The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-04-06
LATE MAUI news
Death of Two Well Known
Citizens.
Leaht Goes TO Pieces Japanese
Murder case-Grsve
Robbery.

MAUI. April S.-A japanese resident
Of Hama is accused Of the serious crime
OF robbing grave. The sacrilegious
2et was committed in Hama during the
wild waste and middle" Of last Non
day night, March 18th. A coffin Of a
native womSn was found broken open.
lying beside 4 grave that had EVIDENT
" been most recently eNo2vSteG for
purpose Of robbery, Friends Of the de-
ceased. according 70 Hawaiian custom.
had placed in the burial case the sum
~ SSa, which was missing last Tues
day morning. Up 10 the present mo-
Dsnt no information as 10 the where
ahoutS Of the accused Jap has been.
presented.
Maui news this week is Of decided
u lGsuhrious nature. Tuesday. March
seth, occurred the death Of Thomas
S2fe-y. prominent native resident
Of Mak2wao. The funeral took place
during "Wednesday in the large, Poke
/ IS Church. which was filed with ma
/ tive and foreign friends Of the de-
ceased The services were conducted
by Dr.. E, c. Beckwith. OF PaIa. assist
/ ed by Rev : kspu. Of Wailuku. Maui
n2olu Seminary girls singing the
( HYMNS Mr. SSFery. who leaves s
I vile and i've children. will be much
missed in the community, where he
has acted as lay preacher, and in spite
/ Of his blindness. hzS held meetings
| regularly IN Pookela Church SUNDAY
afternoons ever since the death OF the
former lay preacher. John Kalsua.
! Wednesday (SIst Of March occurred
The death q Curtis Short. an old ka-
-ls2lns Of I-ahaina- Judse Lawrence
who viii Dc remembered By the Older
Maui residents. was his brother-in-lsw
Ir- Short was an american. between
- and % years Of ase. and was Dep
MY Sheriff when the elder Tresdway
w2s Sheriff OF Maui. 4 sister who /:
3 cripple, Is The only near relative n
naming
/ \ teachers examination VIII be heII
II Wailuku The S-h and 18th
Mrs. H ; Townsend. OF Hilo. Is OF
Maui for q short visit
Monday Jthe 2Sth Of March D. P
Eldre5Se. Of Waiakoa. Hula. gave
, lU2u IN honor Of the birthday OF on
OF his children
Civil Engineer Drummer. has bee,
; viewing The new Mskena-kula road Re
. Gently.
Dr. R 1 Moore. The dentist. is il
: Waikiki again
The Maui Registration Board vii
visit Hama District On Wednesday (th
! ies6-
Mr. E2rra-- .vrz-s - rI,-,,r,,r,, ;
again AZ Ms H B BaiIey's. kaluanui
Makawao-
Today Ms. {. H Diekey. Of Haiku
: departs for HonoIuIS on q short visif
u Al The trial lGsT week. in WailukJ
, Of japanese accused OF rhe SpreckleS
vile murder. Two OF the three commit
> led ones testified thai they hslpsd :
! / bes1 the Interpreter while the thiF
= admitted running after the victim. bU
, said thai ne did not arrive N tine I
: take psrt IN the melee
ii Daring -he SI-h Of March the bri
LuEline- Mcleod master. departed "a
: san Francisco with 2 cargo OF H
: Gus sugar
The wreck Of The Leahi has gone :
: pieces ! heavy vinds-orm prevaiIe
a Eahuiui for s hours. beginning O
= Wednesday night March S1sEl- Dul
: Ing yesterday morning (the 2dl piees
: o. the broken bark we're found streE
alc1g the beach for nile OF nor
= i piece Of her s-szn Is high and dry Q
the reef 10 the vindward OF the hsl
= Dor Quite large amount OF coal W
: lost
The weather Is frighfully dry