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of death. Governor Dole must sign hi
death warrant and fix the date of exc
cution. This has not been done as We
and it is probable that the sentenc
may be commuted to imprisonment 70
life. The Supreme Court a few day
ago decided that Ferris or "Kentuck
Bill was not entitled to a new trial an,
nothing now stands in the way of hi
execution. A movement is now on foo
however to have the sentence com
muted. 1t is claimed that he commit
ted the murder in self defense, anC
the evidence showed that premedita
ton was lacking. John Watson the
man whom he killed, it is said provok-
ed him. Ferris has not been Informed
of the decision of the Supreme Court
denying a new trial. He still hopes to
escape the death penalty.
Kimura is another Japanese await
ing hanging. His case is now on ap-
peal to the Supreme Court. Kimura
killed Japanese woman at Waialua
last year and made a denial of it. The
murder was a particularly brutal one.
He can't be hanged until the Supreme
Court has passed upon his appeal
There is a peculiar coincidence in
connection with these three cases. They
were all ordered hanged within a day
of each other. Judge Gear passed the
sentence of death upon Kimura and
Ferris on September 18th last and
Dengiro was sentenced on September
18th.
There is another death penalty await
ing a man upon which to execute it.
A year ago Fujihara was found guilty
dered hanged by Judge Little of Hilo.
Little didn't believe in the Territorial
law which provides for the execution in
Oahu Prison and he ordered Sheriff
Andrews to execute the Japanese in
Hilo. He wanted his friends in Hilo
to see how it was done. Anyway about
the time that it got to the hanging
day, Fujihara disappeared from the
Jail in Hilo where Judge Little insisted
that he should be kept And the MUIR
1erer has never been seen since.
THE OTHER MURDERERS.
The score and more of other murder
ers in Oahu Prison are serving terms of
rom two years to life. One prisoner
las a seventy years sentence ahead |,
If her. Another man, George Wade, !
IN top of that. He was convicted and |
given a life sentence and Gear let him |
90 on habeas corpus. Then he was
ried on another charge which had |
been dropped previously, and convict
ID. He got ten years for that. After
Yards his first conviction was legalized |
,y the Supreme Court and the poor
nan has ten years to serve in eternity. |
These murderers were convicted of all
egrees of that crime-from murder in
he first degree TO manslaughter in the
bird degree. One man convicted of
his last charge had but six months to
erve. Ben Gusman convicted of muir
er in the second degree was sentenc-
d to only two years by Judge Hum
hreys. He has but a few months to
erve.
Here are the names of some of these
aurderers and the terms they were
to serve:
PaIolo murder in the second degree,
evenly years; Kakaio, murder and
twenty-five years; Ina
a Yosaki, twenty years; Jos. Caceres,
wenty years; Osaki Mankicho and
hida Manzaboro, twenty years each
nd Yamana Nenchiro fifteen years
.hese last three are the famous tran
tion prisoners); George Wade, life;
ong Lick Nee, life; Marcello, ten
ears; Kaio. life; William Ester, twen-
years; Animoto, twenty-five years;
lmueI Barney, fifteen years; Wong
ong Chong, ten years; Katsutoro,
Ven years: Sugimoto Kekachi, twen-
years; Kishimoti Yashusuki, twen-
years; Ben Gussman, two years;
isaki. twenty years; Chong Kong
al, twenty years; Fugita Kichitaro, I
e: Mrs. Eliza Andrews. ten years;
-atanabe. twenty-five years; Makalo,
20 years; Funakoshi, thirty years;
Gorge Wade. ten years.
Of the list given above IL is interest
{. to note that Just one-half or fifte IN
those convicted Of murder ware
panese.