The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-13

support, and stepped calmly upon the
center of the trap, placing his feet
close together and Strengthening up.
After that he showed not sign Of
fear
Noa died in full realization of The
crime for which he suffered the ex-
treme penalty of the law, and Rev.
Timoteo believes that he died peni-
tent man. During the last two days
of his life he spent the greater part
of his time in prayer. Only yesterday,
when Rev. Timoteo was with him in
his cell, Noa said:
Tomorrow L must die, eh?"
"Yes, tomorrow" replied the minis
ter solemnly.
"Well," continued the condemn FL
man, quietly, II suppose ], must give
my life for the one | have taken.'t
Had he not practically admitted his
crime on several occasions since he
was sentenced to death, this in. itself
would have been sufficient acknowl-
edgment of his guilt. 1t showed, TOO,
full realization of the meaning cf
the death sentence. Admitting lis
crime. as he did, he acknowledged the
justice of the court in passing son
tence upon him. During the past rwo
days, Warden Low says, the murderer
seemed to feel his position most keen.
ly, and to nerve himself to meet his
death like man.
For the first time since his incarce-
ration Noa passed a restless night
last night. He slept but little and
spent much of his time in prayer. A
close watch was kept upon him, but
he showed no disposition either to at
tempt to escape or to cheat the GAL
lows by taking his own life. IL
though the solace of sleep was refus-
ed him, he was quiet and uncomplain-
ing. At 4:3O this morning Warden
Low sent him in some breakfast, and
he partook of it quite hartily.
Rv Tomoto found him quiet and
submissive few hours before the
hour set for execution and offered
him all the solace and comfort in his
power. He remained with the muir
derer until the guards appeared to
| prepare him for the scaffold.
There was no sympathy offered for
the murderer among those who wit
messed the execution. Not "A relative
! or friend was there to shed tear.
Noa had been cruel and vindictive
| during his lifetime, and he found no
| one to commiserate his end.
After the autopsy had been per-
| formed upon the body, it was placed
in plain pine coffin and removed to
the Potter's field, where it was In
tered at government expense.
The crime for which Noa WAS exc
cuted this morning was one of the
most cold blooded and brutal murders
in the criminal annals of the Islands.
| Noa was the leader of band of rob-
bers and cut-throats who made their
home in the mountains above Kama
10. For years they had terrorized the
neighborhood. Noa would 90 to the
greatest extremes to avenge real or
| fanced wrong, cutting out the
tongues of his neighbors' cattle, lay
ing death traps for his fellow men in
the woods and practicing other like
cruelties.
On the evening of April :, in com
pany with two confederates, he broke
into the store of Asano. an aged Chi
nese, and dragging the proprietor out
of bed, beat his brains out with ii
stone. llee Shee, the storekeeper's S
wife. was then choked into insensibil-
ity and left for dead. The thieves
then ransacked the place, carrying of
all the valuables, and hiding away in
the mountains. Noa was betrayed by
"A relative and captured, but afterward
escaped, and the officers had hard
time to recapture him. He was tried
here and sentenced to death by Judge
Carter on August 18th.
Noa was 30 years of age, was !
feet inches tall and weighed 16C
pounds at the time of his death. Dur
ing his incarceration he gained d
pounds in weight.
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