The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-30
JUDGE wILcox's INTERESTING
PROCESSION OF LAW
BREAKERS.
Man and Woman Sued For Recovery
Of Headssene Which They Are
Charged With Stealing From Ka-
waiahao Cemetery.


reported TO the police. This time the
Oriental who had grown tired of liv-
ing was workman at the pump house
for the Kahukn plantation. He was
last seen alive on Sunday night. and
as he had not reappeared at his work
Wednesday morning the engineer
thought there was something wrong
and instituted a search about the
premises. The Chinese was found
near the pump house IN an unused
room, hanging from rafter, the body
being in bad state of decomposition
In fact the attention of the engineer
was attracted to the vacant room by
the offensive odor in his search for
the missing Chinaman. The Chinese
had made no complaint and had given
no indication Of discomfort. and it is
not known why he took his own life
The manner in which he committed
the act shows that it was deliberate.
An overturned drygoods box was ly-
ing near the suspended body and it is
supposed that the Chinaman had
climbed upon the box. tied the rope
securely to the rafter, fastened the
other end about his neck and then.
holding to the rafter, had kicked the
box from under himself and dropped.
His neck was not broken and the sui
eide must have choked to death.
A japanese laborer at Wahiawa
plantation. Waialua. has been reported
missing. not having been seen for
several days. Deputy Sheriff Andrew
Cox at Waialua has been instructed to
search for the Japanese with q num-
Der of men. II is probable that the
missing man has fallen a victim to
the epidemic of suicide which began
with the horrible self destruction of
the Chinaman who cut his throat two
weeks ago in the same neighborhood.
Among the warrants TO be served
by the Police Department yesterday
was one accusing Frank Godfrey and
Alice Metcalf with the uncanny theft
OF headstone from Kawaiahao ceme-
terry. erected to the memory OF Frank
Metcalf. and being OF the value of
forty dollars" The complaint is made
by one Helen Rowland. who is a sis
ter of the deceased. and Alice Met
calf is the former wife of the deceas-
ed; she is now living with Frank
Godfrey. and the two are charged with
having taken the tombstone. epitaph
and all. and holding 1t in their pos
session. Mrs Rowland asks that the
defendants be required TO return to
her the headstone and SO damages
for its detention. or instead the sum of
$50 for the value of the stone and the
damages aforesaid
The seven vagrants caught by Dep
uty Sheriff Chillingworth few nights
ago in the stable used by the pilots
near the boathouse bridge, were up
before Judge Wilcox again yesterday
morning. and upon showing that IL
they were released they could and
would ship on the Sonoma, their cases
were nolle pros'd and they were al
lowed to go. Mr.. Chillingworth went
with them to see. personally. that
they were good as their word, and
saw to 1t that the men left the city in
the Sonoma.
Asaka. who brutality beat the Jap
anese woman Saria on Wednesday. ap-
peared before the court. and his case
went over until tomorrow for trial
Alex. Hagen and George Duncan. the
two brass ring sellers. arrested on the
charge OF yagrancy. pleaded not gull
" and were tried. but as both exhib-
tied money they could not De held on
the charge made. A sharp watch viii
be kept on the two. and should they
attempt TO dispose of their prass finger
ornaments by playing upon the fem
mime love of inery, they will be haul
ed up again before the court on a
more serious charge
Antoine Decante. Porto Rican. who
had been found al $50 o'clock yes
terdsv morning on the premises of
All Lin. Palama, was called to answer
to the charge OF vagraney. Ah Lin
swore that he was awakened at the
hour mentioned by hearing some one
lift the latch Of his front door aud
enter the front room. He was sleep
ing In a back room. and he at once
arose. but by the time he GOT out the
nan had gone outside again The
Chinese found the Porto Rican war
dering about in his yard. and he
caught hold OF him and held him until
4 police oficer took charge OF him
Decante stated on the stand that the
reason he was on Al Lin's premises
was because he vas hungry. and de
MED having entered the house. The
court did not deliberate long upon
this case. Young man. said the
Judge. 1T IS pity that you should