Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-19
CALIFORNIA
RANCH Crime
Whole Kendall Family Supposed to
Have Been Murdered by Japan.
Csc Fanatic.

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haothcr uf those b lnous crimes.
that thakc the fuua lalicns ur society.
has been Committed IN lhi state Of
California near ilttG tBwn called
Cazadero, and In this instance Jap.
ancse is charged with IN murder oil
rancher Kenldll his wife ana son.
On Sunday, jay a. LdOah NcdIlll.
Una Kendall, his vile and Thomas a.
Kendall their SON disappear from the
ranch they OccupiC under lease. three
miles north of Cazadero, Sonoma
county and from that time on no signs
uf life were observed about the prem.
iBcs. The circumstances b Ing rcp9rt.
cd to the authorities, on Monday. Aug.
ust /, Justice Of the Peace +. Drake
Trpsppr OF Soiioiha COUNTY vlsilsd the
Kendall ranch to ihvestig it1 ana
fblihd the circumstances surrounding
the disappearance of the Kendills 80
mysterious that he notified the police.
Wednesday, August 3, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney lloyle and sheriff ]. X.
Smith visit the Kendall ranch. Thoy
discovered two small piles OF bones, IN
one of which they find part of
burned brGastpin formerly worn by
Mrs. Kendall, aud in the other a ring
marked with the initials Of the young.
or Kendall. Dr. J. w. Jcno of Santa
Rosa declared upon examination that
the bones were those of humans.
On July 20, the day following the
day on which the murder was su.
posed to have been committed, a ia
anesc, named Yamagachi, an employee
of the Kendalls, appeared in Oakland.
and visiting Mrs. Starbuck, the own.
err of the ranch confessed to the muir.
der Of the Kendall family. stating that
he did II In self defense, but the tale
was not believed as Il was thought
that the japanese was slightly de.
mented, and he was allowed to go his
way. Before he left he threatened to
commit suicide.
A thorough search of the ranch
~ Niiiin'o lhN hlo'ON'ltu
and other evidence of fearful crime.
The fact that nothing OF the supposed
murdered son could be found placed
a peculiar phase on the situation for
a., Time. but a further search up the
canyon. back of the house brought to
light pile of bones and other arti.
chs that make IL clear that the son
was murdered with the father and
mother.
Search for the Japanese, who con.
fcssed to the crime, has been going
on ever since without success. Re
wards for his capture have been
posted and one of the daily papers
OF san Francisco has offered re.
ward of $500 for the apprehension OF
the supposed murderer.
Dream Fortells Crime.
Mrs. McDains. the wife of neigh
boring rancher. tells OF dream that
Mrs. Kendall told her that she had
Mrs. McBains said:
Mrs, Kendall once told me of 9
dream she had before she cam Il
Cazadero. She said that In I dream
she saw herself In a place surround
ed by mountains, She aud her huS
band and son were III 70 ia my
dream, saw them both killn before
! my cles" said Mrs. KC1dall AN
then their murderer turned IN me
when ! first saw this placn kncN
it was the place I saw in my dream
Followed Young Kendall,
Evidence has dc"'lo ell through N
rt7l"munt q H. A Pat q dcnr huat"I
that a J'panc'rl supposed - be thu
myStc.ious lien'y Y1mag ,chI tr'lla'
MI followed 1h1nas A. Kendall
through the muuntlins prior u m;
young mans terrible death. The jan
ancsc was seen doggIng the NOV"
mcnts OF Kendall on the mountain
rapd and acting In the most suspicious
manner when he was detected
abe Kendall murders hay arouse,
great interest IN the Japanese cGln1l
of San Francisco AMI the two daily
Nipponcse publications. are dcyotln'
considerable sracc to the accounts
Of IN Cazadc'O mystery.
/ 4 careful canvass among the 'c'l
ing Japanese of the city shows TIN
there is considerable d0ubt IN th'
minds of the members of the colon!
as 70 whether Yamagachl Is guilty
The ~ OF his cpuntrymen In tn
lnclI colony who kneH aim say 'ha