The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19
CONVICTION
OF BANDITS
Guilt Is Fastened
Upon Chinese
Thugs.
tFrom Saturdays Advertiser)

were lOuliu sunny VI i'pDN'S ~ 49,
first degree, after trial lasting two
and a quarter days. There were four
defendants indicted, but "A nolle prose-
qui was entered for 10y Yin at the
outset. Judge De Bolt yesterday morn
ing denied the motion submitted on
Thursday to dismiss the charge as
against Lee Jim.
In the indictment the four defend
ants We're charged with having entered
the dwelling house of japanese nam
ed Takayama Senzo at Waipahu, the
building being the property of the Oahu
Sugar Co., on September IA, 1903, and
feloniously assaulting the Japanese de-
prived him of three dollars of his
money. 1t is specified that the defend
ants used force and arms, the latter be-
ing a pistol charged with gunpowder
and leaden bullets, with which they
had intent, If resisted by him, to MAIN
and wound and infiict other corporal
injury upon Takayama Senzo
10y Yin, though believed by the
authorities to be equally guilty with
the others, was released because there
was deficiency of evidence to identify
him. His attorney was II. G.. Middle
ditch, appointed by the court as a sub
stitute for e. p. Dole, absent from the
Territory.
j. A. Matthewman, attorney for Lee
Jim, took half an hour in closing to
the jury. Henry Hogan. representing
Chew Hoy and Lee Yok, spoke for two
hours and eighteen minutes. w. S.
Fleming, Assistant Attorney General,
closed for the Territory in twenty-five
minutes.
1t took the jury but five minutes to
return their verdict. Counsel for the
respective defendants noted exceptions
and gave notices of motions for a new
trial.
DOUBLY INDICTED.
There is another indictment for rob-
berry in the first degree pending trial
at this term against Lee jim, Chew
Hoy, Lee Yok and 10y Yin. Under
this they are charged with having, on
the same night as that of the Wal
pahu robbery, entered the house of
Adachi Kajuro in a gulch three miles
miles back in the mountains, holding
the Japanese up with pistol, throwing
him down and robbing him.
The same gang is believed to have
committed several other outrages in
the district of Eva. on the first daY
of October, or two weeks after the rob
berries for which the two indictments
against the four Chinese We're return
ed, a japanese was held up on the long
hill this side of Moanalua. He resisted
and was shot in the thigh.
MURDER WAS DONE.
About the same time Chinese bandit
mounted on bicycle assaulted and
killed a japanese at a point on the
Eva road. The conditions of the vic
TINS clothes indicated that his pockets
had been rifed. Unfortunately there
was no evidence obtainable whereby
the murderer could be Identified. y
burly Chinese with n bicycle had been
seen lurking near the spot and again
speeding along the highway.
A white woman was held up in her
house at Waipahu by gang of Chi
nese rutfians. She was thrown down
and one of the miscreants pinioned her
10 the floor by placing his knees upon
her shoulders. Another one Knocked
down the woman's nephew and, cover
ing him with bedding, held him cinched
to the floor. While the woman and her
nephew We're thus restrained by two OF
the gang, the rest of them ransacked
the house for plunder,
SENSATIONAL ARREST.
Dramatic features marked the arrest
of the four men brought TO the bar of
Justice. officer Mulleitner was posted
in the house of Lee Jim on Liliha
street in the latter's absence, as this
Chinaman answered the description
given of one robber by the victims.
Late at night Lee Jim returned and
gave a signal of six raps on the door
Muleither opened the door and mHde
a grab for his man. Lee Jim resisted
arrest and attempted to draw re-
VolVer from the right breast pocket of
his coat. The officer succeeded in
wrestling the weapon from the despera-
dos grasp. While Mulletner was en-
deayoring to bind his prisoner with
rope Lee Jim broke away and ran out
side, Sealing a high fence he crossed
an adjoining yard, whence he climbed
by way Of livery stables roof 10 the
top of a house There he was bottled
up and compelled 10 surrender,
The other two, of the three just con-
Nlcted, were caught In Lee Iuus house
hy Deputy sheriff CMllingporlh An ON
and another officer who broke into tho
house late ut uiEht and caught lhe
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