The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-05
new RECDRDSET
FOR CONVICTION
. 49, in MURDER CASE
Filipino Who Slew Countrywoman
Found Guilty Only Nine Days
After Crime Was Committed
SENTENCE WILL BE
IMPOSED NEXT SATURDAY
lremio Dogaylongsod, Who Killed
Mother Of Girl He Loved,
Faces Death On GaIIoWS


What is probably record in brcvity
of time, not only for Hawaii but for
the United States. from the time of o
murder to conviction by a jury, was
that of the ease of Iremio Dogaylong
sod, Filipino, who killed Victoria
Damati, a woman at WATERFOWL, on
the morning of September "a and who
was convicted yesterday by a jury in
Judge Ashford 3 court of first degree
murder, sentence to be imposed next
Saturday morning at nine clock.
just nine days after Dogaylongsod
fred ten shots from his revolver at
several Filipinos, two Of which took
fatal effect, be stood before the Judge
convicted murderer, facing the gal
lows. II was remarkably speedy ac
ton on the part of the police, the city
attorneys Office and the court and
jury. Within an hour after the jury
retired It returned to the courtroom
with the signed verdict.
Several other eases in which men
have figured under charges of murder
have been very rapid, as, for instance,
that of the four Filipinos sentenced to
death last Saturday for the murder Of
Hayashibara at Kaneohe on August 81,
and Of Kaeha, the young Hawaiian,
who less than two weeks ago shot and
killed a Japanese and a Filipino the
same night and who has been convict
ed of murder in the first degree.
Trial Lasts Two Days Is
For two days the ease of Dogaylong
sod occupied the attention of the jury
and was submitted to that body about
four O'Clock yesterday. neither A. NJ :
Brown, for the prosecution, nor How
ard j.. Grace, for the defense, making
addresses TO the jury, the evidence hav
ing been strongly against the Filipino
Judge Ashford took turn in ques.
tioning one of the witnesses, partieu
larry with reference to the revolver
which the murderer used. The judge
walked over to the witness stand, re.
volver in hand, and, through the in.
terpreter, explained that n revolver
was n weapon which had revolving
cylinder, while pistol might not have
such a. cylinder and might be a toy
pistol, This latter explanation re-
ferred to a photograph of the daughter
of the woman who was killed, In which
the girl was shown holding what ap-
peared to be revolver, but which was
described by witness as a toy pistol,
and not dangerous weapon at all.
While the judge was explaining the
workings of the revolver, he pointed
it in the direction of the jurymen, some
of whom started up and called to the
Judge to turn it the other way. At.
tOrney Brown assured them they were
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dented and the cartridges were harm
less.
Sentence Saturday
The court, after Attorney Grace had
noted exceptions to the verdict, an
nounced that he would sentence the
convicted man at nine clock Saturday
morning. As first degree murder was
the charge, he will in all probability
have to face death on the gallows with
a number of his cOuntrymen convicted
recently of the same offense.
IT was shown in the trial that Do.
gaylongSod was smitten with the charms
of the thirteen-year-o! daughter of the
victim, but resented the appearance as
a rival Of one Ilano, good looking and
with more money than the slayer. AS
Nci bhlhlHS lHhl IlhnO udu ISlhdlhSu
overnight with the family of Victoria
Damati and later that this party was
at breakfast Dogaylongsod obtained a
revolver, loaded it with five shells and
walking to the door of the Damati
rooms, demanded that Ilano leave,
This demand not being complied with,
he began to shoot, and after emptying
the chamber, calmly broke the gun
open, filed the cylinder with more
cartridges and opened fire again, two
of the bullets striking and killing tn
Damati woman. Tho man fed and was
later arrested.
While the trial was in progress, At
torney Brown asked some questions of
Ilano concerning his relations with the
young girl, and the Filipino calmly
stated that he had had Illicit relations
with her.
Alter he left the witness stand Mr.
Brown asked the police department to
take IlanO in custody on an inyestiga
tion charge, to follow up the statements
made upon the witness stand, and may
prefer charges today, inasmuch as thu
girl Is only thirteen years of age.
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