The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-22

home yesterday, was in his bare feet,
which were slightly scratched. He
told his story as follows:
Il went to the Punahou Prepara-
tory School about ten minutes of eight,
left my books upstairs and then went
down TO the basement to get a drink
Of water. Just as I came to the en-
trance a man stepped up to me and
asked if 1 was Theodore Cooper. I
said Yes He then showed a re-
volver and told me to accompany him
and make no outcry. The sight Of
the pistol was enough to make me
oLey. l walked ahead of him accord
ing to his instructions. and We went in
the direction of Rocky HILL When
near the reservoir we came across an
other man. We then skirted Rocky
Hill on the town side and near Manoa
road about opposite Swanzy's, a third
man Joined our party This man had
a rife. There was no conversation,
but all kept moving along, as if they
had a plan in mind as to where they
were to take me.
Soon after we started enc of the
men said to me:
WE'LL MAKE YOUR FATHER
PAY FOR THIS
I'VE crossed Manoa road and took
trail on the town side of the old
quarry, Eva of the Neumann ranch
We went up to Portuguese garden,
and then took the ridge back of Wal
ter G. Smiths and Mrs. Castles pla-
ces. 1 looked down and saw one of
Mr.. Smiths girls starting for school.
(The girl left home at $3.50
1 kept slipping on the dry grass and
they made me take my shoes off and
leave them. suppose this was to
make me go faster
'All the way up the hill it was a
pretty hot piece of climbing and the
three men frequently drank from two
canteens which they carried, but they
didn't offer me any. l kept my eyes
open for chance to get away, but
with a revolver and a rifle always in
sight, one armed man in front and
one behind, 1 felt it would be impos-
sible to make a break.
"At length we turned down on the
opposite side of the ridge away from
Manoa. The man with the rifle was
far ahead, and he and the unarmed
man sat down while they drank from
the canteen. Finally, we came to a
gully and l decided to take a chance.
1 ran fast and got away some distance
before the man with the revolver fired
at me. He fired one shot and the
bullet whizzed by me so close 1 could
hear it sing. That was the only shot
fired.
Il ran down the gully and then found
the trail around Round Top and came
into town near Gerrit Wilder's place.
The men are white, and two of
them 1 am certain are the. ones who
entered our house last June. I de-
scribed one of them then as being
dark, but l did not believe then he
was other than white Two of these
men today wore khaki trousers. stuffed
into black boots, and the third one
wore dirty cloth trousers and leggings
and all wore cheap denim shirts and
straw hats.
Il think they have a camp some
where in the mountains for they car
ried no food with them From other
peoples experiences I don't think they
would attempt to go into the noun
tains without having laid in supplies
| in advance.
II would recognize the men the in
slant I saw them''
| THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.
| Inquiry at Oahu College Yesterday
was made of Prof. Griffiths and en-
| ployees as to their knowledge of the
affair. The Chinese laundryman was
hanging out clothes about $50 feet
from the Preparatory School at the
time mentioned by young Cooper. He
| stated that he saw no men about the
place and did not see anything indi-
eating an abduction. The japanese
janitor claims to have been on the
same floor when the meeting of Coo
per and the man with the revolver is
said to have taken place, and he de.
MES having seen the parties.
| deputy Sheriff Chillingworth, accom-.
panied by young Cooper, went ovel
the trail said to have been taken by
the kidnapping party, and came acros:
the boys shoes and hat.
Superintendent Cooper and the Dep
uty Sheriff went to Camp Mckinley
yesterday forenoon, and investigation
showed that a battalion drill was helt
at 9 a. M, and every man was pres
ent or accounted for at that time.
Young Frazier, who was at Oahr
College at the same hour with Theo
1 dore Cooper tells the police that he
saw the abducted lad on the ground:
at $3.50 o'clock.
The whole abduction story meet!
with general public incredulity.