The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-08-15

Dagger Could Have inflicted Wounds
After the arrest of KanamOto, Chief
Of Detectives McDuffe called upon
Police SurdOn Aver to examine a
large dagger for the purpose ascer
tanning whether the wounds on tho
body Of EmOto and his wife could have
been inflicted with it.
Doctor Aver gave it as his opinion
that the dagger could have been the
weapon used.
A. 8. Kozuki, Japanese detective,
and X. Tzumi, special policeman, arrest.
ed Knnnmoto. He is chauffeur EN-
ploycd at the Aala stand.
Mrs. Fujimoto said last night that
her sister, Mrs. Emoto, had confessed
70 her, before her marriage to Emoto
that she had lover named KanamOto
an automobile driver, but beyond that
| Mrs. FujimOto remembered nothing
concerning him.
Statements were made by Mrs. Full
motto as to her husband, which, if
| given Ps evidence in the courts, would
| tend to create an alibi for him.
Five guests were at the FujimOtC
home. in the rear of l749 Kalakaua
avenue, Thursday evening. The ban
quot was one to renew old ties of Fin
ship, broken month before. 1t was ar
ranged by the Fuiim6tos at the soIici
Itation of friends, who wished to see al
end to the enlargement.
How Bitterness Was Engendered
This bitterness had arisen from ar
assault made upon Mrs. Emoto by hcl
brothcrin-law, FuiimOtO, before he
marriage, as he did not wish her t.
wed. holding, instead, that she SHOULD
aid in maintaining her younger brother
1t was after this assault that Mrs
| Emoto, then Tome Ogawa. was takcr
from the Fuiimoto home by James b
ard Harold Castle.
About e. vcn-twcnty O'Clock Thurs
dry evening. Mrs. Fujimoto snid, he
guests departed in an automobile.
Her husband end she retired imme
dintrly. Her sister Mani Ogawa, whC
WAS ut their home, and the younger
brother rc:ir"d soon.
Mrs. Fuimoto and infant occupied
the same bed as the husband. He coulc
not have left it without moving owe,
hr" sh" said. Furthermore. her siAte
ard b"0'h"r were in the house until thu
arrival of the police five hours after
ward.
Mrs Emoto Is Unconscious
Mrs. F'~otC w"s unconscious at tn,
Queen Hospital last night. 1t i
feared thHt sh" will not recover. Al
\ ray Photograph of her skull SHOWED
that tn" brain had been penetrated b,
sharp edged weapon. 1t is from tn
latter wound that death may result
According to DR.. Jay Kuhns. in at
tendance, she has recovered con
seriousness only on two OCCASIONS, ono
to ask for wptcr and once to be toll
Vt her hu'hnnd's condition. Whe
questioned regarding the identity o
her assnilant she made no reply, bu
would laps" into Semi-cOnsci BUSINESS.
Spends Night With Her Sister
Mrs. Emoto had been employed n
+ a domestic by the Castles since Decen
. Der. She spent the nights at the HON
. If her sister and brother.in-law. HAY
ing learned in July of her relation
i with k.moto, Fujimoto beat her sever,
$ ly, hoping TO prevent her marriaG
and consequent failure to care for h(
brother
This attack occurred on a Frida
I Fuiimoto beat the girl with bambc
flute, bruising her body painfully, an
cut of her hair.
When she had not returned to the
home Sunday afternoon fOllowin
g James b. and Harold Castle went
the Fujimoto home and removed Il
girl.
= Thereafter she was kept at the Ca
10 I've home and did not enter that of h
le sister