The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-03
MAUI STRIKE JAP
USES A KNIFE
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however, attack came from 2 most un-
expected source Mori, to look at or to
Judge from his past career, is little
to be suspected of suddenly turning
fanatic and a candidate for honors OF
Mort is youth, but
twenty three years of age, and has al
ways enjoyed a good reputation. He
was educated locally, being a gradu-
ate of the High School and also hav-
ing received instruction from the Rev.
Wadman. AS an interpreter in Maui
courts he was considered more than
reliable and was even sought after.
Mort approached Sheba with the di-
rect challenge: What do you mean
by your attitude against the best in
terests of the Japanese, you traitor?'
1t is the accusation Of man intent
upon dealing out vengeance or retri-
button or punishment, whatever his
diseased idea may be, and he follows
it up numerically quick with dag
ger thrust at the exposed neck of the
editor of the paper that has done it's
best to suppress the Japanese riff-raH
agitation.
ASSASSINATION INTENDED?
Fortunately Mort was grabbed in the
act of assaulting Sheba. Had he not
been, Sheba would now be lying dead
and the threats of the Higher Wage
Association or their agents would have
been fulfilled Even in his cell, his
Infh In CT nF
his victim, his very business card
marked with the imprint of his own
bloddy thumb. bloody from contact
with the wounds of his victim, Mort
throws out his chest and admits that
he intended to punish Sheba. Admits
that he intended to hurt him. If Sheba
were to die, Mort would be admitting
a murder, as deliberate crime as
could be imagined.
/ Mort this morning, of his own ad-
mission, purchased the l. x. L. pen
knife at the store of On Tai An ex-
animation of the knife shows that it
had been ground and sharpened to al
most razor edge, even though it was
a new knife. 1t shows, also, the point
broken off, probably where it struck
the skull of Sheba. slantingly. The
question that first strikes the prose-
cution is whether Mort alone is guilty
or whether he is but the selected agent
to purposely pick quarrel with Sheba
and deliberately assassinate him.
The affair is not likely to rest with
Morris arrest Maxine, Yokogawa and
other Higher Wage Association lead
ers may have things to explain.
SHEBA CANNOT TALK.
Representatives of the press were
unable to see Sheba after he reached
the hospital. He was Altogether toe
weak from loss of blood to run the
risk of allowing him to speak even Il
he felt so inclined.
Quick action was noticeable on the
part of the authorities. There was
perhaps not a government officer, IRON
United States District Attorney X. w
Breckons down to the policeman Oh
the beat who was not on the alert
in all matters appertaining to the sen
sational assault, for while it was no
thing but a pocket-knife which was
made the weapon, and while Sheba, ac
cording to the attending physicians
: will recover, it is as clear as can D'
that no more deliberate assault coul'
have been planned.
EXAMINED IN HIS CELL
Deputy Attorney General Lorrin An
drews. Attorneys w. A. Kinney ant
s. NJ. Ballou, together with an inter
prefer and a stenographer visited MOI
in his cell at the police station les
than an hour after Sheba had beel
/ hurried bleeding to the hospital. l
= S. District Attorney Breckons had al
= ready had an interview with the youn
r fanatic, who seems to have wante
e to play a second Czolgosh.
= He was not embarrassed, nor wa
Y he alarmed; more was his attitud
E that of one who wished to he consic
! cred a martyr.
c Mort stated that he expostulate
O with Sheba on the street this mornln
d for Sheba's antagonism to the Hlgh'
e Wage Association, whereupon' Shen
= made a remark to the effect that n
Mort, was nothing but youngster an
II had better not NEEDLE lin matters &c
i old for his young head. Il intende
d to punish him for being traitor
/, the Japanese cause confessed Nor
ar unblushingly, and struck him VIII
% the knife. 1 hit him several time
do not know how many, and whe
thought had punished him enout
| threw the knife away"
FOLLOWED SHEBA.
There is proof the fact that MOI
= the assailant, followed his Victi
-, downtown this morning from the j.
= dietary building sheba was in cou
90 in the matter of a money-oIder ca
=, and when Sheba went out he was &c
lowed by Mort who had been hangtl