The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-11
EIGHT ARE
IMPLICATED
.Coroner's Verdict
On Murder in
HiIo.
DEATH OF OLDEST
MAN IN ISLANDS,
The Convention Report - The
Richardson viii in
Court.

HILO. Friday. August s.-The coron-
er's Jury in the case of Kitaro. the jap
anese who was found dead with his
throat cut. has returned verdict ac-
cusipg Masaji and Jatsagora and I'M
phcaffng six others, two of them "o-
men. as accessories before the fact. On
the jury impanelled by Sheriff Andrews
were L. M. Whitehouse, ]. d. Easton
and four Japs, S. Sato, T. Machida, I.
Hamada and IT. Ikeda. They founo
that Motohiro Kitaro came to his death
by being stabbed in the neck with a
knife and that the said deceased was
murdered by Watanabe Nasal and
Funakoshi Tatsugoro, and that SEQ
Ichitaro, Taxa SEQ (w), Kane Funako-
shi (w), Ushijima Matzutaro' Hayashl
Tetsu. Kobataki Toyotuchi, and other
persons unknown to the jury are Access
series before the fact.
The two principals were brought pc
fore Magistrate Hapai on Tuesday Tor
arraignment and upon motion or the
defendants attorneys, continuance
was granted for three days for consul
tation with the prisoners
The defendants in the case are al
legged to have come here only recent
ly from Iwilei.
BIG RUSH FOR LAND.
Nearly three thousand acres were al
1ottad as honesteads in the Puma and
Olaa districts by Land Agent BALDWIN
this week. There was a big rush LOT
the government lands, one man taxing
a Mace three days before at the door
to the office. which position he after
wards sold for $3.50 cash. On Saturday
evening preceding the Monday SAFE
people began to camp on the street
and when the doors were opened the
line was several blocks in length. Ihe
highest price asked was twelve dollars
per acre. Some of the land offered was
of an inferior quality. Most of the land
offered was taken by Hawa-ians and
others who had asked to have it thrown
open.
OLDEST MAN IN THE ISLANDS.
The Hilo Tribune says:
probably the oldest inhabitant OF
the Hawaiian Islands died at his home
near Wairnea week before last. This
venerable Hawaiian was Kakauila, and
competent authority figures his age at
the time of his death at us years. ha-
kauila was a splendid specimen OF Ha-
waiian manhood. he was physically
modelled on Herculean proportions ana
a life of abstemious habits served to
nreserye his wonderful strength to far
pas the century mark.
mot a year ago, Kakauila was able
TO look after his patch of potatoes, hoe
ing and planning his little field without
physical discomfort. His death was
not due to any specific disease. but was
a painless suspension of the functions
of life. The deceased was the father
of eighteen children.
His age is computed by Sam Pua,
the attorney at Waimea. The deceased
remembered certain historic occur
rences in the life of Kamehameha l.
which are the basis of arriving at the
date of his birth He could relate with
graphic detan the story of the building
| of the dam by the first kings army
across the river lao on Maui.
THE DECEASED centenarian was mace
| a church deacon by Rdr. Lyons, one OF
the earliest missionaries, and he re-
tanned his interest in church matters
| to the time of his DEATH
THE ELECTIONS.
| Polls opened for the primary election
| of delegates to the Territorial Conveh'
ton and District Committee at
IN. last Saturday. In some of the pre-
! cincts there were no contests; the clup'
nominating only the number to be sent
In HiIo there were more than the re
quired number but the voting wa
slow During the six hours time wheI
the polls were open in Hilo liz persona
cast their ballots and this out of ciu'
| mem bership of 1876. During the same
| faa of 11Z mem
Ibers.
There was comparatively little inter
est taken in the election in Hilo. con
sideYine the fact that there We're NOR
nominees then there were to be dele
gates. The Portuguese more than an.
other nationality showed desire
elect their favorites. The result OF IN
election was as follows:
For delegates TO Territorial Conven
ton:
Peck .....-...---....--- ~ y
Mckinney ...--.....-'...' ''--'. : :
Guard .......-.....-... - {
For District Committeeman: Peck
McLain. Vierra, Beers, Williams
Lewis.
! In Olaa the result was:
! For delegate to Territorial Conven
ton: G. w. Patty. 81.
For District committeeman
/ Clay. A L. Williams, T. Wicks Alte
the election in Olaa the club held
u meeting at which several members con
tributed toward the entertainment
the others.
APPEAL FROM LITTLE.
Judge Little. admitted to probate tn
will of the late c. E. Richardson owe
which there has been contest by MRS
Matte Wakefield. The appeal from IN
idecision of the court is to a jury, an
will be heard at the January tern
Pending the appeal the three executor
are appointed temporary aonlhlsefd
tors.