The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-27
THREE CHINAMEN DEAD AND
SIXTEEN WOUNDED.
May be Four More Deaths Soon-Mur-
derous Assault of Japanese-Prison-
ers Coming to Town.

The special train bearing Marshal
Brown and party from Kahuku left the
plantation at 1 o'clock this afternoon
for the city and should be in by $3.50
o'clock. 1t will bring many of the ia
panese mixed up in the fight of yes
terday, as well as the wounded among
the Cinnamon.
The marshal and a large portion of
the Honolulu police were called to Ka-
huku yesterday by the most serious in
ter-racial outbreak that has probably
ever occurred in the Islands. Two
hundred and fifty Japanese laborers Of
Kahuku plantation, rudely but heavily
armed. made q sudden fOray. upon tine
unsuspecting Chinese laborers of the
plantation, who with their wives and
children were spending the leisure of
the day in their own quarters.
The attack was premeditated, organ
lied and sudden. The Japanese had
sent their women and children to the
mill and other places of safety. Nov
ing out of their own quarters suddenly
and in a body they caught the Chinese
at disadvantage, killed three of them,
fatally injured three or four more,
wounded large number and drove the
remainder in panic to the canefields.
The trouble between the Chinese and
Japanese at Kahuku has been brewing
for some time, but did not reach a Sc
rious crisit until yesterday. 1t was
about 2 in the afternoon that this
large party of Japanese visited the
Chinese quarter, broke in on the Mon
golians and Immediately began the as
sault. The Japanese were armed with
what are known as spiked clubs and
knives, axes and various other weap-
ons. 1t is stated that not one of the
Cinnamon had anything to fight with
and that the entire party was helpless.
In the fight which enSued three Chi
namen were beaten to death and twelve
were badly wounded. Some forty or
fifty were slightly wounded
AS soon as the alarm had spread to
the plantation Manager Weight and a
number of lunas rushed to the quart
ers. After, considerable difficulty they
succeeded In staying the fight and then
drove the Japanese back to their own
camp. At the same time the matter
was reported to the marshal. Shortly
after 8 o'clock Minister Cooper, Mar
shall Brown, Prosecuting Attorney A.
L. c. Atkinson, ten mounted and a
squad of foot police, started for the
scene on special train.
This train reached Kahuku about
1880. Deputy Marshal Chillingworth
and Interpreter Toma, who had left ov-
erland during Sunday afternoon at the
first news of trouble, arrived a few
minutes later.
The first work of the marshal at Ka-
system on a small scale. Guards were
placed here and there to prevent the
belligerents getting together again.
With the thirty men from town there
were several from Waialua under Dep
uty Sheriff Cox, as well as the police
of Koolau, making in all about fifty
five officers The night was spent To-
eating the Cinnamon, many of whom
had fled, and getting the men known 20
have been in the fight in such places
as they could be guarded. Both camps
it is understood were surrounded as
soon as the marshal's party reached
the scene.
Just before daylight a coroner's jury
was empannelled to investigate the
killing of the three Cinnamon. They
sat between and o'clock this morn
ing. Numerous witnesses, nearly all
Chinese, We're examined. The jury
returned a verdict to the effect that
the men were murdered.
From the evidence adduced at the
coroners hearing and other indications
gathered during the progress of the
investigation, tWenty-three Japanese
were arrested and will be brought to
the city on the special this afternoon.
They are believed to be the ring lead
ers in the racket. AS before stated the
twelve Cinnamon who were so badly
injured are also on the special train,
coming to the hospital for treatment
Two or more of them may not survive
their wounds.
DR.. Hubert Wood, the new physician
for the district of Kolauloa and Waia-
lua, reached the scene early and dress
ed the wounds of the injured men,
Without assistance, his work is regard
ed as most admirable.
Marshal Brown and party did not
sleep particle during the night. They
were hard at it until daylight and af-
ter that time continued their inVesti-
cations in the camps. 1t was the de-
termination of the marshal to allow no
guilty man to escape, and it is believ-
ed that he has come as near accom-
plishing this as is possible at this time,
without arresting the whole japanese
colony.
Among the persons in the expedition
| who rendered excellent service was
the Japanese vice consul His endeav-
| ors were to calm his countrymen and
he urged upon them quiet submission
to the police. Attorney General Coop
er was also one of the most active men
| in the party. This was his first real