The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-03-31
ARE
BUSY ON THE .
BIG ISLAND
Ranch Owners Complain Stock Is
Missing in Large Numbers from
Pasture and Also from Govern
ment Forest Reserve Range -
Shoot Critters, Bury Hides and
Sell Beef to Plantations.
(Mall speeial % The Advertiser.l

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HILO, March ~. While, through
the neglect Of the proper authorities,
tho Volcano road forest reserve has
been subjected to the depredations Of
dairy cattle, il appears that public
spirited cattle thieves have done their
level best TO make up for the slcth
Of the officials,
For some time past cattle owners
have coppIained that their kline. was
disappearing ffysteriously, and they
canie to The conclusion that the steers
veto being assisted out OF this world
in wholly uuorthodox manner So they
prevailed upon the Olaa plantation TO
lend them the services Of Max Cole
map, 6hd that veteran investigation was
soon, upon the fight trail
~ appears that most Of the cattle
which had disappeared, had been spif-
tied away By certain Porto Rieahs,
These bad not confined their attention
to the cattle which was found on the
rescfvati6n, but cattle in pastures
where, they had q perfect right 70 be
were takon as well. Among those who
lost stock we're w. n. Shipman, Nc
Kenzic,t 4sichoIas, Snow and 6rossi.
Sold Beef 70 Plantatiohs
Coleman found that some of the cuI-
prits were in the habit Of hunting the
cattle in the woods, killing what was
convenient and selling the beef in the
plantation camps in the neighborhood.
As matter Of fact, the anomaly of
seeing men, who owned no cattle, ped
ding beef, for the possession Of which
they could furnish no satisfactory ae-
count, was what led Coleman on the
trail Of the offenders
Owing to the fact that they were
clever enough to bury the hides, the
brands ON which would furnish the only
possible manner of Identification, Cole
man had to take refuge in other stat
utes TO place the offenders under ar
rest. One of the men. he charged With
having an unregistered frearm in his
possession, and for this Judge Ferry
fined the fellow fifty dollars. Still
another man Coleman arrested for sell
ing beef without having license to
do so, and this resulted in a fifteen
dollar fine. A couple of others Cole
man managed to connect with the
burglary of house belonging 20 q
Russian, to which they entered pleas
of guilty. They had made thorough
cleanup Of all the contents Of the
house, which is in remote location
taking away everything of value which
IL was possible to move.
Bold in Their Operations
Coleman is working up some more
serious cases, however, in which it il
likely that he will be able to connect
the offenders with the direct stealing
of cattle. In one case Hawaiian
who works on the Shipman ranch neal
Glenwood, saw three of the fellows OIL
the lands of the ranch. They were
armed and he ordered them to leave
the place. The Hawaiian rode on, but
soon after he had been lost TO sight
in the forest, he heard three shots. He
FASTENED back 10 the place where hC
had seen the men, and found wound
cd bullock with three bullets in it;
body. This occurred about three weeks
ago. VIZ
In another case, which Coleman i
working up, it seems that these en-
| terprising rustlers sold COW and two
heifefs on the hoof, driving the animals
to the purchasers, although they. them
selves never possessed any cattle.