The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-10-02
JAP HELD UP
BY H|GHWAYMAN

A highwayman on n bicycle yester-
day robbed japanese at Aiea in
broad daylight, shooting him and then
slashing the Jap across the throat with
a knife when he demurred to the de-
mand for his money.
All Kit, Chinese with n bad record,
is under arrest and may be charged
with the crime, although he denies his
guilt very strenuously.
The robbery was particularly bold
and cold blooded. The Jap, according
to the story telephoned from Aiea, was
walking peaceably along the road, just
beyond the Honolulu plantation and
below Pukakai hill. when he was stop
ped by a Chinese riding n wheel. The
Chinese jerked a revolver out and
pointing it at the Japanese, demanded
his money. The Jap either did not
understand or else was too frightened
to comply with the request. At any
rate he made no move to obey the order,
and without further parley the Chinese
pulled the trigger. The telephone mes
sage did not state where the bullet
took effect, although the Jap was
wounded. The highwayman then
rined his clothes, taking all the money
he had on his person and then cut the
Jap's throat, leaving him for dead. as
he rode away.
The assault took place about three
o'clock and the wounded Japanese was
not discovered until an hour or more
later, when passing men found him
living, alongside the road. He was
removed to the Aiea hospital, and was
then still conscious. He told the
above story to the police, and it was
telephoned to Honolulu about five
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Deputy
Sheriff Chillingworth Immediately dis
patched. several officers towards Homo
lulu plantation, as the wounded Jap
had told the hospital authorities that
his assailant had gone in the direction
of this city The officers arrested All
Kit, who was found a few miles below
the city, walking rapidly toward Homo
lulu lie had no bicycle and claimed
that he had no money When the Of
ficers wanted to put him on the car.
he objected to riding, saying that he
hadn't even a nickel with which to pay
his fare. When searched at the po-
lice station All Kit developed consid-
cradle wealth for a man who hadn't a
his shoe were found hfty-seven dollars
in gold and silver, All Kit was book
ed for investigation, as there Is no
proof that he had "A hand in the Aiea
! crime. The man has bad record
however, and is reported to have served
a term for either robbery or assault.
Deputy Sheriff Chllingworth rode to
| Aiea last evening and secured n state
rlent from the Jap of the robbery. The
! injured man stated that his name was
FujIuwa and that he was employed
at the Honolulu plantation, working
, at the Waimalu camp. He came into
| Honolulu yesterday morning to baa'i
/ some money and arrange for a ticket
| to Japan as he wished to return 10 the
| C,icnt next month. He placed sll5 IN
the bank bought a ticket for Japan,
and then started back towards Wanna
lu camp. In his pockets he had tree
hve~dUllar gold pieces and four dol
lars in silver. At the hill nea: Dd-
mons Dairy he met a Chinese ON II
| bicycle. The Chinese carried "A re-
volycr in one hand and knife in the
other and advancing on Fujikawa saId
| "Japanee dala hapaI." C'Japane", dig
up your money! At the same ;ime
the Chinese robber fired shot in the
air to scare the Jap, and as the latter
was forking over the $40 the robbeI
fired a second time infiicting a wound
in the thigh and then slashed him ross
the neck,
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth stated
late last night that the Japanese would
| be able to leave the hospital in three
or four days. The thigh wound was