Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-12
I RIP TO COAST.
A Price FOR
SILENCE
Miguel ManigbIas Admits That
He Was Present on the
Night of Murder


What the police declare to be one OF
the most important links in the chain
OF evidence around the FilipinoS held
in the Lin All Kan murder case
was forger late this afternoon when
Miguel Manigblas confessed to being
present in the little Mahauiki store on
the night the brutal murders were
committed
Miguel s'tcame across" after the po-
lice had put him through stiff or
deal of questions. Up TO the present
time he has declared and stood by it
that he was not among the Filipinos
in the store on the night of the muir
der. Although identified by ROdri-
CUES confession as an accomplice, Mi
guel would not open his mouth To-
day, say the police, he admitted being
III the store with, his fellow-eountry-
men but denied that he had hand IN
the stabbing of the Chinese storekeep-
er and his wife.
To be supplied with plenty of
money and trip to San Francisco
was designated as the price for 81,
lence upon the part Of Celestino Ma
nalo. who is one of a quartette of FIJI
ipinos held upon charge of murder
of Chinese merchant. Lin All Kan,
End his wife, Lum See, al a Kahauiki
store a week ago last Wednesday
evening
Domingo Rodrigues, the first to
come forward with confession" is
alleged by Celestino to have made
this tempting offer to him while both
Filipinos occupied cells at the city
and county Jail following the commits.
sion of the crime.
Celestino sent for Chief of Detec-
tives McDuffie this morning, an,
nouncing that he had true and cor
rect statement to make concerning
the double murder of the Chinese and
his wife,
In the presence of Chief McDuffie
Prosecuting Attorney Brown, Deputy
kellett, Officer Olson and others, Ce-
iestino traced the movements of the
party on that evening, from the time
that he called upon a relative at Fort
Shafter mess, until the completion OF
the dastardly crime that will go down
in the annals as the most atrocious
butchery ever committed in Homo
lulu.
Say Domingo Butchered Both.
Upon the name of Domingo Rodri-
CUES is fastened the responsibility OF
the double murder, by the now peni
tent Celestino- He declared this
morning, that but a few days ago
while ali inmate of the municipal has
~ 10 hy, r.
the. effect that unless he finally told
q story that would serve to either
clear or tighten the sentence that
might be imposed upon Domingo, the
4 e.nalo life would be pl cSsssSally IEs9l
reless when Domingo once gained his
liberty. On the other hand, Celestinc
! was to reap in the questionable re-
ward of being sent to the coast, sup
piled with plenty of money, should
al go well with Domingo in the pres
ent investigation.
Celestino's story as freely told to
Chief McDuffie and Prosecuting At.
torney Brown recited incidents that
led UP to the meeting of the four Fill
pipos, including Domingo, Hildo, Mi
guel and Celestino. The latter in his
last confession states that Domingo
stabbed both the man as we'll as the
woman. The affair was talked over
some time before the crime was COM
mitted and later carried out accord
ing to prearranged program.
Celestino claims that he was on a
visit to cousin at Fort Shafter
when he fell in with the three Fill
pinos. He was in quest of money,
but the relative failed to make pay
ment, SO all departed for the street
railway terminus, where Domingo sug-
gested that they wait awhile. Do
mingo then outlined the plan for the
robbery of the store.