The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-13
A PLEA Of
INSANITY
Jap Now on Trial
For Crime of
Murder.
KILLED INFANT
TO SAVE HER
Indicted Prisoners Arraisned Be-
fore Gear-Suit to Title
Being Heard.

Insanity as an excuse for murder Is
| the defense being made in the case OF
Furak Kasabro, the japanese laoorer
who strangled his infant child few
months ago. because he was unable 10
provide for it's support. The jury TO
hear the case was secured late yester-
day afternoon, the entire day pelns
spent in the examination of the pros
pectiye Jurors. The questions were
chiefly directed upon the line of the
insanity defense, but only one man was
excused upon peremptory challenge.
The jury which is hearing the case is
composed of James Merseberg, A. Cart
ley, Chas. G. Spencer, E. X. Kaai, John
H. Drew, D. Naauao, Jas. Jaeger, w.
E. Devereaux. NJ. r. Houghtalling'
Jas D. Cockett, w. r. Castle Jr ana
w. ]. Ordway.
E. B. McClanahan appears for de-
PENDANT and Deputy Attorney General
Douthitt is prosecuting. Three Wit
nesses We're examined yesterday. Dep
uty Sheriff Chillingworth testified TO
the statement made by the defendant
at the time of his arrest. when he had
freely admitted his guilt, and told the
officers that the reason he did it was
because he was unable to properly pro-
vide for his children, and that he in
tended to kill the other child also. The
statement was taken down by the
clerk, and was read'at the trial yester-
day. Dr. Mcdonald testified to the au-
topsy he had made, and said that the
death of the child was due to strangu-
lation.
Chester Doyle was the last witness
of the afternoon and testified simply as
to the statement of the defendant at
the time of his arrest and his appear
ance and general demeanor at that
time. On Characterization witness
said that the Jap appeared pale, but
was not agitated. The examination was
directed by Mr.. Mechanism in an eff
fort to secure admissions in support Of
the insanity plea of the defendant. Mr..
Chiflingworth was put through sim
liar, crosS-examination.
Kasabro is the same Jap who offered
to plead guilty at the last term of court
to a charge of manslaughter, but both
Judge Gear and Judge Humphreys re-
fused to pass sentence upon him. or ac-
cept such a plea, holding that he was
either guilty of murder or that if in
sane he was not responsible for his
crime. He is being tried now on the
charge of murder in the first degree.
for which the maximum punishment is
hanging and the minimum, life impris
onment.
PRISONERS ARRAIGNED.
The prisoners indicted by the Grand
Jury were arraigned at the opening of
court yesterday morning.
Fisher and Krannich pleaded guilty
to charge of larceny in second degree
namely. stealing chickens. and the
court imposed sentence of six months
Imprisonment upon them. Judge Gear
first fixed a sentence of one year in
the pen, remarking that he lived in the
neighborhood of the scene of the crime,
and as he was the owner of a coop of
chickens he could appreciate the enor-
nifty of the offense. Then he added
that this might indicate that he was
prejudiced or biased in the matter and
consequently the former sentence was
vOided and instead the six months inn
prisonment imposed.
George Davenport, who pleaded guilty
to carrying away a basket of clothes
while drunk, was ordered confined a t
the police station for one hour. He had
already served several months waiting
for the grand jury to meet and besides
declared that he had no intention OF
stealing the basket
Yee Soy, who stole spoons from the |
Wilder Steamship Company, was SEN
fenced to years Imprisonment on plea |
of guilty, the Territory entering a nolle !
prosequi in two similar charges against |
him.
Unea pleaded guilty to stealing bicy
Gle and was sent to jail for a period of |
ten days.
Halulu and All Chong both entered |
pleas of not guilty TO the charge of lar
ceny in the second degree
KALIMAPEHU FINED.
Judge Gear imposed fine of 500 and |
costs upon Kalimapehu, found guilty |
Tuesday of assault and battery. The |
court refused to allow his attorney per-
mission TO make any further remarks as .
to sentence, and denied alss the motion |
in arrest of judgment, based upon an al |
legged faulty complaint. The court, in |
passing sentence, referred to the serious |
ness of the crime and also to the state |
ment made by defendant upon the stand, |
saying that he had wilfully misstated !
facts. the jury holding in effect that he
had committed perjury in his attempt at |
an explanation of the assault. BY i'm |
posing fine the government would not /
have the expense of keeping defendant in |
jail. and his fine could be added to make |
up the present deficiency in the Territory.
THE court thinks that after paying the /
fine land your attorney, you will be suf- |
hciently punished. and inficts fine OF |
500 and costs" The court further called /
attention 10 his unwillngness to pass
sentence upon boys which would send |
them 10 prison and make felons of them, |
and said that a Jail was the cryin. need |
of the Territory.
BEFORE HUMPHREYS.
Judge Humphreys heard the case OF !
Helen Holt ct al. Andrew Cox ct al, |
action to quiet title. The case was I'M |
finished at the time of the afternoon ad- |
iournment The following jury is hear |
ing the case: W. F. Sabin. c. F<imball j. |
NJ Holman. f. T. Tannant, w. Dusen-