Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-21
Yee Yo Keuk, Who Escaped
From Jail Last Month, Re-
arrested, While His Victim,
0kasaki, is in Hospital With
Bullet Wound in Abdomen
SATURDAY NIGHT CHASE
BY POLICE SUCCESSFUL
Missing Prisoner Arrested Ear
~ Sunday Morning After a
Fight With Detectives: Go
ina to Hilo in Packing Case

Yee Yo Keuk, alias zee Kee Lee,
Korean, now facing two charges OF
assault with weapon with intent TO
XIII. his last victim Japanese lying
seriofsly injured at Queens hospital,
held by the police as responsible Tor
five burglaries committed in Honolulu
i'm the last three months, Is locked up
in a cell at the central receiving sta
tion after a desperate fight with city
detectives and police officers VINO
! spent Saturday night In the recapture
Of the man who escaped from prison
the latter part OF May.
Eluding the pursuit OF Captain Nc
Duffie. Sergeant Kellett, and Detec-
tiyes Woo, Swift. Berglin, Belmont and
ocampo, and engaging in desperate
fight with Police Captain Fred laukea,
Sergeant Poahua and Patrolman Ross.
the Korean was not re-arrested until
after he had fired two shots early
Sunday morning at X. Okasaki. one OF
which lodged in his abdomen and the
other In his right hand.
Okasaki is now lying dangerously
wounded at Queens hospital. The bull
let which entered his abdomen was
probed for this morning without sue
cess. and later today an X-ray will be
taken.
Captain McDnffie received a ''tip"
early Saturday that Yee Yo keuk had
planned meeting with a Korean. who
was to supply the fugitive with
quantity OF liquor. II was arranged
that the intoxicant be drugged.
OFFICERS from the detective depart.
ment took q station near the rendez.
-vous. AZ o given signal they desceIid-
ed upon the place, bat the Korean
fed through q rice Held In the direc.
tion OF f.ilihh and school streets.
McDuffie and his men continued the
search until early Sunday morning be-
fore returning TO headquarters.
At daylight Captain McDuffies was
notified that Korean had entered
house In Kellett lane. Captain Fred
laukea and a squad OF police in the
early watch visited the place and
found Keuk asleep on the lanai. The
officers recognized the Korean and at
tempted to take him, when he -four
ished q gun. Iaukea and his men en-
gagged in a desperate fight for pos.
session of the weapon and the Korean
was overpowered and brought to the
) While fastening to Kellett Lane TO
assist iaukea. McDuffie and the detec-
tiyes were attracted 10 crowd that
had gathered on Parker lane. They
found OlSasaki, lying stunned from the
effect of two shots said to have been
fired by the Korean. He told the po-
lice that he was called to the door by
the Korean who insisted the Japanese
had given Information to the police
concerning his movements. A Few
words were exchanged, then keuk
drew the gun and fred.
A reward had been posted for the
apprehension OF the Korean. He ad-
mitted today to the shooting of the
Japanese. He further stated he had
intended leaving Honolulu for the isl.
and of Hawaii. Il had been arranged
that he be shipped to Hilo in pack
ing case.
The officers found new revolver
and a gold watch on the Korean when
he was searched. He was charged
with several burglaries and with an
assault with deadly weapon when he
escaped from the receiving station.
Since that time Keuk is alleged to
have made threats that he would
take the lives of McDuffie, several
detectives and also Japanese and ko-
reans responsible for his apprehen-
sicn
The man was readily identified by
the injured Japanese as the one who
did the shooting at the Parker Lane
house. Several Koreans belonging to
the local mission recognized the watch
as one taken from that place some
weeks ago.
Keuk says he has been hiding near
Rahuku- plantation. The police be-
5 lieye that he has spent much of the
time since his escape from Jail in and
about Honolulu. A number of burg
laries have been traced TO him.