The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-01-06
BLOOOSHED
ON HAWAII
Sad Holiday Week
On Volcano
Isle.

HILO, January 2.--One OF the ficrcest
Christmas celebrations 81 far reported
was that at Puma which resulted In the
death Of John Kane, n kamaaina. An
tcne Tarvash is under arrest, pending
Inquiries by the sheriff and the coro-
ners 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 cnurch at
Pahoa. Kane received a blow on the
head with n rock or club that crushed
his skull and knocked him into insensi-
ibllty.
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 un-
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
day night to inquire into the cause OF
Kane's death. A session was held that
l. i
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 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
Hilo Sugar Company's plantation to-
gether AS they neared home, Rapoza
asserted that q son Of Jardin had stolen
| q foot log which he had placed across a
nearby stream The alteration con-
tinued until the Jardin gate was
reached.
| Here Mrs. Jardin was assailed with
an outburst of bad language from Ra-
poZa. 1t Is said he caught her by the
|
him with a stick. Rapoza then went
over to his own place, secured hoe
and returned to the Jardin yard and
was making for Jardn. Jardin used a
| club with quick effect Rapoza was
fatally hurt. He died last Friday.
A coroner's jury sat i'm the case on
Sunday returning a verdict that de-
ceased came to his death from a blow
| n L. To lin, nn
oners jury. consisted of Messrs. Glenn
ent, Canario, Beamer, Pacheco, Car
vaJho, and Herring.
Jardn and his wife are out on bail OF
$500 and $1,000, respectively.
ANOTHER OLAA SUICIDE.
| one morning last week japanese
woman, the servant of the household
was found dead, hanging from the wa
ter pipe in the basement of the home o.
John Armstrong at Olaa. The suicide
had been committed under difficult cir
| cumstances. The ceiling being low
there was no chance for long drop. A
short rope, with the ends tied together
had been thrown over one-inch pipe
The woman then mounted cracker
box, inserted her head into the moose
gave 1t a twist, kicked the box away
and died of strangulation.
JAPANESE MANGLED.
A Japanese working on the Punt
Plantation railroad was the victim o
a horrible accident last Monday which
destroyed one of his eyes, injured th'
other mangled an arm, and disfiguret
his face beyond recognition. He looked
into hole in the ground in which wal
a stick of dynamite, The fuse wa
burning when he evidently thought !
had gone out. The full force of tn
impact struck him in the face. DR.
Holland was summoned and at one
, decided to bring him to the Hilo Hos
pital The doctor arrived with hi
+. cnnrrn Monday evening