The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-29

Thare has been another outbreak OF
kahunnlafn IN Hawaii. with the result
that one of The HorcererH or kahunas.
IA IN prison In Puma. Hawaii, awaiting
trial on charge Of manslaughter A.
briefly told In previous dispatch, he
Il charged with having caused the
death OF an old native by beating him
over the head with a Bible In order TO
drive the devils from his body
The case IL one OF the most unique
In the annals OF kahunaiam In the
islands. II appears from thc story told
At the trial In the district court that a
native IN the Puma district became H.
and the government physician, DR.
Holland. was called In. lIo was treat
Ing the man, with some hope OF curing
him whon the native called IN kahu.
ma, believing that the physician was
not curing him rapidly enough, The
kahuna Immediately threw away tho
remedies prescribod by the physician
aud dIagnpped the case for himself,
lie found that the man was possessed
OF red devils. and after several lncan
tations. IN which the aid OF the spirits
was Invoked. decided that the only
way 20 drive Oul the devils was by the
liberal application OF the Bible 20 the
head ~ the patlosit. The sick man
was compelled 10 slt upright In his bed
and was then beaten vigorously by the
kahnna with a heavy volume OF the
Scriptures. When the kahuna'a arm
tired. the mans wife was forced "a
continue the treatment until the man
sank unconscious Ia bed. A few days
nfterward the man was beaten oven
more vigorously with the bible, and he
died.
The kahuna was Arrested. frst on
the charge Of practising witchcraft but
afterward the charge was changed "a
manalauEhleE The man made no de-
Tense. He said that no had done his
best for his patient. but the devils had
conquered. lie testified that the mans
eyes we're red. that he was restless
and his hair stood on end and that
these were signs that he had red devils
The only cure was by the application
OF the Bible 10 tho bead, as the bible
told.
The Kahnna was asked 20 point "a
tho chapter In the Scriptures which
provided FOR this method OF getting rid
OF ne deyil. but he became confused
and refused 10 do so Judge Kamau
thea held the kahuna for the grand
jury on the charge OF manslanghter
The wife OF the man admitted that she
had beaten her husband over the head
with the Bible. but said that she could
not disobey the instructions OF the ka
huuR IN whom ahe trusted implicitly.
THIS case has caused an investlga
tion 10 be made OF the practice Of ka
hunnism Ia the islands. kahunaism 4
prohibited by law. II Is a relic OF an
Client Hawaii. aud all the efforts OF the
missionaries, from the day OF their ar
rival. have been insufficient TO stamf
Il out. |, IL witchcrafI, pure aud sim
pie, h0t even aome OF the edncatee
people emong the Hawaiians believe n
4. There Ia something In Il akin L
the falth enra
The younger element IA growing ul
withoat fear of Il. but among the oldel
natives 4 la estimated that there Is ON,
kAhuna % every hfty people. for kahu
naism Is a lucrative hualness. An Al
temla was made At the last session o
the llekinlatnre 10 secure the repeal o
the law pnnhiolting the practice o
witehcrAfI hut u failed TO set thr0agl
the senate. though all the natives v0t
ed Tor a. AZ the session just close,
another enort 70 legaliEe the practle,
% the black art thengh IA round
about way, Mas made A hlll Was IN
trOdneed 20 permit the practice o
niedlcine without license. which wal
meant nor the kahans and no onS else
feu mOnfhs aNo a woman witel