The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-10-26
MIRANDA HANGED
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brief At 1861 o'clock Miranda was
placed upon the trap. Father Clement
handed him a prayer book from WHICH
Miranda read a few words. a minute
later the black cap was placed over the
murderer. The latter was very com
posed and seemed almost in n trance.
He made no further request to speak
The moose was at once adjusted and at
exactly at 1858 o'clock after the sig
nal had been given by High Sheriff
Henry, the trap was sprung. The drop
was feet ! IA inches. The neck Of
the murderer was dislOcated by the fail
and uncOnsclousness evidently occurred
practically lnstantaneously.
The wanton crime for which Miranda
paid the death penalty was committed
on the night of September q. S. r.
Damon Of Bishop and Company's Bank
was in a buggy with a Chinese carriage
boy, driving home to Moanalua after
having taken young Robert Hendry 10
the Kalihl street car. When near the
Grace place on the road, Damon saw
three people approaching on foot, two
men and a woman. He noticed that one
Of them carried a lantern. This lantern
had been evidently taken from the side
Of the road where the lamp had been
originally placed TO signal approaching
vehicles that some repairs were being
made at that section Of the road. Mr..
Damon made certain that the lantern
had been taken from the place and then
called in the native language, 10 the
man to please return the lantern The
lantern was carried by Jose Miranda
| who was accompanied by Maria AntO-
MIA Calona and ChitO all dissolute
| Porto Rican thieves and Migrants.
/ owing to the darkness. Mr.. Damon
/ did not recognize that they were Porto
| Ricans and supposed them 10 be ma
/ tives. Miranda replied that 1t was
none Of DamOn's damned business. Mr.
/ Damon asked him again, politely, to
| replace the lantern, and Miranda again
replied with an oath, that II was none
( Of Damon's business. The lantern had
| been placed on the work which was
! being done for Mr. Damon. The latter
/ got out Of the carriage and walking tC
/ Miranda placed his hand on the Porte
| Rican's shoulder and again ordered hin
] 20 give uJ the ldlltIis W uncut IuI
Their warning, Miranda drew a knife
and stabbed Mr.. Damon In the abdomen
/ INJECTING a fatal wound.
/ Al this time, Eugene Sullivan and
a japanese boy appeared on the scene
/ Sullivan saw the stabbing as did the
/ others present, though the darkness. II
being about p. m was such as to pre-,
vent the occurrence being clearly no
/ ticed. Miranda threatened 10 stab Sui
! Ivan and then the three Porto Rlcans
b hurried away in the darkness. sulli'
van drove Damon hurriedly into the
| city but before Damon could be operat-
/ ed upon al the Queens Hospital, the
wound had proved fatal.
The police were notified OF the crime
the supposition being that the crime
had been committed by natives. Char
4 les +. ChillingwOrth who was then de-
putty high sheriff, hurried 10 the scene
OF the stabbing but got no clue except
/ that the crime had been committed by
natives, Returning from the scene OF
the crime, Chllingworth happened Ia
, see a woman standing on King street
near Llliha. There was nothing In her
action 10 arouse suspicion and her dress
was a different color from that reported
10 have been worn by the woman who
had been at the scene Of the murder