The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-16
XII GUILTY
OF ARSON.
Sentenced To Five Years
On the Reef.
Ne BURNED WA|ANAE CANE
Tried to Work a Smooth Scheme but
His Partner Weakened and
Confessed.

The trial of Xii, a native laborer of
Waianae, on the charge of setting hre
60 sugar cane at Waianae plantation
last March, occupied but short time
in the Circuit Court before Judge
Humphreys, yesterday, and a still
shorter time was consumed by the jury
which heard the case in finding the
man guilty. So aggravated was the
offense, as shown by the testimony,
that Judge Humphreys sentenced the
guilty man to serve five years in the
oahu penitentiary, the full limit of the
law.
A curious state of affairs was dis
closed by the evidence in the case. 1t
appeared that Xii and one Kaela were
watchmen at the plantation. On sew
eral occasions last winter the planta-
ton had lost cane by burning, and 1t
seemed that a number of firebugs must
be operating in that vicinity. So re-
ward Of $3.50 was offered by the planta-
ton manager for the capture Of the
arsonists. Xii and Keala were sharp,
and they conceived the scheme of set
ting fire to the cane and then captur-
ing some Chinese and accusing them
of the crime. Thus the pair hoped tC
secure the $3.50 reward.
Then the precious pair secured the
!. assistance of a young native boy nam
y ed Nalopi. The lad was only sixteer
;, years of age, and some time before M
~ had been found guilty of petty thief
and sent to the reform school. Xii ant
Keala resolved TO have the boy do tn
firing of the cane, and then IL worS
came to worst they could say that tn
boy was the actual criminal. Tn
IxtTt L. IN no
n came faint-hearted when he and HI
v companions were arrested and disclos
ed the whole scheme, thus getting Of
scot free. The boy Nalopi pleade
guilty and was sent to prison for NV
n years, and that left only Xii to stan
: trial for the crime.
The evidence against Xii was mos
|. conclusive. Two Chinese witnesse
Chez Ping and Look were summone
= and they told of having passed TT
place where the cane was set on fl
and hearing shots. Immediately Their
after the cane blazed up. They we
- arrested, but were discharged as SOC
= as Keala made his confession. II
9 boy Nalopi told of hearing the tv
= men, Xii and Keala, plan the Grim
| and said that they had forced him
| the point of a gun to set the cane
= fire. He believed that the two wou
kill him If he did not do it, for tn
- a
Q him repeatedly with it, and said til
o they would surely Stay him if he {
. not obey their orders.
- Having brought out this stateme
of facts Deputy Attorney Gene
Sc Cathcart rested his case. l..
- Strauss, who was defending Xii, s;
the defense had no testimony to of
J and the case was submitted with'
. argument In his charge to the j.
L Judge Humphreys directed the j.
. that if il was found that Xii had int
q ed the commission of the crime he '
q just as guilty as if he had himself
G. fire to the cane.
The jury was out only long enol
g to take a ballot on the case, and t
= brought in a verdict as charged. Ju
Humphreys sentenced Xii to serve
years in Oahu penitentiary, at h
labor, the full limit of the law.
- BIG BOND FILED.
L The $4,000 bond in the William
q son" case was filed in the Circuit C
, q yesterday. BY it's terms the Wilder Ste
. ship Company. as principal and w
- Wilder and William @. Brash as $
ties are bound to prosecute the cas-
g the Circuit court of Appeals in San
. cisco.
ESTATE OF DE SILVA.
A. de Souza Canvarro, Consul in II
Mt lulu for Portugal has filed in the CT
. appointment of j. A. NJ. Osorio as ad
q istrator of the estate of ]. A. de Silva,
y died on November 18th. The esta
"a valued at Sl575 and consists of real e
in Kapahulu. Honolulu, valued at
and personally worth $515. The heir
. brothers and sisters in Portugal.
est | EGAN AND HUSTACE ANSWE
ley | John ]. Egan anu Frank Hustace, t
the Kamalo promoters who were en-
with fraud by Judge Humphreys In
L nection with the taking of their prom
q fees. filed their answers to the am
. complaint filed some time ago in the
. They deny that there was any frau(
cS or that the stock which they are CT
with appropriating was taken secre
. FINAL ACCOUNTS FILED.
J. A. Rodanet has filed in the
Court his final accounts as admins
y of the estate of A. A. Todd, dec
They show receipts of A96.25 and eN
L lures of sS475 leoving balance or
. ADMINISTRATOR FILES 30!
n David Dayton yesterday filed his
II z,,,, Of 600 administrator