The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-01-03
HAMA SNAP SHOTS.
Murder, Suicide and Stabbins
ARRAY.


seems to have been the calm tha
preeedes the storm, for during tn
past seven days we have had
murder and suicide, a stabbing al
fray and 4 lively Christmas cele
bration.
Last Sunday two japanese labor
ers at KipahuIu celebrated the
Sabbath by frequent and heavy in
dulgenees in the flowing bowl
Toward ) or 6 o'clock in the after
noon the load" they had on board
mounted to their heads, and after
3 slight alteration one drew q
knife and stabbed his chum sew
eral times in the arm. DR.. T.
Allen dressed the wound. which
was quite serious, but when Sheriff
Reuter- asked The japanese for his
assailant's name and the cause of
the quarrel he became as silent as
the preverbial oyster. As all eff
forts TO induce his countrymen to
give any information were futile,
the case had TO be dropped.
On Monday. the 18th inst, quite
8 tragedy was enacted at Hama.
4 Japanese laborer most brutally
butehered 8 Japanese woman and
then took his own life. Facts are diff
feult to obtain in the case as all the
japanese are very close-mouthed
over the affair. As near as can be
learned. however, the feud is one
OF some weeks standing. 1t seems
that the man became infatuated
with the woman, but she, being the
wife Of q contract laborer, did not
reciprocate This so enraged the
murderer that several weeks ago. |
meeting her on the Government |
road, he beat her with his fist in g
shocking manner. The woman
had him arrested and he was fined
$50. After this everything ran
smoothly till Monday afternoon,
when. meeting his victim in the
japanese quarters, he attacked her
with q cane knife which he was
The woman screamed
for help. and several of her friends
ran up 10 her, but the man
threatened 10 chop them all up,
and as they were unarmed they
ran away. He gave his victim one
more blow, which almost severed
her head from her neck. Then he
dashed into the canefeld below
he quarters with the police, who
had BY this time arrived, in close
pursuit. When found. however. he :
had cut his own throat and was
lead. The woman's wounds were
dressed and every care
upon her, but the chances
i recovery are extremely doubtful. 7
Her name Is 0mitzi, and that OF
Ter assailant Namoto Kozdichi. I
Mr. Oscar Unna entertained his
riends al Kipahulu on Christmas. {
I the morning q shooting match |
rs held at the Kipahulu Rife I
.ange. Il was 2 sEeepstake and il
rs won by Mr. Strznch. All the :
cores we're small, as q very high 7
ind interfered seriously with good =,
craftsmanship. After the match t,
Il. Unna and his guests repaired u
, his house, where all sat down to Il
most sumptuous Christmas din +
e. Everything the most fastid- Y
Ius palate could desire WIS there, 3
Id the ample justice all did 10 =
e good things provided was 2 e
ncere compliment to the skill of u
7. Unna's chef de cuisine. &C
After the dinner band Of must
ans Ehiled away the hours, and =
ID al departed with three hearty 81
eers for the givers Of the enter Pc
-nnent- al
NJ C. VI. Y. Forster has re an
med his position Of sugar boiler
the Reciprocity Sugar Co. and bI
.umed TO Honolulu last week. :,
Mrs D. Center and family are on
ending the holidays al Spreck- by
vile Is guests OF Mr.. H Center. ]
The Bachelors Club OF Hama Po
l give N outing On New Years D..
y a the Hama PARK Among foI
sporting events TO take place
FACES. z shooting match, z tug Pe
var and cricket game Va
Ihe weather has been pleasant WI
ing the dzF, but It night heavy
ls have been falling. ID
KODAK Ca
Izna, Dec 3, 1892. Br
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