The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-27

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 Mr.. 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. Mr.. 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
see that he is made comfortable. On
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 were not permitted TO
enter the prison and render assistance
until by chance a friend happened to
call at the prison. found the poor man
lying in his filth. full of Ay-blows and
naggOts all alive, who reported the
matter to the proper authority, the rel
atives of the dying man were 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
VIII take due consideration OF the mat
ter and act upon IL.
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.
III. c. Sloggett. NJ. D.. President of the
Board OF Health. Honolulu.
Dear Sir:-I enclose a copy OF letter
which / received yesterday from Mr.
lokai
have written the high sheriff in re-
gard To this matter as follows:
II enclose a copy of letter which 1
received yesterday from Mr.. Ambrose /
II the statements made in /!
this letter are true. condition OF !
things exists In the leper settlement /
which demands severe rebuke and !
prompt reform. II the statements |
made in the letter are false, the per- |
sons against whom they are directed |
are entitled to vindication. / wish all 4
the light possible. to the end that the /
Board OF Health and the Attorney Gen
erals Department may be able TO act /
and TO do what is right in
the premises.
Very truly yours,
"(signed) f. p. DOLE.
Attorney General"
! think justice to all concerned re-
Iuires that this matter should have full
and fair investigation.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) +. z. DOLE.
Attorney General.
Mr.. REYNOLDS was requested to state
the facts as he knew them. and replied
that he had known Of nothing unusual
In the mans death or of the charges,
and had not investigated it. He said
that the men had been arrested as stat
I'd for stealing sheep. and were being
held to await the arrival of a judge.
DR.. Oliver had stated to him that the
nan was i'll, and he thereupon went to
the jail to investigate. He found that
PiIipo was the only man in the lock
lp and was well cared for by the jailor.
He thought that the attention given by
The jaiior was very careful, the man
being a good nurse, and he supposed
hat the doctor was attending regular
y A few days later the man was re-
eased and was not in confinement
when his death occurred. He stated
hat he had made no investigation, and
vas consequently unable to inform the
3oard fully at the time. In the course
Il his remarks he called attention TO /
he need of judge for the leper settle {
nent, as no court had been held there {
or two years owing 10 the inability of I
he judge from the other side of the {
sland to cross the mountain. I
Mr.. Isenberg moved that committee ,
e appointed to investigate the charges. i
Ir Dole spoke to the same effect and $
aid that a committee should go to 7
IoIokai and be on the ground. He did I
OF believe IL advisable to have Mr..
REYNOLDS appear for the purpose Of OBJ
aiming evidence and suggested that
Ir. Chiliingworth be taken along. Pres
lent Sloggett appointed committee.
opposed % L. +. Dole. DIR. Pratt
nd DR.. Moore. and they will probably
ave for the settlement on Friday or
aturday. Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth
ill very likely accompany the board L
, assist in securing evidence. Il
OTHER MATTERS. II
Father Matthias was given permiS- II
on To go to Molokai TO relieve one OF
he other brothers who wishes TO leave. -
Several letters were read from Hilo "
eople opposing the granting OF q
cense for new fish market. and the u
after went over for a subsequent is
Getting. A
Paul Isenberg attended his first meet ca
e as a member OF the Board. other Ell
embers present were DIR. Sloggett. DR.. th
1oper. +. y. Mott-Smith and +. p.
ole. 81
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY. de
The following resolutions were adopt
unanimously: De
Whereas. Death has removed Mr.. co
iiliam Aud from among US; Al
Resolved. That we. the surviving nc
.nbers Of the Board Of Health. testi- ",
our appreciation of the cOnscien- Dc
usness and faithfulness. the uniform o.,
1rtesy and the kindness Of heart OF -
r LATE nOnOred associate. A'