The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-21
ANOTHER TRAGEDY
on THE BIG ISLAND
JAPANESE sLAsHEs HIS WIFE
AND HER UNLAWFUL
COMPANION.
The Wounded Man Makes Dying State
men,-The Woman viii Likely
Reeover-Admission Of Deed by
the AsssiIsnt-tle Awaits Trial.

Reports that do not quite jibe with
each other are given By the Hilo pa
pers OF the japanese cutting scrape
at Olaa. Of which a brief telephone
message received at Kau was forward
ed to The Republican by the Mauna
Loa's mail
There is agreement only in the facts
that japanese slashed his wife and
eountryman who had fired his jeal-
ousy ana that the male victim was
likely to die from his wounds.
The Herald published on Thursday
said the man was found TO be bleed
ing from wounds in the stomach. alb
domen, shoulder and head. and to the
officer he gave his name as Agawa
and said he had been cut by another
Japanese named Fuiisaki. DR.. Blake
was called at once and on examination
found the bowels protruding and the
stomach cut open The man was
bleeding a great deal and had lost con-
siderable blood before being found.
After dressing the wounds the doctor
took Agawa's dying statement and had
it sworn TO before witnesses.
"Agawa says he was spending the
evening at house in one of the camps
with two male companions; there
were no women present. About one
O'Clock there was a knock on the door
and Agawa was called out by Fujisaki
As soon as they were outside the lat
ter charged Agawa with intimacy with
his wife The charge was denied but
without further words Fujisaki drew a
table knife sharpened to point and
plunged il into Agawa's abdomen. and
before he could get away he received
four other wounds.
Officer Kelley started at once to
find Fujisaki and met him on the Vol
cano road. He made no attempt to
get away and admitted doing the cut
ting He said he had found Agawa
with his wife and assaulted both of
them. He was handcuffed and put in
the bastile under Officer Kelley's
dwelling. Deputy Sheriff Overend was
sent for.
The injured woman was found at
the camp. Her injuries consist OF
three knife wounds. none of which is
serious
According TO the Tribune. published
I IN Friday. the name of the man doing
the cutting is Tuijo Saki Matsurtaro
and the account goes on TO say that he
lived with his wife at 9 "a miles Olaa
Tuesday evening he had occasion
to go to Smiles after some stores. and
returned to find the partner of his sor
rows and joys in very compromising
position with Japanese friend of his
"Enraged at the sight he seized {
carving knife and with one slash hs
E completely disemboweled his faithles:
wife Turning on the wrecker of his
home he compelled him to beat hasty
, retreat through the cane. with hi:
, face cut up like a map of town lots
Tuiio then gave himself up to Office
Kelley. who locked him up. and ther
turned his attention to the woman
who was in the cane Although he
injuries are severe, DR.. Blake VIII,
attended her says she will recover
+ "Egawa. the Japanese who was s,
: horribly cut. was found and brought il
+ to the hospital here, and in all prob
ability his injuries will prove fatal.
I High Sheriff Brown has simply re
ceived an intimation. by letter cover
ing other matters. that Deputy Sheriff
. Overend had gone TO 0laa to investi
gate cutting scrape among japanese