The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-28
JAPANESE FOUND
DEAD IN BOAT
Sudden Death at Heeia Brings
Out Absence of Doctor on
WindWard Side.

\ question of murder, suicide or dis
ease called Sheriff Jarrett and City
Physician Mackall over to Heeia yes
terday to investigate the death of a
japanese by the name of Hamada, who
was found dead in his skiff, fast on the
reef near Mokolii.
The man was found on Friday last,
Sheriff Jarrett and the local police Off
Gals receiving no word Of it until they
received the report of the inquest held
under the direction Of Deputy Sheriff
Frank Pahia of Kaneohe.
The action Of Pahia in dsposing Of
the case and ordering the burial Of the
body without notifying him called down
the displeasure of the sheriff, who roast
ed Pahia a little upon arrival at Kane
one yesterday.
The sheriff was not willing to take
the coroner's jury's verdict as to the
absence of foul play as final, and Doc
tor Mackall refused to take chances on
the city health department making an
other mistake such as called down the
wrath of territorial and federal health
officials when Doctor Emerson per
formed the autopsy on the japanese
who died from plague.
The investigation of the heads of
| the police and the health department
brought out wildly the fact that there
! is not a doctor on the entire Wndward
! side of the Island from kane0he to
! kahullu The coroner S jury had mere
| " satisfied itself that there were no
evidences of foul play and did not at
| tempt, and had no means if they had at
| tempted. to discover the cause of death.
| They should have notified the city
| health officials at once, under the cir
| cumstanccs.
According to the story Of the wit
nesses. Hamada left early on last
Thursday morning. steering for the is
land Of Kapapa in Kancohe Bay. Later
! Ohiro and Fugihara, two fellow fisher
man. also put out for the same island
/ in separate boats. Hamada was fish
! inc on the Kualoa side Of the Island
/ Fugihara on the Heeia side and Ohiro
! between the two.
About four O clock in the afternoon,
| Ohiro noticed Hamada 5 boat drifting
| in toward the breakers and pulled in
| his anchor and sailed after him. When
be came close enough, he saw IIamada
living on his side, his face very black
and knew he was dead. He sailed foI
the shore again whittier Fugihara had
long since gone and later in company
with other Japanese went back to the
coffin boat. brought IN the body and
notified Deputy Pahia.
Additional testimony derived by tho
sheriff and Mackall yesterday proved
the man 10 have been q heavy drinkel
and to have INDUCED in night OF
drinking with some friends on the
night before he sailed on hi- last cruise
Doctor Nackan infinitely cross exam
ined Misina Hamada. the widow Of tn,
man and fully satisfied himself that
death WAS not due t. plague on {,
| an equally dangerous disease Ever,
Indication pointed to the fact that n,
was suffering from heart trouble anr
the city physician considers valvula
disease the most likely To have cause,
death. The witnesses at the fnques
stated that lie complained of hein.
short of breath and often chokgl.
some japanese medicine that the mar
was taking was secured and will b,
examined.