The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-12-16
PAYS LAWS
LAST IDEBT
Murderer Of, Albion J.
GIennan Hanged in
Oahu Jail.

O'Clock yesterday morning Matsumoto
Moritaro paid with his life for the muir
der of Albion II. Glennan.
The man died game-or stolid. Per-
haps with a japanese of the lower class
1t Is much the same thing. The rain
beat down duly upon the prison at
all events, and upon the few whom the
law had allowed to gather under the
big tree in the Jail yard to witness the
execution, although the man who was
hanged was under an improvised shelter
on the gallows. The gallows had been
erected in the jail yard, just where the
door of the main corridor opens out
into II, and the murderer and his guards
and the clergyman who accompanied
the party of the condemned stepped d.
rectly out upon an inclined plane that
led up to the platform where the drop
was. The arrangements for the exc
cution, which had been supervised by
High Sheriff Henry, were most com
plete The execution itself passed Off
without single hitch and there was
as little that was unpleasant about 1t
as could possibly be upon an occasion
of this kind. The infliction of the last
penalty of the law is not, at any time,
a pleasant thing to see, nor to manage.
The execution of Moritaro was as lit
tie unpleasant as it is possible for an
execution TO be.
The condemned man, while those who
had been invited to witness the exc
Icution gathered, waited in his cell in
that corridor of the Jail where are con-
fined seven other men accused of muir
der. The witnesses, only officers of the
law, physicians and representatives of
the local press, had been told to be at
Ithe prison at 1890 a. m. 1t was just
Ia little before eleven when High Sher-
Hiff Henry, taking the death warrant in
This hand, led the way to the cell of
Moritaro. The man, pallid with that
8oeculiar Jail pallor that shows strange
Nv in men of the yellow races, stood
at the door of his cell, his hands clasp
ID together, while the High Sheriff read
he warrant to him through the bars.
t was rather a long ordeal, but aside
rom that clasping together of his hands
he Japanese showed no sign of agita-
ion.
When the Sheriff had concluded the
eading the warrant was handed to
hester Doyle, who translated it into
japanese as rapidly as he could. MORT
arc, while this was going on, seemed
or the first time to understand that
is last hour had come-but he was still
OF agitated He listened to the read
lg, grunting occasionally after the
hammer of Asiatics who thus show
nat they understood an Interpretation.
When the reading had been finished a
all officer came forward with the
traps and the cell door was thrown
pen At once Moritaro stepped out
ito the corridor, laughed a contented
ind of laugh and shook hands with
he High Sheriff.
He is happy now" said Rev. Motto
AVA, who has been the spiritual ad-
ser of the murderer.
The straps We're adjusted quickly.
hen Moritaro, guard supporting him
either side stepped cheerfully and
briskly as he could with the straps
bon him, up the short flight of stsirs
nd along the corridor that led to the
allows. He called out as he went
food bye" to the men whom he had
It in the cells in his corridor 1t was
gnificant that there was no response
this. Perhaps those he was leav-
g, over whom a like fate may be i'm
nding in the future, realized his
ght more keenly than he did.
The rain was falling DULY, monoton-
sly. Moritaro stood upon the gal
s,sl
ard at either hand, as calmly as he
d stood in his cell while the death
lrrant was being read. The crowd
lder the big tree in the jailyard, the
Try guards who stood with their guns
present in a line facing the gal
VS. seemed to have a keener interest
what was coming than the man most
lcerned.
foritaro, the Japanese clergyman be-
e him, began talking almost at once,
,al<ing in Japanese. He said
do not believe that Mr.. Glennan
a wise man in his treatment of
oanese workmen, but that does not
,use me for my great sin, and in
DIS providence 1 must now die for
crime.
am very sorry that my bad deed
YES Mr.. Glennan's family in such a
rowful condition. May God bless
m.
wish to thank all officers in Jail and
my Japanese friends for their great
dness which now helps me to die.
ce 1 have been in prison l have
He'd the japanese alphabet and can
1 my Bible. Before the true loving
/ have earnestly repented of all
sin and through Christ believe
has pardoned me and / can die in
&c with the hope of Heaven"
he clergyman translated this for
and while he was rendering the
DIS into the English the murderer
IA sed around upon the crowd and
ited good bye to some Japanese
spaper men in the crowd, bobbing
head as he gave the salutation aft
he japanese manner and smiling in
engaging way.
zen, when the Interpretation had
finished Warden Kamana drew
black cap quickly over Moritaros
he od a