The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-30

llP SLAIN
At MOLINE
''Y'BY RUSS
|c,fsteria Manager Muir
/ dared by Man Crazed
With Race Hatred.

lnsjdjous race hatred of the Rus
IN for the Japanese is believed to
/ No been the motive for spreading
! tragic chill of death within the
/ Ibline YIN. CA. shortly before
non today when Andrew Postel-
III, Russian. plunged sword
trough the heart Of George Mako
NINA, japanese. as the climax to
n alteration in the "Y" cafeteria.
Nakoyama, who was cafeteria
manager. died instantly. according
b Joe Kuwa, cook, who was the
4ooly eye witness Of the murder.
lwm his cell in the Moline Jail,
| vAsfe the Russian was incarcerated
10 . murder charge after the death
4 the japanese. he told in wild
tnsd, disconnected and broken
Ihslish Of how he had peen harass-
= BY Nakoyama to the point OF
nyderous assault.
nat the Russian was a murder.
Y n heart and premeditated his
Gine was indicated throughout the
bnring at police headquarters.
The Chinese?-Yes, l kill him.
b cried, while a CLEAN Of heinou.
ntsiaction made his coarse fea'
lua hideOus. "The Chinese? Yes
killed him!" he would reiteratt
N time to time. Then he was
y away to a cell to await the vec'
Va of the coroner.
Dlscredit Story.
Association employees and init
o1te friends of the murdered Jap
laess discredited the Russian.
aory Of having been prosecuted b!
Aakoyama, whom, they explained
M Of a harmless, jovial disposi
uen. Postelmyk, they claimed, wa
surly, brooding character. wht
no roomer in the ~" dormitory
During the preliminary hearing
= headquarters Postelnyk curset
0e Japanese race repeatedly, lead
ms the officers to surmise that ra
eai dementia led to temporary in
6nity and caused the Russian t
Iun to his room before the mur
~. seize a large sword of obso
lae pattern, and return in quest O
IN "despised' Japanese.
Joe kuwa. the cafeteria cook
teld the police a first-hand accoun
y the tragedy as he saw it enact
. upon the stairway at the real
y the cafe. Nakoyama had onl.
Nst stepped from the rear of tn,
aieteria, obviously to 60 upstairs
y tne Russian came dashing dow
We stairs. They met on the frs
anolng, halfway to the secon'
sooF, and a scuffie ensued.
I ThrOttles Victim.
kuwa told the police that Postel
yk held the Japanese by tn
afoat with one hand and brand
saea the heavy sword in the 9th
q, The cook said he cried out t
fostelnyk, but that the Russian
pNa no heed to his appeal to de
W from attacking his much small
" adversary, and continued t
"sndish the weapon.
Naxoyama tried to free himsel
sna snatched at the sword with
"'a hands, but failed, accordin
" huwa. Finally, he explained. b
s M rostelnyk step back and driv
w weapon through the little Jap
ss4ft; Nakoyama sunk to the foo
= = heap. The Russian wiped tn
ripping sword upon his coa1
.sapea down to the floor belo,
sua entered the cafeteria kitcher
'randishing the sword.
Musa swore that the frenzie
sasSiah iunged at him. He bare
~ - breast to the scrutiny Of tn
ueers and they saw smal
~. sSa.'ufe In the flesh. His slashe
Ralt. es'ea " 'ne "S
s' Nakoyama, white wife of tn
S.ea ..uerea man, and several othe
p'oSes OF the cafeteria, includin
~ as, Sophie Turcott. lSlels Ele,
- ~" avenue, and two women hell
r s named Miss Benear and Mis-
as aueh' were in the kitchen whe
russian entered. He ran Il
,Aa. a 'hem, welding the sword hig
,e sv ms head and yelling:
n;.a' I'm gonig to kill all Ii
The women seattsrsd mani,
~ SeAen in all directions-all b,
~ hs,. iurco't. who stood firm. 4
ussssyS ran toward her 81
speo -v forward quickly, saying:
Au;vs ne not going 10 hurt an,
give me that sword."
AolsSs'elnyk, taken aback BY Il
W. shess Of the woman. stood sti
y. s sne erasped him heavily i
Ns SHOULDER and all but wrench,
sword from his hands. III
IN man made no further attempt
Dr., remaining in care OF won,
IsS ss J. E, Tyhan, general . seer
d: ,n,,d ,nUtihed the police. The a
s,ssteri ssIsteria employees, including I,
ssslea Nakoyama, who served
'oF me aaseciation. We