The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-15
LOPEZ LONG ESCAPE
ENDS BLOODLESSLY
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be hiding in the mountains most OF
the time to Keep away from the police
while he had chance to work for his
living without going to Jail. He re-
fused to give me back the money and
he grabbed hold of cane knife and
threw it at me, but it did not strike me
as | lodged. / ran outside and he
followed and threw rocks at me. l
asked him to fight like a man, but
he wouldn't do that. He continued
to throw rocks at me, so l saw that if
he wanted to kill me | had better
take care Of myself fired three shots
in the air. Then / got back up the
gulch."
Lopez told his story readily enough,
true or not, and was not backward in
answering questions.
He informed Chief Taylor that it
had taken him and Rodrigues two days
to saw their way out of Oahu Prison
last December and it was hard job
Once out they went to Iwilei and then
to Aiea. From Aiea they went to the
mountains, striking down on the wind
ward side of Wahiawa and making
their headquarters in the Waialua dis
trict and Whereabouts. Finally Lopez
and Rodriguez had quarrel over the
conduct of their affairs and they agreed
to separate.
Lopez says he bought Shis 38-caliber
revolver from a man from Maui and
the clothes that he now wears he
bought with his own money, having
made something gambling at Waia-
lua He says he has been in Waia-
lua nearly all the time, but Deputy
Sheriff Fernandez thinks it likely that
he took a trip to Honolulu now and
then.
Early this morning Deputy Sheriff
Fernandez received telephone mes
| sage to the effect that Lopez had been
sfeen in the Porto Rican camp last
night gambling and Special Officer
John Leal at once made for the gulch
back of the mill in the direction in
which Lopez had gone the night be-
fore, after the affair with the gambling
| Porto Rican.
Fernandez ant Leaf, armed, follow
ed by three other officers, took to sad
die and fastened after Lopez. They
struck the gulch in which he was
supposed to be hiding and found be-
low them house, not recently oc-
| cupied by any except Lopez, and man
walking up and down the veranda.
Fernandez recognized the escape and
the real chase began. Leal made fol-
the region of the house as Lopez ra1
for the bush and as Lopez disappeared
in the lantana Leal let drive at hin
with his revolver, Fernandez making
for what would likely be Lopez's ext
from the bush and the other officer!
getting around so that the Porto Ricar
convict was surrounded
Fernandez shouted to him to droI
his gun and behave and he would moi
be harmed Lopez dropped his re-
volver and came out with his hands
up, grinning
For months ne has been running
from the police. He says he saw the
special officer sent after him by High
Sheriff Henry on several occasions. He
is in good health and has had no par
ticular haTdships, though on severa
occasions he was near capture OF
thought he was He had two bullets
left in his gun when captured, the
iron being Ve-shooter.
Chief Taylor put him through ar
examination and then turned him over
to High Sheriff Henry for secure con,
finement at Oahu prison where he vii
! probably stay while.
Sheriff Iaukea this afternoon public
ly congratulated Deputy Sheriff Fer
nandez and Special Leal and declared
that they should" receive the reward
that had been offered He said that
they deserved a great deal of credit
for bringing in so desperate char
acter, one who had so frequently
threatened to do murder and who was
dangerous.
II. Lopez and Rodrigues escaped
from "the reef" late last December
Lopez was serving time for robbery