Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-20
Police Court Notes

The reckless handling OF high-pow-
er explosives used In street consfruc-
ton on Punchbowl BY Japanese con-
tractors. engaged in the removal OF
rock and material is alleged to be the
cause of serious accident 10 ono or
more small boys residing near the
corner of Alapai and Prospect streets
this morning.
Giant powder, compressed in the
form of caps, is said to have been
Iearelessly stored in flimsy wooden
box. This receptacle was left in
place where 1t could be easily opened.
According 10 the story told the po-
| lice, number of boys while ranging
( the hillside and engaged IN play. dis
covered the box and in gaining access
to the contents, made away with a
quantity of the explosive.
In attempting to set the powder on
by firing 1t from q rock, fragments OF
/ the material caused bruises TO at afm
and several fingers of one lad. who.
however, declined to go to the hos
pital. The police, while willing To f0l-
low up a rigid prosecution OF those
responsible for this and similar aecl-
dents, find that little or no provision
is made in existing statutes for the
punishment Of offenders.
The murder of a Japanese carpen-
tier, resident of this city, whose bad
Ily decomposed remains we're found
Esome months ago in cane field near
the edge of the road leading into Ale
Iva, was cleared up yesterday after
moon, when through what is believed
a complete confession, three Filipinos,
lManigbas. Rodrigues and Bautista.
now under sentence Of death for the
double tragedy at Kalihi store, admit
ted that they were responsible for the
death Of the Japanese.
For some time past Chief Of De-
teetiyes McDuffie has been working
on the theory that the death of the
would result in complete connection
being established. and thereby unrayel
what to the present time has proved
mystery.
Similarity of the wounds inflicted
Upon the japanese and the Chinese
man and his wife tended to lend be-
lief that one and the same hand com.
mitted the several atrocious crimes.
Domingo is said to have volunteer
ed the first confession while his com
psnious finally backed up his state
ments and confirmed each and every
detail, that tended to weave into q
complete story of the crime
The Filipinos admitted that they
secured less than sixty dollars from
the person of the Japanese. This sum
WIS divided and they then proceeded
to conceal the remains.
Complaint has been made 70 police
Headquarters regarding the actions OF
"a youth riding a bicycle on the side
walk at King and Erich streets last
evening. Shortly after the lights
were extinguished the boy passed the
Rapid Transit station, narrowly miss
ing a collision with several people
who were awaiting car. The bicycle
carried no light.
A Urabe. Japanese workman.
aged about fifty years, employed I'm
the removal of tank from the prom
iaes Of K. Osaki, at Maloa. was in
|stantly killed this morning through
the fall of heavy eight By eight up
right which had been used in the
support of the tank, and had become
|dislodged
The accident occurred while sew
|eral laborers were standing near. Dep
uty Sheriff and Coroner Rose impan-
eled jury that this afternoon visit
led the scene and later held an inquest.