The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-14
LIFE TERMER SKIPS
WOODS DESPERATE BURGLAR
ESCAPES.
Slipped Away at Kewalo quarry quar-
ny Yesterday When Guard Was Not
Looking Searching for Him.

Fred Woods the desperate negro who
was serving a life sentence for burglary
committed on Maui last year, escaped
from the prison gang yesterday after
noon at the keWalO quarry and is at
large. The escape of the negro was aC-
complished in broad daylight and while
he probably did not receive any as
sistanCe from his fellow prisoners, the
crowd in his particular gang cOnnived
at his escape. While not quite so dra-
matte as his last attempt to secure
liberty, the escape of Woods yesterday
afternoon was characterized by a bold
ness, thoroughly i'm line with his well
known desperate character.
In company with about fifty other
convicts, all of them long termers,
Woods had been working i'm the INe-
Walo quarry for some days past. The
quarry is quite large and only three
guards are provided to control the pri-
soners. The particular gang in which
Woods was working was employed on
the side of the hill within a few yards
of a thick lantana brush. Abaut 200
p. m. one of the native guards saw
Woods walk to the center of the quarry
to a little shed where the water bucket
was kept and take drink. This was
| the last time that the guard remembers
| having seen Woods. The negro cOud
scarcely have escaped while at this shed
and i'm all probability, returned to the
side of the hill and resumed work until
he saw an opportunity of escaping into
the lantaua.
As soon as the mans escape was
learned which was an hour at least
after he is thought to have gone the
crowd was sent back to the jail High
Sheriff Brown dispatched a number of
officers i'm search of Wood. Deputy
High Sheriff Chillingworth took charge
of the posse.
Woods made his way to the hut of a
native and finding no one at home,
broke into the house and ransacked the
place for the purpose of finding some
clothes to don in place of his striped
prison suit He found nothing as only
a native woman was living i'm the house.
He may have dOnned a hOlOku and
marched away i'm it. He secured a cane
knife, evidently intending to make a
desperate effort against being reCaptur-
ed. subsequently, Woods prison suit
was found near the quarry. showing
that he had later secured clothes OF
some character
The man evidently is working his way
to the Other side of the island, for this
morning at $3.50 o'clock "a native report
ed 20 the High Sheriff. having seen
Woods wearing a blue denim suit and
| black felt hat ON the Ealihi road, head
/ ing up the valley, Woods was still arm
!
/ pihea and a number of other officers
| We're dispatched i'm search of Woods.
| All Of the natives living i'm that valley
| were notified to be on the lookout for
/ Woods They We're also told that a re-
/ Wad of $50 for the capture of the despo-
/ rate man, had been offered. This re-
/ ward win DE increased to 500 if the fell
/ low is not soon captured High Sheriu
/ Brown especially desires To apprehend
/ Woods before the desperate convict Sc
cures other arms besides the cane knife
/ If Woods secures a hrearm he will UNI
/ doubleday sell his life dearly and win
not be taken without n hard fight with
/ the officers
| Officers were specially detailed to
| watch the outgoing vessels i'm order 90
| prevent any possibility of Woods esCap-
/ ing by those means. Woods is one of
/ the most desperate prisoners, the authO-
/ rites have ever had i'm their care. He
/ was sentenced to life Imprisonment fOr
| having robbed the safe at SpTeCkeIs-
! Vile last year While i'm prison on Maui
! he nearly checked a guard to- death ir
| am unsuccessful effort TO escape Al
! ter being iucarcerated I'm the oahu pTi-
| son, Woods scaled the high wall and es-
| capped and was at large for a while, He
| was retaken at the point of the revolver
! woods is a very desperate character
! said High Sheriff Brown today land We
! shall make every effort to apprehend
J him without delay. We realize that he
| has every thing to gain and nothing Ia
| lose and If COrnered may make a des-
| perate fight against being retaken. Nc
! one can well be held responsible for his