The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-05
ADMITSHE
DELIVERED THRUST
Private Walker Of TWentY-fifth
Infantry ConfeSSes Stab
ping of Sailor

that was needed yesterday afternoon
to make James Walker, a private in
Company NJ, Twenty fifth Infantry,
CONFESS that il was he who fatally
stabbed F. v Mccall, n fireman third
| class of the Pearl Hnrbor station, last
Friday night, near the corner of Kukui
and River Streets.
Walkers confession, followed one
previously made by HrrschelI Andrews,
private Company NJ, Twenty fifth In
fnntry, who admitted Yesterday he was
the companion of the knife wielder
when the attack was made on Mccall.
Police Officer David Kupa Kaluhuo-
kalani is credited AT the police station
with giving the first important clue to
the city detective staff which led tC
the discovery Of Andrews, and the mr..
rest Of Walker which followed at Scho
field Barracks.
Damaging
Self defense and the accusation that
he had been insultpd by Mccall and his
romuaniOns. Frank Haley and C. A.
Sullivan, was the only justification
Walker made for his crime when max.
iny his confession, or rather admis-
sions, to the detectives yesterday even.
ing. He claimed he had been called
"nigger' by the sailors and that he
used the knife because there was a
"crOwd Of them.
Walker showed no fear of punishment
for his crime and whistled defantly as he
was being taken under a double, guard
to the Oahu prison after he had been
| questioned at the police station by De
tectives McDuffic and Kellett and
County Attorney A. NJ. Brown.
Companion Gives Name
Walker was arrested Yesterday after
noon about three clock at Schofleld
Barracks, after his name had been Sc.
cured from Private Andrews, who is
in the company stationed near Fort
! Armstrong. He was brought to town
at once, arriving here about half. past
| four. At five o'clock he was on his
way to the Oahu prison where he will
be held for trinl by the Territory on a
char.re of first degree murder
| Walker = first admission to the de
tectives yesterday was that he was in
Honolulu Friday night and that he
heard "colored soldier had had some
trouble with snilors" Also that he
noticed two men looking over all the
soldiers when the midnight train left
for Schofeld on Friday night, by which
| he returned to his quarters, On the
following day, Saturday, he said he
came to Honolulu and remained until
that evening.
AS it was not generally known to
the other soldiers on the train leaving
for Schofeld Barracks that a search
was being made for n negro suspected
| of committing the attack on the sailor
| the detectives then found it easy to
pin him down until he admitted he was
| the man wanted.
Keen Officer Helps
7 The arrest of Walker primarily re.
suited from the keenncss of Officer
/ Northumberland, generally known as
"Kupa.' Kupa told McDuffe of hav
ing seen a negro soldier in uniform call
another negro in civilian clothes from
an automobile at Nuuanu Avenue and
Beretania Street and that they both
walked up Nuuanu toward Kukui Street
not long before the stabbing occurred
kupa was certain he could recognize
the negro who was in ciyilian clothes
| if he saw him again. and so the de-
tectives and the noIice officer wont IN
the camp Of the negro comnanv near
| Fort Armstrong, where the negro com
nauion of WoIk,r uos iJontifeJ
After Andrews had been pointed out
| by Kupa he was placed in custody and
held as witness, It took little oucs
tioning TO get him 70 admit thot he
was nearby when the stabhinc hannrn
ed. As soon as he Coye the name Of
! Walker and his companv. Scho6eld
Barracks was notified and Walkers mr.
rest followed.
Az the officers in command of the
negro company now on guard here had
advised the soldiers to tell whatever
they knew of the crime it is believed
Andrews would have confessed event
ualIy to being an eve witness even IL
he had not been SO readily identified
by Kupa.
Saw Knife Bought
Andrews says he and Walker visit
ed several Chinese stores before Walk
or found n knife which suitad him and
which was purchased Mt the corner Of
Kukui Street and Nuuanu Avenue. He
claims that Walker paye him no de.
| tails of his reason for lookin0 FOR tho