Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-15
dONFESSES THE MURDER
HIS NAME JAMES BROWN
NEGROES THREATEN LYNCHINd
Brown Was Member of Royal Ha-
waiian Band Married a Negroes
KILLED Her Fourteen
Year Old Daughter.

w. J. Coelho received by last pre-
vious mail a clipping from a recent
Kansas City, Mo-, paper containing
the account of fearful crime commit
ted by James Brown, who went to. the
United States with the Royal Hawa-
iian Band in 1893. That was the must
cal corps formed of men who had re-
fused to take the oath of allegiance to
the Provisional Government and hence
were dismissed from the Government
band. The account of Browns crime
reads as follows:
James Brown, a member of former
| Hawaiian band, killed his stepdaugh-
ter, Laura Hiblar, in Independence yes
terday. Because Of fear of mob vio-
lence, he was brought here yesterday
evening, and placed in jail. On the
way here, and again after he was In
confinement. Brown made a full con-
/ fession of the deed. The last one was
| to Assistant Prosecutor George Kelly,
who took the statement down in writ
ing This will be used against Brown
when he comes to trial.
Brown was brought here last night
by Deputy Lum Wilson and two other
deputies. They got him out of Jail by
strategy. A considerable mob of ne
groes was about the Independence bas-
tile, and they drove up in a buggy,
which they left in the rear. The mob
gathered about this, awaiting their
exit, but they slippedd out the front
door an dspirited their man away to
trolley car.
On the way up to Kansas city,
Brown, who was still under the in
fuence of liquor told why he did the
murder. He was awakened by the girl
while he was in drunken sleep on the
floor. They had words, and she called
him vile name, he says. This he
couldn't take" Then he struck hel
over the head with a club. Her right
ear was cut in two by the force of the
blow. and her skull was crushed. The
weapon was a club resembling pick
ct from fence, but was about two
inches square. 1t was found beside
the body. Brown was still somewhat
intoxicated last night and this morn
ing. when he made his statement t
the assistant prosecutor. His answers
to questions were slow, and he seemed
stupid. Little beyond these facts wa
elected from him.
Laura Hiblar, the murdered girl. wa
IA years old. She was found dead II
her bed yesterday about noon by som
school mates. There was a wound o.
the right side of her head from whic
blood was flowing and her ear wa
slightly cut. The police were at ono
notified, they suspected Samuel some
times known as James Brown. tn
stepfather of the girl as the murdere
The colored people who reside in tn
Hiblar neighborhood near the colore
school house, Joined in the search an
soon had the suspected man traced
the residence of william Green, o
East Maple avenue. There Officer
Hulse and Parker found Brown SUI
rounded by several negroes and h
stood them off with a club and knit
which he threatened to use If any {
them laid hands on him. At the sigl
of the officers Brown gave himself u
and the clamor for his life went u
stronger than ever from the Colore
people.
Brown was taken to the county jaj
followed by a mob Of negroes, makiT
threats against his life. There was l
one to lead them in an attack on Il
officers, and Brown was soon landt
safely in Jail. He was so drunk that
hardly realized his danger from Il
= mob, and In this condition 1t was In
possible then to secure stateme
from him, except In monosyllables.
Brown is a Hawaiian, and came
this country with the Royal Hawaiii
band, which will be remembered
frequenters of old Washington par
Brown played trombone in the orga
ization until 1t disbanded In the Ea'
Prior to the disarmament of the ban
he was discharged twice from the q
ganization. He finally came to Ind
pendence, where he taught the neg
band of that place. Brown marie
Amandar Hiblar. negress, year az
but there was quarreling continual
Brown taking an especial dislike to h
stepdaughter. Two months ago
beat the child severely, and was Sc
to Jail for the offense. Since his a
> rest and confinement in Jail, the Haw
iian drank more heavily than usui
and became so abusive toward his wi
that she separated from him ten da