The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-09

fell on the ROOF hct0ing the knife IN
nay right nano TIE Frsnchrnan was
galley. After five minutes have elapsed
the second mate arrived at the scene:
when the second mate drew the knife
that ] had in my right hand away. he
accidentally cut the thumb of my left
hand, and then tbs: first mate arrived;
and three sailors arrived after the first
mate. then the wife of the captain arriv-
ed end stood at the top of the ladder.
crying. The second mate and the three
sailors carried the captain up on top of
the ladder. The first mate told me to get
up. so / get BT,. when / got up the first
mate handcuffci ME, as 1 was thirsty at
that time I asked the cook to give me
water. when looked at the cook 1 saw
that he did not have a shirt on, but that
he had undershirt on. 1 asked the cook
What have sou done with your shirt that
you had on this morning?' The cook said.
AS / have stabbed the captain / have
thrown the knife and the shirt that I
had into the for they were stained
with blood The first mate ordered me
TO go up on deck. so / did. the wife Of
the captain said to me. You are the
sailaDt of my husband. and therefore
must klli you striking me in the nose
she said that. Are you going to Kill
me. asked / of the wife of the captain.
l was placed in the confinement in the
hold near the mainmast until / was ar
rested ana brought Up mere. we arrived
here the night before last, the night of
the day before yesterday. The officer
told me to go on deck SO / went on deck.
Kitagawa said, When we go to trial do
not say anything nonsensical (mucha:
may mean ncnsensical, unintelligible,
without foundation or unreasonable.
When / and Kitagawa were in the boat
facing each other. there was white man
who. sat near US that could understand
Japanese well, Kitagawa said TO me, Did
you not say anything about the cutting
with the knife?'
1.-THE white man who understands Jap
anese said to the cook. What did you say
had cut this boys hand here texhibiting
thumb on left hand). The white man said
to Kitagawa, I have lived in Japan and
know the Japanese language well--you XII
tagawa are very bad man.
I'm the first station there was no con-
gawa. but in the second station or the
Jail Kiragawa said to me, Don't say any
thing in the court When we have trial
if you say you would kill today kill
tomorrow. and when l make confession
you will be found not guilty said Kita-
gawa to
..kitagawa said to me. When we do
stand before the trial, state that the cap
tain had grabbed hold of my left hand
and dragged me to the galley, and there
the captain kicked me Twice IN the req
Kitagawa said to me to state that since
the captain had kicked me that / bit his
nose. Kitagawa told me to state that
as I would not let go of the captains
nose he, the captain picked up knife
with his left hand and whirled it up in
the air. and / took away the knife with
nv right hand. Kitagawa told me to state
that when / was taking the knife away
from the captain with my right hand. that
by accident, this place (pointing to his
face) was cut. Kitagawa told me to state
that the reason why this place was cut
lpointing at the groinl was due to the
fact that while I and the captain were in
the donkey room, struggling near the en-
CINE, we both fell down and the cap
tain fell on the knife, which was being
held by me in my right hand sticking up.
"Kitagawa said to me. If you so state,
everything will be all right That's all,
beg OF you to state all of this.