The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-12-09
KOSEK| IS
IN CUSTODY
Accused Jap Confesses
That he Cut
Suyetomo.
,From wednesday's Advertiser)

(FrOm wednesday AuN'i ''7'''
"I have a row last night at Iwilei
with Suyetomo. 1 cut him. Then
see my name in the newspaper TINS
morning. and l know l could not get
away. So / come in
with these words, Koseh. the Japa-
nese hackdriver who was believed TO
have stabbed Suyetomo to death on
Monday night, delivered him eli INTO
+hs custody Of High Sheriff Henry at
the police station last night, shortly
after dinner time He had hailed
Jananesa hackdriver who CHANGED to
be passing along King street at the
corner of Piikoi a little earlier. ana
had told the man to drive him 10 the
police station.
Now. as a matter of fact, the police
had about rounded Koseki up before
he found 1t expedien. to surrender HIM
self. Shortly following the tragedy at
Iwilei, High Sheriff Henry posted men
on all the roads leading out of town,
and the High Sheriff himself kept
close watch on the steamer Ventura,
about to leave port. Besides, a detaii
of men conducted a systematic search
through the japanese quarter, and eV-
cry Jap who was known to be friendly
to the fugitive suspected of the murder
found himself so kept under espion-
age that he could have extended no
help to Koseki. even If he had been
so minded
The man looked as though he mad
passed rather a hard night when ne
came into the station. He was attired
in a dark colored kimono, and not
great deal besides that, and had neith-
er money nor tobacco on him. The
kimono. however, was clean. showing
that he had found a friend somewhere
who had relieved him of his bloody
garments, and his hair was comped al
though his face and eyes showed lack
of sleep.
He was locked up in the tanks for a
few hours. a charge of murder being
entered against him, and little later
was taken to Oahu Prison for safe
keeping.
The murder of Suyetomo. a particu-
larly brutal and bloody crime, seem to
come as the sequel to a Japanese
tragedy which occurred at Waialua
few weeks ago. The Waialua affair re-
suited in the sending Of one Hayashi-
da to prison for long term, the prin-
cIpal witness against him being Su-
yetomo, the man killed at Iwilei on
Monday night. The slayer, Kosek, Is
said to be a friend of Hayashida. ko-
seki was one of those present at a sort
of Japanese drink feast, given at the
rooms of one Miyamoto, and upon the
supply of drink giving out, remained
at the rooms in company with the
murdered man while the host went In
town for more liquor
That was the last time anybody saw
Suyetomo alive-and the last time any
body is known to have seen Koseki
until he walked into the police station
and surrendered himself last night.
When Miyamoto returned to his room
from his trip after booze, he found the
body of Suyetomo. hacked to the un-
dershirt and all covered with blood,
lying on the floor, and the rest of his
company vanished. He notified the
police at once, being naturally much
perturbed, and suspicion at once point
ed to Koseki, who had had row with
Suyetomo earlier in the evening
at that time striking the man who was
later murdered with beer bottle, cut
ting an ugly cash in his head.
The Deputy Sheriff yesterday morning
found the knife with which Koseki is
alleged to have killed Suyetomo. II
was in the large open lot back of the
row of ,tenements and was probably
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