The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-09-28
W|FE'S RELATIONS
. MUST Rustic NOW
Volcano Prison Camp Closed and
Kauhane Is Out Of Luck 3.
Men To Work Here -

Fifty'three territorial prisoners, in
charge of A. MacAulton, jailer of the
Volcano Jail in Kan, Hawaii, will ar
rive in the Mauna Kea this morning
from HilO, according to information
received yesterday by High Sheriff Jar.
rett and Attorney General Stainback.
This marks the end Of the Volcano
| Jail amt the close Of the late unpleas.
antness between, the Hawaii supervis
ors, headed by Sam Kauhane, chair,
man, and tho territorial authorities.
Jailer MacAultOn sometime ago report.
cd TO the high sheriff that the guards
and lunas at the Volcano Jail, APP
/ pointees Of the Hawaii county officials,
refused to obey his orders. After con.
siderable correspondence between Ho.
nolulu and Hilo, Jarrett and Stainbaek
went to Hilo and, after investigating
the pilikia, delivered an ultimatum 10
Kauhane to the effect that either the
iailer was TO be obeyed or the prison
ers would be removed. ..t
Katihane Was Particular
Knubanc wanted MacAulton removed
and some one who was persona grafa
to the Hilo political boss placed in
charge. of the Jail. The Honolulu Off
cials drove home their logic to Kau.
hane, who then appeared to be on tn,
point of surrendering. Kauhane TEN
ported and it seemed that the episode
would terminate amicably, with Mac
Aulton in charge and the luna AMI
guards obeying him. gn.., is ..
After Jarrett and Stainback return
ed to Honolulu there were NOR
"scraps of paper" exchanged on the
subject, but, "out of sight, out o
mind with the absence of the ter
.ritorial. officials from Hilo Kauhane
returned to his former contention, Jar
rett and Stainback did what their nj
timatum had made plain. The prison
ers were ordered home and will arrive
this morning ..H
Prisoners Built Crater Road
Territorial prisoners have been work
ing for some years past on the volcano
road, in the vicinity of the great worlC
tourist attraction. Left to- themselves
the county officials of Hawaii did it'll
. br next to nothing on the roads there
The automobile road from the. count,
, road to the very edge of the crate
of Kilauea was built entirely by prisol
. labor, the Territory furnishing the pris
oners. The Territory has been feeding
: and clothing it's prisoners and payini
the salary Of the jailer. -.
4 The charge has been made that opl.
relatives ~ Chairman Kauhane Is seconr
wife could get appointed as guard
and lunas at the Volcano Jail. To bea
!, this out report now on file in Homo
: lulu gives a list of these guards an
lunas, showing their relationship t
! Kauhane's wife. This description |
} as follows: ......... g. ..".
} One Happy Family a.. g.,
4 "Kele Pinau, competent road build
} err uncle of Mrs. Kauhane; Hawel
I Kainoa, brother-in-law of Pinau; job
l T., Nakai, brother-in- law of Pinau; Hai
lie Hawelu, son Of Hawelu Kainoa; Kai
: noa Keanu, brother of the son-in-la'
r of Kele Pinau, the original 'competen
Y road builder and David Kaapana,
. relative of some one of those name
' above" r%-' ~.
/ eve have a lot of work for thes
4 returning fifty,three prisoners and a
many more as we can lay our hand
upon" High Sheriff Jarrett remarke
! yesterday. 'The Volcano jail is no
| thing of the past as far as the TIE
r ritOrv is concerned. -
p "The prisoners will be put to wor
r at the new penitcntiary in Kalihi, til
i Makiki Round top Road, PuhchboV
/ roads, cleaning up the crater for I'll
coming military encampment and in
p ing grounds. There s lots for the
to do.
"Theu, when they begin work on Il
c KeaumOku section of the West Hawa
i belt road section we expect to sen
up as many prisoners as we can spa
to help out. The belt road work wi
be carried out by the Territory,
\ course .,. H.. 500.
) MacAulton Followed Orders
"Now, in regard to Jailer Macao
ton" continued the high sheriff. 9
: did not know the man personally al
9 only met him when / went up to Hi
= with Mr.. Stainback to investigate h
! row, He was appointed by me on h
strong Recommendation of promine
= persons in Hilo who claimed that Ma
= Aulton was one of those wen who kne
how to receive orders from their s
periors and then went out to see tn
these orders were carried out to b
Y letter. This trait, l take it, is a go'
one in any man, but the HilO coun
officials probably take another. vie
- Of It, --'
,r >"Well, from the investigation '
% made we learned that MacAulton W
A. carrying out orders, I don't know he
he is fixed or what he will do next, nc
"a that we have abolished the NOica
rs jail, but he is just the kind of men '