The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-26
DEADLY
USE OF THE
CANE KNIFE.
A Jap Kills One
and Perhaps
Another.

Murder was committed at Eva plan
tation on Monday night. perhaps
double murder. A Japanese man named
Kuwabara and a woman of the same
nationality. while occupying one Of the
camp houses, were attacked with q
cane knife by fellow-countryman
named Yanagi. Kuwabara was cut in
the head and body 30 badly that he
died soon after being carried to the
hospital
The woman had three fingers cut of
the right hand, with which she had
tried to ward off the terrible weapon.
She also received a severe wound In
the head. At the time word was tele-
phoned to police headquarters in town.
which was done by Mr.. Reid, the plan
tation policeman, the woman was still
alive in the hospital. This was 6 o'clock
yesterday morning. Mr.. Reid said
Yanagi had escaped in the confusion
and was supposed to have struck out
on the railway track for Honolulu.
Clerk Joe McKinnon, having tried In
vain to get telephone communication
with the EVA police, dispatched Fred.
Wright of the mounted patrol to the
scene.
WI. lNtiu III HIS oNeT tuG
wire stated that Yanagi was formerly
married to the woman, but some time
ago quit his job on the plantation, sold
his effects. also selling his wife to Ku-
wabara. All this was done with the
intention of returning to Japan.
Sanechika, q Japanese who came to
town on the morning train for the
purpose of Identifying Yanagi If caught
told somewhat different story.
Through an interpreter he made the fol-
lowing statement to Deputy Sheriff
Chillingworth:
"Yanagi stole the woman, who was
hurt, from another Japanese about five
years ago. They lived together for
about four years Then Kuwabara
in his turn stole the lady from va
nagi about year ago. He had been
living with her ever since in the plan
tation camp at Eva mill, where he
made living as a barber and cook.
Last night at midnight Yanagi en-
tered the room where his former love
and her lover We're, and attacked them
with a cane knife, wounding them Sc
verely. The Japanese in the neighbour
hood heard the screams of the victims
and began to collect from all sides.
Yanagi ran out from the room. He
raised a revolver and fired two shots
to brighten the other people. This he
accomplished. The Japanese were
afraid of the pistol and let the, muir
derer escape. When last seen he was
travelling toward this city on the rail-
road track"
Sanechka further stated that Yanagi
came to these islands from Yamaguchi
District In Japan about five years ago.
He describes him as being five feet
and one inch tall, and of a dark COM
plexon. The police were doing all in
their power to locate the murderer and
at Eva gangs of men were securing the
country for him.
Up till 10 o'clock last night Clerk Nc
Kinnon had not received any word
from officer Wright, nor could he OBJ
tain any telephone connection with
Eva the whole evening. The last news
was received at noon. At that time
the woman was alive, but the police
did not know the extent of her inju-
ries. A coroners inquest on the MUIR
dered man was in progress.
The japanese officer returned in the
afternoon and reported that an inquest
had been called by the Deputy Sheriff
at Eva and was still In progress.
Later High Sheriff Brown received a
report from the sheriff to the effect
that the coroner's jury had returned
a verdict of murder, duplicating va
nagi
A further report received by the
High Sheriff was to the effect that the
train for Waianae had passed
a lone japanese walking on the track
between Waimanalo and Waianae. and
an officer was Immediately dispatched
to find him. The deputy sheriff at Eva
also started towards Waianae.
The Japanese officer who returned
from the scene of the crime reported
that Japanese on Honolulu Plantation
had informed him that Yanagi had
told them that he intended to get sat-
.sfaction from Kuwabara and II neces-
sary would kill him and then take his
own life. ~
A reward of 800 has been offered for
the apprehension of the murderer. but
late last night no news had been re-
ceived at the police station of his cap
ture. Telephone communication with
Eva is impossible which probably ac-
counts for the lack of information.