The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-01-29
.KAUA|'S
BUSY WEEK
Ascending Case, Glen.
nan Murder,
Thieves.

The Garden Isle, the Kauai weekly
which was lately revived so as to give
that county a newspaper entitled to do
the county printing, takes the failure
of the new law to heart. But it does
not let that fact keep it from getting
the local news. Following are eY-
tracts from the current issue.
ANOTHER ABSCoNDING
TREASURER.
The race for riches seems to affect
all classes. Though the race is not
| always to the swift, many believe that
ingenuity combined with swiftness will
win. On Tuesday the 18th inst. in the
Waimea district a company of Japan
csc, who had been doing work for
Messrs. Gay & Robinson, received in
payment through their agents, two
checks amounting to the large sum Of
s1100. These agents or bookkeepers
for the company Immediately caished
the checks with Messrs. Hofgaard G.
Co. and skipped the island. The con-
sternation of the less ingenious but
more laborious members was great,
when they found that the money had
been paid and that their bookkeepers
or treasurers had disappeared. They
put themselves in communication with
Mr.. Sheba who Immediately reported
the matter to the headquarters of the
police. At $3.50 the same evening a
wireless conveyed instructions to Ho-
nolulu to arrest and return the abb
sconding purse-bearers to Kauai. On
Wednesday morning, however. it be-
came known to Sheriff Coney that the
men had not left the island but were
hiding somewhere. Whether ingenuity
without swiftness will win remains to
be seen.
THE MAKAWELI MURDER.
The coroners jury summoned on Sat-
urday the 9th inst. to investigate the
cause of the death of the late Mr.. A.
II. Glennan consisted of Messrs. Greig,
Smith, King. Dyson, Fries and Guis-
son, all of Maxwell. The jury exam
ined the remains and found the body
not much injured considering the vio-
lent agent of destruction employed. The
left side was blackened and there was
a deep depression in the left thigh, the
right shoulder was beginning to be dis
colored and the leg was shattered. 1t
was the testimony of the doctor that
conclusion was the cause of death and
that none of the visible wounds were
| fatal. 1t was ascertained that the
charge had been placed between rthe
| bed and the floor, and that the fuse
| was ignited eight feet away from the
| tent The verdict of the jury asserted
| that with murderous intent the charge
| had been SO placed by the hands of
some person or persons unknown to the
jury.
1t is now known that death was not
| instantaneous as announced in our
| special sheet, but that deceased lin
gered for about an hour in a partly
conscious condition. When his friend
and assistant, Mr.. Smalley, who was
coming from an inspection of camp SO,
and who heard the explosion, hurried
to rescue him from the burning tent
! and debris he was heard calling for
the cook by name, and for Mr.. Smalley.
And as his friend lifted him up he kept
asking Where am I?'
| The sheriff has issued posters Offering
reward of 5000 for information that
will lead to the arrest and conviction
of the murderer.
JAPANESE THIEVES CAPTURED.
The japanese named Yasutake and
Komatsu who left Waimea suddenly on
Tuesday of last week taking with them
sll00 belonging to their fellow coun-
trymen which they inadvertently re-
tanned in their possession, Were, we are
glad to say, apprehended on Friday
night at Nuimalu, relieved of ST35 of
their ill-gotten gains, and landed in Mr..
Coneyis Retreat for evil-doers.
The capture of these two men Is due
to Mr.. Sheba who Intercepted a hack
man Mike, that had driven them over
to Lihue, and another hackman, Ouye,
of Nawiliwli. Their statements to
him We're not in agreement, but he
found that one Hagi went with them to
Nawiliwili, and finding that there was
a watch set returned to Halihaka. 1t
was discovered that they had crossed
| the Hulaia river and had proceeded
up the valley under Hoary Head.
Search through the bush and through
the swamps was unavaillng, After
two nights the men came down to the
house of japanese rice planter, where
they hoped to get some food. There
upon Mr.. Sheba, who was in waiting
''''"N't i'Shi w SiNS 'HSiiseiNSS uP
so as not to give trouble TO the people
in whose house they We're taking ref
uge.
MISCELLANEOUS.
on Wednesday, the 18th, the alliga-
tor pear-tree gales began to blow.
We are glad to see amongst us once
more Mr. c.. n. Wilcox, and to know
that he is improved in health and that
his eyesight is substantially restored
We understand Mr.. Francis Gay and
family are contemplating trip to
Europe TO be gone for some months.
We sincerely hope and trust that this
will not prevent Mr.. Gays being one
of our supervisors at the next county
election, and that he is not discouraged
by his short experience as such.