The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-18
CH|NAMAN
MUT|L-AT Ed.
Hand Severed and Arm
Broken.
JUDGE ESTEE At HILO
Fuiihara's Counsel Tries to Get Stay
of observation-disclosures Es-
cape Of Tourists.

EII.O, Sept. 15.--The Chinese seem to
be getting II in the neck and various
other portions OF their anatomy. no less
in Hawaii than in their native land
though their own brethren are, in part
nj least. the perpetrators. on Monday
night an old Pake, who has followed
the modest but very honorable profess
sion Of market gardening in Hamakua,
suffered mutllation at the hands of
some person or. persons unknown
though two compatrlots of his who live
near by and who have frequently been
heard to express many Ill wishes in
respect to his future. in excellent Chi
nese. are under arrest on suspicion of
having been concerned in the outrage.
The victim states that on the night In
question he was peacefully sleeping the
sleep of the just, neither disturbing his
neighbors by snores nor imagining any
evil against them in his dreams, when
he was awakened by some noise in his
room. which. however. appeared to be
but a rustling or shutting such as
might be made by the harmless but
htENSSdTy Cut, WHtTtdI ~
fall asleep again and make up for lost
time. The next matter of which he be-
came aware was that some one had
dealt him n blow with knife upon the
right wrist, which completely severed
the hand from the arm. He was then
beaten with some heavy instrument
several times. the same arm being brok-
en- In two places and severe blows being
received upon the shoulders and head,
though at no time did he become I'M
conscious. His assailants then let up
ON him, and In the dim light ne saw
shadowy forms creeping from his hut.
He managed to summon strength
enough to reach a Kanaka house lit
tie way off, where he was so far taken
care of that his life was saved. No rob-
berry was committed, and the only mo-
ton apparent was revenge. 1t would
seem that mutilation rather than de-
liberate murder was the object of the
assailants. though the latter might we'll
have been the result of the wounds in
flcted.
JUDGE ESTEE AT HILO.
Judge Estee of the Federal Court
paid Hilo brief visit this week and re-
number OF persons who had seen the
error OF their ways. Judge Estee is a
typical American citizen. thoroughly
democratic in manner. though a Re
publican In principle, and most genial
and interesting conversationalist.
Judge Fstee Is n keen observer of
men and things, and his comments up
on certain phases of official character
rnI In,
much to the point. We only regret that
we cannot publish them.
Relative to this Island, Judge Estee
said: 1.-THE beauty and apparent fer
tility of the whole windward side of
this Island seemed marvellous to me. l
think I never saw n more wonderful
agricultural country than this seems to
be. I believe this Island is the natural
head of the group and l can't under
stand how the town of Elo, which is
the natural distributing point for all
this wonderful productive area. should
be as IL Is, but n little half-built town
OF three or four thousand inhabitants
Your natural modesty must put n
handicap over you"
The reporter admitted that IIilo was
afflicted with more than its fair portion
of modesty and retiring disposition, but
Insisted in spite of this drawback, we
should have been far ahead of where
we are now had the stream of COM
merce and transportation not been
turned from its natural course by out
side Influence, and the bulk of our own
taxes not been expended elsewhere.
''Well. that is very unfortunate" said
the judge land cannot in the end be
anything but disastrous to the whole
Territory, You can't build I'm any one
place ut the expense OF all others: YOU
have got to grow along together and by
mutual contributions Of assistance"
JUDGE Estee returned to Honolulu by
the Kinnu while here he appointed
". c. Ridewoy MS commissioner in
bankruptcy and Carl s. Smith as Unit
ed states Commissioner.
FOR STAY OF EXECUTION.
Attorney r. C. RldGway, counsel for
Fujiharn, the japanese now confined In
Hilo fail under sentence Of death for
the murder of n coun tryman at Laupa-
hoehoe. sent down TO Governor Dole by
yesterdays Kinau, asking for n stay of
proceedings in the matter OF the con-
demned mans execution which Is set
for the 2fst inst. lie also goes before
the Supreme Court for writ OF habeas
corpus This action Is based upon the
ground that the mittimus Issued by
Judge Little was improper in form, and
that the trial was Illegal for defect in
the drawing of both the grand and
petit jurles.
MARROW ESCAPE OF TOURISTS.
Johnston Nckens, at one time Mayor
of Tacoma and Attorney General of
Dakota before that Territory was d.
vided. Ii In Hilo, accompanied by his
wife. He is in search OF health and
will probably locate permanently in
IIllo. On Tuesday Mr.. Nickens and
wife visited the w. A. Rays at Papai-
kou and on returning took stage
driven by a Japanese. Only short
distance from the Ray residence the
horses took fright and ran away Mr.
Niekens succeeded In getting out the
back OF the wagon, drawing his wife