Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-16
KO0[AU ENJOYS
UNUSUAL EVENT
Country Folks Moved By
Strange Trial Of
Chinese
CASE IN WHICH JOB OF .aHa
KEKUOhA IS At SAKE
AkIkA BOUND OVER TO CIRCUIT
COURT ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
GIRL coNTRADicTs
AFFIDAVIT.

The plot In regard to the various
charges against Deputy Sheriff Kcku.
Cha Of KColau seems TO thiCken, for
testimony given in the trial Of the case
against the Chinese, Aklna, charged
with the rape Of the young Hawaiian
girl, Kalaukapu, at Hauula on Satur-
day afternoon. does not correspond, 1t
Is said. In some particulars, with aill-
dayits on file with the Board OF Super
visOrs, aflidavits which we're made the
basis of a petition for the impeachment
Of the Deputy sheriff.
II Will lie remembered that at the
last meeting of the Board of Superyis-
ors, ON Tuesday last, petition, signed
by a goOdly number Of citizens OF the
windward side of this island was pre-
scented, asking that Kckuoha be re
moved from Office. Supporting the pc
titlon were numerous aftidayits signed
by County Sheriff A. NJ. Brown, Grim
inalogist Chester Doyle, Special officer
Joseph Lcal, a Hawaiian woman and
her daughter, Kalaukapu, a Chinese BY
the name Of Akina, and Attorney Wade
Warren Thayer
Thayer's charges related to an old
protest and have been published and
were published in detail ut the time
they were first preferred and sent back
because they were not accompanied b.
the necessary petition signed by 20
legal voters, as required by the County
Act The ailidayits Of the sheriff, Doyle
and Lcll had 10 do with the recent
murder of a japanese by n fellow coun-
tryman at Kahuku, in relation to which
affair the KOolau Deputy Sheriff eX-
hibitCd a woeful lack of appreciation
OF his duties. The afiluayits Of Akina,
kalaukapu and her mother all had to
40 with an alleged criminal assault on
me young Hawaiian girl by the Chi
nesc named. According to these ALI
dayits the girl, Kalaukapu. was the sub
Icct of a scheme ON the part of the
Deputy sheriff to eXtOrt money from
the Chinese.
The girl sworo that Akina was not
the first man she had known intimate
ly and that she was willing to marry
the Chinese. The mother swore that
the Deputy Sheriff had caused her 10
swear out warrant against the Chi
nesc and had told her not to drop the
case unless Akina paid over $3.50 for
kH' Hf NHlHfNt
fcred 500. but this did not meet with
KGkuoha's idea OF Justice" and he Is
said to have stuck out for the original
~ demanded $3.50. Akina swore that
the whole business was u scheme on
the part OF Kekuoha to eXtort money.
lie and the girl and the mother OF the
girl, according 10 the afiidayits, wern
all willing that the Chinese should
marry the girl, who, by the way, is said
TO he under II, white her mother makes
affidavit that she was born on the 3ist
Of December, 1891. which would make
the young lady over II. In her afil-
davit the girl declares that Kekuoha
wanted her TO testify that the Chinese
was the first man she had known. APP
parCntly she forgot her affidavit In her
testimony ON the stand at Hauula on
Saturday afternoon.
The preliminary trial Of Akina came
up at 1880 o'clock Saturday afternoon
at the Hauula court house, KoolnulOa.
Judge Naiona presided and Attorneys
Charles Chillingworth and J. W. Cath
cart were on hand TO represent the de-
PENDANT. County Attorney f. A. Dou-
thitt was there to prosecute and Dep.
uly Attorney General Il. w. MilVGrton
was also present. StenOgrapher G.. L.
Sabin reported the proceedings In court
for the County Attorne's Office.
The trial In the country court house.
after all that has been said about Kc-
kuoha and In view of the approaching
Impeachment proceedings, created no
end OF stir and the people OF tho
hOolaus and even from beyond these
precincts attended In gala attire won
en- and children predominating The
little court house wds crowded to the
edges of the yerandas and the yard was
alive with folks who had more the APP
pearance of picnIcers than observers at
court proceedings.
Two automobiles few over the Pail
carly In the morning bearing men IN
join the performance. Jim Quinn drove
his Lactawana ear, carrying County
Attorney DOuthltt, Deputy Attorney
| General MilvertOn, Interpreter Hop