The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-16

NN SATURDAY an addition was
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 a Japanese, by name
Funaki Kasaburo, who resided with
his wife and three young children on
upper Liliha street. 3 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 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 a 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
t tion.
| 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;
on examination made a 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 it was his In
tention to kill his other two children
and then himself. He had killed the
! child by choking it to death with
piece of a Japanese sash. He had been
unable to work for a long time and
had no money. He did not kill himself
because he was afraid to.
Asked why he wanted to kin his
youngest child first, Funak said that
it was the smallest and got in It's moth
ers way when she worked.
The poor mother did not know the
awful truth until early yesterday morn
ing when Deputy Sheriff chillingworth
and Doyle went and broke the news
to her. She said that father and child
left the house on Saturday afternoon.
Her husband called for the other two
children to follow him but they would
not. She had not seen either father or
child since. She said that country
man had seen the father feeding the
child with guavas on the mountain
side on Saturday afternoon
A post-mortem examination was held
on the body of the child at the morgue
on Saturday night A coroners inquest
was held yesterday and verdict re-
turned to the effect that Kimi, which
was the child's name. died by strangu-
lation at the hands of its father. Fu-
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 place
yesterday
Funaki will appear before Judge WI
COX this morning TO answer to charge
|of murder in the first degree
Funaki's wife is penniless but for the
Jurors fees amounting to $40 and gift
from c. F. Chillingworth. It is ex-
pected that the Associated Charities
will take the case up today and will see
TO it that the poor woman is amply pro
vided for.
Half of the funeral expenses were
borne by ]. a. Magoon.