The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-07-23
IS FUJ|HARA IN HONOLULU
BELIEVED HE ESCAPED ON THE
MAUNA LOA.
Purser Simerson Says That Suspicious
And Came to This Place.


Fujihara the escaped japanese mur-
derer is believed to be in Honolulu.
Confirmatory evidence for this belief
was brought today by the Mauna Loa.
The officers of that vessel are of the
opinion that they brought Fujihara
from Hawaii with them on their last
previous trip. If this is correct, and
there is excellent reason for supposing
II is, Fujihara reached Honolulu Fri
day, July II. What became of him af-
ter his arrival in Honolulu is not known
of course, except to his friends. There
is possibility that he may have esCap-
ed from the island on the steamship
Doric which left here on July 16, for the
Orient. 1t is not probable however that
he was so fortunate as that vessel was
carefully searched for him.
Fuiihara succeeded in escaping from
the Hilo Jail the night of Wednesday
July 10, some time between IL p. IN, and
5 a, m. of July IL. So far as the Off
cials at the Jail know he vanished into
air the instant he left the prison. The
most careful search on their part
seems to have found not the slightest
trace of the condemned murderer.
Thursday afternoon July IL, the
steamer Mauna LOa stopped at Ka-
wainae for passengers. Gardner X.
Wilder and wife, Assistant Superinten-
dent of Public Works Marston Camp
| bell, l.. Marx and a Mr.. Reed boarded
one of the boats to be taken out to the
steamer bound for Honolulu. The
crowd hat been Waltng quite a little
time for the vessel and, so far as known
none of them noticed any japanese loi-
tering about the landing A few minu-
tes before the passengers boarded the
small boat however their ranks were
suddenly reinforced by a Japanese. Nc
one had seen the fellow before His APP
pearance was as sudden almost as if he
had dropped out of the sky. He SEEM
red in quite hurry to get into the boat
and hurried aboard it. The bOatmen
showed the fellow under the seat in or
der to make way for the cabin passen-
gers and the crowd was soon taken to
the steamer
Purser Willie Simerson noticed that
the lone Japanese passenger had no
baggage. Nothing was then known of
the escape of Fujihara so the sus-
picions of the purser were not aroused
| by the general behavior of the Japan
| ese. The man was permitted to pay
| his deck passage to Honolulu and pro-
| Ceed with the vessel.
Subsequently when Purser SimersOn
| learned of the escape of Fujihara ne
| came to the conclusion that the Japan
ese passenger was none other than the
| escaped murder
IF Fujihara escaped not too late or
| the morning of Thursday July H." said
! MIR. SimersOn TO-DAY Il am certain that
! the man whom we brought rom Ka-
waihae on our last trip was Fujihara
| | remember distinctly about that Jap
anese boarding the vessel at Kawaihae
! but we had not heard any thing of the
murderer escaping so | let him come
along. Had we been advised of the es-
cape of Fujihara | would probably not
| have allowed that Japanese to have
| gotten on our boat.
THE only reason for the slightest
doubt of his being Fujihara is whether
| there was sufficient time for him tc
| have come from Hilo to Kawaihae anG
| catch the Mauna Loa. If the escape
I was affected not too late in the morning
| of Thursday the man could easily have
ridden across the country and caught
| the steamer in he afternoon"
As a mater of fact such a trip would
I have been a comparatively easy thing
| for desperate man like Fujihara
| Gardner X. Wilder and wife drove
across from Hilo in less than ~ hours
| and 1t stands to reason that the Jap
| anese could have made it in far quicker
! time when driven by the prospect OF
permanent liberty and saving his necl
! from the gallOWs. The escape of the
| Japanese probably occurred around
about midnight of Wednesday, July 10
and this would have given Fuiihara
| ample time in which TO have made the
! journey on horseback across the island
| That the man was assisted in his es.
I cape by outside aid is generally believed
] There seems no doubt but some of his
/ trends provided horses for him to MAKE
! his relay across to Kawaiha. The fina
! dash to make the steamer was a con
sistent part of the general daring
scheme ny which the little fellow effect
ed his escape. By coming TO Honolulu
Fujihara also shows he is possessed Of
/ a recklessnses which will make him
very dangerous man when cornered by
| the officers.
Since July II, when he is supposed tC
have reached Honolulu, the only yes.
sci by which Fuiihara could have es-
capped to the Orient was he DoriC
which left July 16. Officers boarded
that steamship and searched her foi
! Fujihara so it is not regarded as likely
that the murderer got away by thai
means. If he did however it means
| that he will never be caught for once
in his o n land he will probably be FIRE,
J from any eXtradition proceedings.
There Is a reward of $3.50 for the ap
prehension of Fujihara and now that
there is additional reason for thinkinl
that the man may be in hiding in Ho
nolulu or some where on Oahu, the
] local officers will put forth extra effor
| to locate him.