The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-07
army PRISONER
MAKES ESCAPE
Herman Lewis, colored Soldier
Held for Highway Robbery,
Breaks Jail at schoAsld.
lFrom Monday Adyertiserl

Herman Lewis, eolored, a private il
Company X, Twenty.Gfth Infantry
who has been under arrest at schoAeit
barracks, charged with series Of hold
ups and highway robberies in Honolulu
escaped fromsthe guard last night and
is fugitive from Justice.
The military authorities notified the
police department last night Of the &C.
cape Of Lewis. Armed soldiers, assist
ed by the local police, are making a
search Of tho island for the man.
Captain Baker received word yester.
day Afternoon that man answering
the description of Lewis was seen In
the vicinity Of the polo grounds az No
analnn. Officers were Immediately sent
to- the district but could not locate the
suspect All trails and passes Leading
from Lcilehua are being patroled By
provost guards and IL is thought IN
military headquarters that " win MOI
be long before Lewis will be captured
Awaiting Court Martial.
Lewis is awaiting trial before the
military authorities charged with hay.
ing held up and robbed Charles Silva,
Libeft Nakai and Ho Lin, three licens.
ed chaufeura. on the night Of March ~
Shortly after twelve clock on thu
night Automobile No 529 from the Ga.
hu Auto Stand, driven by Charles Sill.
va, was stopped on King street in IA.
libi by Lewis, who stated that he want
ed 10 be driven to Fort Shafter. Ia
bert Nakai, q companion of Silva, was
a passenger in the ear at the time and
was riding on the front seat.
The car was turned around but at the
entrance Of Fort Shafter Lewis told the
driver to keep going and he would tell
him where TO stop. When opposite q
Chinese store in Moanalna Silva felt
the cold muzzle Of revolver pressed
against his head with the command:
Throw mp your hands, the both Of
you. III you don Z IN shoot. ~ Silva
and Nakai hastily complied with the
demand and handed over their com.
bined capital of sixteen dollars.
Commanded to Drive Back.
Lewis then commanded them to drive
back to Honolulu which they did. When
opposite the fshmarket Lewis told
them to slow down and, while the ear
was running at about twenty miles an
honr Lewis opened the door and limp.
ed, landing heavily on the pavement
He got up quickly and ran toward the
waterfront. 81" 'r'@ ~ ~.
Silva drove to the police station and
notified Sergeant Iaukea who, with q
squad Of police, made search of the
neighborhood for Lewis. Lewis, in the
mean time had gone up town and en-.
gagged anothef automobile from Ho Lin
and was driven TO the same spot where
the previous robbery took place and
relieved Ho Lin Of ten dollars. ~
Lewis then commanded him to drive
to LeiIehua. When opposite the Aiea
store Ho Lin told Lewis that he was
out Of gasoline and would purchase a
sappiy d, the store. In realfty, as Ho
Lin afterward explained, he went into
the store TO rtelephone for the police
Lewis suspected his purpose and when
Ho Lin returned the car was gone.
1t was found the next day at Sehoheld
Barracks. @ rW8 fl
An investigation was made at Scho.
field the following day and Lewis was
positively identified by Nakai,' Silva
and Ho Lin. ITO was placed under
arrest and was awaiting trial when he
escaped.
In addition to these crimes il il
alleged that Lewis is a dangerous char,
aeter and has been implicated in a
series of holdups and robberies THAT
have been under investigation by the
military authorities for several months,