The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-05-23
Some Of The Japanese MurdsreTS
Nov Own Up.
CAPITAL CASES AT AN END
Two Admit Killing Work-Sentence
of Death Passed on Ihara-3a
Wept-To Die Aug 2S

The Kahuku Japanese were brought
before Judge Perry again yesterday
afternoon to answer to the last two in
dictments of murder in the first degree
The charge of the first was brought for
the killing of zee Fook Sing. The
second was for the killing Of zee Ling
Chong. The defendants were arraign-
ed before the court and called 10 state
their pleas.
In the matter of the killing of zee
Fook Sing, Chida Manziboro pleaded
guilty to manslaughter in the first de-
gree.
In the second indictment Yamane
pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the
second degree.
Fujimoto and Danjro, who figured in
both indictments, were nOlle prOsS d
ON account of lack of evidence.
Ihara, who had been sentenced to
death, was also nolle pross'd.
After the pleading Judge Perry de-
! livered sentence upon the two who had
confessed their guilt.
| Upon Chida. manslaughter in the
| first degree, the maximum penalty OF
ltWentyyearS was imposed.
| Yamane, manslaughter in the second
ldegree, received the maximum penalty
| of ten years to take effect at the ex-
piration of any previous sentence. AS
he had already been sentenced to five
Iyears upon being convicted of man
slaughter in the third degree under the
| first indictment this means that he will
spend the next fifteen years on the
lreef.
! The prosecution was notified last
Saturday that Chida and Yamane
would plead as they did yesterday
morning. Although the Attorney-Gen-
| eral felt that it was possible to convict
Chida of murder it was deemed best
| to accept the plea as offered.
| Yesterday morning Ihara, Osaki and
| Yamane were summoned before the
court to receive sentence according to
| the verdict of the jury.
Ihara. murder in the first degree, re-
ceived the death penalty. There was
quite a dramatic scene in the court
room when the doomed Jap was asked
if there were any reason why SEN
itence should not be imposed upon him.
His frame shook with soDs as the ques-
ton was put. AS there was no answer
the Judge pronounced the sentence that
Ihara be hanged between the hours OF
8 o'clock and noon at Oahu Prison
August 2Sth.
Osaki received twenty years for
manslaughter in the first degree.
Yamane, convicted OF manslaughter
in the third degree, was sentenced to
five years imprisonment.
This concludes the famous case of
the Kahuku riot with the exception
of the trial of the fourteen japanese
charged with rioting. The trouble oc-
Cured on the afternoon of Sunday,
March 26th. The whole police depart
ment at once took a special train for
the scene. The trouble was quelled and
steps taken to arrest the leaders Of the
japanese who had made the murderous
assault upon the defenceless Chinese
| The matter of gathering evidence that
| would be conclusive was difficult
task Three Chinese lay dead, but tC
fix the guilt upon the parties who We're
actually engaged in the killing was moi
easily accomplished.
| Three indictments of murder in the
first degree were presented. Out OF
these one Japanese was convicted OF
murder in the first degree, two Of man
! slaughter in the first degree, one o.
|manslaughter in the second and third
degree
The indictment charging the four
teen Japanese with rioting will be pre-
isen ed this morning.