The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-06
THE MAUI MURDER CASES
POLICE HAVE ARRESTED FOUR
MEN on SUSPICION.
Heavy number of Talesmen Summon
ed to Lahaina-lius Running From
Wailullu to Lahaina.
Maui. December 4.

Maui, December 4.
For Oriental murders Maui surely
carried off the palm. TO add variety
to the record, change has been made
this time from Japanese to Chinese.
The murder of the Chinese woman in
Wailuku last Monday morning was
most shocking and brutal. The dc
count already given that the murder
er was q rejected lover of the muir
dered woman, has not yet been veri-
fed. The police are working hard on
the case, and have four parties in Jail
on suspicion. Two are Cinnamon,
one of whom is the dead woman's hus-
band, and the other two are natives.
1t is said that the police have reason
to feel sure that they have the right
man amongst their prisoners.
The December term of the Circuit
Court is on at Lahaina, and the Ha-
waiian jury have held forth since
Wednesday. The foreign jury is call
ed for Monday. and there is much
grooming and crashing of teeth on I'll
parts of the Island, except Lahaina,
and possibly Hama, as no iurymen
are called from there. Lahaina is a
pretty place and has very hospitable
citizens, to whom due praise and cred
it is given. by those fortunate enough
to enjoy their hospitality, and they
are good many. But how about
the majority who have to put up at
the houses of natives and Chinese, and
undergo no end of discomforts. 1t
seems time, in Justice to the whole of
Maui, that court should be held in
Wailultu. and Wailuku alone. With
4 I /.
from there can get to Wailu<u, al
most as easily as these from Makawao,
and far more so than those from Ha-
ma. Lahaina of course objects, as ev-
cry December court brings consider
able money to the hamlet. but that is
the only valid reason. Wailuku is the
central place. is most convenient for
all, and has accommodations 1t is
poor policy, that because things have
always been so, they should not be
changed, and one that Hawaii is fast
outgrowing, to her benefit. SO all
Maui. except Lahaina, hopes that
when the Legislature meets next
Spring, the idea that the Circuit
Court must be continued at Lahafna
will be entirely outgrown.
Yesterday an extra panel of TWEEN
ty-four iurymen was called to be at
Lahaina on Monday. So many murder
cases are to be tried that it was fear
ed the first panel would be exhausted.
The second panel will no doubt be
needed in the Spreckelsville murder
case, to be retired this session. as
many of the first panel sat on it last
year. Among those called are d. b.
Baldwin. f. j. Carlev. r. a. Wads-
worth. c. B. Wells. J. J. Hair, c. II.
Dickey and NJ. j. McLane.
On Monday last the household eff
fects of Mrs. w. F. Mossman of Ka-
hului were sold at action. Mrs. Moss
man moves with her family to Nahi-
ku, where she has taken up govern
ment land. and will reside.
The Bismarck stable of Wailuku
runs bus line to Lahaina, during the
court term. charging $3.50 fare each
way. and has already taken over sew
eral full loads.
The four masted schooner James
Tolbert arrived Tuesday from New
castle with 1900 tons of coal for
Spreckelsville. She presented a pref
ty sight as she sailed along the coast
with all sails set.