The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-03-25
BURGLAR WOODS SHOT AND
TAKEN ON pUNChB0WL
a Duel in Which the
Deputy Marshal
Scores.

IN hANAs hNfINM MNINu lliiN ~ IIhf n
"A the life of hunted thing au lus
the alraroba ana lautana thIck.ts
which clothe the foothills back of town.
Woods. the escaped negro convict was
brought 90 bay yesterday morning in
the crater ~ punchboUl and was cap-
ture1 after the expenditure of many
rounds of ammunition boy both sides.
The battle was not "a hllodleFs one.
for a bullet from Deputy Sheriff chill
I lingwotth's revolver fred when the life
of the latter was in imminent peril
shattered the thuu b socket u the fugl-
tiVe's le { hand.
The police got the tip as 10 Woods
whereabouts yesterday morning about
lI:i5 o'clock. 1t was brought 90 them
by a man who said that an hour or 50
previously Woods had broken in o the
house of the old watchman at the Ke-
walo quarry, and after helping himself
To some food and "A suit Of denim. had
made off in the direction Of Punchbowl
He had a revolver with hlm and threat
ened that he would do for the aged in
mate of the house should he attempt
to thwart his ends.
on receiving the rews, every avail
able officer was requisitioned and arm
90 WIN al ItNplNfl VI a llllfs JlHl hubl-
hea was put in charge of one band,
while the deputy she if in person COM
manded the other. Four mounted pa
trolmen were also OF the party.
With Chillingworth went Captain
Kanae and Officers An on, Aired
Mossman and Barney JOY.
Just as the posse was starting out
Kaulua, the gun sergeant of the force
arrived at the police station and breath
lessly vouchsafed the Information that
he had come across Woods on the top
OF Punchbowl and disturbed him as he
was playing solitaire on a rock near
the flagstaff lie fred a shot at the
convict, which was returned. Then
Kauluas gun refused to work and he
was forced to retreat, When he had
told his story he " s. commanded to
guide Chilingworth to the spot where
he he'd seen Woods last.
W hen Punchbowl Was reached Kupihea
and his men went around the Waikiki
side Of the crater, the Deputy Sheriff
and his party round the Eva SIDE while
the mour ted patrolmen proceeded mauka
In order to cut off escape in that direc-
tor. BY these tactics Punchbowl was
practically surrounded by an armed cor
don.
Kaulua without any hesitation led the
wgy to a spot just off the road, which
luns Eva OF the crater. There IN the
soft earth were found unmistakable
| tracks of the negro's footsteps. Broken
hrgn' lCs of lantana Were also notice
able, and these and the footmarks plain
| up showed that Woods had retreatcd in
to the lantana thicket which extends
! from the center of the crater clear down
the mauka slope of the hill.
The Deputy Sheriff, convinced that ~
| last he was within striking distance of
his man, plunged into the brush and was
| soon following "A well-doveloped trail.
| He had not proceeded far before he
fcrnd in a little gully a pack OF cards
which had evidently dropped out Of the
IcCnvicts pocket. These were the cards
he was playing solitaire with when seen
= by l<aulua.
After gCing about fifty yards further
/ the Deputy Sheriff paused TO take rest
end looked back to see where the rest ~
the party were. suddenly the crack of u
rev Diver, fired at about ten yards dis
tancc, rang in his ears, and a cloud Of
smoke rose before his eyes. Wood at
last had been run to ground.
When the smoke cleared away, Chi
| lingwofth saw Woods emerge from be-
hind bush preparatory to again taking
flight. Quick as a fash he took aim vita
his revolver, and fired, and the ball
struck Woods in the left hand, mashiug
the thumb. The negro fell over as
though mortally wounded, aud Chilling
worth, fearing a subterfuge, retreated "A
| few yards to the shelter of "A tree, and
waited until Captain Kanae came up.
| When Woods saw this he started off
again. holding up his injured hand as he
went. Both parties exchanged several
shots, and finally Woods shouted out
I'm give up If you'll quit shooting" To
gun and we won't shoot any more.
Woods then threw his revolver ON the
6round, and Chillingworth rushed
| through the lantana to seize his man
Meanwhile Captain Kanae kept tab on
the negro's movements from a tree-top.
Presently Kanae shouted to the Deputy
Sheriff that Woods was reaching for his
| gun. "lt you do that again you're apt to
be killed" said Chillingworth, and Woods
did not make any such break again, but
omained passive until he was grabbed
b. Chillingworth and placed in hack
which was sent for, and taken to the
police station, where his injured hand
was blessed by DR. Cooper All Punch
bowl seemed to have turned out at the
sound of the firing, ana when the negro
was finally driven to town a crowd of
about three hundred persons were on the
spot,
Al the police station Woods said that
| he mad not premeditated escape, but
found himself an escaped prisoner before
he knew u. He said that he went to get
drink of water when working at the
quarry with his fellow prisoners and as
no one appeared to notice him, he
thought he would walk to a house near
by and set something to eat. This he
did erd once clear of the quarry liberty
loomed up very large and clear to him.
and he resolved 10 make a bold fight for
freedom. This resolve prompted him to
take along cane knife when he left the
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