Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-28
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that the deed was done by Hawaiians
Deputy Sheriff Chillingwortb sent out
twenty-five officers to investigate at
various camps and find out IL any Ha-
waiians had been absent during the
evening. He took a hack and drove
out Moanalua road. At King and Lii.
ha he picked up a Hawaiian woman
wearing pink dress. but was soon sat.
isfied of her innocence. The only clue
was woman in pink and two men. No
sooner had he let the Hawaiian woman
so than he espied the Porto Rican
woman, whom he recognized as no.
torious character. He took charge OF
her and at that instant saw two men
emerge from the shadow of wall,
The woman made motion Of recogni
ton to them. The Deputy placed them
under arrest and soon had them all In
a hack, headed for the station.
The woman who was with Jose, late
last night gave the following version
Of the affair to the officials and tho
newspaper men:
MY name is Marie Antonio Collona,"
she said. II was coming into town
from Puuloa. ] went out to Puuloa
yesterday morning, by electric car to
Kalihi and then afoot. This was about
10 a. m. Tonight 90 on foot near Mo.
enalua. ] was with Jose Miranda. We
come along the road and see lantern
on the fence. He told me TO take the
light. | say, no. bimeby ! get into
trouble. | know that cause | been
here too many times already. Chito.
the blind hoy, wanted me to take the
light ana I say no. say you talse-it.
Jose then took the lantern himself and
we started toward Honolulu. Two men
come along in carriage toward Moana.
Iva, ! think carriage have two white
men. He stop carriage and say TO us.
thlnkin' we natives: Eth, pehea hapai
kola kukui?' (Why are you taking
that lamp?) Jose said: You 90 to -.
no ----- business you We go on, but
carriage turn around and come back
toward us. The white man say: You
please put the lamp back jose said:
1
YOU.
| The white man jump out Of the rig
and came toward Jose saying, Please
put that lamp back. | saw Jose FUN.
bling about his waist Then | saw
knife In his hand ana he went toward
white man with his hand like this
(holding her hand up In a striking at.
titude). | see him strike man down
here In stomach, only one time, and
then we turn around 10 30 away. |
YER much afraid here in my heart.
Just then another man come up. no,
two men. Jose say To one man, You
let me 20. you stay from me. or do
same ting to you That's all ! know.
No, white man 10 fall down. He
stumble toward his buggy. grunting
and groaning."
The woman told OF Jose's robbing a
countryman OF $40 only two days ago
and of their efforts to evade discovery
Tor this crime.
Last night, Deputy Sheriff Chilling.
worth went out " the scene OF the muir.
der to search for the knife. He took
the woman along, to point ont the place
where II, was thrown away. In the
darkness he was not able TO find It.
This morning. Detective McDufiie went
ont this morning taking the woman for
q guide. She pointed out the place
where the knife was thrown into rice
'hold. After search the dagger was
found sticking In the ground, and near
by 1t the coarse leather scabbard which
had been thrown with IL. There was
blood on the blade and blood splotches
on the handle.