Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-05
JOHNSON coNFEssEs
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years. He does not seem ever to have
had any quarrels with the Whartons
l have not heard that he was noteL
here for any popularity Of action. lie
used to drive for Kentwell in Honolu.
iu. lie is an lrishman aud ran away
from ship here. He tells me that
lie has never been married. that he
has had no use fol women; that he
does not care Tor them.
johnson was SEEN before the
crime, leaving the Wharton home,
about $3.50 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, little Seaman Wharton, the muir.
dered child, later being seen with
him. They were walking together in
the direction of the place near the
cane field where the body was found
in the late afternoon.
Johnson's Whereabouts.
Il asked johnson to account for his
whereabouts during the period be.
tween his being seen walking away
with the child and the finding of the
corpse. He told me that he had walk
ed to the bridge near the plantation
and was looking around for the head
luna. waiting long time trying to find
the luna. Othef witnesses do not put
forward anything to contradict this
statement. Johnson, on the other
hand, seems unable to corroborate his
story.
Won't Explain Blood.
Il asked him how there came to be
blood stains on his clothes. He de
clared that he did not know that they
were blood stains and, II they were,
he had no idea how they came to be
IN Oh nj
johnson declares that he is abso
lutely innocent of the crime alleged.
'Ho was arrested without any trou
BILE. He did not attempt to hide or run
away: nor did he resist the officers.
lie merely pleaded his entire limo.
cence and went along to jail without
trouble.
Prisoner Is Stripped.
AT the jail he was stripped of his
clothes and given others to wear. The
blood-stained garments will be used
Us eyidence-very damaging evidence.
I think.
johnson admits having been drink
ing since Christmas.
'Hc did have some warm words with
Mrs. Wharton, mother of the murder.
ed boy, the other day. She refused to
send out for something to drink for
him. II lie must have something to
Grink, she said, he could go out and
get IL. She would not bring II into the
house.
Mother Sure Of Guilt.
Il have seen the mother. She as.
serts with the greatest assurance that
she believes that Frank Johnson muir.
dered her baby.
'Mr. Wharton. the father, does not
seem 80 positive In the idea that John.
ron is the Aend who slaughtered his
little son. But Mrs. Wharton insists
that she knows that Johnson is the
murderer, although she gives no rea
son for so believing.
Il cannot help but feel impressed
with the truth of the mothers intui-
ton, though Of course that is no kind
of proof.
The poor mother Is terribly affect.
ed. Who would not be? The crime
rs terrible one to even think Of.
; cruait Due Cox.
"Deputy Sheriff Oscar Cox has han.
died this case very well. He deserves
:. great credit When Mr.. Doyle and |
reached here at noon today, he had
everything in readiness for our inves-
tlgation.
''The original intention was to hold
the inquest at o'clock this Thurs,
day. morning, but | telephoned down
10 defer the inquest until had an OPP
portunity 10 look into the matter. The
inquest will be held tomorrow Ohis)
morning about 10 o'clock. We have
several witnesses, chiefly children
trf, nj Iah
20 away together. do not expect
enything to develop at the inquest be-
yond what we have already learned
The matter now seems clear enough
IL me, but of course we have to have
the evidence to produce before jury
Motive Of Mutilstion.
'The motive is what gets me-
mean particularly the motive for the
horrible mutilation. I am inclined &c
think that an unnatural crime was con
tcmplated and that murder was done
TO cover up the attempted crime. The
murderer, whoever he Is, probably
feared exposure, and killed the child
But why their fearful mutilation?
''He may have cut up the body to be
able to pack II in a small hole In the
ground. since he had not the means al
at hand to make large enough grave
quickly. for the body entire. And ther
he may have hoped that the child
would merely be considered lost anC
that by butchering the body into al
unacceptable condition. when found
possibly after weeks, the remains
could not be identified.
Finger Nails Testimony.
when we examined the prisoner a
the jail observed that his unusual.
large hands, for the size Of his body
were very dirty and the finger nail
and the flesh overlapping the edge o
the nails was thick with what seemed
10 be blood and dirt. With the assist