The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-10-27
WOMAN MIXED
UP IN CASE

Inc mystery OF the uynamting OIL
Japanese couple at waipahu on the
night of October l6 is now partially ex-
planned and the arrest and release ON
$500 bail OF gambler named Abe, in
dicates that there was conspiracy to
get rid of the husband of a woman or
whom Abe was enamored.
1 s. Kawamoto resides at waipahu with
his wife Kamio, who arrived in Homo
lulu from japan in July, 1907. 1t was
reported about that the wife was 3
close friend of Abe, the gambler. In,
April last she left her husband and went
to Pearl City with Abe. She refused
to return to Waipahu, and later ON
came to Honolulu and sued for divorce,
but not having been in the Islands TIVE
years could not do so. Friends settled
the differences between husband and
wife and on Thursday, October 10, she
returned to her husband at Waipahu. !
The following night about III clock
an attempt was made to murder Kawa-
motto, and but for his wakefulness, he
would have been killed. The couple
had retired for the night. The wife
slept, as usual thing at the back of
the bed next to the partition, which,
however, did not extend to the ceiling.
Over the bed was suspended a mosquito
netting. Before retiring on the night
of the attack the wife asked the hus-
band to change places with her, This
; was done and she lay down on the out,
side of the bed, the husband being next
to the partition,
He went to sleep but was awakened
4 by slight noise nearby and looking up
he saw something on fire sliding down
the mosquito net. As it came lower he
| saw it was an explosive and rising he
reached it and took it in his hand to
throw it over the partition, the object,
| which was piece of burning fuse on
! a Illuminating cap exploded in his hand,
. SCATTERING the member.
The police made an investigation at
the time but discovered nothing.
, Neighbors testified that they saw Abe
sinking around about the vicinity
, about 1880 Sunday night. Until last
Saturday no clue had been discovered
0 as to the perpetrator of the crime, I'M
til outside assistance was called in, and
, then came the discovery OF the wife's
double dealings, resulting in the arrest
, of Abe and his release, later on, on
: $500 bail Abe will be up for trial on
Wednesday.
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, the best side of one of the leaders, one
n of the coterie Of few men who control
a Congress, and when such n man advo-
i Gates a measure for Hawaii il is sure
. to go through, "and woe to the man
!. who votes against those leaders of or
ganization.
"That is how your delegate accom-
plishes things, said the Prince.
As to the 'liaro incident, this came
= when Kuhio referred to McCandless
continued promise to the voters of the
country districts to give them 160acres
of land each, if he was elected. He
I said that when McCandless came to
town and spoke to the voters he de
MED having made such statement,
, and then Prince Kuhio shouted:
3 off he does deny this statement in
q town, then say he is liar, TO- he
q said so to the people of the country
a Districts
S A Republican City.
Dan Logan, candidate for supervisor,
! made stirring speech, full of civic
promises for future greatness of the
city in the way of public works and
? roads. He called attention. to the vast
enterprises headed this way by way of
the Panama Canal, great fleets, and the
naval station, which would make Ho.
, nolulu great and proud city, and such
"a city must be well governed, and the
= Republicans could give government
' that would be a monument.
VIM. AHA, candidate for supervisor,
said the Lord was with him He had
! managed to get into the convention ana
4 the convention had managed to get him
! on the ticket and he believed the voters
would manage to get him into office.
: He had good chance for his name
= was to be the very first on the ballot,
!. Jim Quinn, candidate for supervisor,
. spoke again on his good roads plat.
. form. He was an auto man, that was
A true, but If a road was built well for
: an auto. what was good for an auto
was good for carriage, and what was
good for carriage was good for T.
pedestrian.
l. Reciprocity Helped.
: Joe Cohen, candidate for the House,
+ made an excellent speech. There were
: two parties-the one that was in Office
: and doing the work and generally 1t
= was the Republican party, and the 9TH
. er, the party outside ana watching the
other fellows at work. He said the
Republican party gave the Hawaiian
: Islands the advantages of the Recipro-
. city Treaty and started its prosperity,
and then the protection policy of the
a Republican party came in and that IL
!. maintaining our present island pros
: perity.
: VIM. Kane, candidate TO, Supervisor,
made short but pitby speech in both