The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-04-09
Around the
Police Station

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chief ~ Detectives Doe i.sal had n
strenuous time ~ BE- while BE- was 90
ibs fair i1e " Maui. fof. besides
eisshing with the black eemman NJ
Emor Harris. be- came within an ace
~ having 10 mis Be- with Captain vii
lett. master ~ the Foohug sucy. Joe
slipped across the island the day DE
arrived there. and. decming b better
10 make 4 night raid m the boat. when
be- was sute his man would be sleep
ing the sleep Of the just, he waited
until about o'clock in the morning
Then he rowed out to the deep.watcr
bark and boarded her
In the meantime, nothing had been
said TO Captain Willctt regarding the
| iail.breaker presence on board. and
he was in deepest ignorance with re-
spcct TO the whole matter. SO. when
Joe aroused the forecastle in his scrap
with Harris, Captain Willett was also
awakened and did double.quick from
the forward sleeping quarters. He ar.
rived just as Lcal slipped the irons on
| Harris.
"who are youi' he yelled at Leal,
when he saw that the rumpus had
been aroused by a strange man.
81 came after this man." answer
ed Joe, pointing to Harris, who was
painting from his exertions
"I'd like to know what right you We
got on this ship flashed back the
captain, and he started to do a little
mixing of his own, according to the
story brought over here. Leal then
showed his badge of office, at the same
time telling the captain that he was
the Chief of Detectives of Honolulu,
and that Harris was an escaped CON
vict. Captain Willett then, it is said.
was eager to knock daylight out of
Harris, but was prevented by Joe.
Everything was fixed up all right, and
the chief left the ship with his man
in irons.
Captain Willett knew absolutely
nothing about the man IS being on
board. Harris did not sign on the
crew, and it is stated that he had as
sistance from one of the mates in stow
ing away on the vessel. Harris had
little money, supplied, it is pre-
sumed, by his wife, and he must have
used this as bribe to get on the ship.
He had about five dollars when he was
brought back here.
Leal did not have any trouble with
him on the return trip, but, if the
grand surprise had not been worked on
him in good shape when the arrest was
made, it is probable that serious cut
/ A..
Harris had n genuine "ol' niger
razor is his possession. This was
found on the floor after the scuffle,
and Harris admitted that it belonged
to him. When the fight in the fore
castle first started Harris had the ad-
vantage, for his eyes were accustomed
to the semidarkness of the room. He
leaped on Joe, and had him down for
moment A young Hawaiian named
Archer, who is making the voyage
around the Horn on the Foohng Suey,
I fortunately recognized Leal and gave
r him aid.
e Harris stated that he had been in
: hiding out at the polo field at Moana-
lua for some time. 1t seems that he
, was not at Leilehua during the whole
/. period of his freedom. He said last
g night that, when he heard Leal had
been made chief of detectives, he knew
e he had no chance, and intended to
a give himself up last Sunday Before
: coming to town, however, he learned
2 that the Foohng Suey was about to
0 sail for the Atlantic Coast, and he ac-
t cordingly made his plans to stow away
$ in her.
!. Yesterday morning in police court
e Harris asked to have his case put over
0 until today. and the request was grant
: ed. 1t may be that he will be sent
out of the country. He very candid
G " announced yesterday that if he ever
gets another such easy chance to walk
= out of durance vile he will certainly
), avail himself of the opportunity.
Lopez to Hilo.
$ Lopez. another man who has made
f considerable of reputation for him
h self as a jail-breaker, left for Hilc
n the other day. That is the place where
e he first came into the public eye as g
n criminal. He will undoubtedly be
f given very cordial reception in tn,
metropolis of the Big Island.
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