The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-03
HAMA SNAP SHOTS.
Murder, Suicide and Sfab6ine
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ESPECIAL TO THE P. c. ADVERTISER.
The quiet of the last two weeks
seems to have been the calm that
precedes the storm, for during the
past seven days We have had a
murder and suicide, stabbing af-
fray and lively Christmas cele-
bration.
Last Sunday two japanese labor
ers at Kipahulu celebrated the
Sabbath by frequent and heavy in
dulgences in the flowing bowl.
Toward 5 or o'clock in the after
noon the "load" they had on board
mounted to their heads, and after
slight alteration one drew
knife and stabbed his chum sew
eral times in the arm. DR.. L.
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 proverbial oyster. AS all eff
forts to induce his countrymen to
give any information were futile,
the case had to be dropped.
On Monday, the Goth inst, quite
tragedy was enacted at Hama.
A Japanese laborer most brutally
butchercd Japanese woman and
then took his own life. Facts are diff
ficult 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 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 a
shocking manner. The woman
had him arrested and he was fined
$40. After this everything ran
smoothly till Monday afternoon,
when, meeting his victim in the
Japanese quarters, he attacked her
with a cane knife which he was
carrying. The woman screamed
for help, and several of her friends
ran up to her, but the man
threatened to 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 canefield below
the quarters with the police, who
had by this time arrived, in close
pursuit. When found, however, he
had cut his own throat and was
dead. The woman's wounds were
carefully dressed and every care
lavished upon her, but the chances
of recovery are extremely doubtful.
Her name is Omitzi, and that of
her assailant Namoto Kozdichi.
Mr.. Oscar Unna entertained his
friends at Kipahulu on Christmas.
In the morning a shooting match
was held at the Kipahulu Rifle
Range. It was a sweepstake and
was won by Mr.. Stranch. All the
scores were small, as a very high
wind interfered seriously with good
Workmanship. After the match
Mr.. Unna and his guests repaired
to his house, where all sat down tc
! a most sumptuous Christmas din
: ner. Everything the most fastid
, ious palate could desire was there
! and the ample justice all did te
: the good things provided was
t sincere compliment to the skill o
: Mr.. Unna's chef de cuisine.
After the dinner a band of musi
clans whiled away the hours, an6
and all departed with three heart.
/ cheers for the givers of the enter
tainment.
, Mr.. G. M. V. Forster has re
i signed his position of sugar boile
o for the Reciprocity Sugar Co. an'
# returned to Honolulu last week.
Mrs. D. Center and family ar
i spending the holidays at Spreck
: elsville as guests of Mr.. III. Center
The Bachelors Club" of Han
;; will give an outing on New Year
a Day at the Hama Park. Anon
d the sporting events to take plac
u are races, shooting match, tug
u of-war and cricket game.
3. The weather has been pleasan
Il during the day, but at night heav
rains have been falling.
KODAK.
n Hama, Dec. %, 1892.
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