The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-01-05

herself during the ordeal Of question:
Ing. told OF her meeting with johnson
In the morning and OF her alarm over
SimcOn's absence. A search was be-
gun and many japanese and Hawaii
ians looked over the premises. John
son Joined the searchers, but he had |
little to say.
BELIEVES JOHNSON GUILTY.
However. began to believe that
Johnson had something to do with !
Simeons disappearance. said she. "for
on Christmas day he got angry with |
me because | would not buy him gal |
lon OF wine. He said l was "a mean
woman He was huhu for awhile. He
got drunk that day and also on New
Years"
SEARCHED WATER TANK.
About o'clock Mrs. Wharton said
she ordered the Chinaman, Tuck Hong,
to examine the water tank About
half the water was let out and then
the Chinaman climbed over the rim
and lowered himself over to the inside.
, He had pitchfork and thoroughly
prodded every part of the tank with
| out result.
WANTED CHINESE WIZARD.
when he came out" continued Mrs.
Wharton. "he said to me. Mamma,
you give me 90 cents What forY l
asked. You give me % cents, go
down to Waialua and give to Chinese
kahuna. He sure tell me where find
little Simeon I did not give him the
quarter. After while Tuck Hong
/ and Mamake. a Hawaiian, went down
q path where the weeds were broken
down and saw the trousers on the
bush. They brought them back to me
! and I went down. l said search ev-
erywhere.' Then 1 stepped on the
grave. 1 did not look. They found the
little boys body there"
DEPUTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.
The whartons thereupon notified
Deputy Sheriff Cox and Dr. Hubert
Wood OF Waialua plantation. johnson
was placed under arrest, and the doc
tor examined the body. He also ex-
amined Johnson and found no wounds
on his body. He made thorough ex-
animation Of Johnson's person. and
this examination may result an impor'
tant developments later on. 1t may
show what was Johnson's motive in
taking Simeon off to a secluded spot.
CHANG KIM ASSISTS.
Chung fAiii, oiu t''Nhu VI .
Wharton, who accompanied the be-
reayed father from Honolulu to Waia-
lua Wednesday night in an automobile
was awake early yesterday morning
and a party was organized by him to
j, search for the intestines and other
parts of the body. Almost every por-
ton was found, and DIR. Wood con-
. nected them with the body as best he
1 IN hndU for hIlrIal
y JOHNSON CONCEALED STAINS.
When Deputy Sheriff Cox arrived at
the Wharton home, johnson was on
: the grounds with others. He sat
little apart, with his coat drawn close
! " over his breast. When Cox began
questioning him. he noticed that John.
I SON kept his coat buttoned tight. ant
he finally order him to take the gar
ment Off. Johnson refused. Cox order
ed a policeman to remove 1t. The In
! slant the coat was off the blood stain'
! on the shirt were plainly seen. Coz
l felt that he was on the track OF tn,
: murderer and he placed the man under
arrest. Johnson shook as with the pal
sy when Cox did so.
INQUEST TODAY.
Owing to the length of the investiga
b ton held yesterday, Sheriff Brown de-
: cided to postpone the inquest until u
a. m. today. The inquest will be helt
o at the waialua courthouse. Although
I there is much feeling In and about wa
I ialua over the tragedy, no violence wa
4 seriously talked of, except that som'
thought that lynching would be th'
: better way out of the mess than
. long drawn-out and expensive trial.
HAD HACKMAN'S WATCH.
About Christmas time johnson offer
ed a silver watch for sale to a Portu
guese plantation employe. The Portu
: guese said he would buy It, but as NJ
did not think Johnson had any CLAIM
!, to the timepiece he said he would hol'
II IT, for a day or two to ascertain wheth
er another claimant to ownership
u would turn up. Another owner di
,. turn up in the person OF Japanes
% hackman who said the watch had bee
~ stolen from him.
- CRIME TO HIDE CRIME.
y 1t is thought by the officers tina
u johnson in mutilating the body of 81
neon did so to hide evidences o
70 another revolving crime against ma
y ture.
'e BLACK TROUSERS NOT STAINED
70 1t Is curious thing that Johnson
!, black trousers are not stained, Will
- his shirt, undershirt and drawers ar
- splotched with blood. He wore tn
~ black trousers when he led Simeon o.
" toward the canefield. The man ma
~ have removed his trousers before Kill
- Ing Simeon and then drew them ov'
his blood-stained undergarments afte
e. he had disposed of the body.
A PREVIOUS ATTEMPT.
10 A man who knows johnson told a
:" Advertiser reporter last night tha
about four years ago he attempted
commit crime similar to that wit
y ! which he is charged at Waialua.
This individual states that Johnso
~ was working for L. X. Kentwell at II
time and was living In the old Ken
we'll homestead near the corner of Fo
and School streets.
81 One day he is said to have been
. the act OF attacking a little SON
81 Harry Mossman who lived near b
NC with a sickle, when seen by the moth
-, of the child.
IN Mrs. Mossman Jumped out of Il
he window rushed to the nearest tel