The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-05
BL OODSHED
On HAWAII
Sad Holiday Week
On Volcano
Isle.
TWO MURDERS AND
JAPANESE SUICIDE
A Railroad Laborer Mangled by
Explosion of Dynamite
Cartridge.

HILO, January 2.-One of the ferces
Christmas celebrations 50 far reported
was that at Puma which resulted in tn
death of John Kane, a kamaaina. An
tone Tarvash is under arrest, pendins
inquiries by the sheriff and the coro
ner's jury into the causes responsible
for the tragic death of the old man.
! The reported circumstances of The
| fray are that Kane and Tarvash fought
| in the road in front of the cnurca al
Pahoa. Kane received a blow on the
head with a rock or club that crushed
his skull and knocked him into insensi-
Utility.
Dr. Holland was called and upon ex-
animation found the fracture would re-
quire an operation. He brought Kane
to the Hilo hospital and trepanned the
skull, removing with the disk several
large pieces of Jagged and splintered
bone. Kane remained unconscious I'M
til death came at o'clock last Mon
day. On Tuesday the body was taken
to Puma for burial.
A coroner's jury was impaneled Mon
dow ,,iob+ 70 ;nouiro into +J,a oa,,ca Of
Kane's death. A session was held that
night. Tarvash was called as a wit
ness, but refused to give any satisfac
tory account of the affair. The jury
was then adjourned to yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff Overend went to Puma
Tuesday to secure witnesses for the
coroner's hearing Thursday
John Kane was one of the old timers
of this Island.
MURDER AT PIIHONUA.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jardin, residing
at Piihonua, a mile and a half from
town, stand committed under bond,
charged with murder in the second de-
gree. The man who was killed upon
the premises of the defendants was
John Rapoza. The tragedy occurred
Tuesday evening after working hours,
the two men having returned from the
HiIo Sugar Company's plantation to-
gether. AS they neared home, Rapoza
that a son of Jardin had stolen |
L foot log which he had placed across a |
nearby stream. The alteration con-
tinued until the Jardin gate was
Here Mrs. Jardin was assailed with |
an outburst of bad language from Ra-
ooza. 1t is said he caught her by the
lrnl, and that she retaliated by striking
lim with stick. Rapoza then went
over to his own place, secured a, hoe
md returned to the Jardin yard and
vas making for Jardin. Jardin used a
Tub with quick effect. Rapoza was
atally hurt. He died last Friday
A coroner's jury sat in the case on
sunday, returning a verdict that de-
eased came to his death from a blow
N the head struck by Jardin. The cor
'ner's jury consisted of Messrs. Glenn
mt Canario, Beamer, Pacheco, Car
-alho, and Herring.
Jardin and his wife are out on bail of
$500 ana $1,000, respectively.
ANOTHER OLAA SUICIDE.
One morning last week a Japanese
woman, the servant of the household
vas found dead, hanging from the wa
er pipe in the basement of the home of
ohm Armstrong at Olaa. The suicide
ad been committed under difficult cir
The ceiling being low,
here was no chance for a long drop. a
hort rope, with the ends tied together,
ad been thrown over one-inch pipe.
he woman then mounted a cracker
OK, inserted her head into the moose,
ave it twist, kicked the box away,
nd died of stranguIation
JAPANESE MANGLED.
Japanese working on the Puma
'lantation railroad was the victim of
horrible accident last Monday which
one of his eyes. injured the
Their mangled an arm, and d 5sigured
is face beyond recognition. He looked
Ito hole in the ground in which was
stick of dynamite. The fuse was
1rning when he evidently thought it
I'D gone out. The full force Of the
npact struck him in the face. DR..