Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-24
WOODS CAPTURED AT
POINT OF A REVOLVER

Yesterday was marked as a red.let.
ter day for the local Police Depart.
ment, as they succeeded in capturing
Woods. the negro burglar who escap.
ed from a gang Of prisoners on the
18th inst.
Information Received.
The police got information Of Woods
whereabouts at 1l:45 Sunday fore.
noon. They were told that Woods had
broken into the house OF the old
Waterman at the Government quarry
back of Punchbowl and that he had
threatened the old man at the poiut
of revolver to get money from him.
The police Immediately started out
armed with rifles and revolvers. Just
when the force started, Gun.sergeant
Kaulua of the police came running to
the station. He had just had an en-.
counter with the negro. He had found
him playing solitaire near the flag.
stan on Punchbowl and had taken
shot at him. Woods returned fire and
Kaulua tried to do the same but, find.
ing that his gun would not work, he
fed. Woods pursued him short dis.
lance. but soon gave up the chase.
Posse Starts Out.
The posse started out Immediately,
haulua going along to lead the way.
When the officers arrived on Punch.
bowl, Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth
with Captain Kanae and officers Alb
on. Mossman and Barney Joy went
around the Eva side of the crater
while Jim Kupihca, with some officers
went around on the Waikiki side.
Four mounted patrolmen were sent up
mauka to cut on escape from this
quarter.
Gun.sergeant Kaulua led the Deputy
Sheriff's posse to a spot just of the
road which runs along the Eva side
of Punchbowl. Here footprints and
broken lantana branches clearly show.
ed the negro's road OF retreat and the
deputy Sheriff Immediately followed
tne trail with his men spread out in 4
line through the lantana.
On the Trail.
After following the trail for short
distance, Chillingworth found a pack
of cards belonging to the negro. He
continued on the trail, putting himself
slowly through the lantana, until sud
denly a shot rang out close in front OF
him and he saw a pun of smoke. Chill
lingworth rose and. peering through
the bushes, caught sight OF Woods
clothes through the lantana. He i'm
mediately drew his revolver, but be
fore he could fire the negro took an
other shot. Chillingworth then fired
hitting the fugitive in the hand, just
below the thumb of the left hand. The
negro fell to the ground but Chilling
| worth waited until Captain Kanae
came up. He then climbed into tree
and kept shooting at the places where
he saw the lantana bushes waving.
For Gods Sake, Stop!"
Woods finally called out: For Gods
sake stop shooting! II that is you
Chillingworth. | will surrender"
Throw up your hands" commanded
Chillingworth. and Woods threw his
hands up above his head. Chilling
worth then went up and secured his
prisoner. Captain Kanae watching thu
convict closely until he was secured.
The firing had caused the motley
| population OF Punchbowl 10 turn ou
by the hundreds so that when the po
lice brought their captive down grea'
crowd was gathered. Woods was talk
en- to the station house and locked NJ
In cell. His wound was dressed by
! Or. Cooper.
Woods interviewed.
Shortly after his capture. Bulletin
reporter saw Woods in his cell and
asked him to tell about his recent eX
reIienCe. The prisoner was standing
| by the window of the cell has bnnGGL
cd hand resting on the sill pctwCcT
the bars. He seemed to be in talk
alive mood and freely answered the
questions put him:
Sure: ! will tell you all about II.
he said. II have kept you guessing
for long time, anyhow. ran away
easy enough. went for a drink of wa
ter and when | saw that nobody was
watching me. skipped. | went into
house and got something to eat.
also got n cane knife in that house.
Where Negro Had Been.
When asked where he had been hid
! ing. Woods said he had been staying
back Of the Government quarry nearly
all the time.
Il slept In the lantana in the day
time and | worked by night. could
see the prisoners go to work In the
morning from where was, and spent
my time watching the teams working.
Was Never In kalihi.
When asked II he had been In Ka
lihi valley. Woods stated that he had
not been near that locan,y.
Il Jared very we'll" Woods contin
uesl.
Il have had more grub since ! got
away than | have had since | got into
Jail, so II you thought that .as starv
ing you were off. There are some
houses around there. and know where
the people kept their grub. so watch
cd them when they went out and then
| went and helped myself. I've also
been down town a lot Of times.
Tried to Get Away.
II tried to get away on the Coptic
but | saw too many cops down there
30 | got out. also went down to the
transport and tried to get them to en-
list me, but they couldn't enlist people
here. The gun had got from
Sweety Smith. ! Thought he was a
friend Of mine, but from what have
learned later, | see that he Is not. II
was a poor gun anyhow. Only .32
and was trying TO get bigger one al
the time, was down and watched
the soldiers or police, | didn't know
who it was, drill the other night.
was right down opposite the police sta
ton also the other night and watched