anu
the crowd vanished. 1t was found on
Sunday that the prisoner Lad cut a
train from Waiakea to Olaa and from
his statement he has been spending
the time between the two places.-Ha-
wall Herald.