The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-08
PUBLIC
LANDS
OFFERED

Boyd win shortly dispose Of more tina
5000 acres of land at Luaiualei. Waia
nae, Oahu. by special time agreement
Of sale, among the requirements bein
iresidence and improvements thereon
The land is to be divided into half ,
dozen lots of five or six hundred acre
each. Commissioner Boyd has aske,
for communications from anyone inter
ested. so that he may arrive at som,
knowledge as to the demand for the
property. In the acreage offered /.
lpasture and arabic land, and some is
partially covered with algaroba forests
THE plans are on exhibition at the Com
l.nissioner's office.
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that Oto was even remotely connected
with the crime.
| Aside from the contradictory testi-
mony of the cook and the statement
of the alleged murderer, yesterdays
proceedings were not sensational.
CAPTAINS WIFE BREAKS DOWN.
Mrs. Jacobson was the first witness
called at the opening of the morning
session. She testified simply that she
was the wife of the murdered captain,
telling also his full name When Mr.
Breckons turned to the defendant and
asked If he had any questions to ask,
Mrs. jacobson turned also and broke
into tears crying "Oh Tom." as she saw
the Jap. He calmly said that he had
no questions TO ask and the witness
was excused.
SECOND MATE TEsTIFIEs.
John Nelson. second mate, was the
next witness. He told of how the cap
tain had come to him and complained
that the cabin boy wanted TO sleep
right up to breakfast time. but he
made no threats. "a little after SIX
to the donkey room for oil. Louis
Samuel was with me- and as he looked
down the steps. he said Good God
l looked then and said run for the
mate, while 1 jumped down and grab
beu the cabin boy by the hand, and the
Frenchman who was there also cried
to catch the boys nand and put my
foot on his breast The knife was in /
the captains groin and the boy hadI
hold of it and of the captains shoulder. |
caught the blade and 1 put his wrist
on a block of wood and began knead- |
ing his wrist with a sail-makers palm, |
which made his hand numb and he let |
the knife go. I cut his thumb in TAX
ing the knife. l asked the captain |
what happened, but there was no an
swer. and the boy said not word.
Oto. the cook. came running up theI
stairs at the time jumped down"
The clothes worn by the captain were
then introduced in evidence and iden-
titled piece by piece by the witness.
Gisaburo said he had no question to
ask. but wanted to make a statement.
He was informed that he could do so
at the proper time.
Claud More, the Frenchman said hef
was awakened by the captains cry and
heard him say Boy give me that
knife!" He jumped through a hole in
the galley wall where the captain was
holding the boy and tried TO pull the
Jap away. Both OF them fell down
and when the Jap's hand was pulled
pack the knife was drawn out with
t, and was covered with blood. Gisa-
,uro denied that statement when the
Lnswer was interpreted to him.
Louis Samuel, John Barton and the
three sailors of the ship
we're then called, stating simply that !
hey were sailors on board the Wood. ,
THE COOKS STORY.
Il have been cook on the Fred J. {
Vcod since June 18TH" said the cook
. Oto. in opening his testimony. Both I
he questions and answers were inter i
reted into Japanese for the benefit of I
ne defendant, though Oto can speak :
,nglish quite clearly.
Il don't remember the date of the c
illing," he continued, the fight bel
yeen the defendant and the captain =
as on Wednesday of last week" The e
illness then testified that he did not s.
now of the captains treatment of the Is
lbin boy, though he had been told by v
le latter that it had been very cruel. IL
ne captain had always compelled thei
~ TO get up a four o'clock and clean 81
IS cabin floor. and brush his shoes and "
othes and other work of that nature. IT
e said he had no complaints to make b
the captain, but was willing to re- oi
te those of the defendant which had OF
.en told TO him. The captain, il ap- n
.ars, did not like the water furnished c.
him, and would send the boy back CT
ter more three or four times. also the OF
y did not clean the plates saisfac OF
rily. THE defendant stated To me- a
ntinued Oto, that he could not stand ef
ch treatment, and could not be boss hi
by the captain in that way. and on IA
T arrival in China intended TO leave IN
e ship. He wanted me to leave with tn
m, but as I had signed the ships IN
ticles couldn't Then he told me he eX
d been shut up in tile cabin by the
plain and his wife and that Jacob ~
n had beaten him, and spoken bad 70
out the Japanese emperor and he st
,uld insult the defendant. This in pe
-ruatIon was given TO me three or in
lei