The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-01-27
BRUTAL MURDER
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with more self-possession than any Of
the others, 'phoned for the police and
also sent a message to DR.. Baldwin,
who was then in the city.
The response to both messages was
prompt and I'm a rev minutes after
the news Of the tragedy had been re-
ceved both DR.. Baldwin and Chief
Detective McDuhie were on the
scene. The bodies of the unfortunate
woman and OF her murderer lay,
close together on the ground at the
back of the house, only three feet
or so separating one from the other.
The woman lay stretched out with
blood flowing from the many wounds
which Hakamoto had inflicted upon
her, while the murderer lay with
outstretched hand grasping the wo-
mans hair as though 10Th to allow
her to escape him even in death
DR.. Baldwin rushed towards the
PROSTATE forms and called out to Ha-
kamoto but the latter half-turned and
exclaimed.
81 no care, / no care!"
Then he fell over unconscious and
was still in that condition when Chief
Detective McDufie arrived in his au-
tomobile.
Immediately on arrival McDufie
had the two bodies picked up and
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with all speed to Queens Hospital
for treatment Both were unconscious
but the woman recovered slightly and
was able to speak a few words. She
gave her name and that of Haka-
motto as her assailant but nothing
more could be CLEANED from her and
she never regained consciousness
again before she died, death taking
place before eleven o'clock.
Hakamoto was attended to by Dr. w.
c. Hobby and was still alive at the
time of writing, though scant hopes
are entertained of saving his life.
The woman was chopped in fright
full manner, being hacked all over the
body. On the right side of the neck,
commencing slightly to the rear, was
large cash which extended around to
the center of the throat; on the right
arm above the elbow was a deep cash,
apparently made by chopping blow;
the right shoulder was slashed in sew
eral places; the left arm was also cut;
the left leg as almost cut in two;
and there were altogether close upon
thirty wounds on the body all testify
ing to the brutal nature of the attack
made by Hakamoto.
The implements with which Haka-
motto committed his dastardly crime
are in the possession of the police. The
cane-knife is "a brand new one, measur-
ing about fourteen inches in length of
blade. The edge was almost as sharp
as razor, but it is now notched in
half a dozen places, apparently through
coming into contact with bone. The
dagger is a small black-handled wea.
pom, with a blade eight inches long.
Both weapons are stained with blood.
Investigations made by the police
indicate that Hakamoto first attack
ed the woman while she was at work
at the wash-tub, for on the ground
round about the tub were found blood
stains and on some of the garments
which the woman was engaged in
washing were also splashes of blood.
From the ut-house in which the wo-
man was working she seems to have
dashed towards the kitchen in vain
effort to escape her pursuer, for a
| trail of blood marks her progress to-
wards the kitchen, up to the place
where she was caught and fell. Around
the pathway were huge blotches of
blood, her clothes were saturated and
pools formed near where she was ly-
ing.
McDuffie searched Hakamotos quar-
tiers at the Manoa Valley Tennis Club
and there found a winebottle still
about one third full of wine. When
Hakamoto himself was searched a
whiskey-fask about one-third full of
whiskey was also found. In his room
at the corner of Beretania and Arte-
sian streets McDuffie found a photo
graph of a Japanese woman, which at
first sight seems to be one of the muir
dered woman, though a comparison
has not yet been made. AS far as
could be ascertained in the brief time
at the disposal Of the police between
the murder and the writing of this
story there was nothing to account for
the murder The only motive that
can be given at the moment is that
Hakamoto, mad with jealousy, set out
this morning to wreak vengeance upon
the woman. Nothing has been discov
cred as to the relationship which ex