The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-10-20

very WELL and there is hope extended
for an early recovery
As to the Japanese servants the Bodies
state that they have had no trouble
with either of them. The one who was
with them at the Tarleton bungalow
was dismissed several days ago, but
there was no trouble of n serious ma
ture The new one is goodlooking
Japanese. He was at the house until
Q p. M. Saturday, or at least was re-
quested by the Bodies to remain until
that hour. He was to report for duty
at s o clock yesterday morning and
arrived there about 1880, apparently
not having occupied his room in the
servants quarters Saturday night.
Later on in the forenoon Chief of
Detectives Kalakiela, who is investigat-
ing the case, decided to take the servant
to the station house for investigation.
An inspection of the premises by an
Advertiser man developed the method
by which the marauder made his en-
try. AT the rear of the house there is
n framework apart from the house, con-
sisting of an upright post about ten
feet high, with a plank lying horizon
tally across the top and nailed to the
end of the house. This top board is
about three and a half feet from the
sloping roof over the rear lanai, above
mentioned. A long ladder rested ON
this top plank, the lower end being
about fourteen feet distant mauka. This
afforded an easy gradient to the top
of the plank. Standing upright on
this plank one could easily mount this
first-story roof which leads to the sec
ond-story window previously mentioned.
The roof is newly stained green. At the
edge are two dusty footmarks, as if
made with stockinged feet. On the sill
of the window, ON which dust has accu-
mulated over the new paint is clean
ed off space, as if some one had passed
into the house thereby and brushed Off
the dust with trousers leg.
On the theory that the assailant left
by the same route, the spade which
was found on top of some lumber Just
beneath the horizontal plank on which
the ladder rests, may have been the
weapon used to fracture Mr.. Bode g
skull. The visitor no doubt retained
his hold on the weapon until he was
clear of the house and only dropped it
when it was no longer needed by him
as n weapon of defense in case he was
attacked while making his escape. On
one side is thin stain, looking like
blood, although it may have been made
by contact with the red paint used on
the house. 1t has not been used re.
Gently for earth digging as the blade
is rusty. There was streak also of
white on the wooden handle.
The pair of underdrawers found by
Detective Lake, just after he and the
reporter made a dual investigation, are
of the size worn by the .Japanes, in
custody. They are old and covered with
paint stains, some green some red. They
were wet and had the appearance of
having been washed quite recently and
then chucked under the bushes. The
ground was not wet nearby to indicate
that the drawers were wet by rain.
Had they been washed on Saturday the
action of the wind and sun would have
made them almost dry by the time
they We're found. They were, however,
quite damp, and may have been wash.
ed in the forenoon or early morning.
There is n rent in the left knee. As
the painters and other workers have
not been near the place recently and
the Japanese is the only one on the
premises, and being underwear, the
theory is that they were worn and
washed by the person responsible for
the assault on the Bodies.
The apparent attempt to conceal the
drawers beneath the bushes is taken
to be evidence that there was some
good reason for wishing to get rid of
tn" drawers. The japanese in custody
admits washing a pair of drawers and
an undorshirt in bucket which was
found in his room, the bucket half full
of wafer. These two pieces of under
wear are almost new. The one found
under the bushes is quite old.
Mr.. Bode has been singularly unfor.
tunate in recent years. While residing
in Fiji few years ago he met with an
accident to his leg, and when it was
thought he was receiving n complication
set in requiring amputation above the
ankle.