The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-27

government has not put up funds for
the appeal, but the intimation was
thrown out that if the japanese gov
eminent did not. the firm of Hum
phreys, Thompson & Watson has suf-
ficient funds to carry the appeal to
higher court, and would do so.
Judge Estee excused the members of
the jury until this morning at 10
O'Clock, when probably the liquor case
will be called up.
The jury was out seventeen hours
before agreeing upon verdict The
differences, it is reported, were not as
to the guilt or innocence of the defend
ant. but as to the degree of guilt The
first ballot resulted, ten for hanging.
one for guilty without capital punish
ment, and the twelfth man for a YER
dict of manslaughter. The next ballot
stood eleven for hanging, and one for
manslaughter, and the standing of the
jury remained the same for the entire
reconvening Sunday morning, the one
recalcitrant juror was brought over to
the majority and the verdict reported
as given above
Tanbara will be the first man hanged
in Hawaii by the United States GOV
ernment. The duty will fall to the lot
of Marshal Hendry, and Judge Estee
will probably fix the time of execution
when he sentences Tanbara next Fri
day. The statute provides only for the
death penalty in case of murder on the
high seas.
THE SATURDAY MORNING SEES
SION.
There was another long argument at
the opening of court Saturday over the
interpretations of ]. H. Hakuole. the
Japanese interpreter, the defendant fl
ing number of affidavits, in which
inaccuracies occurring during the trial
are set out. Judge Estee denied the
motion, saying that to discharge the
interpreter would be in effect the
granting of new trial. The court al
lowed the Japanese consul to sit at the
interpreters side and call attention to
any mistakes, and as result there
were number of disputes during the
trial as to the proper Interpretation of
the defendants remarks.
Tanbara made a lengthy statement
to the jury, which was not very diff
ferent from that given at the prelim-
mary hearing. He told of several oc-
casions in which he said the captain
struck him, and stated that on the
morning of the killing the captain
kicked at him five or six times. He
concluded his statement as to the mur-
der as follows:
'DThe cook was looking at me saying
to the captain What's the matter. cap
tain?' I was told to come to the cabin
and started to get my apron but was
not allowed to by the captain. I asked
the cook and he got the apron for me.
When / had gotten it l went to the
cabin to work. After about Is minutes
took the coffee and returned. Then I
spoke to the cook, explaining the story
The cook was wearing slippers with
rubber soles on. He then took them
off and put on shoes like those of the
consul here | said I have been Ill
treated like this so l am not going 10
work When ! had said that l would
not work the cook said to me that he
would kill the captain. The cook had
a 22-calibre pistol every day and on
that occasion he got it from his bed
''After he placed the pistol in his
pocket the captain arrived. The cap
tain produced bill of fare and
placed it on the wall. l do not know
what it was. The cook was preparing
sweet soup. He asked the captain for
cook book. The captain said he had
none He then said he would show the
cook how to make sweet soup. The
cook said Show me how to make it?'
and the captain did so.
'On the morning of the death of the
captain l first saw him in the galley.
I had no trouble with him. The cook
was working at the table l had no
words with the captain. I sat on an
orange box near my bed. There is an
opening into the other apartment. The
cook and the captain began to fight
and I went to separate them"
"The trouble was that the cook only
got S42 a month and said he ought to
have S45, as agreed.
There was cut on the captain. /
saw the cuts on the right of his face.
l picked up the cook, and took the
knife away, as I did not wish the fight
to continue The cook escaped and
Frenchman came into the room. The
captain had hold of me. The cook went
one way and the sailor another, l be-
ing grabbed to the donkey room. There
we both fell. / had no weapon in my
hand I took the knife from the cook y