The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-11-28
Target for Officer but Gets
,,c. Away by Plucly lump
Over CHH. - E.
: FOOLS HIS PURsUERS TWICE
Aiea Police Planned Nice Traps,
but Neglected to
Spring Them.
fFron Monday,s Advertiser.l


ture, by tho Honolulu police officials,
Of the escaped convict, Peter Rodrigues,
spoiled all the carefully laid plans yes
terday morning.
Incidentally One Of Deputy Sheriff
Jack Fernandez men had the signal
honor of shooting q real gun at q real
convict, Rodrigues himself condescend-
ing to throw cane knife at the dough.
ty officer of the law with such good
effect that when the officer stood up
again the negro had disappeared. He
has not since been seen.
After Chief MeDufiie and Captain
Baker had returned from their futile
hunt Of Friday and Saturday morning,
weary, but fully satisfied that their
plans would not fail to result in Rod
rigues falling in the net, the Aiea lau-
thorities took q hand in the affair.
An informer was induced to send
word to ROdrigues that If he would
bring the watches and rings he stole
from the Aiea store to a certain place
he could probably dispose of them Rcd-
rigues swallowed the bait and came.
This was Saturday night.
The trap was laid so carefully by
the EVA district police that casual
observer would have thought it would
have sprung itself at the ightest
breath. Four or five officers hid them.
selves in the cane armed to the molars
and determined to do or die. There
were, of course, numerous volunteers:
Into Trap and Out Again.
1t was not very long before Rodrigues
sauutered down the road and approach
Sd the fatal spot. At the critical mo-
mont, while all concerned were conceu-
trating their gaze on the murky dark
ness, RodrigueS met a fellow country
men who was assisting in the search
for him. =.
nWho are your asked the second
Porto Rican, suspiciOusly.
Tim q police officer" volunteered
Rodrigues
I, The Aiea resident, having become
familiar with most of the police officers
on the island, said, "Naw, you amt
NO police officer"
Rodrigues then grabbed him by the
throat and said "Shut upiD The police
officers, zealonsly lingering their revol-
vers as they lay hidden in the cane,
heard him say "Shut up" but did not
think at the time that it was Rodrigues
who said it.
Rodrigues, smelling the air of suspie-
ion and distrust that haunted the at
mnsphere, kicked his captor and re-
turned home to his cave, which the
local police had previously learned he
had dug for himself in one of the
guiehes after fifteen days labor.
Locate Secret Cave.
"a Then one of the Porto Ricans of the
camp "squealed" and told the police
officers where the cave was located.
A campaign with the cave as its ulti-
mate object was carefully planned out
and executed with such good results
that the van guard, one of Jack Fer,
nandez' men, with a few volunteers,
+, reached it at noon yesterday. One of
these assistants heard someone chop
ping wood and called the officer's at
tention to it. The officer turned around
and beheld the convict cutting away
at 4 bush with cane knife.
Without waiting for reinforeements
he levolsd bis revolver and dashed for
ward, firing shot. and shouting - !
got you'll I'got youi}t
His. announcement, however, WIS pre-.
mature, like Italy's announcement of
similar nature over Turkey ROGr;,
gues was too surprised to surrender.
He hurled the cane knife square at the
police officer who put his arm before
his face TO ward of the blow When
he took his arm down again Redrigueb
had disappeared.
How he Escaped.
It was then discovered that there
was cliff, hfteen feet high, commenc-
ing near whers tho convict had stood,
and ending amidst a clnmp Of the
-. II. aE
the rocky bed OF rivulet. The riyu,
let neandered, in the course Of time,
into n cane field, After Rodrigues had
thrown the cane knife, he jumped the
elf, landing barefooted and barehend-
ed In the midst of the glue bushes, and
then struggled over the rocky bottom
of the creek into the cane field while
the officer was trying to figure out by
algebraie formulas how far the cane
knife was from, his head at that par
tieuihF moment.
The cave was searched and yielded
np considerable more of the loot of the
Aiea store, although there is still much
more missing.
When Manager Gibbs Of the planta.
ton heard Of this little affair ho al
once ieleph0ned TO Chief McDnfle, CIV.
ing him the faeis. The chief bad been
taking q nap In hia room AZ tho Royal
Hawaiian, but q few minutes later ap
peaFel. shooting sparks, at tho poles
station, gathered mp an automobile, 4
portion 81 Wa alan and tie police dog
Ia q comparatively short time they were
on The scene Of battle, but the conflict
had died away,
After INN Again,
The chief returned u 10 pleasant
mood later j. tie evening". haFina salts
ted hlmHelf that he eoaflel aosla :.
naahla u laaTe Iha district. and laaN
Ina HtaaIaI IsIaals fsigHan. ktaaa az