The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-06
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the rings" he said.
He would not admit that he had en-.
tered the Howard house, or that he
had stolen the stick-pins or the brace
let's or the clothes. He declared that
the several suits of clothes which he
had in his boxes were passed into the
Jail from the outside, by whom he
knew not. He, didn't steal them.
Another trusty was in the room at
the time, having brought in John
Luas effects, and on hearing Mrs
Howard mention a plain gold buckle
ring, this trusty said to john "You
had that ring. Didn't you bring it to
me to have it opened? 1t was all
bent up explained the trusty, speak
ing for the benefit of all, Gust as if it
had been run over by a street car. II
put a cold chisel in it and it broke in
pieces. He asked me if it was gold
but l couldn't say"
But even this substantiation of the
charges did not shake Johns compos.
ure. He would not admit he knew
anything about aught but the rings.
The Tantaius Search.
Though John Lua has had the
laugh on the detective force during
the past couple of months and has
carried out his nefarious plans under
the protection of the prison guard,
he was run to earth yesterday by
Chief Detective McDufie, who has
had the entire detective force on the
trial for the past couple of days.
Since the thief was captured, and
then lost again by Officer Fred
Wright on Tuesday last, the chase
narrowed down to Tantalus, at the
foot of which a prison gang was
working, but none, least of all the
detectives, suspected and member
of that gang of being the culprit.
The police dog demonstrated It's
utility by leading the detectives to
the gang at first, but it was gener-
ally considered that the dog was at
fault, as the animal shifted around in
an uncertain manner. However,
John Lua was not with the gang at
that moment, being further down
the road" according to the prison
guard. Detective Sergeant Kellett
actually saw John Lua that day, but
as he was CARRIED IN regulation
prison garments no attention was
paid to him beyond casual glance.
But the search was kept up.
A Portuguese working near Mrs.
Towards place fell under suspicion.
but he soon dissipated it, and gave
detective a further clew by remark
ing that he had seen a well-set up
Hawaiian dressed like a runer
round about Mrs Towards premises
on the day of the theft. And from
several sources came reports that
the Marathon runner" was abroad.
Lua, dressed in a singlet ana
under-pants, was the Marathon run
ner, but at night he sought the Sc
clusion afforded by the Jail on the
reef and thus was placed out OF
harms way, where neither the police
dog nor the detectives could trail
him.
Yesterday the police were out scour-
ing the hills, but without avail, and
it was not until he was informed
that one man had remarked that he
had seen a prisoner who looked like
the suspect that the attention of the
chief was directed to the prison
gang. Then it was recalled that the
dog had taken the detectives to the
prison gang, and McDuffie reached
for the Rogues' photo-gallery. With
the chief at that time was Officer
Wright, who had seen the man, ano
as the pages were turned over
Wright suddenly stopped the CHIEF
and pointed to John Lua's picture.
Search in the Jail
That's the man." said Wright.
And he was right.
/ McDutfie and Wright went over to
the Jail and interviewed High Sher-
if Henry, who had Lua produced.
There could be no mistake; that was
the man. First of all, a watch was
found on him, the watch taken from
a Japanese employed by Mrs. Andrew
| Brown on Tantalus.
where did you get that?" querier
the high sheriff, adding as an after
+ thought, 81 expect to see prisoners
wearing diamonds next" Little he
thought how near to the truth he
was, for after Lua had been Invested
of all raiment, McDufice reached
down and took a handkerchief from