The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-23
The Japs Petition
For a Stay of
Execution.
SAID TO BE WRONG
Acting Consul Sends a Message TO
Governor on Behalf of Tan
bara Gisaburo.

Sabura Okabe, Acting Japanese Con-
sui, yesterday made formal application
to Governor Sanford B. Dole for stay
of execution in the case of Tanbara
Gisaburo sentenced to hang for murder
on the day after Christmas. In the
petition addressed to the Governor by
the Consul on behalf of 225 japanese
residents, it is said that money has been
raised for an appeal to the United
States Supreme Court, and that it is
hoped to obtain reversal because the
conviction was obtained through 'the
loose, incorrect and illiterate interpreta-
ton of the testimony of the Japanese
witnesses at the trial. wireless mes
sage was sent to Governor Dole at Ko-
hala setting out a statement of the
facts very briefly but no reply has been
received as yet, and it Is doubtful it the
message has reached the Governor. In
the meantime all arrangements for the
hanging of Tanbara have been complete
ed and unless the Governor interferes,
the execution viii take place Friday
morning at 10:30 o'clock In Oahu Jail
yard. Marshal Hendry yesterday sent
out the few tickets of admission to
those who win be permitted to witness
the execution. Among these, besides the
government officials, and newspaper
representatives, there are some ten or
fifteen physicians who will attend for
scientific purposes only. The japanese
consul, Rev. Mr.. Motokawa and a few
Others are also invited, the total making
about sixty.
The petition to Governor Dole was
handed to Secretary Cooper yesterday,
with a letter stating that a message
had been sent to Kohala, giving in brief
the facts set out in the petition.
The letter addressed to Governor Dole
was as follows:
To Governor Sanford b. Dole, Honolulu.
Sir:-I hereby present a petition sign
ed by the Japanese enclosed within
asking you for a stay of proceedings in
the matter of Tanbara Gisaburo con-
demned to be hanged on the 26th inst.
until such time as the attorney for the
condemned may be able to communicate
with Washington.
In behalf of Tanbara Gisaburo and
of the petitioners I should feel pleased
if you could give due consideration to so
important and solemn a matter
/ have the honor to be Sir
Your most obedient servant,
SABURA OKABE,
Eleve- Consul
In charge of II. I. japanese Ms Con-
sulate General, Honolulu.
In the petition of Japanese residents
to the Consul the reason for their ap-
peal is set out in full, and there accom-
panies this also two afdavits by X
Ono and C. shiozawa setting out al
legged discrepancies in the testimony of
Tanbara and the Interpretation by ].
H. Hakuole. These afidavits are the
same as those filed in the United States
Court during the trial of the case, in a
motion to have a new interpreter ap-
pointed.
Governor Dole has not replied to the
message as yet and it may be several
days before communication is estab-
lished with him as the message would
have to be carried some distance, to
Eben Lows ranch, where the Governor
now is.
The following is the petition Of the
japanese residents:
Honolulu, December 18th, 1902
Sabura Okabe,
Acting japanese Consul General at
Honolulu,
Honolulu.
Sir: We the undersigned, subjects of
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