The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-23

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1 These thfee BOYS were brought "a
wAialee Ard lodged On the school NJ
about q quarter to ten o'el0ek last
night, being marched along the road
BY James X, Kuoha Of the school and
Police ohleet ,. II. Holi, both Of whom
were mounted. IN go Nv
The boys caught at okasaki's place
were Joe Costa, Joe Possos and David
! Hawaii. FF @,.st f,sk
Principal n. NJ. Tucker came 10 Ho.
lnolulu on business on Saturday night
and was notified by telephone Of the
mutiny at his school in the course Of
yesterday afternoon. F. Z. Steere, who
was with him wnen the news came
over the wire, placed his automobile
! st Tucker 3 disposal and the party
left town for Waialee about eve
Io'cloek, taking with them Police on.
GERS David Luhi and Robert Akeo.
Principal Starts Investigation ,... :.
When Mr., Tucker arrived he found
the entire company Of the school con.
fined in the mainel classroom, the doors OF
which were strongly guarded, for the
boys were evidently in an ugly mood. j
Tucker went in among them aud
started TO sift matters in an effort TO
find out who the ringlehders were and
what was the reason for the outbfeas.
Al fret il was hard work elicitiug
any information at all, but modified
third degree methods, with which
threats and eajolery were judieiously
commingled, had the desired effect and
il WASH I long before the principal was
in possession Of considerable of the in
a. II L. -
He learned that the outbreak was a
carefully premeditated affair, and that
the abuse of Teacher Themes by David
Leleo was to be the signal for n gen
eral uprising in which concealed clubs
and rocks were to be seized, the teach,
ets and guards beaten and oyerpowered,
II they made any resistance, and tracks
made for the mountain, where the boys
expected to remain in hiding until this
morning, when they planned to head for
| Honolulu. ... ,i. ..a
David LeIeo and George Kahepu were
found to be the organizers and ring.
leaders Of the plot, and while they
were with the rest of the boys in the
| lighted class room last night, Princi-
pal Tucker stepped outside, said a word
! or two and Immediately after entered
the room with two policemen in at
tendance, to whom he turned over the
two boys, who were handcuffed in the
presence of every hoy in the room and
then taken out into the night.
Brought To Honolulu ~.''
A little later on Leleo and Kahepu
were placed in an automobile in Gus
tody of the two police officers and
| brought to Honolulu, arriving at the
police station shortly before midnight.
Principal Tucker win continue his
investigation of the outbreak this morn
ing and il is probable that a number of
! other boys will be brought to town for
: punishment.
David Leleo has escaped from the
school on several former occasions and
is regarded as an incorrigible. He has
| been gwen every pOssibIe chance 10
! make good by Mr.. Tucker, but despite
this has persisted in making continual
trouble. Z
Kahepu has been acting AZ luna at
the school for some time past and in
selecting him for their leader the boys
showed good Generalship, for not only
was he less likely TO be suspecteb but
having once got him in their power
they were in a position practically to
demand the granting of any favois
which they might desire. The young
man has hitherto borne good record
and was shortly to have been released,
The boys also showed foresight in
| planning their outbreak on dav when
the principal should be absent from
school, and the resistance likely to be
offered, thereby considerably dimin
| ished.
Mr.. Tucker stated last night that the
cases of the ringleaders probably would
be dealt with in the police court as
well as in the juvenile division of the
circuit court.
| About two weeks ago eight of the
bows broke away from the school and
were captured some time later by w
| r. Holt some al Waialua and the re
remainder in a guleh near Sch06eld
Barracks. The six shackled boys VIII
figured in Yesterdays escapade were
members of this gang.
Shackles Of Light Steel.
The shackles used at the industrial
school are light steel affairs and ft
round the ankles, being connected by
a l2inch chain, their Object being 10
hinder the progress of boys who have
in the past displayed a tendency to
| leVant.
II. NJ Tucker has been principal Of
the industrial school for the past five
years. Mrs. Kearns has held the posi-.
tiOn of matrOn for the asst three
months. ....
| Waialee is situated between the Fa.
pukea hOmesteads and Kabuku, the
school premises heing situated between
the mountains and the sea, and about
a quarter Of mile equi,distant from
'ither. The present attendance at the
school is about $50. On the school
premises are maintained a large vege-
able garden, a dairy with twenty-five
Hne cows. blneksmith's shop and saw.
eral other utilities which greatly assist
in the economic conduct OF the school
Cases are committed from the ju.
yenile court to the Industrial school.
They are what is known as minority
cases, thrt is, the boys may be detained
in the institution for the period of their
minor ~, If considered desirable The
period of residence at Waialee rests en-,
tirely with the principal. 1t may be
ten weeks or II may be Ave years, de-