Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-22
MURDERER Long
SOUGHT IS NOW
FOUND in JAIL
Francisco Molina, Spanish Bad
Man of Hawaii, Recognized
in Hookena Lookup
IS CENTRAL FIGURE I'M
GRlMLY HUMOROUS STORY
Since Killing Man at NaaIehu,
He Was Arrested for Minor
0ffense, Fined, Let Go

Istar-Bulletin Special by Mutual Wirelessl
HILO, Hawaii, April PA turn OF
fate as grinIy humorous as ever
uraeed police annals In Hawaii haS
brought to light Francisco Molina or
MoIlers, the Spanish laborer who last
August shot and killed Portuguese
named Pedro at Naalehu.
Molina, as he 10 now generally
known. has been discovered In Hoo
kena IaiI, where he was serving sen.
tence for assault on iaborer. He
was recognized by Capt. kau Of the
police who saw him In the Jail and
recalled his features as that OF the
Ione-sopoht-for Molina.
The spaniard has been IN the Hoo
kena jail for three months. He now
tells the story Of having been arrest
ed At Waimea for carrying con-
cealed weapon and fined SIS by the
police Judge. He was then allowed to
depart from Wainiea, although piac-
ards describing him and offering q
reward for his arrest were posted IN
the very town itself.
Molina was taken to kaIIua Jail
last night to await trial for the MUIR
der Of the Portuguese he killed at
Naaiehu.
Molina, or Mollers as his name was
originally given in Hilo news of the
crime. killed q Portuguese named
Pedro at Naalehu. Kau. on August IS,
last. The first despatch from Hilo
q AnGust t6Se1l1 that he 1iiljre oc.
eHfrt1 if - Z ~ 6f6f 6f1iek EMS. but 8
desnatch of the 23d sid Pedro had
interyened in family row and was
badly cut with q knife by Mollers. and
having returned to the scene after
telephoning to-the camp manager was
shot through the heart by the despe.
RADIO.
Neither the murderer nor his victim
was named in the first days despatch,
and only that OF the latter in a des-
patch of August IL, which said there
was talk of calling out the local COM
pany of the National Guard. and that
the murderer had with him q rifle
and 81 dumdum cartridges.
In the news of August % the name
of the murderer was given as Fran
cisco MollersA and the despatch, after
relating the circumstances Of the
tragedy as above. stated that Kekaula,
captain of police, was fired at while
trying to stalk the murderer at a
chicken house In banana patch. Ke-
kaula fired two shots in the direction
from which the bullet had come, the
missile having pierced banana tree,
and three bullets whiZzed past him In
reply. Then, while the officer retreat
ed in zigzaz course one way, his
quarry vanished into the canefie1ds.
On August 26 the broken rifle and
discarded clothing of the fugitive
were found in the bush two miles
from Kamilo, Kau. Sheriff Pau on
September was reported as refusing
to believe the man was dead. but was
convinced he was at large with re-
volver and being aided by friends.
Honolulu was entertained few
hours on September 25 with rumor
that Mollers, so-called still, had been
smuggled to this city in box.
A reward of 500 for the capture
of the murderer was mentioned from
Hilo on October l. as having been Of
fered, and it was stated that Sheriff
Pua had absolute proof that he was
still alive. On the Sth of the same
month Pua was said to think that the
fugitive was then on the Hilo side
of the island. Five children of men
and women suspected of assisting
him to escape fromi Kau we're being
taken care of under the juvenile law.