The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-09-19

INcRIMlNATING EVIDENCE
FOUND in POSSESSION
Prisoner Also Is Accused Of Rob-
Nblng Bathhouse At Moana
Hotel Of Clothes \

Held in the city jail, Joseph Hasler,
q private of the First Field Artillery,
U. 8. A., this morning may be charged
with criminal assault upon q six.year-
old Portuguese girl in the Kalihi dis.
trict Saturday afternoon. .,l
Hesler may also have TO face the
charge of having robbed one of the
lighthouses at the Moana Hotel, Satur-
day morning of a pair of shoes, a Pana-
ma hat, silk shirt and about four dol
lars in money. Indeed IL was the fact
that the silk shirt and the shoes were
found in his possession by Chief of De-
tectives McDLffie Saturday night, that
led to his arrest and the casting Of sus-
picion upon him for the other and more
awful crime.
The attack upon the child took place
Saturday afternoon and the robbery in
the Moana bathhouse little earlier in
the day. McDufie wasin charge Of the
men working upon both cases. He
was devoting his energies to the search
of the district in Kalihi near where
the assault had taken place.
Hesler Shows His Fear
Shortly before eight O'Clock McDuffie
noticed Hesler near. one of the houses
in Iwilei. The man was acting sus-
piciously, and carried d bundle under
one arm. He appeared terrified when
the chief of detectives spoke to him.
McDuffie identified the shirt which
had been stolen from the Moana bath
house and later the shoes and the hat.
] He Immediately arrested Hesler and
searched him. In the bundle, it was
/ discovered, the soldier had wrapped
part of his service uniform. On the
/ coat there were number of drops of
blood. Blood also was found on the
leggins which Hesler had been wearing,
1 according to his own statement.
! Further search revealed that Hesler 3
4 undertaking and trousers had been
recently washed. Indeed, the under
clothing was still damp in places, when
1t was examined at the city prison.
No charge against the man has been
preferred as yet and McDufie last night
was continuing his search for witnesses
in the case. The children reported that
q Chinese and a Hawaiian passed near
the spot where the assault took place,
nd MeDuffie is irving to find these
en-, in the hope of being able to iden-
fly the suspect.
The little girl was living with her
unit in the, Kalihi district back of the
site of the new territorial prison, her
parents being in the island of Hawaii
With her two little cousins she was
playing, on Saturday afternoon, when,
according to the story told by the other
children, "soldier'' jumped out Of a
banana grove and seizing the child bore
4 her away with him. The others ran ia
1 their home and alarmed their mother
and the aunt Of the child. She imme
diately called for assistance and on go.
ing to the spot indicated by the girl s
playmates, found Der lying unconscious
on the ground, blood Oozing from her
Throat where she had been choked by
the brute who had attacked her.
! Asked to give some explanation OF
his movements during the day, Hasler
the police declare, took refuge in sui
ten silence, refusing TO answer any Of
the questions put to him. He could
not or would not tell where he had beer
during the day, nor would he explain
whore he had obtained the clothes
found on him, beyond asserting that 1
friend had given them to him.
Prisoner Moody and Silent
Locked up, the man brooded silently
in his cell and appears terrified at hi
: plight.
The provost guards of the garrison
are lending every assistance to the pc
, lice in running down the assailant o.
the girl and in collecting evidence il
the case. II is, said that considerable
has already boon obtained.
Under the territorial law the penalt!
: for the crime committed against thu
!; girl is death by. hanging. There is NJ
J other punishment. ssrr 49,