The Daily bulletin., 1890-12-01
Third Circuit Court.
Result Of a Murder Trial.
A JapS Sentence for Burglary,
Triple DEGREES of Divorce.
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A Jap's Sentence for Burglary,
Triple DEGREES Of Divorce.
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The trial of Tawara Magohai, n
japanese employed on the Naalehu
Plantation, charged with murder,
was bcgud on Wednesday, the 10Th
instant, before foreign jury. The
case lasted all day and the jury
failed to agree upon Il verdict after
dGlberaling five hours.
The defendant was charged with
killing his wife on the lth of March
last, in broad day light, upon the
road whilst returning from the Wal
ohinu Court House to the plantation.
The husband was on foot and the
wife on horseback, when opposite
DR.. divers gate, the luna, in charge
of defendant for deserting bound
service, observed in looking back
that the woman was lying prostrate
upon the ground and the husband
STOPPING over the woman's body in
the act of doing violence.
The deadly weapon used by de-
fendant, being an ordinary jack
knife, was produced in court. With
this the defendant, after stahbing his
wife about the neck and severing
an artery, attempted to commit sui
eide by cutting his own throat. The
knife was found few feet from de.
fendant's right side, rs he lay upon
the ground bleeding from the slight
wounds inflicted upon himself. DIR.
Foot of the district testified TO see
ing the woman die, and also as TO
defendants wounds as he lay on the
ground apparently senseless at the
time.
The killing was proved beyond
any reasonable doubt, but the de-
fense put in was that of insanity.
The case was ordered continued to
the next May Term at IIilo. Mr..
ID. ii. Hitchcock of Illlo appeared
for the defendant. The Hon. Mr..
Apiki, Rep. member for kau, was a
principal witness in the case.
On Thursday morning the goth
Fuguda, japanese employed on
the plantation at Naalehu, was
tried for breaking into the planta-
tion store. The jury returned 4
verdict of guilty and defendant was
sentenced to Is months imprison-
ment AT hard labor and to pay n fine
of $40. The evidence in this case
was entirely circumstantial but the
verdict as to guilt was unanimous.
ID. IL. Hitchcock of IIiIo appeared
rs counsel for the defendant.
On Thursday afternoon the Chief
Justice granted DEGREES in three
divorce cases. Mr.. W. G. Achi of
Honolulu appeared us counsel for
all the plaintiffs. The grounds were,
one for desertion, and two for adul-
terry
The Court adjourned sine die on
Thursday the 20lh, at 3 O. clock pm.
His Honor the Chief Justice,
members of the Bar, and others
were entertained at dinner after
adjournment of Court on Thursday
afternoon, by Mr.. ii. Center, man
ager of the Hutchinson Plantation
Company.
The Chief Justice and party left
Waiohinu on the 2lsJ for kapapala
Ranch, going through Naalehu, Hi
lea, Punaluu and Pahala. The ranch
was reached the next day. Mr..
Julian Monsarrat is the manager of
this extensive estate, covering over
one hundred thousand acres. On
the way TO the ranch His Honor
stayed one night at Mr.. Ed. Fuller's,
manager of the Pahala Plantation.
NOTES.
Monday, the 2lth, was spent by
Chief Justice Judd and his party,
riding over pahoehOe and the forest
lands of the ranch. The manager
was one of the party, who showed
the party several herds Of cattle and
horses, The judge by the way is aI
expert on horses and cattle. We
found these in comparatively gooo
condition. There are about GOOC
head of cattle. The stations ar,
Harry ID. and Waterford, jr.
Our party spent Tuesday
!. night the 10Th, AT the Volcano
House. We visited the crater OF
Kilauea, and found Dana Lake il
splendid activity. 1t was II CRANE
sight.
On Wednesday, the 2Gth instant
our party of twenty was separated
at the Volcano House, owing to som,
members going TO IIilo and some re
turning by the kau side,
Mr., Julian Monsarrats pet Mon
key was shot by him on the 22n,
instant, Some one had been teasinl
the animal and in consequence h
bit his masters hand which blo'
pronsey Dr Foot was called il
to sew up the wsuud, His hurt
however did not prevent Mr. mon
sarral efforts 10 entertain hi
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