Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XIII, Number 38, 19 Kepakemapa 1874 — KIDNAPPING. [ARTICLE]

KIDNAPPING.

He aihue kanaka, me na kamalii keia hana ! Aia ma Germantown, he kaolale kokoke i Pilade)epia, Amerika Huiia, kehi i aihueia ai o Keoki, (George) e kekahi mau malihini. Ika la mua o lulai i hala ae, e paani ana eiua mau keikikane ma ke alauui. He mau keiki laua na Mr. Ross, he haole kalepa i na mea ai. (Grocer) He mau hora ko laua nalowale ana, alaila hoi mai ka hiapo, a olelo oia i koua makua, uu lawe aku kekahi mau malihini i kona kaikaina iloko oke kaa lio. Ika ninau ena i ua keiki nei, ua ikea, he mau malihini elua ka i launa mai i ua mau keikikane nei elua i kekahi mau la i hala ae la, i ko laua paani ana ma ke alanui. A ua hooluolu mai la laua, me ka hoowalewale mai hoi i ka haawi ana i kekahi mau mea ono ia la ua. (Caūdy) A hiki mai ka la akahi o lulai, hele bcu mai ua mau malihiui la iloko o ke kaa lio, a ninau i ua mau keiki la, i ko luua makemake e holo lealea aku ma ke kaa ? Ae aku no laua, aee koke ike kaa, a holo aku la. A hiki aku ma kau wahi, ku ke kaa, a haawi na malihini i ka hapawalu i ke keiki nui, e hele iloko o ka hale kalepa, e kuai i kekahi mau mea hoopahupahu, (fire crackers.) A i kona lele ana ilalo, u& paipaiia na lio, a na holo aku la ke kaa me ke keiki uuku, a aole i ikea hou ia mai. I ka lohe ana o na makua i keia mau mea, aole o kana mai ko laua kaumaha, no ka mea, ua maopopo, ua lawe kolohe na malihini i ka laua keiki aloha, ia Keoki, eha wale no ona mau makahiki. Ua hoopii na makua i na makai e imi koke iaia, aka, aole he loaa mai. A hala na la eha, ua hoolaha aku o Mr. Ross ma ka nopepa ; a olelo oia, e haawi aku i ekolu harieri dala i ka mea e hoihoi mai i ua keiki la. Aole liuliu a puka mai keia olelo ina ka nupepa Ledqer, (Legera) a penei na olelo: " Ross, —We be ready to negotiatp;" oia hoi, " E Rose, ua makaukau maua e hooponopono." Aia la hookahi no, ua loaa mai ia Mr. Ross he palapala, me ka inoa ole, e olelo'ana, " E hoihoiia aku ke keiki no na dala he iwakalua tausani, ($20,000.) Eia no ke keiki—ua malama pooo ia—he nui ko laua liloana e loaa mai, nolaila, aole hua e hoihoi aku iaia, ke loaa ole mai na dala he $20,000. Palapala hou o Mr. Ross ma ka nupepa, " ae, e haawi aku no au i ua mau tausani dala nei, ke loaa mai; aka he kanaka ilihune au, a i ka imi ana, aole e loaa mai." Palapala mai hoi kekahi ; Ua ikea no he ilihune o Mr Ross; aka be nui ka waiwai o kona mau hoalauna, a pono iaia ke hoolimalima i ua mau dala la, ke makemake oia e malama ike ola oke keiki. Eia hoi, ina e hele mai kekahi e lawe wale'ku iaia, e pepehiia ke keiki a make loa." I ka imi ana o Mr. Ross i ua mau tausasani dala la, aole loaa mai; nolaila, aole i akaka ka hopena oua keiki nei. Aiia, a e lohe hou paha auanei kakou.