The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-09
CABIN BOY
ACCUSES
The COOK
Jap's Statement
Made in the
Court.
SAYS OTTO STABBED
CAPT. JACOBSON
Gusaboro Claims Cook Put Hin
Up to Tell Story of Acct
dental Killing.

Charging the cook. x OTTO. with nav
ing instigated the story of the acci-
dental killing of Captain jacobson.
fGisaburo the japanese cabin boy yes
terday accused his fellow countryman
with having stabbed the master of the
FIRED J. Wood The hearing yester-
day afternoon was full of dramatic
interest. Eagerly taking the stand.
after his rights had been carefully
explained by Commissioner Gill Tan
bara told his story of the crime, plausi-
bly, leading up to his accusation of
the cook with the story of a quarrel
between Otto and Captain Jacobson
over the preparation of the sweet
soup" and a disagreement as to wages.
Though the United States officials do
not wholly believe the statement made
by the cabin boy. yet there appeared
to be enough of truth in it to implicate
the cook, and the end of the proceed
ing will probably be a charge against
him, at least as an accessory. This
will not be made until the meeting of
the grand jury in October, Otto being
held in the meantime as witness. with
out bail.
The men of the Fred ]. Wood were
discharged yesterday by the shipping
Commissioner who paid them off. OTTO
and Gusaburo were paid off in court.
and both Japs signed the roll writing
their names in English. Photographs
were taken also of both the men, to be
used in case of necessity.
What would seem to indicate In
measure the truth of the defendants
story is his action in compelling the
attendance of the cook while he direct
ly accused him of the murder Otto
hardly moved a muscle during the re-
cital, unless it was to smile at some
statement made by the defendant.
When Otto was sent from the room so
as not to interfere with free state
ment by the witness, Gisaburo called
him back, refusing TO continue his
story until his return.
DEFENDANTS STATEMENT.
The statement made by TanbaraNwas
taken down in Japanese by ]. H. Ha-
kuole, and then interpreted to the steno-
grapher in English 1t was in full as
II wish to commence telling the story
of the killing of the captain beginning
on the morning OF the day of the killing.
The killing of the captain on Wednesday
have seen it.
1.-The row started from a tin or corn
beef and the rice / prepared for the cap
tain. The captain first told man by
the name of Kitagawa to prepare sweet
soup on Wednesday morning. The cook
asked the captain whether he had any
cooking book not. The captain said
that he had no cooking book. The captain
told the cook that he would show him
how to make the sweet soup, to get
dried apple with some other thing and
then mix them. put some sage in with
the dried apple. boil them, and then IL
would become sweet soup.
The captain asked the cook. kitagawa,
whether he had any dried apple or not.
Kitagawa the cook. answered that he had
dried apples. The captain asked the COOK
to show him where the dried apples were
kept, the cook showed the captain the
place where the dried apples were kept
under the table in the galley. There was
a can of corn beef and tin of rice in
that place.
Where did you get this corn beef and
this tin of rice from" asked the captain.
II need these things" said the COOK
The captain said to the cook, You are
thief for taking these things without Per-
mission
you are thief too said the cook TO
the captain. The cook said to the cap
me forty-five dollars month
"Since you signed receipt for forty
two dollars, that is the only amount You
are entitled to- said the captain TO the
cook.
The cook said to the captain. You
promised to give me forty-five dollars,
and now you only want to give forty
two dollars, so I cannot but call you horse
and deer (baka-this translated by inter
prefer literally into horse and deer as
being the worst form of curses and oaths
in Japanese language).
Captain said that ne would pay the
cook and the boy together the sum OF
sixty dollars per month 'Ueook said to the
captain. You are keeping those three
dollars for your children, aren't you?
At this point the cook was removed
witness might be left free to make such
statement as he wished. To this the de-
PENDANT demirred saying. 81 want that
cook TO remain here in this room. / want
YOU all now in this room to understand,
that l want the cook to hear my state
inent. and that 1 do not wish TO give any
statement in mis- absence
Upon the request of Mr.. Breckons OTTO
was then ordered returned to the court
room.
Continuing: "Kitagawa said to the cap
tain and he the cook
picked up the knife and stabbed at the
captain. / was sitting down at that time
when / positively saw the cook stab the
captain on his side. When 1 picked up
tlle knife I saw the Frenchman who testi-
fed here yesterday come out through the
window.
while I and the captain were grab
bling hold of each other 1 saw the cook
come out and put pistol in his pocket
and go outside The captain and l both