The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-08

KAU. Jan. 4. 1s02-On last Satur-
day night about o'clock a japanese
cook manner Kida. working at Puma
luu. vas murdered By q fellow eoun-
tryman named Sasaki
4 few days prior TO the murder a
Japanese fishing boat was nearly lost
with its three occupants, but BY a
close shave they were saved, and
their friends ashore assisted them in
hauling the boat on the beach. To
show their appreciation they gave
him a spread on Saturday night XII
da and Sasah were among the inEit-
ed they remained there about an
hour and had a couple OF drinks OF
sake: they went into a room adjoin-
ing and were soon heard quarrelng-
FIGHT in a Bedroom.
Three Japs who were sleeping in
the room interfered and Sasaki let
Klda I'D. then Kida picked up a gal
yanized iron bucket TO defend him
self. Sasaki rushed at him with a
beer bottle and struck him on the
head smashing the bottle. While
down. and unknown TO the other Jap
anese. he is supposed to have stabbed
Kida in the heart; they, not knowing
he was stabbed, put him on his feet
and pushed him outside, so as to get
| him away from Sasaki. He walked
about fifteen feet. fell and died in a
few moments. Deputy Sheriff Eaton
was notified and started Immediately
for Punaluu. Chester A Doyle was
in the district, and as soon as he
heard CT the murder he lost no time
in getting here and rendered most
valuable services.
Post Mortem Examination.
DR.. L. S. Thomson held a post
morten examination and found sew
eral wounds. the most important be
ing on the left side, just below and
70 the right of the nipple. which pass
ed between the ribs, through the
lungs and into the heart. The heart
was removed from the body and ex
hibited before the coroner's jury. then
put into glass jar and sealed.
Doyle Gets to Work.
At the coroner's inquest Mr.. Doyle
took of his coat and went TO work on
the japanese witnesses. and it will
be many a day before they will forget
the ordeal they went through. To
those who were inclined 10 answer
directly it was all right; but some
| tried to avoid answering questions
and TO suppress evidence. Mr.. Doyle
had them on the rack about ten hours.
and the witnesses and jury were glad
when it came to an end
Sasaki had a preliminary hearing
before Judge Waipuilani on Deem
Der 80. and was committed to the
jury term to be held at Kailua in
April.
This is the third brutal murder COM
mitted here within a few months,
and so far the guilty ones have es-
capped.
Odds and Ends of News.
Honuapo and Pahala mills are
grinding and have been grinding
steadily since last February. The out
put for the season is about 1900
tons.
Mr. L. Chong Of Pahala is circulat-
ing a list for the Mckinley Memorial
Fund and is meeting with great sue
cess.
Mr.. Edward Koon. Superintendent
OF the Kau Telephone division. has
been kept busy repairing broken tele-
phone lines; both the Kona and Hilo
lines were down on steamer day
Mrs. John C. Searle is visiting
friends on Maui.
Professor Henshsw and Chester A.
Doyle are in the district. also Miss
T. Marcos of Kailua is visiting her
sister Winnie and friends at Pahala.
Mauna Loa is capped with snow.
making 1t quite cold.
New Years night a dance was Civ
en- al Waiohinu in the skating rink.