The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-01

The murderer of DIR. Jerrard X.
Smith of Koloa, Kauai, has been capt
ured. The assassin together with his
accomplices in the crime are now con-
fined in seperate cells at Oahu prison.
napea, a three-quarter Hawaiian, is
the assassin. His brother Iokepa,
was with him on the fatal night, md
held the horses which carried them
away from the scene of bloodshed.
The father of the boys, the leper
woman and child, for the sake of who
the crime was committed, and several
other witnesses, were brought to the
city on the James Makee this morn
ing.
The prisoners were carefully guard
ed on the trip over by Detective Kaa-
pa of the Honolulu police force; Dep
uty Sheriff Coney, of Kauai, and sew
eral police offices on Kauai.
Others to return by the Makee were
Attorney General Smith, Marshal
Brown, Judge Carter, w. A. Kinney
and Stenographer Marx.
AS soon as the Makee had docked at
the Inter Island wharf the prisoners
were taken Immediately to Oahu Jail.
Here Kapea, Iokepa and Kaio, the IA
ther of the boys, were carefully scar
ched in the presence of the Marshal.
and Jailor Low, and locked in cells
by themselves.
Marshal Brown reached the police
station at 10 o'clock, when he made
full statement of the case to the rep
resentatives of the press.
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
The Ke Au Hou, which left Honolu-
lu on Sunday morning last, reached
Kauai that evening. DIR. Smiths re-
mains had been buried that morning
Immediately upon his arrival the Mar
shal, after consulting the Island au-
thorities, began his Investigations.
Kaio, the half Malay, was suspected
and he and his family were examined
early Monday morning. Nothing
could be CLEANED from them durirg
the first interview. The coroner's ju-
ry was empaneled with Judge Blake,
the district magistrate as chairman.
Kakalia, Hawaiian, who makes
his home with Kaio, had been arrest
ed by the deputy sheriff of Kauai, on
suspicion of his connection with the
murder. Kakalia was the only mem-
Der of the Kaio household who was
not home on Friday night when the
authorities called shortly after the
killing. His absence was conspicuous.
But during the examination on Mon
day these suspicious vanished when
'Kakalia proved an alibi and gave
satisfactory explanation for his alb
sence.
The Marshal then devoted his atten-
ton to Kaio and his boys on Monday
and Tuesday without avail. On We'd
nesday morning Attorney w. 4. Kin
ney and Circuit Judge Carter arrived.
That morning Kaio's family al d
the other witnesses were brought to-
gether in Kaio's house. The Witnesses
particularly the immediate members
of Kaio's family were put through a
sweatbox by Mr.. Kinney aud Marshal.
Brown. they being examined se2ar-
ately in different rooms.
THE FIRST INKLING.
The first inkling was dropped by
Johnnie, the 16 year old son of Ksio,
and brother of Kapea and Iokepa. He
admitted to Mr.. Kinney that nc was
disturbed on Friday night by his bro
theirs coming in late at night. He
said that they were considerably ex-
cited.
This was a clue. Iokepa, who is IS
years of age, was questioned why he
should deny that he had not left his
home on Friday night. He WIS told
what Johnnie had said. The two were
confronted and Iokepa called his
younger brother liar. Thereupon,
the younger brother became angry,
and made such statements rs have
led to the arrest,of the Kaio family.
IOKEPA'S CONFESSION.
Iokepa was promised clemrNcv II
he would make confession. This he
did, relating the following tale:
DR.. Smith had ordered Poupau, their
fathers mistress, and her daughtcr.
AGED 13 wears. to report II unnnlulu