The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-07-05
ARREST ALLEGED
MANOA SHOOTER
Concealed a Bad Gun, but Gould
Not Conceal Equally Bad
Reputation.
cIRcUMsTANTIAL EVIDENCE
Is Accused Of lmprisoning and
Firing at a Fellow
Countryman.
(From Monday,a Advertleer. }

A bad piece Of rope and few shreds
of worse reputation put Yanagi, a
japanese, in Jail Saturday under suspi-
cion of being the man who locked
fellow countryman up in Manoa house
and shot at him through the window.
Chief McDuffie commenced working
on the case as soon as possible, tracing
up few clues that pointed to the
gun man, they finally led up to Yanagi.
The Japanese fred upon was an EN-
ploye of the Dawson dairy, and the
chief was told by him and by other
residents in the neighborhood about a
"bad" japanese who was persona non
grata with every. resident, master or
servant, in Manoa Valley.
II seems that a Japanese had come
to the valley about six months ago
inquiring for Yanagi and for posi-
ton at the same time. Namura, the
boy who answered his first question,
was the one who was fred upon last
week. Ever since the stranger had ask
ed about Yanagi, the latter gentleman,
who evidently considered him a person
looking for his job, has been down on
Namura. Every time that he passed
him or any of the other Dawson EN-.
ployes he would spit at them and walk
past without saying a word. He did
not conine his bad manners to his fell
low countrymen but bestowed them i'm
partially on all that he met.
Yanagi is also charged with letting
the cows and the bull of the Dinklage
dairy, of which he is an employee, loose
upon the neighborhood, the cows de-
stroying the gardens of the residents
and the bull destroying their nerves
and good temper.
A pig sty was also burned down
on the premises of neighbor who was
supposed to be at outs with this estim-
able gentleman, rags soaked in oil be-
ing found around the charred ruins
wherein litter of pigs had been burn,
ed to death.
Working on the theory that this man
seemed to be the only one in the valley
who had grudge agains Namura, Nc
Duffie went to his house accompanied
by Special Officer Bergau, the Japa-
nese interpreter of the detective force.
All the doors and windows were firm
ly locked and the house seemed to be
deserted McDuffie broke in and found
an inner room also locked. He heard
knocking inside and breaking in here
also found the man he was after, scar
ed white and trembling so that he could
(, hardly stand up.
"Where Is that gun9'' demanded the
chief, threateningly, before Yanagi
| could lose the impression that he was
! going to be shot down on the spot.
The japanese pointed to a gun Of
antique pattern hanging on the wal
which hadn't been fred since the
American revolution. McDuffie thank
! ed the badly scared man for his in
formation and backed him up agains
the wall where he had short hear
to heart talk with him. 1t all resulted
in Yanagi going to his bed and drag
ging a 32-caliber revolver from under
| the mattress.
The chief considered the circumstan
tial evidence that he had secured suf
ficient to hold the man for a little NOR,
investigation and started to take hin
down the road. When he passed tn,
house where the Dawson employees wer,
sitting on the lanai, Yanagi called t.
them, saying:
"You informed on me. Wait unit
get out and l III you sure, this time. ,
He spoke in Japanese, evidentl:
thinking that he was safe in doing SC
but Bergau overheard him and it vii
make good testimony against him.
The case against the man is furthe
strengthened by the fact that in tn
broken end of the rope that was tie,
around the door, holding the other Japa
nese prisoner, McDufiie found tn
counterpart to a broken end of rop
that was tied around Yanagi's dos
The wire that assisted the rope in i'm
prsoning the man was also traced an
points against Yanagi.
Another exhibit that win appea
against the man is the gun itself an
the bullets that were found under HI
mattress. McDuffie had taken the pre-
caution of securing one of the dis
charged bullets that had imbedded il
self in the wall of the house wher
Namura was a prisoner. He then e1
; tracted a pellet from one of the Who'll
bullets and compared it with the dii
charged one Both are of the sam
ealber. both have the same beadin
, around the side and both have an ideI
: teal indention on the under side.
lHtfe - ihIlntI ltaAAihohg AoiAhSoAi
: ing to the effect that the gun was ca
; ried around by Yanagi. One day /
was riding in one of Judge Frank Al
e drade's wagons, sitting beside Il
driver, when he remarked that IL
horse was not going fast enough. i
!, pulled ont his gun which he ha
!, wrapped in a piece of cloth and fra
: II at the side Of the road. The horl
; developed sudden speed and the driv'
, departed Just as suddenly for the BIO
tom of the wagon.
: McDufiie Is not going 10 take chane
In constituting the law any longer al
\ viii let the city attorneys Office I
I the charge against the man tomorrow
y WHY SUFFER- PROM RHHUAGA
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