Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-17
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED
HASnIGAWA, A JAPANESE
DISAPPEARS SUDDENLY
Feared Maui japanese He Had Dis
charged and Three Drunken
. Natives He Had
Met.

Waikiki, Mar. 15.--EIashigawa, ia.
panese head carpenter at Kihei, has
been missing since Thursday, the 9th
inst. II seems that on that fatal day
Hashigawa was at Waikapu trying to
get Japanese carpenters in place OF the
eight he dismissed from Kihei that
morning. After making canvass
around Waikapu during the day, he
called in at Kimuka's coffee saloon
late in the afternoon to get a lantern.
While at the saloon, three natives
who lived beyond Kihei, called there
and after a few minutes stay. resumed
their homeward journey. 1t was then
getting very dark and Hashigawa was
quite anxious to get to his home. How
ever, he would not go home together
with the three men as he feared the
company OF drunken natives. At the
same time he was afraid OF the eight
japanese whom he had discharged dur
ing the day.
It was quite dark when Hashigawa
mounted his horse and left Kimura's
coffee saloon on that fateful journey,
and nothing has been heard or seen OF
him since. II had been raining dur
ing the day. In fact, during all that
week the rain had been coming down
and the pond at Kihei was quite deep.
The loose sand at the entrance was
washed away so that the depth there
was eighteen feet by actual measure
ment.
This was the very spot where the late
James Smith met his death. The sup
position is that when trying to cross
this place in the dark, Hashigawa and
his horse fell into 1t and were carried
away; the strange thing about this
mystery Is the fact that there Is not a
vestige left to locate the whereabouts
of the missing man. The horse, sad
die, etc, are also missing. No one
seems able to give any clue. Foul play
is suspected in some quarters, but time
alone will tell how, when and where
the deed was done.
During last Sunday the 9th, after the
man had been missing three days, Man
ager Scott OF Kihei sent out one hun
dred men in all directions to find the
missing man but without success.
The matter was then reported IA
Sheriff Baldwin, and although the no
tification came somewhat late, the
sheriff has a number OF people out day
and night looking for any yestige o.
the missing man. A horse was founC
at Kaanapali last Thursday, and Sher
in Baldwin believing that 1t might pos
sibly be the one belonging 10 the miss
ing man. went to Kanapall In persol
in company with q japanese. to iden
tify the horse. On their arrival, In,
horse was found to be different AMI
nal altogether.
During Monday night, Deputy Sher
If Sam L. Kalama and a number o
Makawao police we're sent out to Tool
for Hashigawa. Mr.. Kalamd ana hi
men secured the country from Maka
wac to Kihei but nothing could b.
seen Of Hashisawa or his horse.
Mr.. Kalama in trying 70 cross tn
dangerous spot, fell in with bis horse
but | q and his steed were quickly ol
slf.' O. Cund again.
Up 10 this writing, no news has necl
received of Hasb.a9wa, and his pon
wife ut their homo AZ Kihei is 4
mourning for him, AM has cut Of he
beautiful lock OF hair and offered It /
the gods, praying mat SOM day lie
husband may return to her In perso
and not in spirit.