The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-12-26
LETTER FROM MAUI.
Criticisms Of Certa ain Customs. Par
ticuIars of the Recent Murder.

CTlUtctSWB III Serthth Hr-
ticuIars of the Recent Murder,
EDITOR BULLETIN
After a well-earned vacation our
efficient and popular Police Justice,
Mr.. Kepoikai, has returnedlo Wal
luku.. During his absence the Dis
trict Judge, Mr.. Kealoha, has adj
ministered law aud justice to us,
and it has again on this occasion
been evident, how impractical and
absurd the law is, which prevents
District Judge from sitting on any
case, to which foreigner is party,
when there is Police Judge in the
same district.
A dispute which ended in an as
sault, took place between two pro-
miuenL white mechanics. The as
saulted party called on the police
authorities demanding a warrant is
sued against the offender, but was
told that he would have TO wait I'M
til the Police Judge returned, as the
District Judge had no jurisdiction.
This was undoubtedly correct, but
some days after the same District
Judge committed for trial to the
Supreme Court Chinaman charg
ed with murder.
Murder is happily rare crime on
Maui, but our peaceful community
was rudeIy awakened from its feel
ing of security by the wholesale
butchcry which took place last week.
Last Tue day evening a house stu
ated near HE residence of the Rev.
Mr.. Kah:de and occupied by Chi
nese, wa entered at about 9 p. IN.
by ChinaInan, who with cub
cracked the skull Of one of the IN
mates of the house and escalr d.
The three or four Chinese presenI at
the time of the assault claim That
they tried to catch the man, but did
not succeed, neither did they make
any cutlery or send any information
to the police or fetch any assistance
for the dying man.
On Wednesday,, at 8 a. m, a
Chinaman entered house in Wal
ehu, where he found blind, old,
native woman, on whom he inflicted
severe wounds by cane knife and
club. Hearing people approach.
ing he fled and went 10 The next
house, where a blind man, an old
woman and girl were at home.
Immediately upon entering he at
tackled the man and Indicted several
wounds ON his head, two of them OF
such character as TO cause ins'ant
death. He thereafter cut the Old
woman in the head and hands, bul
desisted when the girl jumped from
the veranda TO the ground and ran
screaming toward the neighboring
houses. The inmates of the nearest
house were rushing out of the front
door TO learn the cause OF the
screams, when the murderer entered
from the back door. The men
turned round and pressing toward
him forced him back, and the door
was closed. One native armed with
nut lul W lHN naNh VI wv HNhps
and attached the Chinaman; "A short
fight ensued between them, the
Chinese using his club and finally
breaking the handle Of the hoe.
Another native had in the mean
time crawIed up TO the ChinamaI
and seizng his legs threw him TO The
ground, where he soon was securely
tied. A man was Immediately DIES
patched TO Wailnku 10 notify The
police, and the Deputy Sheriff to-
gcther with the doctor set oul iol
the scene Of the crime,
Az This Time prominent Chimes
In Wailuku informally told ih'
Deputy Sheriff, that be had hearl
Thai Chlnpman tho night heiorl
bad been killed 90 severely ioJure'
iD h0nhe near tbs liler lhl
oiiieeT and tbs doctor drove 10 lh
house, sbere the lbinamap WAS sall
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