The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-03-27
FOR KILLING OF KAuHANE.
Preliminary Examination of Caecae-
res in the District Court.

res in the District Court.
The former cook of the bark S. G.
Allen, who is in custody for the
murder OF the late Officer Kauhane
and the assault with a deadly
weapon on Officer Kaouli, was taken
from Oahu Prison this morning and
brought face to face with Officer
Kaouli. The officer identified the
man as the same who assaulted
them on the night Of Feb. 10. The
prisoner gave mis- proper name as
Joseph Caecaeres. He was taken
before the District Magistrate for
preliminary examination for the
murder Of Kauhane.
Herman Kaouli, sworn, states:
Am police officer for eight months,
and was such on February 10 of
this year; know defendant; met him
about 1:30 p. m. on Feb. 10, on Ma
unakea street; Chinese informer
came to my house and said he had
made transaction with defendant,
and that he would bring ashore
twenty tins of opium at 7:3O that
evening; Kauhane deceased officer
was present at the time; the China
man and myself went to the fish
market where we later met kau-
hane; tho Chinaman told us to go
into the tishmarket, while he went
on board TO meet defendant; we
went afterward TO Sorenson e.
Lyl. s; the Chinaman came ashore
and said the man wasn't there; the
Chinaman then sent me to his room
on King street in hack to- enquire
whether any white man had been or
was there; met Chinaman's wife who
said no one had been there; return.
ed to Maunakea street, whom saw
kauhane and Cbinaman walking
up; left the hack aud met them,
when the Chinaman said, Heres
the man coming ups the Chinaman
walked away and stood at a distance;
about four yards from us defendant
crossed the street; Kauhane ordered
me to arrest him and made Jump
at him, when he started away; |
caught him by the hands from the
back and held him, Kauhane crying
out to hold him fast; We had a
struggle and Kauhane jumped in
aud we all fell down; Kauhane
cried out, "Kokua kokua;" I go, up
feeling dizzy and found had been
cut; | said this and Kauhane cried
out he was cut too; aftcrward kau-
hane told mo to take away tho
knife from defendants hand, while
he held il; | did so and gave the
knife to little girl; Kauhane told
me to assault the man as We were in
pain; ! lifted my right leg and tried
to step on defendants head aud
found II stiff; tried my left leg aud
found IL he same; looked down and
saw my pistol Oh the ground; picked
II up and struck defendants head.
when the gun went of: Kauhane
told ms to 20 for police help, blew
my whistle for about four minutes,
no help came; went To King street,
and telephone message was sent to
the Police Station; two officers came
up in a hack and we found Kauhane
still sitting on defendant holding
him down; | found one tin Of opium
ON defendants back; we brought
defendant to the receiving station:
at the station men had to hold us
up, because we (Kauhane and Kao-
ulD were dizzy, the effects of the
loss Of blood, from the cuts Inflicted
by defendant; We were taken to the
hospital about . or ten minutes to \
p. H.; when defendant was resisting
arrest and Singing his arms about, |
saw the knife in his hand, but do
not know where no took il from; do.
PENDANT had long coat on; saw more
than one tin OF opium on defendants
back underneath his coat; (knife in
troduced aud identified by Witness
Cross'examined by J. A. Magoon,
counsel for defendant: II was dark
At the time arrest was made; on Ma.
unakea street halfway between King
street and Fishmarket; Kauhane aud
myself were facing each other; we
waited until defendant got in the
light, as we did not want To arrest
him in the dark; only saw the knife
when defendant was struggling with
kauhane; there was not word
spoken between defendant and our.
selves.
DIR. {. b. Wood, sworn. states: At
tended on Kauhane aud Kaouli on
Feb. ~ last AT the Hospital; was
telephoncd for about 4 p. m., and on
arriving found them in the opera' :
ing room; they were covered with
blood; attended Kauhane until he
died; consider that he died from tho
effects Of tho severe wounds he had
received on his body; he lost much
blood, aud died early on the morn.
ing of tho 2lst, before | could reach
the hospital; a post mortem exami.
nation was held on the 2lst, Drs.
Cooper and Williams assisting;
Others were present; there had been
no fresh hemorrhage and his body
did not look rs il loss OF blood was
the cause Of death; we examined the
heart and found what consider the
cause OF death, that was "a clot of
blood in the right side OF tho heart
there were also several bubbles of
air; other organs Of the body were
examined and nothing OF import.
ance found; deep wound was on
his leg; believe the eliot OF blood was
sucked through the veins aud enter,
ed the right side Of the heart; that
would cause death in a very few
minutes; the air could have followed