The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-13

Hell.
Death OF Kukuma
Investigated by
Jury.
AND MURDERER IS
UNKNOWN TO THEM
Came to His Death From Hem
orrhage Resulting From
His Injuries.

Japanese Migrants are credited with
being the assailants of the old South
Sea Islander, kukuma, the night
Waterman at Judge Wilcox's poi fac
tory who received such terrible
wounds while in the pursuit of his du-
ty that he died the next day at the
Queens Hospital. During the inquest.
which was held yesterday afternoon In
the deputy sheriff's office, statements
were made which led the jury to be-
ieve that the increasing army of Jap
anese male loafers may have been the
wielders of the instrument which caus-
ed the old mans death
The police have been active In keep
ing loafers of this sort under surveil-
lance since the murderous assault on
January &c, and as Kukuma mutely
nodded his head when asked whether
he was struck by japanese, efforts
were made to track the person or per-
sons by the use of Japanese detectives,
out without avail.
r. j. Montgomery, who resides at
Kalihi, testified that he knew Kuxu-
ma, and that at 1870 Saturday morning
some one told him kukuma had been
stabbed, and he went to Investigate
He saw kukuma sitting in his room,
bleeding from severe wounds on his
head, arms and hands, while severe
cuts could be seen on his cheeks. He
tried to telephone to the police de-
partment, but could not get the central
telephone office. He asked Kukuma
whether it was a Chinese, white man,
native or Japanese, who had assaulted
him, and he nodded with his head
when the latter nationality was men
toned. He had been informed by Ku-
hea, man who lived near by Kuku-
mas room, and had been attracted by
the old mans cries for help. Kukuma
had been wounded for about three
fourths of an hour before found by his
neighbor
The old man carried about s14 about
with him, and was in the habit OF
counting it two or three times every
day. The money, however, was found
on Kukuma's person.
DR.. Wood testified that Kukuma died
at the Queens Hospital of hemorrhage.
There was a cut on the head which
had Clipped the bone. His left thumb
was hanging by shreds of skin, and
the right thumb was nearly severed
from the hand. There We're terrible
wounds on his face. He made a post
mortem examination to be absolutely
certain of the cause of death The
ed. He judged that the wounds were
made with a weapon which was sharp
and heavy enough to chip the bone
He thought the wounds We're inflicted
by heavy knife or sword.
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth stated
the police department had two Japan
ese working on the case for more than
month, and neither had gathered any
information in regard to the assailant
or assailantS. The Japanese residing
near the poi factory have always
borne good regulations
He said that the police were greatly
troubled of late with Japanese va
grants, and it was possible that one
of those worthless fellows who had
gone to the factory for the purpose of
stealing, had been discovered in the
act by the old Waterman and was at
tackled. The deputy sheriff states that
japanese Migrants and loafers were be-
ing watched by the police. Two were
arrested Monday and one named Sim
ia was sent to the reef for thirty days.
They are ffocking into the city on ev-
cry steamer from the other Islands.
and make their living by gambling.
The crusade begun against the white
Weary Willies was being waged with
equal alacrity against the japanese
who have no visible means of support.
The jury brought in the following
verdict: That the said Kukuma (k)
came to his death on the 18th of Jan
uary from hemorrhage. due to injuries
received at the hands of a person or
persons to this jury unknown"
The jurors We're: A. p. Taylor, Geo. |
Z. Gibbs, H Jeffs, P. H. Brunette. |
Charles Spencer, Alex. G.. Nicholas