Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-17
HERMAN LEWIS
NOT AFRAID OF
fire FROM .22
Invites Automobile Man to Try
Again When First Effort
Goes Over Desperate
COLORED SOLDIER HAS
i NO USE FOR ESCAPE
Posses Searching for Negro of
25th infantry, Without
Success Thus Far

AS a consequence Of the escape Of
Herman Lewis the recruit desperate
of the 25th Infantry from the guard
house at Schofieid Barracks Wednes-
day night, two members of the 25th
Infantry are in arrest, Corporal Young
of M Company who was on watch,
and Private Cass of B Company who
was posted as a sentinel around the
guard house. The story of these men
concerning the escape during the in
vestigation that was made did not
sound plausible, and although the
matter was not reported to Sergeant
Jeter who was in charge of the guard
until nearly 1880 a. m. it is believed
that he escaped at a much earlier
hour. Corporal Young went on watch
at 10 p. m. and the prisoners were
not verified after that hour. About
II p m. Wednesday night Mr.. d. p.
Solomon, manager Of the Officers. As
ssociated Garage was awakened by q
noise in his garage. He dressed and
went out with small % revolver to
investigate and found eolored SOL
der just leaving the garage, who had
probably found that he could not start
the car on account of parts of the me-
chanism having been removed. When
he saw that he was caught he feign-
ed to be drunk and mumbled inco-
herent answers to the questions Mr..
Solomon propounded, and at the same
time started to back away from the
premises Mr.. Solomon ordered him
to halt and called to the sentry, but
the soldier continued to back away
with Mr.. Solomon following him up,
calling to the sentry and at the same
time threatening to shoot: "Aw what's
the use of making so much fuss"
called the soldier, and Mr.. Solomon
fired over his head The man turned
and ran away jeering back eKw take
another shot The other few cart
ridges In the revolver all misflred
kGaBt 43sDny f3ieat Hattie and the SEN
try arrived on the scene Just too late
to prevent the mans escape. His
description agrees fully with that of
Herman Lewis who is an expert auto
mobiiist and who was probably look.
ing for a car with which to make his
escape from the garrison. The clothes
he wore were about three sizes too
large for him. Some men returning
from Honolulu about midnight in a
car belonging to Company F, 25th In.
fantry, claim that man tried to hold
them up on the road near the post
with stick, but they had no time to
bother with him. A soldier Of the 25th
Infantry claims to have come across
Lewis while out for a walk in one of
the gulches Thursday evening. When
asked why he did not bring him in
he replied, de gov'ment may want
dat man but / don't"
No news had been received from the
posse in search of Lewis up until 2
o'clock this afternoon.
A provost guard consisting of q
score of armed soldiers this afternoon
is watching the piers from whence
three steamers will leave Honolulu
this eVening-namely, the Wuhel.
nina for Hilo, the Chiyo Maru for
Japan and China ports, and the Sono.
ma for the coast-with view to ap.
pretending Lewis should he attempt
to leave the territory. Another guard
is watching the Moanalua, Eva and
Aiea districts, the soldiers having or
ders to shoot to kill should Lewis be
taken and offer resistance. Every
automobile or other conveyance pass
ing along the roads in the Eva and
Aiea districts is being stopped by the
soldiers.