Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-10

r WO men we're murdered be-
! tween 3 and 5 O'Clock this
morning in the vicinity of River
and Nuuanu streets, following,
it is believed, attempts at rob
berry. Later on this morning
two Hawaiian boys, KapelielaI
Kaeha and David Kapaona,
were arrested and held for in
vestigation in connection with
the second killing.
After an attempted robbery, otoki-
Chi Hoshino, middle-aged Japanese
fisherman, was shot three times and
instantly killed at about $3.50 o'clock
in the Full camp near River street
where he lives with his family.
Isidoro Elsinore, Filipino, aged %,
was shot in the house at which he
was staying In back Of DR.. Lees
house just off Nuuanu street, at about
AIS o'clock He died at 9:25 o'clock.
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The bullets removed from the bod
les of the dead men in the post NOR
tenn examination this morning were
exactly the same. That they came
from the same pistol is one theory
regarding the, murder.
Bent upon robbery, it is believed, an
unknown man entered the room In
which Hoshino was staying with two
of his children, at an early hour this
morning. The Japanese awakened
when the man entered the room and
rose to meet him.
Who are your" he shouted, and ad.
vanced towards the intruder, whom
he grasped. The latter pulled knife
and started poking at Hoshino's arm.
When the Japanese released his hold
the burglar rushed to the door but
the Japanese grabbed his coat.
The robber then turned and shot
the arm and once through the heart.
The last bullet killed him instantly.
He rushed down the stairs-for the
room was on the second story-pur.
sued by another Japanese in nearby
room who had heard the shot. At the
bottom of the stairs the murderer
was stopped by another Japanese
Miyada. He fired at Miyada, the bull
let inflicting a slight wound on his
hip. ~. :.....
Witnesses say that the man threw
his knife into the river as he made
his escape, but the police. evidently
knew nothing Of it. The police were
early on the spot and Hoshino was re- +
moved to the Emergency hospital and
then to the morgue.
Hoshino was fisherman and leaves
q family of six daughters, the oldest
Of whom is % and the youngest 9.
and one son, % years old.
Shot On Veranda
Isidoro Elsinore was shot at about
4:25 by unknown persons. All that
could be learned of him before his
death shortly after o'clock, was that
he was sitting on his yeranda talk
ing to one or two men and that one
of them had evidently shot him.
When the police arrived on the
scene of the murder, however, they
found the man wearing his night
clothes and il is believed that he was
asleep when he was called out in an
robbery. The two Hawaii
an boys arrested are suspected Of be-
Ing the persons on the veranda with
him.
The man was rushed to the Emer.
gency hospital and his body taken to
the morgue after he had died. He
was shot once in the side, the but
let entering his right side between
the ninth and tenth ribs.
Investigation Of the double murder
this morning was started before noon
under the direction OF Chief Of De-
tectiyes Arthur McDuffie. He made =
trip to the scenes of the murders
this morning and just after noon was
closeted with other members Of his
force and with the two Hawaiian
boys held