Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
DANGER OF MOB
ACTION PAST IN
HONOLULU CRIME
Fifteen Suspects Held
In Connection With
Youths Death.
Ry United Press Leased Wire

HONOLULU, Sept. 2l.-After Il
night in which hastily organized
vigiIantes threatened to lynch sus
poets in the kidnapping and murder
of Gill Jameson, wiser heads pre-
vailed and early today the danger
of mob action seemed past.
Two rifle companies Of the nation,
al guard however were rncamped
in the arlnory by Gov. Wallace Far
rington and were prepared for any
emergency. The troops were equip
ped with trench helmets, loaded
rifles and fixed bayoncts, while
tear bombs were ordered from Scho
field barracks, the regular army
post here.
Fourteen Japanese AMI i'ilipln"
were under arrest WITH no CONCLUSIVE
evidence against amy of them c%
ccpt Harry kais;n Il japanese for
mcrlv employed as Il chauffeur by
jameson. kaisam is accused OF
writing Il ransom letter to the bank
cr.
Meanwhile no trace has been found
Of the mttrdcr,rs although the search
is being conducted without relaXa-
tion.
Lured From School
Gill, the l0-yrar old son Of Fred
crick Jameson, wealthy vice presi
dent Of the Hawaiian Trust Com
pany, was lured from his school by
two men Tuesday. Thursday his
body, bruised and battered, was
found in the brush near Waikiki
Beach by three employees Of his
father.
The body of the boy was covered
with newspapers. y crudely cen
structcd wooden cross WAS pinned
to the dead boy ; shirt IT'S was Il
religious tract bearing the one word
" Immortality. Bare footprints. Of
the boy and prints Of the man who
drove him to his death were dis
covered leading to the spot.
Near the body i'll a deserted one
room house the police found Il belt
boy 5 bloody coat and It bloody
Slirt and napkin.
The suspected slaycrS dubbed
themselves the "Thrcc Kings, " and
the *. N. H."
Three fantastic notes containing
one or other of the signatures were
tound near the body of the boy.
Although police were unable to
say how long the boy had been dead,
they declared it was before the time
Wednesday when the father sur
rendered $1,000 to Il man who met
, him at il selected place in the city
Citizen posses guarded every out
let of the city today as newspapers,
tcrming the crime the work OF
"fiends incarnate,' > called attent
ion to the fact that the slay"rs could
not escape from the island if vigi
lance is maintained.
Grill Suspects
Meanwhile police continued Il
grill the - suspects, ccntcring at
tcntjon upon Harry kaisan, Japan
csc, who was given two injections
Of "truth serum last night.
After The first injection the Jap
'H'Hc dlihltttu writing ransom hOlcs
10 Jameson, bat draicd the state
ncnts when he became norma
again y second injection failed t.
urk.
National guardSmcn gathered Will
fixed hayonctS at tn" armory at
though Colonel Gerry Smoot, wht
was in uniform and present Will
his staff, denied the guard had beer
called out. y detachment went t,
Ncoficld barracks, 80 miles away
and came back with tear bombs
y S2o,00o reward fund for captur'
! OF the murdrrcrS was swelled al
most to the limit early today.
Mystery was added to the situation
when the Star-Bullttin, a nrwSpapc
| received a note through the mail
in which parties who called them
! selves the "Thrcc Kings express
! ,d regret for the crime and cncloSe'
/ a - note.
Police who examined the body o
he hoy said he had been stranglc,
| and beaten with hammer.