The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-03-28
WILL LOOK
INTO CHARGE
Board of Health TO
Investigate al
MoIokai.
rrom Thursdays DaHy)

abuses said o. exist at the leper sot-
clement The case in point is that of
native named PHlpo. whom DO is chlrg-
"a was allowed TO die in prison for
want Of medical treatment the super
intendcnt. q. b. Reynolds, refusing 90
permit his removal Ambrose Hutch
inson. who has earned "a reputation as
constant kicker makes the charges,
but this fact viii not be allowed to
weigh In the Intended investigation.
Supt Reynolds denies the allegations.
and a thorough examination Is to be
made before any further action is taxi
en-.
The following is the complaint. which
was first placed in the hands of the
Attorney General.
Kalaupapa, March 20, 1909.
Mr.. Il. p. Dole, Attorney General, Ho-
nolulu.
Dear Sir:-I address these lines to
you relative To the case, Of a fellow
unfortunate who, without a trial was
condemned by the local authority OF
the settlement and confined in the Ka-
laupapa lookup for alleged infracton
OF Board of Health regulations and
vague suspicion Of larceny OF sheep.
The circumstances of the case Is such
as to require an official investigation.
which relatives and friends OF the man
alike demand.
AS currently reported, | narrate the
case as follows: Two or three days be-
fore Christmas Pilipo Mikila and Willie
Kalani, two native lepers. were taken
from their residence at Puahi by police
officers and confined in the Kalaupapa
lookup on a trumped up charge Of
leaving the settlement and larceny of
sheep on the Meyer estate at Kalae.
To force the men TO diyulge that they
have been away from the settlement
and stolen sheep they We're kept I'm
close confinement and given one cake
hard bread and a cup of water a day.
This rigid treatment resulted in an al
legged confession OF Willie Kalani, and
he was allowed To be out while Pilipo
who would not own up, was still kept
in close confinement, which soon told
on his health, as he was "A leper in an
advanced stage of the disease; sores
broke out and leprous fever set in. DR.
Oliver was called in, who, seeing the
poor man in the condition he was In,
went to MIR. Reynolds who was here
then, and told him that the man had
no business to be In the lookup, and
wanted the man removed to the Bay
View Home. MIR. Reynolds said to the
doctor that the man would be better
taken care of in the jail than he would
be in the Bay View Home. and would
this assurance of the superintendent
the doctor thought no more about the
matter PilipO laid In the prison cell
growing worse and worse every day.
no attention or help was given the poor
man relatives We're not permitted 10
ent"r the prison and render assistance
until by chance a friend happened to
call at the prison, found the poor man
lying in his filth fun of fy-blOws and
maggOts all alive, who reported the
matter to the proper authority, the rel
atiyes Of the dying man We're notified
and permission was given to take him
away. ON Wednesday, March 18th, the
man was removed from the jail, and on
March Is. 1902 died, the result Of
wrongful detention and heartless treat
ment which calls forth the severest
censure of some one responsible for this
inhuman act, and appeals to our better
feeling and senses-a matter which
cannot be overlooked. Trusting you
will take due consideration of the mat
ter and act upon 1t,
Very respectfully yours.
tSigned) AMBROSE HUTCHINSON.
The letter with the following cor
respondence, was turned over to the
Board of Health:
Honolulu II. l.. March %. 1902.
II. c. Sloggett, NJ. D. President of the
Board Of Health, Honolulu.
Dear Sir:-l enclose copy of a letter
which I received yesterday from Mr..
Ambrose Hutchinson, OF Kalaupapa, Mo-
lokai.
| have written the high sheriff in re-
gard TO this matter as follows:
Il enclose copy Of "A letter which |
received yesterday from MT Ambrose
Hutchinson. If the statements made i'm
this letter are true, condition of
things exists in the leper settlement
which demands severe rubulla and
prompt reform. If the statements
made in the letter are false, the per-
sons against whom they are directed
are entitled to vindication | wish al
the light possible. TO the end that the
Board Of Health and the Attorney Gen
erals Department may be able to act
intclligenty ana to do what is right in
the premises.
Very truly yours,
"Csigned) E.P. DOLE.
Attorney General"
I think justice to all concerned re.
qures that this matter should have full
and fair investigation.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) f.. L. DOLE,
Attorney General.
Mr.. Reynolds was requested to stat
the facts as he knew them, and reptile
that he had known of nothing unusua
in the mans death or of the charges
and had not investigated II. He sal
that the men had been arrested as stat
ed for stealing sheep. and were bein
held to await the arrival Of judg'
DR.. Oliver had stated to him that III
man was Ill. and he thereupon went I
the jail TO investigate. He found tha
Pilipo was the only man in the loo
up and was Well cared for by the jailo
He thought that the attention given b
the jailor was very careful, the ma
being good nurse, and he suppose
that the doctor was attending regular
~ A few days later the man was re
leased and was not in confinement
mhap his death nccnr,.1