The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-24
old FOLKS
HARD LOT
Evicted From Home the
Governor Befriends
Them.

Evicted from house which for two
years they had called their home, their
few poor goods and chattels thrown
into the street, drenched by the night
heat. knowing not where to lay their
heads or where their next meal is COM
ing from, such is the hard lot of John
and Hannah Williams, two old native
people.
1t is a sad story and seems strangely
out of place in beautiful. bountiful
Hawaii
The Williamses are Hawaii folks and
two years ago Mrs. Maria Beekiey
Kahea settled them on a piece of land
near wyl,ie and Liliha streets. telling
them; according to their own story,
that they could cultivate the ground
for her and live there as long as they
liked.
The aged couple moved into little
house on the premises and for two
years have labored to make the land
produce bananas, sweet potatoes. sugar.
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it's owners benefit They made gar
den-spot out of the place. and grew
to love it and to look upon it as their
home.
All went smoothly and well until
month ago, when Mrs. Kahea told them
that they would have to move away
from the premises and would be al
getting too old to work well.
The poor. old people were much dis
tressed when they heard this and knew
not what to do, as they had neither
money nor relations in Honolulu.
The month were away and still the
Williamses remained on the place,
working faithfully, tending their flower
garden and all the time hoping that
the heart of the woman who had Did
den them work for her would be SOFT
ened and that she would suffer them
to remain in the place so dear to them
under the old conditions.
A week ago they We're again told to
clear out. And still they fingered
Mrs. Kahea then went to the police
station, stated her case to Sherlff
Brown and an officer was dispatched
with orders to fire the old people out,
bag and baggage They were to take
nothing from the land but some car
nation plants and few onions.
The policeman gave the Williamses
three days in which to make themselves
scarce, but they said that they had no
money. had never received any money
for working and did not know where
to go or what to do.
On Saturday afternoon. when the
Willian1ses were away from their ut
tie home. Mrs. Kahea is alleged to have
come to the place with three Doys'
broken into the house, the door Oh
which was locked and thrown all the
Williams possessions into the street
When the two old folks returned ana
saw the wreck of their home, they were
heart-broken. All last night they spent
in the corner of lot on Wyllie street,
wailing bitterly
Yesterday morning the old lady, act
ing on advice, went and told cover
nor Garter of her troubles He told her
to stay where she had been until to-
day, when he promised that something
should be done for herself and hus-
band.
All day yesterday the evicted pair
sauatted on mat in the corner of the
lot. with their household goods and
garden tools piled around them.
To them all day long came natives
bearing fish and poi and other eataDies
In the evening twelve or fifteen Ha-
waiian men and women bore the al
fiieted ones company.
The attention OF Mr.. and Mrs Johr
waterhouse. who reside nearby was
drawn to the poor. old people sitting
there in the chill night air, and they
went over and told the Williamses to
move over TO the lanai of the little
Maemae church, where they would be
sheltered for the night.
This they refused TO do, however
stating that Governor Carter had told
4hen, they must remain in the lot til
today.
Fred waterhouse, in despair, 'phonec
to the Governor. who arrived on the
scene about D. N. and saw the VIII
liamses snugly ensconeed on the
church's lanai.
He has ordered a dray 10 remoVs
their belongings to his premises TO-DAY
and will give the two unfortuhaeeS
temporary lodging in an outhouse