The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-09-21

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Superintendent of Public Works Henry Cooper reported
the police this morning The affair occurred this morning and but
the boy being held for According the which
the boy the made they intended hold the youth and make
his father pay for what he had done Three reported
have ten concerned the attempt to dnap the youth The boy
taken bodily of Oahu College according his story.
Young Cooper left home in Punahou this morning and the
Oahu College preparatory school about 745 o'clock He
take drink of he toward the basement He that
revolver young Cooper and inquired hO Theodore
Cooper The boy replied that he The Immediately
They walked rapidly toward the of the school grounds and climb
ed the fence the cunp There second white
This second displayed revolver The boy
obyed their orders he that both armed with revovers
and they made frequent display OF the weapons
They marched him through the kawe hce onto the Manoa road
and thence along until they reached the foot of Round Top hill Here
that the three ordered him march up the hill One
the men marched ahead he next and the two men brought
the
Young Cooper apparently
him He he recognized two OF the the who had visit
fathers months ago and gagged him
and locked him He began that they
him. He felt that they wanted to be revenged From the
that he judged his captors
him He informed his father that he heard the say
that they going take him the mountains hold him
and make father for what he had DONE Just what the faith
er had done stated by the the youth
The quartee climbed up the mountain, the boy The
morning hot and the crowd began get tired and thirsty Young
Cooper that he watched his opportunity He that
they getting further and further from Honolulu and
the brush he realized that would be for him to fry
and eude his he did wish be taken into the
by them.
Such opportunity he when they had gone about
miles He says that the began separate The who
leading walk than those behind
behind They Jagged behind,
said the youth They close path that led down the hill side
He rushed toward this PATH he and down the side of the hill
he could. The shot him. he The
shot did hit him though and he claims that they evidently did
hard follow him for they had heavy boots and he
eud them His feet unprotected for the had ordered him
his shoes His feet badly by his running through
the brush and the horn his hands and feet He
could he claims finally his way home
weak from excitement and running.
The youth informed his of the occurrence She once
with Superintendent Cooper The attending
meeting OF the Executive Council Mr. Cooper was Immediately
prsed the reported kidnapping his and left the
81 have decided said Mr. Cooper this afternoon regard
the advabty of offering reward for the Of the
talking the with the police My boy able give
perfect description OF the He that them
who house shortly before vacation and bound
gagged him and locked him AT that
the that the boy said those Porto Rcns
That report He did claim that
Rcans at all, but white
Theodore that of his Capors short thckse
black eggng Both the other dark The third
blue denim shirts top boots The third blue
shirt but his seemed be soed and He
smooth saven and had curly hair They khaki
tre taller than first who identified by the boy
who had visited the house and attacked him the previous
SO far Judge from the boys he
the ngborood of ads house when he escaped from his capors
The authorities making investigation of the affair They
interviewed the youth and Superintendent Cooper will
everything solve the affair The boy claimed pre-
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