The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-23
THE JAPS ARE HELD.
Some Damaging Evidence
Against Nakamnra.
ne FoRETolD The MURDER.
Mayeda Owed All Three Prisoaers
neasys and Ssksmsra Bought
hatcher Knffs shortly Before.

| phsr on the night Of August ;. we're
/ gwen their preliminary hearing a. Auburn
Yesterday before Justice Bsgei0w, and after
hearing the evidences Of j. W. Nails. on
whose farm the murder was committed,
FFank Berry, young farmer, T. L. MsrEi-
ned, storekeepsr and postmaster 81
Christopher. and Deputy Sheriff MeDon-
aid, the Justice held each 20 answer with
oct bail before the Superior court to the
charge Of murder 10 the first degree.
The prisoners were taken down 20
Auburn On the 0 O'Clock train in charge OF
Deputy sherifs Jack Nc Donald and John
Woolery. aud accompanying the psTty
were Prosecuting Attorney John +. Miller.
representing the state; John Fairfield,
representing the three prisoners. and c.
Carrothers. the interpreter
Dir. Csrrothers. the interpreter. Was not
called into service beyond getting the
names Of the prisoners correct The pris-
oners during the examination did not
understand the pnrporE Of the testimony
given against them, as not one of them
speaks or understands good English. The
use OF q shorthand writer seems also 20
have been dispensed with, and no YER
batim report Of the evidence appears 10
have been taken.
After the examination and while wait
ing for the train the interpreter. Mr.. Car
rothers. explained 20 the three prisoners
the nature Of the evidence given at the
hearing against them. All three pro-
tested strongly that every word said tend
ing TO criminase them vas false; that. IL
opportunity were given them for securing
witnesses. they would be fully able to Gle ar
themselves.
Mr.. Carrothers, st the suggestion Of
Deputy Sheriff Mcdonald, urged each
man. If be was really guilty, 10 at once
make q full confession. Each protested
his innocence. especially Naksmura, who
said that even should his life be in danger,
he had nothing to confess. as he was inno-
cent The three men were then told that
the preliminary examination just held
was no test OF the case, and that in the SUI
perior court their side of the case would
be brought out and all their legal rights
protected.
The court was convened at about 10 80
O'Clock In the justices office aud as the
excitement of the horrible murder had not
yet subsidized in the town. the room was
well crowded with the people OF Auburn
| aud surrounding country. eager 10 get a
look at the man who attempted suicide.
Ii was noticed that the prisoners were the
only japanese present. none of their eonn-
trymen being visible in or out of the court
room.
The first witness was ]. w Nails, the
farmer on whose place the murder was
committed. He stated that on the morn
ing of the murder, about o'clock, one Of
the two Japanese living in the houss with
Mayeda came and told him that Charley"
fMayedal vas sick. Nails went back TO
the house with the man aud on approach
ing be saw the tracks of three barefooted
persons leading from the house and pass
ing through the potato patch into the adj
joining hop field. The footprints indicated
that they had been made by persons run
ming. He drew the attention ofthe Jap to
these tracks. who responded, Boys"
In Japan. Mr.. Carrothers explained. the
term boys is applied to young men. Nails
then described the condition in which he
found the house and the body, as already
published. Nails had never known Of the
dead man having had any difficulties or
qusrrels with the other japanese, but he
had noticed that Sakamurs had often
visited Msyeda. or Charley" and that
he was very talkstive. taking up a great
deal of Mayeda's time as the result.
Mayeda was under contract to clear
ground for Nails, and at times had eight
or ten japanese in his employ. Mayeda
Was found TO be IA honest and quiet man.
The last time Nails saw him alive was
Thursday. the day before the murder,
when Nails went through the potato patch
with him into a blackberry patch. Nails
then went into the matter Of accounts ex-
isting between himself and Mayeda; at
their last settlement some time ago there
was balance Of siTs due Mayeda; he had
since furnished Mayeda with several arti-
eles. and he could not state the exact con-
dition Of the account at the present time.
On contamination Mr.. Fairfield got
Nails TO give description Of the position
OF the murdered man, the rooms, its win
dows. exits and entrances and surround
ings. The dead man was in his night
clothes with his head 10 the south and
legs drawn np. Nails also described the
wounds as be saw them.
The next witness vas Frank Berry. a
farmers son, who had lived in that neigh
borhood Tor nineteen years. lie had
known both Mayeda and NAkamara long
and well. lie went 20 Nakamura's house
about 5 or o'clock the evening previous
TO the murder 60 secure the return of $3.50
n.
found Saiow and Aoki, the other two
prisoners. Nskamura told Berry that he
would 20 % Msyeda's house 10 get the
money for him. The three japanese then
started towaras Mayeda's house. leaving
Berry, who went asay aud returned later.
Nakamura then told him that Maveda
Nonld not give him the money. Then
NAkamuTa said 10 Berry in an angry
tone.
II think Mayeda die at o'clock to-
night"
Berry asked:
Would you Kill him :" and Nak.musa
answered:
"No. Yankee boys"
Berry understood him 90 mean that The
japanese working for n man named Yank
would do the killing. Berry explained
that be eos the impression from Nakx-
nlura's tone that he meant what be said.
The evening following the murder be again
met Nakamura, who told him that MaysdA
had been killed a. o'clock that moraiar.
aud Berry st once asked him il he had
killed him. Nskamura's face turned
many eolors." Mr. Berry said, aud he
answered ~No" There we're two other
xhits men present 80 this conversation.
but their testimony Was not given.
Under CONTAMINATION Mr.. Berry Rc-
knowledgei that he had dlffeulty ia nm
dsrstandinE the English spoken by Naka.
mars. lie often had 10 guess st the mean
ing OF What be was saying. Relative To
tie tarsat that MsyefA would die a. >
o'clock NJ Berry rNasex2fesf ~. s,r.~m-