Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-10-15
MURDEROUS PORTO
R|CAN WOUNDS TWO
Burglar Slabs Man And
Woman And Latter
May Die
POLICE ARE CONFIDENT
SAME MAN KNITTED BOTH
MRS. AkAHosHI, NURSE AT THE
JAPANESE HOSPITAL, AND A
MAN NAMED SHiZO ARE
THE VICTIMS

A murderous Porto Rican with
knife in the early hours of the morn
ing stabbed and dangerously. perhaps
fatally. wounded two people at two diff.
ierent times and places. In almost
| identicnlly the same manner.
In both Instances the attempted muir
der. occasioned by the victims discov-
cry of a burglar. was cold bloodod andi
viscious. the mad lust for blood Of a
wild animals lie struck to kill, not in
protection. but simply for the JOY
of killing.
The first victim was pretty young
japanese woman. n nurse nj the Jap
anese hospital. A savage lungc by the
murderer draye sharp knife deep into
the left side of her back. the point OF
the blade piercing her lung. Her wound
| Is believed to he fatal
Mrs. Akahoshi. which Is the womans
name, was on duty this morning at one
of the cottages of the hospital when she
happened to look up and saw a man
looking In at the closed window. She
went to the door TO see who 1t was. The
man. whom she describes as swartly
Porto Rican with kinky hair. spoke to
her what is the natter" he said.
| The woman was frightened by his SIN
lister appearance and started TO rum The
man lunged at her with his knife. strik-
ing her In the back. iniiicting n long.
narrow wound This occurred at 3:iO
o'clock this morning.
The woman is lying ut the hospital
now in very critical condition. and
grave fears are expressed that she may
not recover She was able to give the
police u good description Of the man,
whom she Is positive she can identify
IL she sees him again. She says he IL
a black fellow, evidently Porto Ric-
an. with kinky hair. about five feet
seven or eight inches In height, some
where In the ncighborhood of 30 years
OF age. He was dressed In dark grey
suit. with Il vest and white shirt
About three quarters of AN hour lat
er. at 4:35, Shizo. n Japanese man. was
stabbed In almost identically the same
manner by n Porto Rican whose des.
cription answers so closely to that given
by the woman that the police are con-
fidcnt that the same man committed
both crimes.
Shizo was asleep In his room at the
corner of Smith aud Kawaihae streets
when he was awakened by noise made
by some one In the room. He opened
his eyes and saw near him the swarth!
face of Porto Rican. The Japanes,
leaped out OF bed and made grab u,
the man. who had In his hand a carpet
bag belonging to Shizo. lie succeeded
! In grasping the ankle of the intruder
throwing him to the floor. The burg
lar recovered himself quickly and stab
bed Shizo In the back, innicting 0
wound very similar To the one received
by the woman. lie then made his es
cape from the room, still retaining his
hold on tho yalice.
Shizo was found dangerously wound
cd, and was taken to the hospital
where he now Is. Hopes are expressed
for his recovery.
The valise taken by the murderoui
burglar was later found by the police
near the old Protestant Beretania street
church. II had been cut open with ;
knife and rilfed. II is not know
whether or not the thief got any money
as the Japanese was not able to say,
with the good description that lh'
police have OF the thug they are con
iidont that they can effect his capture
They are now looking for him.