The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-11-25
ARMED LEPERS At BAY
IN THE OAHU MOUNTAINS
The Police Make a Dangerous But
Successful Raid Near
Kaena Point.

I ofhcers OF the law for year in the
mountains near Kaena Point on this
island, were captured yesterday by Cap
tain Robert Parker of the Police De-
partment, assisted by officers oliver
Akau, Apana, Espinda and c. Elvin.
The capture of the three men was made
under circumstances which required
nerve and caution and happily no
casualties resulted, although the lep-
rous men were splendidly armed.
! For year past ranchers in the vicini-
ty of kaena Point have been losers of
cattle. II. NJ Won Holt, l.. l.. McCand-
less and Walter Dillingham; were vic
tins of the depredations and complaints
were made to the police. Various at
tempts have been made to ferret out
the raiders by the officers of the dis
trict but without success. Recently it
became known that three lepers Ka-
pea, part South Sea Islander, Opunui
and Kamealaniliilii and Kapea's wife
were living in a cabin high up on the
slopes of the mountain which projects
in promontory toward the sea. At
night the men emerged from their place
} of concealment and made inroads upon
the cattle herds, obtaining their livei-
hood mainly by this means. Occasional
ly they went down to the sea and fished
who helped them and kept their secret
The district officers We're never able to
locate the cabin exactly, and during
their attempts to capture the trio they
knew that armed men opposed their ad-
vance.
Yesterday morning under the direc-
ton of High Sheriff Brown, Captain
Parker and his officers boarded a
freight tram at Honolulu and when
within half mile of Kaena Point they
detrained. Captain Parker took the
precaution to lock the native brakemen
in a work car attached to the train and
give the key to the white conductor
with the request that the men be re-
leased only after passing the Point.
> The Captain did not take any chances
on signals being made to the lepers
: from their place of watch on the hill
2 side.
: The officers proceeded toward the
= mountain and on the road met an Of
2 ficer of the district named Manuel who
= was accompanied by native who was
100000 :,
Hon. S. b. Dole, Governor Territory of
Hawaii.
Sir:-I have to acknowledge receipt
of your communication of the 25th inst.
| dt tHe ndnuS OF Il messenger ana a1ler
the usual office hours relating to mat
( ter contained in your letter to me of
the 2lst inst. and to my interview with
u yourself and Secretary Cooper and ask
ing questions.
/. I'm regard to the three thousand
dollars received by you from Messrs.
Il. II. Davies & Co, in connection with
the cancellation of their lease of a
Hilo business lot"
2, Il understand from you at the in
terview, that you had recently received
, payments on account of land sales
! which moneys had not been entered in
the office as government realizations
and had in fact not been entered at all
in the office"
In answer to the foregoing main
questions, l have to state that / feel
. that they can be properly answered by
:, me but, the subdivision of each are, in
: NY view, highly improper and lead to
O., heli"C that they We're formulated in
= : haste an2 not with the regard due to
: my official position and powers and as
=, an associate Cabinet officer.
In answer to the matter contained in
your letter of the 2lst inst, l beg leave
to state that in compliance with your
simple request l have carefully
avoided for the time being from all in
reference with Secretary Cooper in his
: exercise of such authority, but / by no
means acknowledge any legality or
= right in this assumption of my duties
and powers as Superintendent of Pub
lie Works; that this view is in accord
with your own, sir l note in your ad-
dress to me by my official title.
To the first question / respectfully
i to in hot Hb.
of three thousand dollars was received
l by me from Messrs. T. II. Davies &
= Co., was duly receipted for by me as
Superintendent of Public Works and
j entry made thereof. My official letter
' book, which has been placed before the
public without my knowledge or con-
D sent, explains the status of the work
e up to few days before ! left on my
, vacation to the coast, so there can be
no question to answer relative to con-
i cealment or evasion. That il is prob
= able that the transaction is misunder-
stood appears in your quotation "in
connection with the cancellation of
their lease OF Hilo business lot as
the condition of the deposit was very
plainly shown by my receipt, TO which
i | respectfully refer you, the money was
, received by me to be expended for the
j Improvement and extension OF Bridge
, street, Hilo, Hawaii" AS Superintend-
! ent of Public Works. | would not have
been faithful TO my official trust II |
had permitted the construction, approv-
? al OF the work and expenditures Of
money thereon other than through my
} self In my official capacity. To ind a
z proper placement Of the amount TO have
II available for the special purpose pro-
y posed, deYolyed on me personally, not
: upon any clerk OF mine, nor any other
member OF the Government,
The money could not be made a
government realization" II could not
have been deposited with either the
b Registrar or the Auditor as special
b fund, my ofiee could not be made a
banking house, so the money was prop
erly placed where IL 10 and viii remain