The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-05-17
Arrest Of tn DimOnd'S Cox by
0iIlG8r L2CkhFt IN San
RGlSCO.
The Night Watohman of the
Vessol Gives Evidence
Against Him,


BULLETIN from San Francisco, stat
ing that Officer Lockhart of Homo
lulu had arrested the colored cook of
the barkentine w. ii. Dimond, on
suspicion of being the murderer of
the Chinaman whose body was found
in the harbol mere on April Z. The
writer says the Hawaiian Consul will
not assist the officer at all, so the
latter would probably not be able to
hriug his prisoner to Honolulu by the
Australia. 1t appears that Consul
Mckinley did not receive instructions
from the Foreign Office, consequently
would not do anything in the matter.
The following particulars are from
the Chronicle of May 4th and 9TH:
THE FOURTH.
Illinois Wise, the colored cook and
steward of the barkentine w. H.
Dimond, was arrested yesterday
afternoon on the vessels arrival from
Honolulu on charge of numbering
a Chinese at Honolulu on or about
April 18th. The arrest was made on
a United States warrant sworn out
by detective from Honolulu, who
claims to have collected sufficient
evidence of circumstantial nature
to warrant such a course.
Wise is married man, 46 years
Old, and says he resides at S29 Val
lejo street, in this city. He is below
the medium size, but of powerful
build.
Wise was seen by Chronicle re-
porter yesterday soon after he was
taken TO the County Jail. "My ar
rest was great SURPRISE" said he.
II know nothing of the Chinese who
was supposed to have been murdered
at Hoaolulu while | was there. l
have been on the barkentine w. ii.
Dimond for the past nine months
and made number Of trips to the
islands"
The prisoner was straightforward
in what he had to say and answered
all questions put to him quite readily.
1t is stated that the circumstantial
evidence on which the arrest was
based consisted in the finding of the
Chinese body and bundle of blan.
kcts in tie water close to the barken-
tine w. II. Dimond and in view of
the report that the negro cook of the
vessel, Wise, had been seen to throw
an iron bar overheard during the
night of the murder.
When Officer Thomas McGlynn of
the harbor police arrested Wise he
had $50 in gold on his person which
could not be accounted for. While
in Honolulu Wise received $40 in
silver from Captain Nelson and was
supposed to have spent it before
leaving. The detective is trying to
make capital out of this, as the MUIR
dered Chinese was believed to have
had sum of money on his person
when killed.
THE FIFTH.
Illinois Wise, the colored cook Of
the barkentine w. III. Dimond, is
still confined in tue County Jail, and
likely to remain there until taken to
Honolulu to answer to charge of
murder. Captain Brown O. Nelson
of the barkentine appeared before
Commissioner Sawyer yesterday and
flied Il complaint charging Wise with
killing Chinese on board the vesse
while she was lying alongside the
Oceanic dock at Honolulu. The
crime is alleged to have been com.
United on Saturday night, April 10th.
Night Waterman Paul Artenus OF
the vessel is the man who furnished
the information which led to the ar
rest. He says that on the night OF
/ the murder be plainly heard The
| groans of human being in distress
coming from the cooks rooms, for
ward, but was afraid to investigate
The groaus were heard at intervals
for ii couple of hours, when every
thing became still. Wise came out
of his room before daylight and told
the night Waterman that he had bet.
ter 90 to sleep, as he was willing tC
stand his watch out. Artenus says
he refused, and gave as a reason thai
he had the brass work on the vesse
to polish. But the night watchmar
suspected that something was wrong
and he went into the forecastle and
reused two OF the sailors.
When the trio appeared on deck
they caught Wise in the act of throw,
ing an iron bar overheard. Then lat
was watched returning to his room
His clothing was spattered Will
blood, and in the room blood was
found in the bulkhead and in all di
rections. Wise threatened to xii
! A,tenus and his two companions i
they said word.
Three hours later the badly mutt
lated body of the Chinese was fount
floating near the barkentine, anC
near by was straw mattress, PILLOW
and blanket, all wrapped up with I
big lump of coal in the center.
The supposition is that the colore'
cook enticed the Chinese on boarC
the vessel and into his room, undo
promise of smuggling him to thi
city; then finding he had littl
money with him, beat him TO deaf