The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-27
TANBARA BELIEVES He
WILL NOT
HANG
THINKS IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT
WILL SEND wARSHIP TO Eff
Feet HIS RELEAsE-CASEs OF
OTHER MURDERERS.

There are three japanese in oahu
jail now, under conviction for murder
and waiting to be hanged, in a ldition
to others who are in danger of the gsl-
lows, and movement has been started
among the Japanese in Honolulu to
raise funds to fight their cases for
them. 1t appears to be largely a mat
ter of race feeling with them, and Tam
bara Gisaburo, who arrived here friend
less and penniless and has been found
guilty of murder, is being given the
benefit of it as well as the others.
Tanbara has an idea that the Jap
anese Government will Interfere in his
behalf. This probably accounts in
some degree for his indifference. Dur
ing the trial he showed little concern
and when told that the jury had
brought in a verdict condemning him
to death, he did not seem mucn dis
turbed. Tanbara has stated that the
imperial government would send a war
vessel to Honolulu harbor and force
the authorities to release him. He has
full confidence in the power OF the
japanese Government to do this, and
thinks that the Emperor will not allow
him to be hanged by the American au-
thorities.
The other two Japs who have been
sentenced to be hanged are To5nihawa
Denjiro and Mimura. The Former was
found guilty of a most brutal murder
on Kauai, at the last term of the Fifth
Circuit Court. He shot his foster faith
er, whom he had recently brought to
the country from Japan. The motive
for the crime did not appear Denjiro
called at the home of his victim and
after wounding him he stepped up to
him and fired five shots into his body
as he lay helpless on the ground. The
jury found him guilty in less chan ten
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him to be hanged. The time is to be
fixed by the High Sheriff.
7 kimura came from Waialua He cut
the throat of a woman with whom he
mad been keeping company, ami then
attempted to commit suicide. He Sc
Verely cut himself but recovered al the
hospital, and was sentenced to hang
by Judge Gear. His attorneys, T. l.
Dillon and II. w. Robinson, are con-
sidering an appeal.
fourth prisoner under the death
sentence is George Ferris, white man,
who stabbed John Watson fatally in
a quarrel in Kakaako. An appeal has
been noted in his case. His attorneys
are t. c. Peters and G. f. Reynolds.
The latter has left for the mainland
and if he does not return Peters will
conduct the appeal.
In all of the Japanese cases The de-
PENDANTS were penniless, but as soon
as the gallows loomed before them,
countrymen became interested. Tan
bara is the one whose case will take
the most money, for an appeal FROM
the United States Court is an eNpen-
sive proceeding. 1t is stated by Jap
anese, however, that the money win be
forthcoming. An appeal has been lot-
ed, and Attorney Thompson has a rec
ord full of legal exceptions, On which
he may take the case to he Ninth
Circuit Court Of Appeals at san Fran
cisco and then TO Washington.
Tanbara's trial was an expensive one
to the United States Government. Af-
ter the verdict yesterday eight sailors,
held as witnesses were released from
oahu jail and their fees amounted to
$Sl each, or $64S in all. They were sea-
men of the schooner Wood and have
been confined ever since she arrived
here with the dead body of her captain
on board They were glad to & It free
dom, as well as the $S1 each.
Two witnesses were brought from
San Francisco, Mrs. Jacobsen aud Sec