Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-01
Thirteen BOYS
ARE RECAPTURED

Exploits of Jack MarkaWay" SEEM
ed tame and even the colorful light Of
Huckelherry Fin" dimmed in COM
parison with a yarn of youthful adj
venture and story-like romance UNI
wound in police court this morning
about 13 escaped Wailele refOrme
school boys who were arrested near
Kahana yesterday by Policeman Solo,
mon Iii.
Young Wild West" with all his
wandering, wicked ways, had nothing
o nthe dauntless 10 who took advan-
tage of their superintendent absence
in Honolulu, turned their backs on the
confines of the home by the sea and
nit TO rthe mountains. struggling
band of youthful bandits i'll prepared
to strive with the world.
jail Doors Yawn
County Attorney A. NJ Brown took
charge OF prosecuting the boys, as
he did yesterday, when six were COM
.mitted tC the county Jail, and recon-
mended that seven Of the 13 be given
a similar fate. Two more who are
said to he Of a particularly desperate
chare cter viii be arraigned before the
grand jury and four younger boys who
were more amy than 'geneal" in the
.shCrt cscapado will 90 back to the
rCfOrmatOry.
With the characteristics Of Next
can party of starving revOlutionists
whose dress is as varied as its move
ments and desires, the Is filed into
the prisoners dock this morning,
some in the working denims of the
school, a few more boasting khaki
that might be meant for uniforms and
many in an assortment Of whatnOt& OF
every kind their hair tousled from a
night in the Jail and the logged light
of the lost cause lurking in their
eyes.
Tive Before Grand Jury
There was Julian Hoio and William
Kappa, the real leaders of the party,
and George Hu. worthy lieutenant.
HClo and HUI will answer to the grand
jury. Following them came the seven
who we're committed to the county Jail
for their minority, Akoni Aki, Joe
Frenze. William Kainoa, William Kaa
pa, Masa Fugimura, Ben kamakant
and Charles sMullers the latter getting
a straight three years.
IN Just this same Coxey's Army
style the boys left Wailele Monday
morning and lived on the country, for |
aging and ravaging in a manner that |
awakes the memory Of Jesse James
stealing. sleeping in thickets, COM !
Wandering sustenance and even
transportation in their pilgrimage.
Word was sent to officers along the
line to look out for the young army
of brigands who, fortunately, Fad no |
weapons, and word Of the approach |
o fthe guerrilla band spread before |
them until Iii stopped their advance |
in the dead of night-at 3 O'Clock |
Wednesday morning, to be eXact-and |
took them into custody.
Appropriate Automobile
The whole foot-sore crew, still |
counting the unlucky - but not
whit the less indOmitable, had quit :,
"tiguing march. and were com |
ing down the road full speed and in
the finest style in an auto they had !
at Chinese store along
the way. The whole Is were either
in the machine or hanging to it when
their march was stopped
One OF tie boys admitted to Proba-
ton Officer Joseph Leal, who assist.
ed in the case. that they did not in
tend to come to Honolulu nor to go
back to Wailele, but proposed to live
In the mountains. sallying forth occa
sionally TO STICK up some lonely /
traveller or to confiscate a tub Of poi
DR. bunch Of bananas or clothing or
smoking tobacco, in fact anything that
would make for tn epleasant existence
in their mountain cave.
Superintendent Frederick Anderson
testified again. this smorning on the
Of the older boys and
heir bad influence at his institution.