Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-17

morning.
With this confession Ne gave to /
ment q few minutes sfterNard 60 fh
some respects ea6oenine story of DO
quarrel, fight, and the terrible deaf
an axe welded BY the elder youth "
keawekame's confesslon came dur
Ing : session when Ne was questioned
closely but the officials deny that he
wss put through anything that even
remoteIy resembicd the NthIrd degree
or even that Ne was @sNested, ? Is the
police call Il.
Dat the youtt's mother was soon
after subjected 70 severe orillIne BY
the officials IN an effort 20 secure
from her eonfession that the boy
had told her Of HE deed, shortly after
Il occurrsd, and she had helped him
cover hIs guilt from the police sIeuths
. few hours sftersard trying 70 trail
the double murderer.
! AZ 1,30 this afternoon Captain Of
Detectives McDuffIe said:
We have determined the murder
Of the two little Mako valley boys. :
keawekame was arrested BY Chief
McDuffie when the latter investigated
the affair and has been held ever
since on suspicion although the boy
stoutly declared he knew nothing OF
Il
This morning when McDuffie heard
the boy wanted 70 confess be sent for
County Attorney Brown and q stenos-
rap1ef Then A the presence of these
two McppffIc and sergt. Kellett,
keawekane told the tale.
II was 4 childish fight, according to
bis story and he killed them IN 4
frenzy When they went up TO their
cottage u the morning with their poi
Keawekalie went with them and stay.
cd 70 play kind of puzzle block
game WITH tbsn This brought on
De fifhi. g
1 crook snS e s'fncS one one 81 ts tbem
With stick; the Younger then at.
tackled him with ai axe ponly the
larger Of the two axes was used and
be snatched 4 away and killed them.
Tells pstaII, of Crime
After the youth had relieved himself
Of the first adnlIEsion he remainder
came more easily and he told Ia de-
tai how he killed the boys and the
way he and 1|s m5tIef tried to re-
move he enSDIC'6. nom him.
Accordi11 I6 the young slayer.s
story. the smaller axe which was
found near the dead 6oIt was not used
IN the killing KcaWeLame struck
the larger boy, George. first and
felled him. then gave the smaller.
Kama. the second blow when he
screamed He struck each boy three
blows on The head.
M6st .Ds1t Them To ~
when the tisht started Keawe-
anit Is credited with having said to
LcDuffie q feIl they would Kin me.
% 1 decided would have % beat
While he l1ds xere breathing their
last keoWokaut carefully, almost
calmly went about covering up al
clues. The little picture puzzle game
With which they had been playing he ]
picked up. placed IN its box and put
Il away on shell. Then he hurried
home.
ssys l4s Told He hlothsr
keaHekane says he told his mother
all about the affair and she advised
him 10 nee at once. but the woman
has not yet admitted that she knew
her son was guilty, although conflict
ing evidence given By her at the In
quest OF the two boys caused the au-
liberties 70 believe At that time that
she did.
= told my mother. says the young
prisoner, that n ran of the police
would surely suspect. find and arrest
me but that 4 stayed at home and
appeared to help them they woul-
never think was guilty.
Keawelane's prediction was nearly
correct. but he did not have quite the
SELF control 10 carry out his plan. !
From the very hrst, when he gave
queer answers TO their questions at
the scene Of the murder. the OFFICERS
suspected him and after they had
secured the hills and found no trace
OF men whom KeaWekane said he had
seen leave the place with axes. he
was arrested.
Mysteries Cleared Up
Mysteries surrounding the murder |
lIate been cleared up BY the boys con- |
fessIon For instance. Il Is definitely |
known now that he changed his
clothes because there was blood on
them and that the mother washed |
them before the police saw them. for
the same reason; also It Is nearly es-
tablished that the axes were the prop
erty of Keswekane's brother. who for !
merly lived IL the Ksnoa place.
When the self-confessed SLAYER
came out Of McDuffie's private office |