Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-15
Police Notes

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A motorcycle, the property OF Lee
Kwai. was reported by the police as
totally destroyed yesterday as a re-
suit of a fire which occurred while
the rider was proceeding along School
street. An attempt TO put out the
flames by the aid of q straw mattress
proved futile, as this article was also
consumed.
Several suits of clothing, q number
of books and other articles of value
today were recovered by Acting Chief
OF Detectives Kellett upon the prem
ises of Hun Shi Yung, Korean, who
was placed under arrest charged with
having robbed a countryman named
Kim Jai Yung. The alleged thefts
covered period of several days. When
arraigned at district court this MORN
ing, the defendant was found guilty Of
larceny and sentenced TO eight
months Imprisonment at the city and
county Jail.
Displaying many cuts and bruises.
alleged to have been inflicted with q
hammer and broken bottle, Mrs. s.
Kali was hurried to the hospital by
the police last evening According to
the story related to the officers, the
woman became involved in war OF
words with some of her neighbors.
Pending the making of arrests, tie
police are making an investigation.
With chances much in favor of her
recovery, Cecilia sMatsu, dweller at
lwilei, was sent to the hospital yes
terday, 1t being alleged that the wom-
an had taken a portion of bottle
filed with poison Investigation
made by the police indicated that the
attempt at suicide followed de-
bauch The officers are holding Joe
Goldberg in custody. pending the re-
coyery of the patient.
Declaring that he proposed to end
his existence. Joseph Kalanui is all
legged by his wife ito have hastily left
the home. at Moiliili yesterday after
noon and proceeded 10 a neighboring
stone quarry. Kalalui was followed
by members of his family, who after
summoning the police, found the man
armed with large knife. which he is
manner. Kalanui. who was taken into
custody, is awaiting an investigation
as to his sanity,
Sergeant Michael Metzger, End In
fantry, who attempted suicide last
Saturday by leaning over a service RI
file and pulling the trigger, is expect
ed to recover He was taken to the
department hospital Immediately aft
err the shooting. and given the best of
care, and while his life was at first
despaired of, he Is now reported as
out of danger. 1t is not known how
badly disfigured Metzger viii be. as
his face is swathed in bandages. but 1t
is feared that he will be in bad shape
when he comes through the expert
ence.
The police believe that they have
found Filipino who IS alleged to
have separated two counfrymen from
their little store Of wealth. The men
claim that they we're approached by
"a Filipino who was well dressed and
smooth of speech, who offered to Sc
cure two passages to San Francisco
for $40 Considered in the light Of a
bargain, the Filipinos handed over
this sum 70 their new-found friend.
and awaited his return at the rail-
way depot. Detective Ocampo came
upon a Filipino. supplied with con-
siderable money, who has failed to
give a satisfactory account of the
manner in which he ACQUIRED the sum
of money in his possession. The Of
|ficers are now in quest Of two torn-
Hpanions.