The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-07
MANY MURDERfRS IN
THE OAHU PRISON
Tanbara Could Have an Audience of Compan-
ions In Crime If Warden Henry WiIIed It.
Preparations For Execution Completed

Tanbara Gisaburo might have a
Iaudience of thirty murderers if Ward
ZEN Henry would open the prison CELL
next Friday afternoon when the mur
derer of Captain Jacobsen is hanged
There is that number of murderer
in Oahu Prison besides Tanbara. They
are serving sentences of from two
years to life, and three besides the
Japanese are also under sentence OF
death.
Tanbara's hanging will not only be
the first under the Federal statutes in
Hawaii but it will also be the first
Illegal execution of any kind since an
lnexation. Tanbara will be the first
man to be hanged in Hawaii for six
years.
Kapea was the last man to be hanged
in Hawaii. This was in 1896. He was
convicted of the murder of DR.. Smith,
a brother of W. o. Smith. He was
sentenced from Kauai and hanged in
Oahu Prison. Since then although the
death penalty has been imposed half
dozen times or more, no executing
has ever taken place. Something has
always interviewed. But nothing can
save Tanbara. He has already ap-
pealed TO the highest power in the
United States, and without success.
He will be hanged as soon after twelve
o'clock on Friday afternoon as 1t is
possible for it to be done. The execu-
ton will take place in the prison yard
under the spreading banyan tree where
usually the church meetings are held.
The scaffold is all ready. All that re-
mains is to put it up. This will not be
done until Friday morning.
CARDS FOR EXECUTION.
There has been steady demand for
cards of admittance to the execution
both of Marshal Hendry and Warden
Henry The execution is conducted by
the United States Marshal and he has
decided that there will be no spectators
aside from those who are legally enti-
tied to attend. The medical men and
also the members of the jury which
found Tanbara guilty will be permitted
to witness the execution. Some of
them have asked for cards, and it was
reported yesterday that under the
Federal statutes members of the jury
ty or thirty doctors have asked to wit
ness the execution and the requests
will very likely be granted. in the in
terest of science. Also court officials, /
the press and some of the police will |
be included in the card list. But the |
crowd will not be large, and will be |
limited to about four score.
The reprieve granted by President |
Roosevelt does not expire until Friday |
at noon, and the execution will take
place between twelve o'clock and half |
past twelve.
TANBARA - CHRISTIAN.
Tanbara has embraced Christianity.
At least he is visited daily by Chris
tian minister. He was given the choice
between the Buddhist and Christian re-
ligions and chose the latter. The Rev.
Mr.. Motokawa visits him daily. No
one else is allowed to see him. For
that matter no one has asked to see
him. The condemned man seems to be
without friends. He keeps his
nerve we'll, though. He is gaining flesh
through his confinement, and if he re-
llizes the punishment that awaits him,
gives no sign. The Japanese are nat
lrally stoical Death has no terrors
or them. At least it does not appear 4
o awaken any sign of remorse in
iisaburo
OTHERS AWAITING DEATH.
There are three men in prison await
ng the death sentence. one man, a )
japanese who was sentenced to hang, t
Tut who has since been given a new
rial by the Supreme Court. This is :
)engiro, the Kauai japanese who was
entenced TO death by Judge Hardy. Y
he Supreme Court found that he had I
OF been given a fair trial. Dengiro is [
till in prison awaiting the new hear 4,
lg.
George Ferris is also unTer sentence J