The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-09-17

made to this islands long record
~ OF deeds of violence and an in
fant's life was sacrificed by the insane
act of a sorrow-crazed father.
The murderer is Japanese, by name
Funaki kasaburo, who resided with
his wife and three young children on
upper Liliha street. For some time
past his right arm has been paralyzed
and the thought that he would not be
able to again work to support his family
has changed him from a cheerful. con-
tented being to a grief-plagued maniac.
On Saturday afternoon Funakis
brooding bore disastrous fruit. He
made UP his mind to kill his family
and then himself. About four o'clock
he took his youngest child. a baby
girl Of two years, to the mountain slope
and strangled her to death.
! Having slain, the killer was seized
with q great fear. and horror came upon
him. Afraid to face his wife and chill
dren he remained by the corpse Of the
infant for several hours until unable to
longer combat his gnawing remorse he
obtained a blanket, wrapped the body
in it and carried 1t to the Police Sta
ton.
| About eleven O'Clock Funaki arrived
at the station. He laid a bundle on the
desk Of the receiving clerk and stood
dumb, awaiting interrogation. To the
night clerk he stated that he had killed
his child and had come to give him
self UP.
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth was
telephoned for as was Chester Doyle:
the latter to act as interpreter. Funaki
on examination made statement to
the Deputy Sheriff that he had killed
the child because, on account of his in
jured arm, he was unable to provide
the necessary money to take care of 1t
properly. He said that 1t was his in
tention to kill his other two children
and then himself. He had killed the
child by choking it to death with a
piece of japanese sash. He had been
unable to work for long time and
had no money. He did not kill himself
because he was afraid to.
Asked why he wanted to kill his
youngest child first, Funaki said that
1t was the smallest and got in its moth
I er's way when she worked
The poor mother did not know the
awful truth until early yesterday morn
ing when Deputy Sheriff Chilingwortl
and Doyle went and broke the new
to her. She said that father and chile
. left the house on Saturday afternoon
, Her husband called for the other tw
a, children to follow him but they woul'
not. She had not seen either father o
child since. She said that a country
, man had seen the father feeding tn
, child with guavas on the mountain
side on Saturday afternoon.
A post -mortem examination was hell
on the body of the child at the morgu
on Saturday night. A coroner's inques
, was held yesterday and a verdict re
turned to the effect that Kimi, whicl
: was the childs name, died by strangu
. lation at the hands of its father, Flu
, MAXI Kasabaro.
The jurors, with the exception of one
turned over their fees to the afflicted
mother who is absolutely destitute.
, The funeral of the child took plac
t yesterday.
Funaki will appear before Judge VIII
cox this morning TO answer to charg
, of murder in the first degree.
, Funakis wife is penniless but for tn
jurors fees amounting to $40 and a gif
: from c. F. Chillingworth. 1t is ex
pected that the Associated Charlie
! will take the case up today and will Sc
! to it that the poor woman is amply pro
2 vided for
Half of the funeral expenses wer
, borne by ]. A. Magoon.
, sssssssssssosssssssssesss'
I would be destroyed in three or fou
e days.
BY 1S59-60. California had begun t
y produce her own bread stuffs and ceas
) ed to ship from the islands. Potatoe
4 went down from IS to 81 per barrel, an
) in 1860 the demand for them as we'll a
1 for Maui flour entirely ceased. There
$ upon the Hawaiians abandoned thel
? farms at Makawao and Kula, and tn
I produce of foodstuffs thereafter fe
5 into the hands of Portuguese and Chi
( nese, who have since that time supple
I the island with corn and potatoes, bu
e the raising of wheat has entirely bee
: abandoned.
I AT the price which California hay |
= now bringing on Maui, it ought TO prov
e a profitable industry to raise wheat 70
I hay on Maui, and il is the purpose o
g several farmers in the Makawao an
, Kula districts to experiment in thi
direction in the near future.-Mau
/ News.