The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-14

exclamation and looking the gallo, through apcratu not large
enough he the fatal stab Though 1anbara denied the
blow
Tanbara was at once placed under arrest and from the time Of his
being prisoner he in Honolulu he
slightest denial explanation Defense theories appeared be after
thoughts
few Jacobsen attracted by
noise arrived the She had previously warned her husband
about his Japanese employees, appearing
tive fear distrus grief
Tbaa she the bloody body her husband lying prone
the deck Tanbara asked she going kill him The
led the cabin where little orphans asking
papa and the first mate took charge OF the vessel
Tanbara chained up the earily bloody had
worn when he committed the crime The sailors the vessel called
strange court their and then and there tried Tanbara and
found him guilty First Mate H. Meyer whose conduct throughout
earned for him high commentator acted Judge One after another
the sailors testified before this remarkable and their testimony
was taken down Later invaluable aid to District Attorney
Breckons AT the conclusion OF the trial the following verdict
signed by all the and its findings still stand the opinion Of
Of those who have investigated the matter:
We the undersigned find the cabin boy Tanbara guilty Of the
e %6Ss Captain Jacobsen" and consider the cook s oho his ''
Tan5aa fearful sight when the here His
clothes had been literally soaked with blood introduced evidence
hy Were enough alone to have convinced jury that he struck the
trial and were grewsome and disgusting exhibit.
Ianbara given preliminary hearing before United
Commissioner Gill and held He duly by
defend him. thus giving him the benefit energetic
District Attorney Breckons prosecuted.
Against the advice of his own
half His story papaby false and would probably have scaled
his fate the jurors had doubt before they heard him. The trial
aroused much public thorough
listened eloquent by counsel both sides The verdict
quickly reached and Tanbaa hanged De-
cember 70 last the day after Christmas.
signed by Secretary Cooper Governor Dole being
away December allowing for appeal Washington.
The suddenly and surprise there had been little
and
the other officials had
ing appeal the United Supreme Court nothing
done the On hearing the rpeve President Roosevelt
referred the Attorney General Knox, who referred
Bckons report All the records the forwarded by
Governor Dole and Breckon the United States Attorney General
finally reported the president that he considered the of
brutal and deliberate MURDER that Tanbara had had " that
scrupuous fair The president hereupon refused to Interfere
and made the reprieve terminate a today.
The murderes behavior prison always good He became
Christian after being condemned and late received many
from Methodist preacher Towards the end he became
and under the influence of religious
feeling he finally confessed declared that he felt himself de-
serving the him. The revealing longer
reconciliation the evidence had brought his
pear horrible than
Months there another confession 1t the widow
of the captain who afterwards left with her little children
for San Francisco To her admitted that killed her
husband but afterwards he denied the confession when the appeal
Washington being made and there appeared chance of
hanging The confession however, nbaa whatever
support he might have had petition circulation Jap
being subscribed other
prominent Japanese interesting themselves the When
theory he might said the Japanese and for the
posed giving him chance but they didn't want be interfering
if he guilty And the petitions nothing all efforts
Tanbaras behalf ceased and he the gaows without friend
in the world.
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