The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1912-04-16
.FIENDISH ATTACK ON
BLIND GIRL At
KEALIA

Though totally blind, pretty
little seventeer-vear-old Omachi
Suehiro, daughter of mill worker
on the kealia Plantation, bravely
and successfully battled for her
life last Monday afternoon against
tlcndish, Cowardly brute who
had evidently awaited the oppor-
tunity of finding her alone to carry
out his dastardly crime. The vic
tun of the assault is member of
large family, and has been blind
from infancy but regardless of
this misfortune, she has been able
to do considerable work about the
house, including the family wash
ing etc, and the physical strength
gained through such exercises,
gave her the required strength to
hold her own against the attack Of
last Monday.
To a reporter Miss Suehiro told
the following story: / was in the
small wash house behind the house
about two O'Clock in the afternoon,
when before l knew what was
happening, l was grabbed from be-
hind. could not see who my as
sailant was but when he spoke,
recognized him as a Korean.
struggled with all my might to get
free, and he said if / made any
noise he would kill me with knife.
| was badly frightened, and did
not know what to do, but kept
fighting until got away from him.
| ran as fast as l could and managed
20 reach the front lanai, where he
again grabbed Inc and showed me
INTO the room and shut the door.
He again grabbed me and while |
could not see, | was so familiar
with the room that l found little
trouble i'll working toward the door
as we struggled. Luckily the door
had not been fastened, and yielded
to the pressure of my body against
it. Finding myself again on the
lanai, ran down the steps and
sought the protection of my dog
which was tied in the yard near
by. My calls for help had been heard
by a Portuguese boy who came up
just as l reached my dog, and the
Korean seeing that he had been
discovered left me and ran away.
Had it not been for my dog, and
the Portuguese boy, l am sure he
would have killed me, for my
strength was all gone and further
resistance on my part would have
been impossible.
The Portuguese boy to whom
the girl referred is son of Mr..
Teves, and to a reporter, stated
that he was up a mango tree near by
and hearing the disturbance hasten
ed down and over to the Japa-
nese house to see what the matter
was. On reaching the yard fence,
he saw the girl near the dog and a
Korean leaving the premises.
The affair was Immediately re-
ported to the police who lost no
time in taking up the trail of the
would-be-murderer. Close watch of
the Korean quarters was kept, and,
according to reports, about mid
night, someone from the Korean
quarters notified the police that a
certain man was acting suspicious,
that he was packing his grip, evil
IDENTIFY expecting to leave h e
camp. With this as a cue, the
police wa tie d developments.
Shortly after the information had
been received, the Korean sailed
forth, but was taken in before he
had gone far. Hewas brought before
Judge Puuki next day, and bound
over to await the deliberations of
the next grand jury. The man
gave his name as Pok Chan ok.
He has been on the plantation for a
year or so and bears the reputation
as a gambler and all round un-
desirable citizen.